RoadResource.org as a go-to website for surfacing information is now live, explains Doug Hogue, of VSS Macropaver
When RoadResouce.org went live – quietly - in July it was the end of two years of hard work by three US associations for pavement preservation.
But there was no grand party or ceremonial pushing of the “go live” button, says Doug Hogue, vice president and general manager of VSS Macropaver.
“For all of us in the industry July is a busy period that left little time to celebrate on the ope
Reductions in road building budgets are being implemented in various departments in France, in a bid to cut overall spending. In 2009 some €4.5 billion was spent on the road budget, compared with €3.9 billion planned for 2012.
The Highway Code in Morocco is to be amended after failing to lower the number of traffic accidents. The country’s transport federation has proposed a series of recommendations. These include modifying an article so the responsibility of pedestrians in traffic accidents is taken into account, and handing them fines if the law is not respected. Transport operators also want reduced fines and prison sentences for those at fault in an accident.
From the UK comes a curious tale about a bus passenger with an unusual appetite. Police in Paignton in Devon have been seeking the whereabouts of a young male who began eating a leather seat in the bus in which he was travelling. The man caused some £200 worth of damage to the seat, biting chunks from the covering and using a fizzy drink with which to wash down the perhaps unpalatable leather. Despite releasing CCTV footage of the incident, police have been unable to locate the man who is descibed as being
