The UK’s National Infrastructure Commission has shortlisted five companies including Aecom and Arup in a competition for ideas to make roads fit for driverless cars. The five companies were chosen from 81 entries submitted to the Roads for the Future initiative led by the roads authority Highways England and Innovate UK, a government agency that encourages research and innovation in many sectors. Aecom is examining how smart traffic signals could advise drivers as to a speed they should be driving if they
In Africa, one of the world’s fastest-growing cities is using the latest asphalt plant technology to boost its road maintenance work; while leading firms are finding their innovative solutions in demand in Europe and the Americas. Guy Woodford reports A new up to 180tonnes/hour Marini UltiMAP 2000 plant is helping Lagos State Public Works in Lagos, Nigeria implement a five-year strategic road map aiming to ensure high standards of road maintenance and improve infrastructural development across the city of m
The new COPave package from LafargeHolcim offers users the chance to evaluate the long-term environmental footprint of road construction. COPave is a life cycle assessment (LCA) software specific to roads, which allows designers, authorities, lenders and contractors to evaluate the environmental footprint of roads. Users can target the best carbon optimum for road investment as a result. CoPave is a collaborative integrated service that can be used for both new road projects and refurbishment works.
A senior US equipment manufacturing figure has urged President Barack Obama to create an infrastructure programme that will help the country compete globally.
