How many workers does it take to get back under control a concrete buffer that won’t be tied down? Quite a lot, apparently, as this video shows. The real question is, which cement-head lost control of his buffer in the first place?
May 12, 2016
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How many workers does it take to get back under control a concrete buffer that won’t be tied down? Quite a lot, apparently, as this video shows. The real question is, which cement-head lost control of his buffer in the first place?
Highways England has developed a vehicle to help replace overhead highway signs that it says will reduce the need to close lanes and roads during work
The vehicle uses a hydraulic scissor lift similar to that seen on catering vehicles that load food into the hold of airplanes at airports. Traditionally, signs are taken down and installed using a flatbed truck, crane and cherry picker, taking up to 40 minutes. However, the Maintenance Assistance Vehicle (MAV) can do this in around 20 to 25 minutes by usin
Iconic US manufacturer John Deere is back in Europe, thanks to its purchase of Wirtgen. David Arminas looks at what’s in store
The gods were smiling on the Wirtgen Group for the company’s Road Technology Days 2018 event. This year it was held in summer-like weather at the recently expanded Voegele plant near Mannheim in Germany. Within days in northern Europe the season dramatically changed from dreary chilly late winter to glorious high temperatures, just in time to bathe the amassed demonstration equi
A novel dual-layer concrete paving technique has been used on jobsites in Germany on the country’s high-speed Autobahn network
This technique allows the construction of a strong and durable roadway structure able to cope with heavy traffic loads and offer a long working life. In four German states, Wirtgen SP-1500 slipformers have been employed by four different contractors to carry out dual-layer paving.
The method allows a noise-reducing, non-skid exposed aggregate surface to be placed over a bottom
The next generation of highways will be a matrix of smart, intelligent and dynamic technologies that lower maintenance costs and ensure user safety. But challenges lie ahead, as Geoff Hadwick discovered in Dubrovnik
The fifth-generation road is about to provide the world’s highway authorities with a big leap forward.
This “forever-open”, self-healing road will integrate innovation into infrastructure, vehicles and entire intelligent transport systems, says Adewole Adesiyun, deputy secretary general of
