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Iowa State engineers test heated pavement technology at Des Moines International Airport
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Iowa State engineers test heated pavement technology at Des Moines International Airport Iowa State University’s Halil Ceylan picked up his smartphone, opened up an app and called up the remote contro...
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Oldcastle Precast supplies 7,000 precast concrete highway slabs for highway in California
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Oldcastle Precast supplies 7,000 precast concrete highway slabs for highway in California Precast concrete highway pavement slabs are increasing in popularity for use in rapid highway construction. Th...
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How Hyperloop is changing the calculus of the commute
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How Hyperloop is changing the calculus of the commute It’s Monday morning and you’re stuck in traffic again, shoulders tensed as you realize you’re late for work–yet the minutes drag on. Some da...
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John Deere Builds on Machine Monitoring Legacy at CONEXPO 2017
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John Deere to Build on Machine Monitoring Legacy at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2017 Since first connecting machines through telematics in 2000, John Deere has continually focused on leveraging machine data to im...
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European Investment Bank supports vulnerable islands around the world
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Salaheddine Mezouar, president of the UN climate treaties conference COP22, said the event, which took place in Morocco in November, would allow “the voices of the most vulnerable countries to climate...
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San Francisco Airport outlines 4 month plan to rehabilitate runway 28L
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San Francisco Airport outlines 4 month plan to rehabilitate runway 28L Repaving of runway will involve nine weekend closures from March to June 2017 The San Francisco International Airport (SFO) today...
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John Deere celebrates 50 years of Motor Grader innovation at CONEXPO 2017
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John Deere celebrates 50 years of Motor Grader innovation at Las Vegas CONEXPO 2017 To commemorate 50 years of the articulated motor grader, John Deere will display a restored JD570 model at ConExpo t...
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China funds Jamaica’s US$348 million South-East coastal highway project
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China funds Jamaica’s US$348 million South-East coastal highway project Jamaican Finance and Public Service Minister Audley Shaw will travel to the People’s Republic of China next week to sign a...
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Mexico awards US$4.2 billion airport terminal project for Mexico City
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Mexico awards US$4.2 billion airport terminal project for Mexico City A Mexican-Spanish consortium led by FCC majority shareholder Carlos Slim’s Grupo Carso has landed a US$4.2 billion contract to bui...
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Antigua and Barbuda announce US$17.5 Million road rehabilitation project
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Antigua and Barbuda announce US$17.5 Million road rehabilitation project On Thursday, 9th February 2017, the Government of Antigua and Barbuda officially launched a road rehabilitation project to upgr...
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California investing US$2 million into generating power from passing cars
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The California Energy Commission is investing in a US$2 million study to see whether piezoelectric crystals can be used to produce electricity from the mechanical energy created by vehicles driving on...
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Caterpillar rolling out new machines and technology at Las Vegas CONEXPO 2017
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Caterpillar will present its extensive line up of machines and technology and its unmatched customer support capabilities at this years CONEXPO-CON/AGG – 7 to 11 March 2017. With 40 machines on...
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John Deere to break new ground at Las Vegas CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2017
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John Deere to break new ground at Las Vegas CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2017 Building upon its commitment to listening and responding, John Deere will highlight its line of equipment, technologies and services at...
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Ammann featuring new plant and equipment at Las Vegas CONEXPO 2017
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Ammann, based in Langenthal, Switzerland will show the technology and the productivity advantages it has to offer with its product range from fully assembled asphalt plants to small vibratory plate co...
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US Army awards JCB with a US$142 Million order for 1,600 forklifts
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The US Army has placed a $142 Million order for more than 1,600 light-capability rough terrain forklifts for deployment on tasks around the world. Duties will include loading and unloading aircraft an...
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22 US States approve US$ 201 billion for Transportation projects
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Voters in 22 States have approved ballot measures that will see US$ 201 billion in funding going to State and local Transportation projects. According to an analysis by the American Road & Transpo...
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Culvert collapse in Mississippi video
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Culvert collapse in Mississippi video Here’s a good example from the USA of how not to build a car park over a drainage culvert. This video was taken by Jason Hartwig with his DJI Phantom quadco...
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Case PT240 rolls over the competition
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Case PT240 rolls over the competition The new Case PT240 is a versatile eight-wheeled machine designed for rolling hot mix asphalt surface treatments like chip and seal and soil stabilization applicat...
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