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Bomag RS500 recycler/stabiliser shows offย superior performance and technology
New Bomag RS 500 recycler / stabiliser shows offย its superior performance and technology A few months after premiering at the Bauma 2016 Construction Exhibition in Germany,ย the Bomag RS 500 recycler /...
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EIB finances modernisation of Szczecin and ลwinoujลcie seaports in Poland
EIB finances modernisation of Szczecin and ลwinoujลcie seaports in Poland The European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided aย Euro 38 million loan to Szczecin and ลwinoujลcie Seaports Authority for inve...
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Are prefabricated sustainable plastic roads the future?
Are prefabricated sustainable plastic roads the future? As new innovations go PlasticRoad actually has numerous advantages when compared to conventional roads, both in terms of construction and mainte...
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JCBย is partnering with F1 Racing team Williams Martini Racing
JCBย is partnering with F1 Racing team Williams Martini Racing JCB is entering into a partnership with Williams Martini Racing ahead of the 2017 season which will offer the company immense opportunitie...
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Doka delivering mega-projects for improving infrastructure worldwide
Doka delivering mega-projects for improving infrastructure worldwide Global trends such as urbanisation and the population growth are important triggers for innovations in the construction industry. W...
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Dynapacโs new tandem asphalt roller CC950D delivers big impact in a small package
Dynapacโs new tandem asphalt roller CC950D delivers big impact in a small package Dynapacโs new small tandem asphalt roller,ย the CC950D is ideal for small-scale compaction work, such as bicycle paths,...
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COWI Engineers build 60m footbridge for localย communityย in Rwanda
COWI Engineers build 60m footbridge for localย communityย in Rwanda The community of Rugusa, Rwanda, is celebrating the opening of a brand newย 60 metreย footbridgeย completed by COWI engineers,ย a local co...
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GSSI will showcase their updated GPR Technology at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2017
GSSI will showcase their updated GPR Technology at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2017 GSSI, the leading manufacturer of ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment, will be showcasing its latest GPR technology at CONE...
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Uganda orders 401 units of roads construction equipment from Komatsu worth US$157m
Uganda orders 401 units of roads construction equipment from Komatsu worth US$157 million Komatsu Ltd has recently received an order for 401 units of construction equipment, such as motor graders and...
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European Investment Bankย supports vulnerable islands around the world
Salaheddine Mezouar, president of the UN climate treaties conference COP22, said the event, which took place in Morocco in November, would allow โthe voices of the most vulnerable countries to climate...
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Ammann will feature its Compaction equipment at SMOPYC 2017
Ammann will feature its Compaction equipment at SMOPYC 2017 The diverse Ammann roadbuilding product range will be showcased at SMOPYC 2017, to be held in Zaragoza, Spain, from 25-29 April 2017. Featur...
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Windsor Castle gets the Royal treatment from Eurovia Surfacing
Windsor Castle gets the Royal treatment from Eurovia Surfacing Eurovia Surfacing successfully completed resurfacing works on the prestigious Thames Street in Windsor, which runs next to the historic W...
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Thomas Armstrong invests in sturdy design and technology from Sennebogen
Thomas Armstrong Aggregates invests in sturdy design and reliable technology from Sennebogen Gravel extraction with Sennebogen 655 duty cycle crane. In 2016, AGD Equipment, a UK sales and service part...
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San Francisco Airport outlines 4 month plan to rehabilitate runway 28L
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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Kingdom of Bhutan invites bids for Asian Development Bank funded road project
Kingdom of Bhutan invites bids for Asian Development Bank funding road project The Kingdom of Bhutan has received a grant from Asian Development Bank (ADB) towards the cost of South Asia Sub-Regional...
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Equipment operator killed in machinery accident, best practices offered
Equipment operator killed in machinery accident, best practices offered The US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) issued a โFatalgramโ following the death of an equipment operator at a sand...
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Laing OโRourke and BGCย win US$320m Western Australia Highway Project
Laing OโRourke and BGCย win US$320m (AU$417m) Western Australia Highway Project Main Roads Western Australia has awarded a contract for the NorthLink central section to the Great Northern Connect (GNC)...
