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Construction Software Supplement: Software for Road Infrastructure is now available

January 16, 2015

Construction software is developing at a rapid pace today. World Highways’ special supplement, Software For Road Infrastructure, takes a close look at key technological developments within this sector.

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Napier University and RPS study looks at UK cycle lanes

January 9, 2015

A new UK report suggests local authorities should think twice about automatically incorporating cycle lanes in road design. David Arminas reports Environmental and social arguments for getting more people onto bicycles are well known. The theory is the more people cycling, the less traffic congestion and less air pollution from cars. Well-defined cycle lanes can encourage people who might otherwise be too nervous to take to a bicycle. But just how effective are cycle lanes for increasing the safety of

ERF and AVTODOR cement safety cooperation to cut casualty toll

January 9, 2015

One of the ERF’s principal tasks to is act as a platform for sharing best practice between countries in the field of road safety. While this activity has traditionally been handled at the European Union level, the current gloomy economic environment within Europe has forced the ERF to rethink its mandate and make the promotion of expertise a priority It is in this context that the ERF, in cooperation with the state company Russian Highways - AVTODOR - joined forces to organise a landmark event in the fie

Caterpillar engine emissions solutions available

January 9, 2015

Various engine firms can now derate emissions control systems if required – Mike Woof reports With the next stage of the tough emissions regulations now coming into force in North America and Europe, this has had a major impact on the sales of secondhand machines. The fuel delivery systems for these ultra-low emission diesels can only cope with high quality fuels with very low sulphur content. And tests on the effects of low quality, high sulphur fuels on the low emissions engines have shown corrosion an

Engine emissions solutions

January 9, 2015

Various engine firms can now derate emissions control systems if required – Mike Woof reports With the next stage of the tough emissions regulations now coming into force in North America and Europe, this has had a major impact on the sales of secondhand machines. The fuel delivery systems for these ultra-low emission diesels can only cope with high quality fuels with very low sulphur content. And tests on the effects of low quality, high sulphur fuels on the low emissions engines have shown corrosion and r

Laser scanning focuses on asset management

January 9, 2015

Laser scanners and improved data collection and analysis software are making light of asset management surveying. David Arminas reports The age of the laser scanner is upon us, taking over from traditional manual methods of surveying, data collection and processing. These new technical developments are making it much easier to process and use the data captured and are providing highways engineers with powerful tools to record, map and visualise their assets. This is good news for highways authorities

Increased competition in the global wheeled loader market

January 8, 2015

There is increased competition in the wheeled loader market on a global basis - Mike Woof writes The wheeled loader segment is one of the most hotly contested in the earthmoving machine market. There is an enormous array of manufacturers competing in this segment, including European, US, Japanese, South Korean and Chinese firms. This last group is of particular note as China represents the biggest single market for wheeled loaders in the world.

Hamm is investing in compaction equipment and manufacturing

January 7, 2015

The Wirtgen Group has invested heavily in its Hamm compaction equipment business - Mike Woof writes New compaction models and a brand new factory are strong examples of how the Wirtgen Group has been investing heavily in its Hamm road roller operation. Four new compactors are being launched, two each for the soil compaction and asphalt compaction markets. The company is launching the new H5i and H7i single drum soil compactors as well as the DV+70i and DV+90i twin drum asphalt compactors.

Vögele introduces improved medium-sized paver

January 6, 2015

Vögele is offering high performance paving with its new machine - Mike Woof writes Vögele is introducing a new medium class tracked paver, the SUPER 1600-3i and its rubber tyred sibling, the SUPER 1603-3i. The company is also offering an update to its SprayJet package for paving thin overlays. Both the SUPER 1600-3i and SUPER 1603-3i share the benefits of the firm’s Dash 3 features, with the tracked machine able to handle paving widths up to 7.5m and the rubber tyred version offer a maximum width of 7m.

Bentley’s Be Inspired Awards highlight innovation in software use

January 6, 2015

Innovation, from design to on-site execution, is alive and well, thanks to a good helping of software application. David Arminas reports from software developer Bentley’s annual global conference, held this year in London Successful project delivery is increasingly about hard men and women using software to get the job done and this year’s global conference in London by US-based software developer Bentley highlighted some innovative - and startling - examples. As usual, the Year in Infrastructure 2014

The UK Highways Agency engages Fugro for Doppler laser surveying

January 6, 2015

The United Kingdom’s Highways Agency has awarded its first commercial contract to survey thousands of road lanes using sophisticated Doppler laser equipment. Fugro is driving the project forward, reports David Arminas The Highways Agency Traffic Speed Defelectometer vehicle looks like an ordinary flatbed truck delivering a similarly ordinary steel shipping container. But looks are deceiving. Inside the container is a sophisticated Doppler laser measuring system collecting pavement condition data of the U