Road milling and recycling play important roles in road building, with new models now coming to market - Mike Woof writes. The market for road milling machinery has become very competitive in recent times. In past years this sector of the construction machinery business was dominated by German firm Wirtgen, however there are now more companies active in the field and the leading companies offer a wider array of models than before. Wirtgen retains its market leadership and still offers the most comprehensive
The 3rd Bosporus Bridge and the Northern Marmara Motorway will improve transport links between Europe and Asia and cut chronic congestion in Istanbul, Turkey’s largest city - Mike Woof reports Work is now well underway on the 3rd Bosporus Bridge and the Northern Marmara Motorway, providing a new link for Turkish city Istanbul and the region as a whole. This enormous bridge and highway project is breaking several records for Turkey in terms of scale, as well as setting a number of international records for e
New innovations are underway that will help optimise rock crushing and screening operations and boost quarry efficiency overall - Mike Woof writes. Quarrying is a tough industry that provides enormous challenges to equipment providers as machines and technology have to be rugged, durable and productive. Cutting the cost of production while optimising output has been a major target for suppliers, with new technologies playing an increasingly important role.
Taking the long view with regard to increased qu
Two giant US-made 21m-long mobile barriers are now keeping highway maintenance workers safe in England.
The 16tonne barriers were made in by Mobile Barriers, based in Denver, in the state of Colorado. They have been deployed in the West Midlands region of England in collaboration with UK highways maintenance contractor Kier.
With yearly operating costs of US$17,000, the MBT-1 can pay for itself with nominal usage, according to the manufacturer. This could be in less than two years with 10-15 lane clos
