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Korean guardrail safety barrier system on a roll to safety
Korean guardrail safety barrier system on a roll to safety A Korean company that specialises in guardrail systems and traffic cones has developed a new barrier system that incorporates rollers to abso...
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An overview of the Bitumen Market in India
An overview of the Bitumen Market in India India has the world’s second largest road network after the United States of America, with a road infrastructure of over 47,000 km. The Indian bitumen market...
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India approves 476km of Highways projects totalling US$884m
Twelve National Highway projects On the 15th November 2016, the Indian Government approved twelve National Highway projects totalling 476 km with a value of Rs 6,067.9 crore (US$884m). The projects ar...
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Hong Kong Airport 3RS extension to handle 30m extra passengers
Hong Kong Airport 3RS extension to handle 30m extra passengers COWI the Danish consulting firm have won a series of contracts on a new three-runway system allowing the Hong Kong International Airport...
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Japan’s giant sinkhole repaired in 8 days
Japan’s giant sinkhole repaired in 8 days A week after a giant 30 metre hole appeared in the centre of the Japanese city of Fukuoka the section of road has reopened. Workers toiled around the cl...
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How an asphalt plant works
How an asphalt plant works We found this brilliant 3D animation on how an asphalt plant works. The asphalt plant featured is a QLB Mobile Asphalt Mixing Plant manufactured by the Chinese company Nanya...
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US$5.54 billion for Ho Chi Minh roads
US$5.54 billion for Ho Chi Minh roads Vietnam has announced a massive budget for road maintenance and development in Ho Chi Minh City in their 2016-2020 road transport development plan. US$5.54 billio...
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Bauma China – 22 November 2016
Bauma China – 22 November 2016 China’s International trade show for construction machinery, building material machines, construction vehicles and equipment has been scheduled for 22 Novemb...
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How China is building its bridges
How China is building its bridges China’s heavy machinery industry is progressing in leaps and bounds as this video shows. The 580 tonne SLJ900/32 is 91.8 metres long, 7.4 metres wide and 9 mete...
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