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HyperTunnel and U Birmingham to cooperate
December 30, 2022
HyperTunnel, based in the UK, said its new construction methods will reduce carbon footprints by building tunnels more than 10 times faster and at half the cost of conventional methods.
Costa Rica road works underway
December 29, 2022
Costa Rica road projects are underway, although some may face delays.
EVENT: INTERMAT, Paris, is back - April 2024
December 28, 2022
Spring time in Paris: the next INTERMAT sustainable construction solutions and technology exhibition will be held at Paris Nord Villepinte from 24-27 April, 2024.
Atkins, Jacobs and PwC to advise on RIS3
December 27, 2022
The three consultancies will help England’s National Highways agency develop a business plan for its third five-year Road Investment Strategy plan, RIS3.
Road safety conference for 2023
December 26, 2022
A key road safety conference is planned for 2023.
Italy bridge monitoring tender
December 23, 2022
An Italian bridge monitoring technology tender is underway.
Komatsu buying German firm GHH
December 22, 2022
Komatsu is buying the German maker of underground equipment, GHH.
Budapest’s Széchenyi Chain Bridge reopens
December 22, 2022
Although open, for the time being only buses, taxis, bicycles and motorcycles can use the famous 19th century bridge that links Buda and Pest which make up the Hungarian capital.
DUI road safety issue for US
December 21, 2022
DUI is a serious road safety issue for the US.
Major Romanian highway works continue
December 21, 2022
In Romania major highway works are continuing.
Case launches WX wheeled excavators
December 21, 2022
The four-models - WX140E, WX160E, WX155E SR, WX175E SR - have been developed through a cooperation with South Korean manufacturer Hyundai Construction Equipment.
Chinese road projects underway
December 20, 2022
Work is underway on a series of key Chinese road projects.
VolkerFitzpatrick to upgrade M3 junction
December 20, 2022
VolkerFitzpatrick will also construct three bridges, rearrange the main junction 9 roundabout and reuse the existing sub-base from the project near London.
Boost for Romania’s road spending
December 19, 2022
A big boost for is being seen for Romania’s road spending.
Event: PIARC World Road Congress in Prague
December 19, 2022
The theme ‘Together on the road again’ is apt given that the pandemic had “kept us apart for far too long”, notes PIARC, the Permanent International Association of Road Congresses, or World Road Association.