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EvoQuip is holding an open event in North America that will showcase live working demos of its crushing and screening equipment. The manufacturer is co-hosting the event with distributor Emerald Equipment in Bridgewater, New Jersey on July 25-26. Equipment on show will include the Bison 280, Cobra 230 and 230R as well as the entire Colt range. Sean Donaghy, EvoQuip USA sales manager, commented: “EvoQuip are delighted to be working with Emerald Equipment on returning to the USA for a second open even

The project to replace a historic bridge in US capital Washington DC is providing major challenges for its builders - Mike Woof writes

Business confidence in construction looks healthy in many countries around the world. Transport infrastructure remains a high priority for construction activity around the globe. China is continuing to develop its own internal transport network, while also funding a massive programme of works under its Belt & Road plan. The impact of the Belt & Road programme is being seen in Asia, Russia and also parts of Africa, with the aim of unlocking economic activity by boosting transport connections, whether by road

Kapsch, working closely with Qualcomm Technologies, is showcasing the latest generation of roadside ITS station platforms, fostering deployment for Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS). Kapsch says that it has introduced the first configurable roadside ITS station platform for C-V2X direct communication, the RIS-9260. The C-V2X-based intelligent transport system (ITS) station platform - also known as a roadside unit (RSU) - is based on the Qualcomm 9150 C-V2X chipset solution. It connects

Telent Technology Services has been awarded a major eight-year traffic signals and ITS maintenance contract for England’s Essex county. The award was given to Telent, a UK-based company, by the contractor Ringway Jacobs on behalf of the Essex Highways Partnership. The deal will include maintenance of 231 traffic signal junctions, 262 traffic signal crossings, four emergency wig-wag lights, 30 car park count sites, 48 car park guidance Variable Message Signs (VMS), 17 vehicle actuated signs and 398 school

Flir says that it has upgraded its thermal traffic sensor and detector with traffic data collection features. The company says ThermiCam2 uses thermal energy emitted from road users – rather than light - to detect vehicles and vulnerable road users at night, over long distances and in harsh weather conditions. According to Flir, the solution can be used to detect vehicles and bicycles approaching an intersection, detect wrong-way drivers, count and distinguish vehicles from bicycles and collect traff

Curtin University in Perth, Australia, is rolling out more Actibumps for slowing traffic after what is says has been a successful trial of four systems. “We expected the same effect as in Sweden,” said David Eskilsson, general manager at Edeva, the Actibump manufacturer based in Linkoping. “But the decrease in the percentage of speeding drivers from over 70% of all drivers in January to below 25% in October last year on the most difficult site has been better than even we expected.” In January 2018 Curtin