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The Arizona Department of Transportation created an automated speed limit system based upon Vaisala’s PWD visibility sensors — a first in the US, says the manufacturer.

Road construction companies are equipped for the future with Vögele’s latest-generation SUPER 1900-5(i) and SUPER 2100-5(i) Road Pavers and AB 500 and AB 600 Extending Screeds. Highway Class pavers are perfectly at home whether on highways or handling other demanding large-scale projects. The SUPER 1900-5(i) manages pave widths between 2.55 m and 11.5 m, the SUPER 2100-5(i) up to 14 m. Both Dash 5 pavers are convincing products featuring a flexible, modular system which takes particular account of economy and sustainability as well as of ease of use and process automation.

According to Doosan/Develon, its new 2tonne class mini excavator offers high performance combined with precision working. This compact unit features a zero tail swing design and a detachable canopy for low height entrance, allowing it to be used in tight spaces.

Zepp.solutions has delivered two hydrogen storage and Y50 fuel cell systems to Terberg Techniek for converting two Liebherr 916 Litronic wheeled excavators from diesel to hydrogen-electric.

SWARCO Road Marking Systems says that its next generation SOLIDPLUS premium reflective glass beads combine greater road safety as well as being sustainably produced

With the rapid development of autonomous and electrified vehicles, Swedish heavy truck and bus manufacturer Scania is developing a new test track in Södertälje, 40 kilometers southwest of Stockholm. To design the track to simulate multiple scenarios, Scania hired AFRY for their design and engineering expertise. The test track includes 19 kilometers of roads with more than 60 intersections and junctions, though complex, hilly ground conditions that will make layout difficult. Since changing any single element would impact numerous others, AFRY needed a flexible, accessible design environment.

Applying emulsion and carrying out asphalt paving in a single operation can boost efficiency and save much money.

Old-fashioned repair methods can make a road agency’s pothole problem worse but new technology has come to the rescue.

Thanks to mobile CCTV, deployed on a 4m mast when on-site, the Traffic Group Signals team can access a live feed of the traffic flow from within the vehicle.

XenoTrack Dual Lane surveys two neighbouring lanes in a single pass while the survey vehicle drives in one lane.

Jetpatcher Corporation says that its Jetpatcher Road Repair System is proven to reduce costs by up to 40 per cent when compared to traditional pothole repair methods.

Indinfravit Trust, a major infrastructure investment and road projects management company in India, recently conducted a demonstration trial to laydown PGXpand-Modified-Bitumen Mixes on a highway in Rajasthan, India.

StripeMaster 3 quantifies roadway and airfield pavement marking characteristics including retroreflectivity, daytime visibility and night-time retroreflected colour.

Forewarning of work zone locations and lane closures leading up to them has been improved thanks to a partnership between Drivewyze and one.network.

GSSI says that its PaveScan RDM 2.0, a non-destructive asphalt density assessment tool, is characterised by being easy to use, no matter what technical level the operator has.