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Lafarge Contracting is helping build a sophisticated test track for future vehicles. Prototype vehicles are now being driven today on the new test track built by Lafarge. The pioneering cityscape circuit replicates the road network of an urban environment but is equipped with sophisticated telemetry, communications, monitoring and vehiclecontrol technologies.

Two Siemens PC SCOOT systems have recently been installed in the Chinese cities of Nanjing and Wuhan, and more equipment has been supplied to Chengdu and Dalian.

The authorities in the Czech Republic are counting the cost of bungled planning for a series of infrastructure projects, including a number of road, tunnel and bridge connections.

Philips has worked in partnership with Gloucestershire Highways to introduce an innovative LED lighting system along the A40 London Road in Cheltenham, leading down to the racecourse.Philips developed the new lighting system in conjunction with Gloucester Highways, providing a solution that would improve road visibility and safety, while reducing energy consumption and maintenance costs. Philips' lighting scheme also worked to the existing spacing pattern in order to reduce installation costs and minimise d

Key product innovations will be unveiled at Intermat. As one of the world's largest off-highway equipment exhibitions, the Intermat Show in Paris is a key event for new technology introductions for the construction industry. Major manufacturers will unveil a range of new technologies to the industry, as well as highlighting the benefits of their proven equipment designs.

A notable partnership deal looks set to provide funding for key Russian highway projects. A memorandum of co-operation has been signed between the state-owned Russian Highways (Avtodor) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

EMCOR Group subsidiary Welsbach Electric has been awarded a contract to install electrical street lights for the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT). The company will be responsible for furnishing and installing 83,000, state-of-the-art electronic, energy efficient cobra head streetlight fixtures throughout the the city's boroughs of Manhattan, Staten Island and The Bronx.

Vietnam Expressway Corporation (VEC) reports strong interest in for the 58km Ben Luc-Long Thanh expressway project.

The city of Luzon in the Philippines looks set to gain from two major highway projects.

As the popularity of PTWs in European cities constantly increases, the need for Europe to adapt its road infrastructure environment in order to better cater for the needs of these particular users is becoming more vital everyday.

The mezzo level transport simulation program from Canadian firm Inro has been finding larger and wider uses recently the firm reports, and it says Dynameq licences for up to 20,000 links have been taken.

Work is now underway on a new highway in China, the Shenzhen Eastern Corridor expressway.

A consortium will build a new tunnel in Romania as part of the Orastie-Sibiu highway project.

China is providing technical assistance for the upgrading of the 27km ring road project for Nepalese capital Kathmandu.

Innovative GIS and software solutions are coming to market from the three key market players - Mike Woof reports Competition is strong in the field for GIS and surveying systems as well as the associated software. The three major players in the sector, Leica Geosystems, Topcon and Trimble, all invest heavily in research and development and continue to roll out new solutions for construction customers that will boost the efficiency of surveying as well as overall project implementation.

Innovative plants are coming to the market to produce various types of concrete including new mixes as Patrick Smith reports

The Iowa Department of Transportation in the US has selected Peek's AxleLight non-intrusive laser axle sensors installed in a permanent site along Interstate 35/80 in Des Moines. This is the first time that the AxleLight sensors, normally designed as a temporary study tool, have been installed in permanent roadside cabinets. AxleLight sensors shoot a beam of non-visible laser light across the roadway, just a few centimetres above the pavement. Using these sensors, and the ADR family of Automatic Data Record

Robert Petts provides a practical example of gTKP at work. There is a substantial requirement for a range of sealers and binders in the global road infrastructure sector. The principal need is for the construction and maintenance of road surfaces and pavements. Globally, more than 100 million tonnes of bitumen are produced each year, mostly for use in the road sector.

In January 2011 it became a legal requirement for all crash cushions sold in the EU to carry the CE Mark, the symbol of conformity to European Directives.

Better transport safety is in the best interests of everyone. Accidents, injuries and fatalities take a heavy economic and personal toll.