A reliable knowledge base covering the effectiveness of different road safety engineering treatments allows informed decisions for the development of future road safety programmes. The information can be used to allocate resources to the most cost-effective projects, such as ones that will reduce casualties the most per dollar spent, as inaccurate information on treatment effect may lead to inefficient use of limited resources. A recent project undertaken for Australian and New Zealand road authorities (Aus
But despite increased orders in North and South America, overall global order intake remained low, declining by 26%, primarily caused by lower demand in China.
A new airport has been constructed in the southern highlands of Papua New Guinea that will help with communications and logistics for the development of a natural gas project in the area.
Built at Komo, the airport is sufficiently large to be able to handle the massive Russian Antonov AH-124-100 transport aircraft. Construction of the airport however proved challenging as the climate in this mountainous area is known for its changeable weather and heavy seasonal rainfall.
However the airport was need
The market for ADTs has developed considerably in the last 20 years while the number of manufacturers active in this segment has also grown
Volvo CE was a pioneer of the ADT; the first firm to mass manufacture an articulating, tipper truck with all-wheel-drive in the 1960s, although it is not correct to say that the firm actually invented the ADT as some may claim.
Performance has increased considerably in the ADT sector in recent years, with many trucks now featuring low maintenance, oil-immersed d
