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Texan tolling
February 7, 2012
Work is now underway on the new DFW Connector near Dallas, in the US state of Texas. This is of note as it is the largest investment of Recovery Act (ARRA) investment in a highway project so far.
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ECT's sustainability in action
February 7, 2012
French company ECT (Enviro Conseil Travaux) has opted to take advantage of the Caterpillar Certified Power Train (CPT) rebuild service for two of its Cat 740 Ejector articulated trucks. These are the first rebuilds worldwide for articulated trucks, and both were carried out by the French Cat dealer Bergerat Monnoyeur. What you get with CPT: Restores power train to like-new performance, Covers radiator, engine, transmission, torque converter, final drive and axle, Approximately 200 tests and inspections of p
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Junction construction
February 7, 2012
Two Liebherr mobile cranes and four Atlas Copco compressors are playing an important role in upgrades to a highway in Brazilian city São Paolo.
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Smart vision analysis
February 7, 2012
Traficon is now offering a VIP board that can be used for analysing images from network cameras. The highly sophisticated VIP-IP package connects to IP network cameras that provide MPEG-4 or H.264 video compression and generates streaming video back out, with embedded detection information. It integrates automatic incident detection, traffic data collection, vehicle presence detection, digital recording of pre
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Compact performer
February 7, 2012
A modular mobile jaw crusher is being offered by a new manufacturer to the market. Based in Britain, Crushers UK has designed its track-mounted, single toggle jaw Hercules 1830 machine to be easy to transport and make ready for use. The machine features a crusher opening measuring 800x500mm and can produce stone sizes from 25-100mm, with a maximum throughput of 100tonnes/hour.
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Bridge uses new forming carriage
February 7, 2012
The Holzmatttal Bridge for the A98 autobahn in southern Germany stretches 410m across the valley, and on this build the newly-developed Doka forming carriage TU is said to have demonstrated precisely how it drives progress with extremely short cycle times and speedy forming and stripping out operations. The underslung carriage also permits unobstructed access for site traffic.
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Cat machines on Russian summit site
February 7, 2012
The summit of APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) taking place on Russky Island, close to Vladivostok, Russia, in 2012 has prompted a myriad of construction projects in the area. The massive construction site includes hotels and a conference centre, airport reconstruction, highway construction and reconstruction, an opera and ballet theatre, sea facade including port structures and infrastructure, and the Eastern Bosphorus Strait Bridge (see World report, World Highways November/December 2009), which w
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Japan's toll plan
February 7, 2012
Japan's Transport Ministry is working on plans to remove toll charges for passenger cars using 1,626km of the country's expressways. The move is be used as a trial to evaluate benefits to the economy as well as on transportation businesses and traffic congestion.
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Philippino project
February 7, 2012
Work is due to start on the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEx) in the Philippines in March 2010. The new highway will cut travel time and help boost economic development in and around Luzon.
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Long-life pumping
February 7, 2012
A Tsurumi pump is still providing good service after 22 years in the fleet of Dutch rental firm Verno, which focusese on the construction market. The LB250 submersible model, for which production stopped over a decade ago, is thought to be the longest-serving Tsurumi pump in Europe. However, Verno, says that the unit's long service record is a product of its versatility, robust design and build quality
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