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The recent CONEXPO-CON/Agg exhibition in Las Vegas saw major engine firms unveiling innovative new technologies

Several of the major compaction machine manufacturers are introducing new models for the asphalt segment that utilise the latest technology – Mike Woof reports

Digital transformation is key for transportation agencies and their partners to do their jobs better and faster. One way to do this is through digital delivery using digital models, data, and supporting field tools for roadway design, structures design, and construction, say the tech experts at Bentley Systems.

Firms are now offering technologies that will boost safety levels around working machines. These can alert operators to the vicinity of personnel to a working machine and even shut down a piece of equipment in the event of someone being in too close a proximity.

The seal of quality from Aktion Gesunder Rücken e.V. (AGR) - the German "Campaign for Back Health" confirmed it: the operating concept and cabin design of Bomag’s latest pivot-steered tandem rollers are verifiably backfriendly and recommended by doctors and therapists.

An array of new solutions is available from key manufacturers for binder and chipsealing applications.

When a vital fiber-optic cable was cut during construction work in Germany, the impact was huge. There were telecom disruptions affecting the greater Frankfurt area, all departures and landings at Frankfurt Airport were suspended, and Lufthansa’s global IT system crashed. Leica Geosystems says it is vital to put in place “strategies to protect people, equipment, and assets… and to emphasise the crucial role digital solutions play in ensuring safety.”

The news that the Italian Government is once again considering building a bridge spanning the Messina Strait is of major significance for the construction sector, as well as for the country.

This month we look at two novel technologies that take circularity to the next level – transforming waste tyre rubber into a valuable asphalt constituent

Lighting specialist Signify has equipped the 9km-long Dublin Port Tunnel in Ireland with energy efficient LED lighting for all the route’s 1,800 light points. The quality of lighting for drivers in the tunnel improved from CRI25 to CRI70