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Benninghoven | Reducing the carbon footprint in asphalt production
May 5, 2023
Working more efficiently with sustainable and economical technologies is the challenge of today and tomorrow. Solutions from Benninghoven lower emissions and secure the future of asphalt mixing plant sites.
Mexico’s new highway for Oaxaca
May 3, 2023
Mexico’s Oaxaca State is to benefit from a major new highway link – Mauro Nogarin and Mike Woof report
Airport repaving project using machine control
April 24, 2023
Luxembourg Airport, located in Findel, is handling a growing number of passenger as well as cargo flights. However, to meet international standards the airport’s runway, measuring 4,000m long x 60m wide, was in need of complete renovation and repair
Pothole problems cause traffic delays
April 21, 2023
Pothole problems are a major cause of traffic delays and vehicle damage in many developed nations
A new Marini asphalt plant for Strabag
April 20, 2023
Austria’s major contractor Strabag recently decided to purchase a new Marini Class Tower asphalt plant
PERI for Austria’s A26 tunnels
April 18, 2023
For a project in Linz, PERI has provided what is says is Austria’s first fully hydraulic tunnel formwork carriage with a caterpillar drive
Eurotec batching plant for Madagascar port development
April 13, 2023
A Eurotec batching plant has played an important role for a Madagascar port development project.
Bitumen technology reduces maintenance costs
April 12, 2023
Looming net zero deadlines, and impetus from the private sector are accelerating the take up of carbon-saving technologies
4th TRB International Symposium on Freeway and Tollway Operations (ISFO)
April 12, 2023
The International Road Federation is pleased to support as a co-organiser the 4th TRB International Symposium on Freeway and Tollway Operations (ISFO) to be held on 26-30 June 2023 in Vienna under the theme “Innovation Advances Towards the Future of Managing Traffic”. The challenges lying before the road sector show the need to team up with other international platforms worldwide and to look beyond traditional traffic management to facilitate also multimodal mobility offers while tackling climate change. Innovative solutions and building blocks like digital transport infrastructure can open new paths for a sustainable, future-proofed traffic management. That is why ISFO 2023 will be an innovative event that will go beyond classic traffic management.
A new Ammann asphalt plant in Australia
April 10, 2023
A new Ammann ABP 320 HRT plant is considered the most modern asphalt-mixing plant in Australia. This plant is helping the client to repurpose waste materials while lowering the carbon footprint of asphalt production.
Drum steer compactors introduced
April 6, 2023
One notable development at bauma 2022 was the introduction of new drum steer compactors by several key manufacturers
Bonjour bio-based binders
April 5, 2023
How can Shell speed the whole road construction sector on its way to decarbonisation? Professor John Read and Richard Taylor have a few ideas.
New Benninghoven plant in Norway
March 21, 2023
A new asphalt plant in Norway is helping to further the use of recycled asphalt in high-quality mixes for road construction.
Safe and efficient urban mobility for Africa
March 16, 2023
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the International Road Federation have jointly launched a new capacity strengthening program aimed at improving safe and sustainable urban transport planning and project preparation for African cities.
Building a replacement bridge in record time
March 13, 2023
The construction of a new bridge in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to replace a collapsed structure has been carried out in record time