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Powerscreen distributor Kwintmadi-Lonmadi has been helping local contractors fulfill material requirements in advance of the 2014 Winter Olympics in the Black Sea holiday resort of Sochi. Kwintmadi-Lonmadi was appointed as European Russia distributor in 2011 and in its first year has been awarded the title of Powerscreen Dealer of the Year, 2012. Its first customer to buy a Powerscreen XA400S jaw crusher is heavily involved in the preparations for the Winter Olympic Games, having won various contracts in So

Made for DTH production drilling in soft to medium hard rock, the new Secoroc RocketBit from Atlas Copco Secoroc is said to be ideal for quarrying and mining operations. Also claiming success in water well drilling, the innovative drill bit has been put through Atlas Copco’s digital wind tunnel simulating the best angles and deep grooves. This design solution is said to have created more space between the forged steel bit body and rock face, thereby optimising chip removal. The Secoroc RocketBit claims to o

More than US$260 million will be spent on creating a 157.5km-long link road between Kenya and Tanzania. Of the total with $262.2 million project cost, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has offered a loan of $232.5 million, while the Africa Trade Fund will provide a trade grant of $740,000. The governments of Kenya and Tanzania have pledged $12.3 million and $15.6 million respectively. The project consists of a stretch between Voi and Taveta, Kenya as well as another between Holili and Arusha, Tanzania, an

A total of US$ 4.36 billion (CNY 27bn) is to be invested in 11 expressway projects in China's Haikou city. They include the around 15km Jiangdong No 27 expressway and the 9km Linggui expressway. Meanwhile, Qiongshan Avenue-Airport North Road-Xindazhou Avenue expressway will stretch over 14km; Longkun Road over 15km; a distance of 9km will be covered on Qiuhai Avenue; with another expressway being the 11km Green Corridor. Yuehai Avenue will have a planned speed of 80 km/hour and a length of around 15km. Th

The Philippines Government will inject US$316.15 million (PHP 13bn) into improving tourism roads during 2014, in order to transport tourists to all parts of the archipelago. The latest cash for tourism roads follows the allocation of $507.73 million (PHP 21bn) from 2011-2013.

Road construction has evolved considerably in recent years and today more options are available, offering greater longevity and durability, lowered costs, faster application and reduced impact on the environment. The fact that more options are available, however, means that more critical decisions must be made in order to ensure that the optimal solution is selected for the specific needs of each project. In this article we will look at some of the variables that should be considered, while examining the va

Atkins North America is now working on a key traffic project in the US to head the 2013 Congestion Management Program (CMP) and Multimodal Transportation Service Objective (MTSO) Monitoring Effort. This is an important project costing some $225,000. As part of the CMP, the Authority is responsible for monitoring the achievement of Level-of-Service (LOS) Standards and performance standards established under the programme. These measures will compare the 2011 monitoring results with those from previous monito