Paving Hawaiian roads with recycled plastics and abandoned fishing nets
Hawaii has a plastic problem. The island faces economic and logistical challenges in recycling plastic waste, including marine debris. Continue →
Browsing: Roads
Win for thin asphalt pavement design and construction
Austroads has released two new research reports that together provide transport agencies with clearer evidence and practical guidance to support safer, more reliable use of thin asphalt‑surfaced unbound granular pavements across Australia and New Zealand. Continue →
Rubber hits the road in South Island trial
The first rubber road in New Zealand is being planned in the Selwyn District, Canterbury. Continue →
Melbourne road to be built with recycled plastic waste
A new project is taking soft plastics and glass diverted from landfills to construct a Melbourne road in an Australian-first trial
The 300-metre stretch of road will be made from 200,000 plastic bags, packaging, and 63,000 glass bottle equivalents, The Urban Developer reports. Continue →
Driving towards a low-emissions economy
There are several simple steps that New Zealand could implement to achieve the goal of a low-emission economy, says Toyota New Zealand CEO Alistair Davis
The Productivity Commission’s draft on the move to a low carbon emission economy through a Zero Carbon Act is a sound report on what lies ahead. Continue →
World’s longest sea bridge soon to open
The world’s longest sea bridge is about to open to traffic after a nearly eight-year construction period dogged by delays, budget overruns, crew deaths and accusations of corruption
The 55-kilometre bridge and tunnel project links the two special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau with the mainland, heavily reducing travel time and bringing together up to 60 million people into a metropolis-style economy. Continue →
Australian road construction to hit record levels in 2018
Construction on Australia’s road infrastructure is expected to continue its growth in 2018 but could hit a trough in later years as governments turn their focus to rail projects
According to BIS Oxford Economics’ Road Construction in Australia 2018 to 2032 report, national road construction activity will reach a historical high of over $20 billion in this financial year. Continue →
Electric scooters and bikes to compete for city streets?
Could electric scooters and bikes help ease the congestion in increasingly crowded cities, Nathaniel Bullard asks
Earlier this year, Santa Monica-based startup Bird rolled out an app-based fleet of dockless electric scooters in San Francisco. Continue →
Hamilton and Waikato show the way with ‘warm white’ LED street lighting
Hamilton and Waikato drivers and residents are the first in New Zealand to experience unique warmer streetlights that reduce spillover glare into houses, are less harsh on the eyes and more energy efficient
Over 15,000 new street luminaires have been custom-made by Philips for Hamilton and the Waikato’s conditions, with half already in place and the rest being installed by the end of the year. Continue →
