The construction project for the new Polcevera Viaduct is a source of pride for Italy in these difficult times, and the completion of the deck structure has been a cause for celebration.
The tendering process is due to commence for a major new highway project in Bangladesh. The 218km highway is intended to improve transport connections between Dhaka and Chittagong and is expected to cost close to US$2.3 billion. The route will be tolled and will have seven interchanges, while it will run alongside the existing highway. The project is being planned by the country’s Roads and Highways Department (RHD). Two options have been proposed, with one featuring six lanes and three in either direction,
A number of new bulldozer and grader developments are now coming to market - Mike Woof reports
Bulldozers and graders are often overlooked as earthmovers, with the focus all too often concentrating on excavators, wheeled loaders and ADTs. However, key manufacturers are rolling out new graders and bulldozers too, which are also benefiting from the latest low emissions engine technology as well as advanced telematics systems and improved cabs with better all-round visibility.
Caterpillar’s 26tonne 14M3
Work on two new expressways will commence in Vietnam during 2017. The projects are both being managed by the Vietnamese Government and are being constructed in the southern province of Dong Nai.
A build-operate-transfer (BOT) format will be employed for the construction of a 60-kilometer-long first section
A 60km expressway will run through Tan Phu and Dau Giay and join with the Dau Giay-Lien Khuong expressway, with the work being carried out under the build, operate, transfer model. This expressway
