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UK to deploy 3D laser scanning technology for post-crash analysis

March 1, 2012

UK government roads minister Mike Penning yesterday announced the roll-out of 3D laser scanning technology to shorten road closure times after crashes.

IRD wins nation-wide FHWA contract

March 1, 2012

International Road Dynamics (IRD) has been awarded a contract for "weigh-in-motion (WIM) systems maintenance and data services" by the US Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).

Beijing to test traffic dispersion by dynamic route guidance

March 1, 2012

Nissan Motor Company and the Beijing Municipal Commission of Transport will begin an eight-month large-scale demonstration test in the city's Wangjing district to verify the effects of traffic dispersion by dynamic route guidance with IT devices.

Slovakia's D1 highway moving ahead

March 1, 2012

Slovakia's Transport Ministry has been working with highway firm NDS on a highway construction programme for the 2011-2014 period.

Terex Finlay shows new 863 tracked mobile heavy duty screener

March 1, 2012

The new Terex Finlay 863 screener, being shown at INTERMAT 2012, is said to be a highly versatile and adaptable machine engineered and built for working in quarrying, mining, construction and demolition debris, topsoil, recycling, sand, gravel, coal and aggregate applications where site space is at a premium.

Bentley expanding

March 1, 2012

Software firm Bentley Systems is buying point cloud specialist Pointools.

GE, Nissan sign R&D agreement to fast track broader adoption of EVs

March 1, 2012

GE and Nissan have signed a two-year research collaboration to speed up the development of a reliable, robust smart charging infrastructure to fuel mass market adoption of electric cars like the Nissan Leaf.

German company designing Indian road tunnels

March 1, 2012

German consultant Bernard Ingenieure is to work on the design of three major road tunnels in India.

Britain has over 34 million vehicles on the roads

March 1, 2012

At the end of 2010 there were 34.1 million vehicles licensed for use on the roads in Great Britain of which 28.4 million were cars.

Major project for Milwaukee

March 1, 2012

In the US city of Milwaukee plans are in hand for a major highway upgrade that is expected to cost US$300 million.

Geosynthetics market will develop

March 1, 2012

A new report from the US-based market research specialist the Freedonia Group suggests that worldwide demand for geosynthetics is projected to increase 8.3% annually to 4.5 billion m2 in 2015

Terex Finlay launching new 684 inclined screener

March 1, 2012

Terex Finlay will be launching its new 684 inclined screen at Intermat 2012. The 684 is said to be a highly versatile and adaptable machine engineered and built for working in quarrying, mining, construction and demolition debris, topsoil, recycling, sand, gravel, coal and aggregate applications.