Automatic Cleaning of Highways from Snow and Ice [VIDEO]

The Winter is here and the difficulty mostly faced by most of the highway users is the snow that always get the traffic stuck in there. Now scientist have invented such a machine that automatically clears the snow and place in the dumper which is than taken to the dumping site. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AseNYw0xmI0]

Plastic Roads – an innovation in pavement and highway engineering

Paving Streets and roads with asphalt can – in a not so distant future – become a thing of the past. The alternative? Recycled Plastic. And the Netherlands could be the first country to use this new type of road surface. Plastic roads would last up to three times as much as asphalt. Image: VolkerWessels … Read more

Islamabad Highway as Signal free Corridor inaugurated by PM

Islamabad (Web Desk): Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday performed ground breaking of Signal Free Corridor of Islamabad Highway here in the evening. During his speech at launcing ceremony, PM Nawaz said that the project envisages conversion of 24 kilometer Expressway from Zero Point to GT Road Rawat as signal free corridor besides addition of … Read more

Torkham – Jalalabad Road Afghanistan Ground Breaking Ceremony FWO

Sequel to Pakistan\’s announcement last week about the construction of Torkham-Jalalabad Road Afghanistan, a Ground Breaking Ceremony was organized by the Afghan Ministry of Public Works at Jalalabad for laying an additional carriageway of the road by the Frontier Works Organisation. The 75 km long section is a part of the legendary Grand Trunk Road … Read more

Highway Materials Types and Characteristics

Highway construction can be characterized by large right-of-way having length of considerable amount. Due to this, Highway materials are needed in large quantum. Depending upon the type of highway pavement, flexible or rigid the highway material required for highway construction is decided. This post contains general information regarding the Types of highway materials used in … Read more