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I-66 Outside the Beltway Project Reaches 91% Completion
The FAM Construction team working on the I-66 Outside the Beltway project in northern Virginia has made incredible strides as it progresses toward the early opening this fall of new I-66 Express lanes along a 9-mile stretch of the 22.5-mile project corridor. The team has logged over 11 million hours worked and has reached almost 91% completion on the project, which is located […]
DIT-GLUE: Ditecpesa designs a new solution to increase adherence between road surface layers
The new product is DIT-GLUE. The solution has been tested in A-2 highway, Madrid-Barcelona, with outstanding results. “It has been developed through innovative processes, taking into account existing needs in highway construction,” comments José Javier García Pardenilla, Managing Director of Ditecpesa. Ditecpesa has launched DIT-GLUE to the market, a new product designed for asphalt emulsion […]
Budimex to develop a self-repairing road
Higher strength and increased durability of asphalt pavement – these are the main goals of the newly launched SeHePa project, involving Budimex in cooperation with the Warsaw University of Technology. The technologies developed, based on the action of innovative microcapsules in mineral-asphalt mixtures, will be used in the construction projects implemented by the company. The […]
The HorBran project of innovative concrete reaches its final stage after a successful run
HorBran project, whose main objective was the certification of innovative concrete materials with recycled or commercial fibers, has been successfully closed. The main objectives of this R&D project were the design and the certification of innovative concrete in which propylene fibers can substitute at least a part of the traditional steel reinforcement needed to reach […]
Ferrovial Develops a Smart Pavement for Steering in Self-Driving Cars
Ferrovial Agroman’s R&D department and its subsidiary Ditecpesa, along with Ferrovial’s CI3 Foundation and collaboration from Ferrovial Corporation and Cintra, have developed a smart pavement for steering in self-driving cars. Currently, self-driving cars are steered using GPS, cameras, and laser systems. All these systems enable self-driving to some extent, depending on environmental conditions, which can be improved by adding complementary systems capable of operating independently of lighting and weather by adding effective communication with infrastructure, which can be decisive in definitive development of this type of driving. […]
The Minister of Development, Along with Inigo Meirás, Visits Construction on the Beas-Trigueros Bypass That Ferrovial Is Building
On July 9, Minister of Development José Luis Abalos, accompanied by the CEO of Ferrovial, Inigo Meirás, visited construction on the Beas-Trigueros Bypass being built by Ferrovial Agroman, coinciding with the opening of the second 8.43 km stretch between the Beas Sur/Trigueros Norte Junction and the starting junction with the current N-435. Along with the […]
407 ETR and 3M CANADA paving the way with high contrast pavement markings
According to the Canadian PR and media software company Cision, as Autonomous Vehicles begin hitting the road, the push for innovation will continue to ensure new technologies are implemented safely and effectively. 407 ETR, in partnership with 3M Canada, has started this process by testing the use of 3M’s pavement marking tapes optimized for Advanced […]
Ferrovial Agroman Participates in the 49th International Congress and Exhibition on Noise Control Engineering
Over the course of four days in June, Ferrovial Agroman participated in the 2019 Inter-Noise conference, organized by the International Institute of Noise Control Engineering (I-INCE) and the Sociedad Española de Acústica (SEA). The event featured an extensive program presenting research done by leading global specialists, along with an exhibition of the most advanced technologies […]
