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Sunderland’s sliding bridge slips across the Wear

October 26, 2016

Slowly but surely, a 2,500 tonne section of a new bridge deck was eased out from the banks of the River Wear near Sunderland in northern England. It now straddles the water, pointing towards the opposite bank which it will eventually reach after another sliding operation next year likely. The project to build the New Wear Crossing is now half way through with the first half of the steel deck bridge poised mid-river. Completion of the bridge is expected in the spring of 2018. This month, hydraulic jack

IHI and Kato joining forces for machines

October 25, 2016

A new agreement between IHI and Kato will see the two firms joining their construction machine operations together. IHI Corporation (IHI) announced has agreed to transfer all the shares in its wholly‐owned IHI Construction Machinery business to Kato Works. The move will expand the product line-up for mini‐excavators, crawler cranes and other crawler equipment. All current facilities and network including overseas will remain without major changes for the time being. The two companies will assimilate ove

Sacyr enters Paraguay road sector

October 25, 2016

Sacyr subsidiary Sacyr Concesiones is leading a consortium to will build and operate the Road 2 and Road 7 routes in Paraguay. The Road 2 route will connect Asunción and Coronel Oviedo. Meanwhile the Road 7 route will run from Coronel Oviedo to Caaguazú. Construction is expected to cost US$520 million with the concession package being for a period of 30 years. The Route 2 and Route 7 combined deal is of note as this will be Paraguay’s first PPP for a highway project. The consortium is headed by Sacyr Conces

Philippines projects proceeding as planned

October 25, 2016

Major expressway projects are now moving forward in the Philippines, with building due to start in the first quarter of 2017. Metro Pacific is gearing up to commence construction of the C5 Link Expressway. Meanwhile Metro Pacific Investments Corp (MPIC) has plans to commence construction of the Cavite-Laguna Expressway. The 7.6km C5 Link Expressway forms part of the Cavitex network. The US$291 million project will join the C-5 Road in Taugig to the R-1 Coastal Expressway. The $728 million Cavite-Laguna e

Indonesia highway due date revealed

October 25, 2016

Funding sources are now being secured for Indonesia’s massive Trans Java toll project. A portion of the financing is being delivered by Sarana Multi Infrastuktur, Taspen, and BPJS Ketenagakerjaan. Part of the financing package will also be sourced from pension funds such as BPJS Ketenagakerjaan and Taspen. The project will be carried out by Waskita Toll Road.

China highways in Guizhou

October 25, 2016

The Chinese Province of Guizhou has a plan to construct no less than 32 new highways, with the construction work expected to be complete by 2022. In all the new highways will measure a total length of 2,428km. Work is starting in 2016 on three of the highways, which will total 222km in all. A further 10 highway projects are due to start construction in 2017 and will measure a total of 790km. In 2018 there will be eight new highway projects starting construction and measuring 861km with a further 11 highway

Loaders assist with clearing China road blockage

October 25, 2016

Earthmoving machines from XCMG have played an important role in helping clear a road blockage in China A road in China’s Gansu Province became blocked following a period of heavy rain. A landslide on a grass slope at a tunnel portal on National Highway 212 recently caused major traffic delays in the area. The task of clearing up the landslide was made more difficult still by around 500m3 of stone close to the tunnel portal also being moved by the landslide. Another route in the area that carries tourist

Lighting the safety road ahead with Eurovia's new low loader

October 24, 2016

Working and driving in London, one of the busiest capitals in the world brings many challenges, particularly when driving a six-axle 44tonne articulated tractor unit and low loader semi-trailer with a precious load of asphalt pavers, compactors and streetmasters. Additional safety considerations have to be taken for the road traffic, cyclists and pedestrians, in day and night operations, which place additional responsibilities on professional drivers. Eurovia decided to run a safety review to improve

Farnham Tool Hire excavator fleet now exclusively Bobcat

October 24, 2016

Since being acquired eight years ago by the current owner, Farnham Tool Hire, based in Farnham, southern England, the company has grown from three units to 18 machines and is now is exclusively of Bobcat micro- and mini-excavators. All Farnham’s machines have been supplied by Bobcat of London, the authorised Bobcat dealer for London and south-east England. Farnham Tool Hire bought its first Bobcat excavators six years ago and now offers a choice of models from 1-3tonnes. The latest additions to the

One Wirtgen W210i follows another for UK firm MAC Surfacing

October 24, 2016

UK hire company MAC Surfacing has purchased its second Wirtgen W210i large milling machine following significant demand for heavy-duty 2m planers from its customer base. MAC Surfacing, based in the Midlands of England, offers an extensive fleet of pavers and planers plus a full range of ancillary surfacing plant including: rollers, sweepers and JCB 3CX Compact Streetmasters. It also provides skilled labour - from drivers and screwmen to project teams - ranging from two-man preparation crews through to ei