Road Construction, Safety and Maintenance…
Trans Metalite India Ltd, a Metalite Group Company, has entered into a joint venture with Hitex InternationalUK for manufacturing of High Friction... Read More
Speeding up road projects ? banks to get more say
In an attempt to speed up implementation of road infrastructure projects, especially those held up due to financial reasons, the government has... Read More
Goa to widen two national highways
The state government of Goa in conjunction with the Central government has initiated the process of widening two national highways NH17 and... Read More
Assam PWRD launches Green Roads Mission
The Assam Public Works Road Department (PWRD) has launched a Green Road Mission to promote use of environment friendly technology for road... Read More
Major rural roads overhaul in West Bengal
The Union Rural Development Ministry has proposed a र4000 crore package for construction and renovation of rural roads in West Bengal. The... Read More
Selecting and using Modified Bituminous Binders In India
The current specifications and guidelines for the selection and use of different types of modified binders such as polymer modified bitumen and crumb rubber modified bitumen are inadequate. Prof Prithvi Singh Kandhal, Associate Director Emeritus of the National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT), Auburn University, Alabama, USA argues that there is an immediate need to revise government policies by deleting the common specification table for all types of polymers and modifiers so that substandard PMB is not used in India. He also writes very interestingly on the journey of various types of bitumen
Road Conference held in Delhi
A one-day national conference on road construction, ‘Fast Track Road Construction in India’ was organised by IBK Media in Delhi recently. TrafficInfraTech... Read More
Sustainability Issues in Pavement Engineering
Three experts from the Indian Institute of Science write in detail on the technologies, innovations, studies and the practices that need to be followed in the field of pavement engineering in India. They opine that sustainability is the way to achieve environment-friendly results.
Interview with:Sudhir Hoshing, ‘Road Technology is still not highly evolved in India’
Three airports for the Indian Air Force, a strategic road for the Defence Forces in the sand dunes of Rajasthan and three civil airports are among the several accomplished projects of Sudhir Hoshing. His 25 years in the industry make his voice a highly valued voice in the domain of road infrastructure. He has held several key positions in major infrastructure companies like Punj Lloyd, GMR and Oriental Structural Engineers.
