US$815 million Chilean highway project
Work is underway on a US$815 million Chilean highway project.
Volvo CE adds mid-size models to revamped excavator series
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is further expanding its newest generation of excavators with mid-size crawler models including the EC260 and EC300, available in Europe and North America.
Oman’s new US$390 million highway
Oman is building a new US$390 million highway.
Morocco’s motorway works
Work on Morocco’s motorways start and stop.
Hyundai invests in customer support for Europe
Hyundai is investing in customer support in Europe.
US$3.48 billion road works in Sydney
Road works worth US$3.48 billion are planned for Sydney, Australia.
Construction for US$180 million Guinea road
Construction is underway for a US$180 million Guinea road.
VDMA: orders remain weak in Germany
German companies once again recorded a 3 per cent increase in domestic orders but their export orders for sending machinery outside the country were 14 per cent down.
New US$534 million tollway for Illinois
A new US$534 million tollway for Illinois will link to O’Hare International Airport.
bauma 2025 plans going ahead
Plans are going ahead for the bauma 2025 exhibition in Munich.
Costa Rica road project delay
A key Costa Rica road project faces delays and questions.
Cameroon’s massive road expansion and tolled highway
Cameroon has seen a massive road expansion and will benefit from a new tolled highway.
Congo-Congo bridge project
Plans are in hand for a Congo-Congo bridge project.
Paraguay’s first concrete road
Construction is planned for a concrete road in Paraguay.
Gabon-Congo road upgrade project
Work is underway for the Gabon-Republic of the Congo road upgrade project.
Systra gets funding for AI safety research
Systra’s solution will help identify where risks of collisions exist on roads and then help designers understand what changes could reduce the risk of collisions.
Tunnel vision with TrafiBot camera
Flir has launched the closed circuit TrafiBot Dual AI multispectral camera system specifically to improve safety in tunnels and on bridges.
Flir, part of Teledyne Technologies, noted that it is in tunnels and on bridge that where drivers are most at risk for hitting unseen objects or being trapped by fast-growing vehicle fires.
US pedestrian deaths fall but still high
According to analysis from the Governors Highway Safety Association - GHSA – annual US pedestrian traffic deaths fell for first time since the pandemic, but are still above the pre-pandemic level.
UK trialling hazard warning technology
Results from a project by the UK’s department of transport and AECOM – using Heads-Up technology from Acusensus, has underlined scale of distracted driving and lack of seatbelt use.
Accurate utilities detection
Trimble and Radiodetection are collaborating to improve the technology used in the utility measurement and mapping process. Integrating the Trimble Catalyst DA2 GNSS system and Radiodetection’s RD MapTM+ application and precision locator products helps to streamline utility-locating workflows to provide accurate measurement capabilities and generate underground utilities maps in a single field operation.
