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US contractor Conewago Enterprises is using a paver from Volvo CE to lay a roller-compacted concrete (RCC) surface at the Liberty Trust distribution centre in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. This facility lies close to Interstate-81, which runs through the Appalachian Mountains from the Canada-US border to Tennessee. This 1,376km route carries heavy truck traffic and as a result, hundreds of distribution warehouses have being constructed along the route of this busy transport corridor. Conewago Enterpris

Doka’s formwork expertise is currently in demand during the construction of one of the busiest motorway viaducts in Germany. The 400m six-lane Lahntal Bridge in Limburg dates from the early 1960s. Every day about 100,000 vehicles cross the bridge that spans the valley of the River Lahn. But traffic loads have increased sharply, so a new bridge is being built sited just a few metres west of the old viaduct. The new Lahntal viaduct will measure a massive 43.5m in width, enabling eight lanes plus hard shoul

Morocco’s massive infrastructure development programme is continuing. The cost of this project is expected to hit US$61.86 billion by the time it is complete in 2035. The second and third phases of the road network development programme for Morocco will see the construction of some 1,649km of highways. These new highways will link the country’s capital Rabat to the economic hub Casablanca and to other major cities such as Tangiers in the north as well as Fes and Marrakesh. Morocco’s road development program

Roadtec is now offering the CP100, a simple and robust sweeper machine for use on road construction sites. This is designed to work in conjunction with milling machines, allowing a contractor to clean the surface of a roadway after planning has taken place. The machine is said to remove any remaining surface dust and debris quickly and effectively. It is particularly useful on sites where debris could pose a hazard, such as for airport runway work. This 7.7tonne machine features a patented cleaning design,

A series of developments in the milling machine market will give customers both greater choice and performance – Mike Woof writes. Competition is heating up in the market for milling machines, which has been dominated for many years by Wirtgen. The German firm still retains a strong share of this market, but is now facing much tougher levels of competition from key rivals, and Atlas Copco, BOMAG, Caterpillar and Roadtec in particular. Meanwhile the market is also seeing the return of another familiar nam