News BAM and Ramboll rehabilitate Britain’s Antarctic runway A team formed of contractor BAM and technical adviser Ramboll has resurfaced the runway at the British Antarctic Survey’s Rothera Research Station, enabling planes to land at there for the…
News Ferrovial develops tool to assess climate risks to projects Ferrovial says it has developed a method for assessing the risks severe weather events like snow, floods and drought pose to infrastructure during construction and after. It worked with the…
News US creates $729m fund to repair roads damaged by natural disasters The US Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has announced $729m in funding to repair roads and bridges damaged by hurricanes, flooding and mudslides, and to improve their resilience to future disasters.…
Trends Extreme weather is the new normal. Are you planning for it? Globally, construction activity is growing at an unprecedented rate. It’s estimated that during the next 40 years, 230 billion square meters of new infrastructure will be built. At the same…
News Chinese researchers develop self-deicing asphalt Researchers from Hebei University of Science and Technology have developed an additive for asphalt that may keep roads ice-free and negate the need to spread salt on the surface. Their…