All Road, Concrete, and Asphalt Equipment Articles

Surfacing against the cold
Intermountain Slurry Seal adopted the micro surfacing process when it won the contract to resurface a 14.5 km of six-lane carriageway between Wasatch Mountain and Salt Lake City in Utah, US.
IRN looks at some recently launched light compaction equipment.
IRN looks at some recently launched light compaction equipment.
GAP Group opens dedicated non-mechanical plant locations
UK rental company GAP Group is opening a series of specialist non-mechanical plant depots throughout the country to stock equipment like props, fencing, safety barriers and trench sheets.
Road to America
Atlas Copco has set its sights on the US paving market with the launch of its Dynapac F1000 asphalt paver series.
SAKAI America launches a range of light compaction equipment
SAKAI America is launching a range of Japanese-built light compaction equipment for North America to add to the larger, US-assembled rollers it already sells.
VIDEO - RMD innovation helps TT2 deliver Tyne Tunnel
Work is progressing on the Tyne Tunnel, UK where formwork and falsework manufacturer RMD Kwikform is helping main contractor Bouygues Travaux Publics and Dunne Building & Civil Engineering on a difficult phase of the project.
Allen introduces new bridge deck former
Allen Concrete Pavers has introduced the 4836B bridge deck finisher (BDF) featuring hydraulic controls for powering the mainframe and a dual-roller finishing carriage.
In the mix - developments in concrete construction
Developments in concrete mixing technology are cutting production times and reducing consumption of both energy and cement. Steve Skinner reports on the impetus for speed set against a need for concrete excellence.
Reclaiming Cat
French contractor Sogea Satom chose a Caterpillar RM500 rotary mixer to stabilise the Douala road in N’Dokoti, Cameroon
Repaving Chang’an Avenue
On 1 October China celebrated the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China with a national holiday and a mass military parade along Beijing's Chang'an Avenue and across Tiananmen Square.
Gomaco makeover
The 0.86 km long Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee was demolished and rebuilt during a 13 week break between races earlier this year.
The path towards sustainability in road building. Steve Skinner reports.
Legislative and economic pressures are driving the road building sector towards more energy efficient and environmentally friendly machines and processes. Steve Skinner reports on the path towards sustainability.
Mastering water - Steve Skinner reports on some of the world’s largest projects
Bypassing, harnessing or resisting the world’s rivers and seas represents a unique challenge. Steve Skinner reports on the needs and solutions behind some of the world’s largest and most spectacular construction projects.
Wind speed
Meeting a tight deadline and coping with high winds were just two of the challenges faced by Bam in the construction of Europe's largest airport development in Berlin, Germany.
RMD Record
RMD Kwikform Iberica created a bespoke falsework and formwork solution to construct the world's widest, single pylon, concrete cable stayed bridge over the River Tajo in the Spanish province of Toledo.
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