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Australia awards contract for underpass under Brisbane Airport Runway
Australia awards contract to build 4-lane underpass under Brisbane Airport Runway Construction of a 4-lane underpass beneath the new runway project at Brisbane Airport in Australia, valued at AU$120 m...
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Turkey weighing bids for new Suspension Bridge over the Dardanelles Strait
Turkey weighing bids for new Suspension Bridge over the Dardanelles Strait A consortium of Turkish and South Korean firms has emerged as the frontrunner to build a 3.6km suspension bridge over the Dar...
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United Kingdom announces details of more than ยฃ1.3 billion of road improvements
United Kingdom announces details of more than ยฃ1.3 billion of road improvements Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has announced that the government is investing record amounts into improving roads ac...
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Overcrowded Hong Kong looks at building shopping streets underground
Overcrowded Hong Kong looks at building shopping streets underground Famous for tall buildings and packed streets, Hong Kongย has come up with a creative solution to their overcrowding by going undergr...
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Caterpillar to launch updated VisionLinkยฎ at ConExpo 2017 to monitor all your equipment
Caterpillar Introduces New Product Linkโข Capabilities for Connecting Expanded Range of Assets At CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2017 Caterpillar will launch new Catยฎ Connect hardware and software to enable equipment...
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Chinese built and funded Djibouti-Ethiopia railway opens for business
Chinese built and funded Djibouti-Ethiopia railway opens for business Africaโs first electrified standard gauge railway entered service yesterday between the suburbs of Addis Ababa and its coastal nei...
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COWI to design another 23,300 mยฒ expansion at Oslo Airport
COWI to design another 23,300 mยฒ expansion at Oslo Airport The expansion will make room for the worldโs largest passenger aircraft, the 276-tonne Airbus A380. The non-Schengen area at Gardermoen is to...
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Leading International Consulting Group COWI rebrands its UKย subsidiaries
Leading International Consulting Group COWI rebrands its UKย subsidiaries COWIย the Denmark based engineering firm announced that former COWI subsidiaries, Flint & Neill and Donaldson Associates hav...
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New Pitbull 2300Bย Screener delivers portability and durability at almost half the cost
New Pitbull 2300Bย Screener delivers portability and durability at almost half the cost Lake Erie Portable Screeners introduces a portable box screener as a smaller, economical alternative to the Pitbu...
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COWI – Donaldson Associates win Hong Kong Airport contracts
COWI – Donaldson Associates win Hong Kong Airport contracts Danish based engineering firm COWI and its new UK-based acquisition Donaldson Associates have won a series of contracts on the project...
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Traffex 2017, Europe’s largest Highways event, returns for its 28th Year
Traffex 2017, Europe’s largest Road, Traffic and Transport event, returns for its 28th Year With the total number of miles travelled by cars having grown to over 248 billion a year, there has be...
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John Deere celebrates 50 years of Motor Grader innovation at CONEXPO 2017
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 ConExpoย t...
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Bomag BW 28 RH pneumatic tyred roller keeps getting better
Bomag BW 28 RH pneumatic tyred roller keeps getting better Bomag hasย been developing and building compaction machines in Boppard, Germanyย for 60 years. Their goal is to progress continuously and make...
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China funds Jamaica’s US$348 million South-East coastal highway project
China funds Jamaica’s US$348 million South-East coastal highway project Jamaican Finance and Public Service Minister Audley Shaw will travel to the Peopleโs Republic of China next week to sign a...
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New Zealand give residents 5 safety improvementย options for State Highway 1
New Zealand give residents 5 safety improvementย options for key State Highway 1 The long-term options for improvements to State Highway 1 between Cambridge and Piarere have been narrowed down to five,...
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Tanzania awards a US$1.2 million contract for 300km ofย Railway
Tanzania awards a US$1.2 million contract for 300km ofย Railway The Tanzania Government has awarded a US$ 1.2 million contract to a joint venture of Mota-Engil from Portugal and Yapi Merkezi Insaat VE...
