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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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UK looks at 2 mile roadwork limit
UK looks at 2 mile roadwork limit In an effort to reduce traffic congestion and delays Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has told Highways England, which manages Britain’s toad network, to...
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Culvert collapse in Mississippi video
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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Kenya to Southern Sudan Highway gets World Bank funding
Kenya to Southern Sudan Highway gets World Bank funding The World Bank has announced US$512 million in funding for the construction of a link highway between Kenya and South Sudan. The project also in...
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£6 billion Trans-Pennine tunnel proposed
£6 billion Trans-Pennine tunnel proposed Highways England has announced they are looking at the feasibility of building a £6 billion tunnel under the A628 Woodhead Pass between Sheffield and Mancheste...
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Drive from London to America on a 12,400 mile highway!
Drive from London to America on a 12,400 mile highway! Russians think big and this ambitious proposal would create the world’s longest highway. The route would start in Britain, pass through the Chann...
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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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Case PT240 rolls over the competition
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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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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Aerial drones to inspect and survey water
Aerial drones to inspect and survey water Barhale, one of Britain’s largest privately-owned infrastructure specialists has announced an alliance with Anglian Water. The civil engineering company...
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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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