IRF World Congress: Road user charging
Where will the money come from to develop and maintain tomorrow’s sustainable road network, no mater in what nation? This was the focus of another session at the IRF World Congress in Istanbul of day of the three-day event.
Intercomp’s single-minded dual scale
A new tool from Intercomp offers accuracy.
Epiroc’s durable demolition tool
Epiroc claims power and versatility for its new pulveriser models
Monitoring track wear for dozers
A new tool from Caterpillar helps reduce maintenance costs for dozers.
Feeling the burn, with Benninghoven
For industrial purposes such as asphalt production or mobile off-highway machines, hydrogen offers the option of a green fuel that helps cuts CO2 emissions - Mike Woof writes
Intelligent paving and compaction holds the key
Intelligent paving and compaction holds the key to more efficient road construction according to BOMAG – Mike Woof writes
Epiroc’s durable demolition tool
Epiroc is now offering a versatile demolition tool
UK’s busy M6 motorway widening
The UK’s busy M6 motorway is benefiting from widening work.
Tunis-Jelma motorway on schedule
The 186km Tunisian project from Tunis to Sbikha and then Jelma is set to open in 2026.
Further bio-binder trials for the UK
Further trials of biogenic binders are being carried out on UK roads.
100 years of motorway routes
It is now 100 years since the first motorway route opened.
Auckland projects on major to-do list
The New Zealand government aims to fast-track big-ticket infra projects.
BOMAG Innovation Days 2024
BOMAG's Emergency Brake Assist scans the #construction machine's operational environment in real time and recognises both moving and static obstacles and objects.
Objects that could potentially be put at risk by the machine's movement are automatically detected by the system. If a collision is imminent, it initiates automatic deceleration down to a complete stop.
A milestone in hazard reduction – BOMAG Emergency Brake Assist
Avoiding dangerous situations on the construction site: this is one of BOMAG's core principles when developing new components and technologies. Optimising the interaction between human and machine plays a key role here. This also applies to BOMAG's latest automated assistance system: Emergency Brake Assist, which was designed for use on the AP-5 generation of pivot-steered BOMAG tandem rollers.
US$1.5 billion Cameroon highway project
Work is underway on a US$1.5 billion Cameroon highway project.
Analysing carbon quantities for construction
Using software tools can help analysing carbon from for construction works.
Brazil road auctions set for this quarter
Sao Paulo state is due to auction the Sorocabana, the first concession, by the end of the month.
Morocco motorway studies in the news
Morocco motorway studies are in the news.
Kazakhstan-Mongolia highway link
A multi-billion Kazakhstan-Mongolia highway link is planned.
US$227.5 million road deals for Seymour
US$227.5 million road packages will be handled by Seymour Whyte.