Foamed bitumen is a versatile and cost-effective tool in recycling roads - Mike Woof reports Wirtgen hopes to capitalise on the growing demand for materials recycling and its range of solutions for this sector has expanded considerably in recent times. The firm has been taking advantage of further developments in foamed bitumen technology to offer an array of cost-effective road repair solutions. The range allows this material to be used in array of cold recycling applications and Wirtgen also offers labora
New technologies allow efficient use of recycled asphalt - Mike Woof writes The Eurobitume/Euroasphalt 2012 event in Istanbul earlier this year proved an important event with regard to asphalt recycling innovations. Key developments in this technology were announced, particularly in the field of asphalt production. One of the notable papers came from E-MAK, part of the Turkish Simge Group, which focused on its RATEK system. This technology is designed to use recycled asphalt and can produce greater throughp
A Swiss-designed system for the diversion of traffic away from road maintenance crews could be revolutionary, reports David Arminas
Switzerland will soon tender for companies to build and supply a mobile system for physically shifting traffic away from bridge and road maintenance crews.
The federal highways agency - FEDRO - will be asking manufacturers of heavy equipment to submit bids starting this summer for the Astra Bridge system.
The system will be two lanes wide and include ramp sections at e
The 18km Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link in the Baltic Sea will create an uninterrupted traffic link between the Danish island of Lolland and the German Island of Fehmarn.
