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The group formerly known as the Foundation for Pavement Preservation has been relaunched as FP2 Inc. The US based group focuses on four major areas: advocacy, research, promotion and activities, which it says provides users essential tools necessary to highlight the importance of pavement preservation for the country's US$1.75 trillion highway system.

Caterpillar has introduced the new line of K Series motor graders consisting of four models, the 120K, 12K, 140K and 160K, to replace the H Series standard version. The company says that the H Series has been the industry standard in a variety of heavy construction, mining, road building and governmental applications, and the K Series "continues this tradition, building on the strong H Series legacy and incorporating a variety of critical customer requirements and sustainability enhancements." The new serie

New Holland used the Hillhead quarrying and recycling show near Buxton, England, to display two new wheel loader models, the W190B and W270B. The company claims that the W270B offers high productivity and stability in operation. Power comes from a 239kW diesel that meets US and European emissions requirements while the machine runs on axles with integrated multi-disk brakes and self-locking differentials for high traction on slippery and uneven ground. High breakout forces and productivity are claimed while

Major refurbishment of traffic technology across Medway, part of the Thames Gateway area, is underway to significantly reduce energy and communications costs with newly-developed products from Siemens.Aimed at reducing carbon emissions and power consumption, the project near London, involves replacing over 600 signal heads with new Siemens retrofit technology at sites in Rainham, Rochester, Gillingham and Chatham. Communications equipment is also being upgraded with the deployment of new UG405 outstation tr

Privately-owned contractor Pat Munro's first New Holland wheeled loader, an 18tonne W190B, is being used at the company's Caplich quarry in Alness, north of Inverness, Scotland. It plays an essential role in the production process at the site, which produces around 150,000tonnes of material/year. The quarry is a sand and gravel operation and also produces readymix concrete and asphalt as well as sorting and storing recycled materials from local construction projects.

Controls says that the continuous search for new technological solutions has led Wykeham Farrance to an important threshold which shows how well-directed research investment can result in technological successes both in terms of quality and price.

Kleemann's MR 110 ZS mobile impact crusher from the company’s EVO generation is among the highlights from the Wirtgen group company.

A fleet of compact and zero tailswing New Holland excavators has been deployed to assist with motorway crash barrier replacement work.

Northern Ireland's Department for Regional Development Roads Service has completed trials of the Klaruwtex190 (K190) bush hammering process on sections of the A5 south of Londonderry.

BERNER & MATTNER Systemtechnik has developed a turnkey steering angle sensor test system for Takata- Petri, a leading supplier of occupant protection systems for vehicles. The project included development, implementation and integration of the control software as well as the mechanical set up of an external test control unit. Berner & Mattner's experience in the development of HiL [hardware in the loop] test systems facilitated the implementation of the complete solution from inquiry to certification in jus

A self-contained, ground penetrating radar system (GPR) is now available from US Radar. The system is said to be technologically-advanced and simple to use, with a touch screen operating system and a variety of antenna frequency options. The Seeker GPR can be used in numerous surface materials such as soil, clay, concrete and brick. It integrates a complete imaging system into a single unit and can be used in application such as underground construction, road and bridge building, structural and civil engine

The IronPlanet online marketplace for used heavy equipment will be updating INTERMAT visitors about its latest developments, including a smartphone application that allows users to search and bid wherever they are.

China's Ministry for Transport reveals that it beat its target for upgrading rural roads during 2009. Some 381,000km of rural roads were improved, beating the target of 300,000km by a considerable margin.

Highway Care is now offering its BikeGuard Motorcyclist Safety Barrier, a system intended to help tackle motorcyclist road casualty figures. Although motorcyclists make up 1% of traffic, they account for 19% of deaths on UK roads for example and this new system is designed as one component of the safety solution.

GERMAN COMPANY Rud is introducing its Barriertech system, which it says is capable of stopping rocks, slides and avalanches. "Barriertech can protect highways and rail tracks from stray boulders and 'catch' landslides and avalanches before they can overwhelm the terrain and structures in their path," says the company. "Whether natural occurrences or man-made, rock falls, landslides and avalanches can be sudden and catastrophic for people and property. "No wonder that across the world, much time, money and e

In the UK, highways maintenance specialist FM Conway, which places great importance on its green credentials, says that as part of this strategy it is to open what it thinks is the UK's most modern asphalt and recycling plant.

Allerton Steel, on behalf of R J McLeod, has fabricated the steelwork for a replacement bridge at Loch Ba on Rannoch Moor in the Highlands as part of its A82 upgrade scheme for Transport Scotland. R J McLeod is the civil contractor on the £2.2 million (E2.6 million) scheme which replaces the existing three-span reinforced concrete bridge.

Honduras is likely to require some US$528 million just to restart road construction projects across the country. This cost estimate has been established by the Construction Chamber in Honduras (CHICO, which has also noted that construction activity in the country contracted by 36% in 2009.

Rock Fall (UK) has released its Tomcat range of total protection footwear, which has been designed for the safety of personnel working in quarry, mineral processing and extraction industries and similar working environments.

Five buoy-mounted automatic water quality monitors (AWQMs) have been installed by YSI Hydrodata engineers at the new Tyne Tunnel project in north-east England. The equipment on the second vehicle tunnel under the River Tyne, currently one of the UK's largest construction projects, aims to ensure that construction operations do not significantly affect river water quality. Unusually, the contractors have not taken ownership of the instrumentation, preferring instead to simply purchase the data and alarms. Th