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Mexico awards US$4.2 billion airport terminal project for Mexico City
Mexico awards US$4.2 billion airport terminal project for Mexico City A Mexican-Spanish consortium led by FCC majority shareholder Carlos Slimโs Grupo Carso has landed a US$4.2 billion contract to bui...
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Neal launches sealcoating baffle attachment for drastically improved efficiency
Neal Manufacturing launches sealcoating baffle attachment for drastically improved efficiency Neal Manufacturing, a division of the Blastcrete Equipment Company and a leader in asphalt pavement mainte...
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Bomag machines make an impact in South Africa
Bomag machines make an impact in South Africa It is a well-known fact that Bomag machines guarantee a high standard of quality and efficiency at every construction site. However, they can accomplish e...
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Construction starts at Ghana’s new US$1.5 billionย Container Terminal Port
Construction starts at Ghana’s new US$1.5 billionย Container Terminal Port Construction work began at the Port of Tema in Ghana in January 2017 on a new US$1.5 billion container terminal near the...
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Antigua and Barbuda announce US$17.5 Million road rehabilitation project
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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New Zealand safety improvements planned for State Highway 34
New Zealand safety improvements planned for State Highway 34 A project to improve safety for road users on a stretch of rural State Highway 34 west of Te Teko to Kawerau in the Bay of Plenty, New Zeal...
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3DRepo develop safety virtual reality app for Balfour Beatty and Highways England
3DRepo develop safety virtual reality app for Balfour Beatty and Highways England 3DRepo is working with Balfour Beatty, Vinci and Highways England to deploy a Virtual Reality (VR) simulation for Zero...
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John Deere delivers revolutionary hi-tech simulator operator training
John Deere delivers revolutionary hi-tech simulator operator training John Deere has a long history of manufacturing high quality machinery, with 175 years of experience starting as a blacksmith makin...
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Robots and 3D Printing revolutionisingย bridge construction
Robots and 3D Printing revolutionisingย bridge construction In the Netherlands, a Dutch start-up called MX3D plans toย 3D print the firstย steel bridge. The bridge will span over an Amsterdam canal by us...
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The World Bank is supporting Indiaโs new railway freight corridor
The World Bank is supporting Indiaโs New Railway Freight Corridor India’s Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) program is building dedicated freight-only railway lines along highly congested transpo...
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Belize Road Safety Project wins Prince Michael International Road Safety Award
Belize Road Safety Project wins Prince Michael International Road Safety Award The Belize Road Safety Project has received a Prince Michael International Road Safety Award. The Project, which was laun...
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Britainโs pothole repair backlog in crisis
As the pothole repair backlog reaches nearly ยฃ12bn, the government stands accused of neglecting local roads leaving councils in crisis. The latest analysis shows that the problem of crumbling roads no...
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Scotland announce bidding for new Expansion Joints on Forth Road Bridge
Scotland announce bidding for replacement of Expansion Joints on Forth Road Bridge Transport Scotland is advertising for a suitable contractor to take on a ยฃ9 million programme of works to replace the...
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6,000 scrap tyres used for footpath construction
Office workers at the Wellesley Office Park in Wellesley Massachusetts can now enjoy attractive outdoor areas with comfortable seating and get right out into nature as they stroll along the new 800-me...
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Benefits of Milling / Cold Planing
Pavement Milling Also called cold planing or asphalt milling and profiling, involves removing part of the existing paved asphalt surface with sufficient thickness to create a smooth pavement or full-d...
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California investing US$2 million into generating power from passing cars
Theย California Energy Commissionย is investing in a US$2 million study to seeย whether piezoelectric crystals can be used to produce electricity from the mechanical energy created by vehicles driving on...
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New bridge opening provides travel boost for Sri Lankan communities
A new bridge across Sri Lankaโs Mahaweli River in Kandy wasย officially opened on the 6 January, 2017, by His Excellency Maithripala Sirisena, the President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri...
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