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Plans are in hand in the Ukraine for a new road bridge crossing the Dnieper River.

US firm Elliott Equipment is now offering a versatile and highly mobile BoomTruck model with a 50tonne capacity. The new 50105 unit features 32m of powered main boom and a 35m tip height and standard features include a 360º chart without front stabiliser

Construction is underway on Nepal's new Kaligandaki highway, which will provide a key route running North-South through the country.

The on-line marketplace for construction machinery, Mascus, is now celebrating its 10th anniversary.

Tony Pearce, honorary life member and former director-general of IRF Geneva, recalls the history of the Silk Roads, highlights their continued economic relevance and introduces IRF's active long-term commitment to their rehabilitation. The Silk Roads had their origins in a Chinese military mission in 138BC to purchase horses in Central Asia's Fergana Valley that were reputed to run so fast that they sweated blood. When General Chang Ch'ien reached Fergana, now in Uzbekistan, he found that the fabled horses

In this second of a two-part article, Jack Opiola, demonstrates that the imposition of a government provided GPS mandate to levy mileage tax could be eliminated by offering motorists transparent choices regarding their manner of compliance. The key to a mileage tax system without a GPS mandate is through offering motorists choices. Most motorists are consumers who are comfortable with selecting products and services from among options available in the marketplace. A mileage tax can be built upon this realit

Atlas Copco is aiming its new three-tool, towable compressor at the construction and construction rental industries. Highly mobile, the XAS87Kd compressor weighs in at less than 750kg, is compact in design, robust, sturdy and simple to operate. Power comes from a four-cylinder Kubota diesel rated at 33kW and the compressor features a novel smaller element with improved rotor design, coupled through direct gear transmission. It provides a free air delivery of 5m³/min at 7 bars allowing a three tool capacity

Canadian equipment auction firm Ritchie Bros is offering new services for customers in Europe, the US and Canada as well as other territories around the world.

The Michelin XHA2 Experience Day 2009, at the Michelin Technology Center in Almeria, Spain, enabled 140 earthmover dealers from some 20 European countries to visit the world's largest centre devoted exclusively to the development of earthmover tyres.

Key links in Colombia will benefit from upgrades and improvements with US$156 million being invested in the Cuestaboba-Bucaramanga road project.

The UK's Road Surface Treatment Association (RSTA) is voicing concern over moves by one London Borough to downgrade the importance of road repairs.

A Europe without borders is an attractive prospect for the construction and design industries, claim supporters of Eurocodes. For all companies involved in the construction and infrastructure sectors, Swedish company Trelleborg for example, new Eurocode regulations will have decisive importance. So says Professor Haig Gulvanessian, one of the experts involved in developing the codes, which are a series of 10 European Standards (EN 1990-EN 1999) providing a common approach for the design of buildings and oth

China's Ya'an City is investing US$114 million in infrastructure improvements so far in 2010.

Hydraulic excavators move with a lot of power generated by a large engine and, like a truck, this will overheat if not properly cooled. To keep things running smoothly, several cooling components are built into the design, such as the radiator, oil cooler and intercooler, which all need wind to function properly.

A new report says that the vehicle industry and the highways sector should work closely in a bid to save lives on the road.

Atlas Copco has established a new business area called Construction Technique.

Kenya's road system will benefit from an additional grant worth €148.4 million from the EU.

The European Commission has published new statistics showing that EU road fatalities decreased by 11 per cent in 2010.

Olympia Odos and Aegean Motorway of Greece have received four STEIGER T 180 aerial platforms from German manufacturer Ruthmann. Both companies had previously rented STEIGER products, but decided to purchase the models to enhance their fleet of maintenance vehicles.

There is both praise and concern in Europe over plans for a new fund to cover transport, energy and telecoms infrastructure projects.