Road Structures

Hanoi's road development plans

February 29, 2012

In Vietnam the authorities in the city of Hanoi are reducing the budget available for tackling traffic congestion control.

Sandvik loaders aid Russian project

February 29, 2012

Sandvik Mining and Construction has signed an agreement with Bamtonnelstroy JSC covering the delivery of six LH 410 underground loaders (LHDs) featuring an innovative side-tipping bucket option. The loaders, being delivered in two lots, each have a capacity of up to 10tonnes and a bucket size of 4.6m³.

Canada's new bridge?

February 29, 2012

Plans are in hand in Canada for a replacement for the Pattullo Bridge.

Fifth Lao-Thai Mekong bridge proposed

February 29, 2012

The construction of a fifth Lao-Thai bridge crossing Mekong River is among proposals by the Borikhamxay Public Works and Transport Department in central Laos to improve development of the province.

Volvo trucks on the move at Lummen

February 29, 2012

Construction company Jan De Nul is using a fleet of Volvo machines for a key highway project in Belgium. The machines have been able to move 26,000m³/weekend on the project to upgrade a highway junction at Lummen, a small town 60km from Belgian capital Brussels. A fleet of 16 Volvo ADTs is being used for the work, to improve the intersection between the E313 and E314, which had become an accident blackspot. Designed some 50 years ago, the roads provide important links from Leuven, Antwerp and the port of Os

Turkish connections

February 28, 2012

Work is now underway on Turkey's new Gebze-Orhangazi-Izmir highway link.

Moscow tunnel for traffic solution

February 28, 2012

A tunnel currently under construction should help deliver a solution to the endemic traffic congestion problems suffered in Russian capital Moscow.

Piling rig performs in difficult conditions

February 28, 2012

Specialist contractor Implenia Bau recently carried out some piling work for main contractor Keller Bauunternehmung on a project at Rorsach in Switzerland.

Bridge under construction collapses in Nepal

February 28, 2012

A bridge under construction linking Bhoteodar and Bharate in Nepal's Lamjung District has collapsed. The bridge is located in Western Nepal and spans the Marsyangdi River. Work on the truss type bridge commenced in February 2009 and the structure has a span of 65m and is 4m wide. At the time of the collapse, 25 construction workers were at the site and three are posted as missing while two were injured and were taken to hospital for treatment.

Location location

February 28, 2012

Improved underground utility location capabilities are claimed for the improved unit from Radiodetection, This new unit is a development of the RD8000 range of pipe and cable locators introduced by Radiodetection in 2008 and offers the addition of an innovative current direction (CD) feature. This is available on Radiodetection's most advanced locator the RD8000PDL and allows a user to trace and identify a target cable in highly congested areas or when running parallel to other lines.