Features

February 23, 2012
Major infrastructure projects worldwide are relying on innovative formwork solutions for speed and safety as Patrick Smith reports. The 970m long…
February 23, 2012
GNSS road pricing a step closer. Today, road transport faces major challenges such as the ever-increasing need for safety, as well as for reduced…
February 23, 2012
MINNESOTA CITIES including Minneapolis and Richfield have been testing pervious concrete on parking lots and other hard surfaces to improve storm…
February 22, 2012
Vietnam's new highway projects Key highway projects are being planned in Vietnam including the Ninh Binh-Thanh Hoa Expressway, which will run for…
February 22, 2012
Caterpillar plans to open a new manufacturing facility in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, to produce undercarriage components and track assemblies,…
February 22, 2012
China has opened the world's longest bridge over water, the 41.58km Jiaozhou Bay Bridge, which is said to have cost well over US$2 billion to build.…
February 22, 2012
Modern satellite technology is making life easier for everyone on the construction site and in the office. Most major equipment manufacturers are now…
February 22, 2012
Huge investments are being made in major road construction projects for North Africa. The biggest is the 'Autoroute Transmaghrébine' highway, which…
February 22, 2012
The University of Birmingham's internationally renowned Highways Group links with IRF to host this year's premier Forum for Advances in Sustainable…
February 22, 2012
With economies booming in the BRIC countries and other regions, spending on infrastructure is at a high - Patrick Smith reports As economic crisis…
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