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December 19, 2022

Rwanda to upgrade Mahama camp road

The successful bidder for project will be responsible for the design and construction of the road from Rusozi to the camp, as well as maintenance for three years.
December 19, 2022

Event: PIARC World Road Congress in Prague

The theme ‘Together on the road again’ is apt given that the pandemic had “kept us apart for far too long”, notes PIARC, the Permanent International Association of Road Congresses, or World Road Association.
December 16, 2022

Funding set for Mobile Bridge and Bayway

US federal money and state funding has been secured for a planned replacement toll bridge across Mobile Bay on the Gulf of Mexico coast in the south-eastern state of Alabama.
December 15, 2022

Roundtable: data mining and the intelligence it creates

In this, the third in our series of top-level roundtable discussions led by World Highways, editor Mike Woof and roundtable host Nadira Tudor talk machine control technology with three world-class experts from Leica Geosystems (part of Hexagon), Topcon, and Trimble...
December 15, 2022

Webuild to start on Pedemontana Lombarda

The new sections of the Pedemontana Lombarda motorway near Milan in northern Italy will deploy smart technology to help with maintenance of the infrastructure and traffic control.
December 14, 2022

Ukraine adopts international pricing standards

Despite the ongoing war, the country is moving ahead with contractual reforms for road works in line with western European norms, according to UNITE, the Ukrainian Infrastructure Association, a non-government agency.
December 14, 2022

Clean lifting crane

Liebherr’s innovative electric crane technology offers the ability to lift heavy loads without emissions. The firm’s new LR 1160.1 unplugged model is the latest in the range, featuring a load capacity of 160tonnes.
Liebherr’s novel electric crane technology offers lifting without emissions
December 13, 2022

How data mining and the intelligence it creates is helping sites run more effectively and efficiently

In this, the third in our series of top-level roundtable discussions led by World Highways, editor Mike Woof and roundtable host Nadira Tudor talk machine control technology with three world-class experts from Leica Geosystems (part of Hexagon), Topcon, and Trimble. There’s never been a more exciting time to be in construction as innovation makes us more productive, more efficient, more sustainable, and better connected. Autonomy means opportunity.
L-R: Magnus Thibblin, Elwyn McLachlan, Murray Lodge
December 13, 2022

iRAP creates Safer Journeys Lead for Africa

For the new role, the International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP), based in London, is looking for a person with a passion for safe mobility and a strong awareness of road infrastructure safety technical issues in Africa.
December 13, 2022

Waste to road construction

In Australia, the use of waste materials in roads, including higher proportions of RAP, is gaining pace. Meanwhile, the industry in the US is looking to invest in net zero technologies
On trial: Sripath Technologies’ ReLIXER is up against two other rejuvenators in City of Gold Coast to see how they perform with 40% RAP
December 12, 2022

Concrete plant innovations coming to market

An array of advanced technologies are now coming to market for the concrete plant segment. Manufacturers are developing new systems that offer rewards in output quality and productivity, while also benefiting from sophisticated systems that allow gains in material logistics
Ammann’s Elba division claims high performance for its latest concrete plants
December 12, 2022

RetroTek: standards are key

Accurate retroreflectivity measurements of line markings across the full lane width has become even more important after the US adoption of minimum levels of retroreflectivity.
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