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Belt & Road: IRF to lead the Green & Sustainable Transport Committee
September 4, 2019
IRF (Geneva) was pleased to support again this year the World Transport Convention (WTC) organised by China Highway & Transportation Society (CHTS) – an esteemed member of IRF - in Beijing on 13th-16th June 2019. WTC offered the background for hosting the plenary session of The Belt & Road Transport Alliance (BRITA) during which IRF has signed agreement to lead the Green & Sustainable Development Committee. The World Transport Convention (WTC) - at its third successful edition this year - is becoming
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Eight Tips to Getting the Most ROI from Your Sealcoating Equipment
August 29, 2019
Maximizing return on investment doesn’t take a mathematician.
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Trends in asphalt plant innovations
August 27, 2019
Key trends exist in the asphalt plant market, with manufacturers focussing on meeting customer needs and industry trends
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SICK’s Free Flow Profiler scans vehicles on the move
August 27, 2019
SICK has launched the Free Flow Profiler vehicle measurement system that enables highly accurate 3D profiling of vehicles across multiple lanes in free-flow traffic
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Showcasing global road innovation at key event
August 27, 2019
IRF Global R2T Conference & Exhibition to Present Winning Strategies Now in its second edition, the IRF Global R2T Conference & Exhibition has quickly established itself as the international meeting point. Leading industry innovators, researchers, and stakeholders can acquire essential engineering and business insights, and help build tomorrow’s transportation infrastructure today. A newly-released programme featuring more than 150 speakers spread across 50 policy and technical sessions offers an exc
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Kuwait’s Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Causeway opens
August 27, 2019
World Highways revisits the world’s fourth longest sea bridge - four years to construct and which has slashed travel time between Kuwait’s largest island and the capital city
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Government is “Passing Water Pollution Buck to the Car Industry”, experts warn.
August 23, 2019
The Government acknowledged the serious and growing impacts of poisonous particle pollution from brake, tyre and road surface wear on the environment and human health - but diverted attention away from the immediate and urgent need to stop it entering directly into rivers and streams, water quality specialists have warned. Environment Minister Therese Coffey responded to a scientific report published by the Air Quality Expert Group by telling car and tyre manufacturers to prepare to reduce non-exhaust em
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3D GPR technology makes for speedy surveys
August 21, 2019
Traffic-speed surveys using 3D ground penetrating radar (GPR) are slashing the time required for surveying the UK’s motorways, and allowing a more thorough analysis of the pavement layers and condition.
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Analysis of the Demand Status of Sand Aggregate
August 15, 2019
What is sand aggregate? Sand aggregate is a general term for sand, gravel and other materials in construction projects. It is the main building material for concrete and stone masonry in hydraulic engineering, and it acts as skeleton or filling in concrete. It is widely used in civil engineering such as cement concrete, asphalt concrete, road foundation, railway track slag, and mortar. The classification of sand aggregate Mining machinery can crush large-sized stones into different size stones or
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In control, with advanced technology
August 15, 2019
Machine control technology continues to advance, with new systems offering contractors major gains in working efficiency The latest developments in machine control technology once again push the bar in terms of advancements. The latest systems allow contractors to work even more effectively and efficiently than before. Doosan has unveiled one of the first uses globally of 5G technology to remotely control construction and quarrying machines. The firm has coined the term ‘TeleOperation’ to describe the
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Sandvik’s DT1131i jumbo and iSURE software in Iceland and Norway
August 14, 2019
Sandvik’s DT1131i three-boom, electro-hydraulic jumbo, iSURE tunnel management software and the latest drill bit hardware were recently put to the test in Iceland and Norway* Czech contractor Metrostav recently achieved 105m of tunnel excavation in a record-breaking six days. But it will be consistent performance and progress that will see Iceland’s Dyrafjordurgong Tunnel in the remote Westfjords region open on time and on budget. The 5.3km Dyrafjordurgong Tunnel is costing around €69 million and due
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Concrete plant efficiency with new machines
August 14, 2019
New technology for concrete production will help boost efficiency New advances in concrete plant technology will help boost materials quality for users. The latest machines are more versatile and more productive than previous generation equipment. Ease of transport and fast assembly/disassembly and commissioning are other important factors for the latest plants. Research and development is an important issue for all manufacturers in the segment. With Liebherr for example having two new laboratory mixe
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Controls rethinks compression machines
August 12, 2019
CONTROLS is aiming to stay one step ahead of its competitors with a new suite of fully automatic compression machines which also offer an extra dimension of connectivity, inside and outside the laboratory - Kristina Smith writes It is just over 50 years since CONTROLS started selling its first testing equipment, beginning with compression machines. Today, it is redeveloping all its compression machines, unveiling two out of a new range of four at this year’s bauma exhibition in March. “CONTROLS has comp
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Belarus opts for a PPP road scheme
August 12, 2019
Belarus has started pre-qualification for what will be the country’s first public-private partnership – the M-10 motorway upgrade. David Arminas reports "There’s a little bit of almost everything in this project,” said Steve Gilpin, technical team leader and associate of engineers Ove Arup & Partners International. True to his word, there is. That was how Gilpin kicked off his presentation about Belarus’s planned M-10 motorway project to 180 international bankers, private investors, contractors and en
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IRF hosts high-level debate on the Belt & Road Initiative (BRI) at ITF Summit 2019
August 12, 2019
HE Mehmet Cahit Turhan, minister of Transport and Infrastructure of Turkey, opened with a keynote address at the session on "The Belt & Road: Bridging the gaps for sustainable transport and growth in EurAsia". This was organised by the International Road Federation (IRF) on 22nd May 2019 at the ITF Summit 2019 in Leipzig. The panel included top representatives from the World Bank, BSEC, AIIB, IATA, Michelin and PwC and offered a deep insight into key topics surrounding the BRI. Organised jointly with th
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