At the Alligator River Bridge Project in North Carolina, three huge barges, each carrying a large crane and piling rig, are supporting the construction of the new 3.2 mile long bridge using 3D machine control from Leica Geosystems.
Massive floating piling rig in the USA perfectley positioned with 3D Machine Control
‘The Power of Where’ - construction industry clients now want location-based data, with National Highways alone equating the value of its data at £80bn, says Mark Lawton Head of Engineering Survey at Tier 1 contractor Skanska.
The dividing trench between UK earthworks PLC and the rest of the construction industry is set to be filled in by three simple words' Design for Machines'. They may be simple words, but they are fundamental to a change in approach and mindset that is accelerating through the sector, from large customers like National Highways and HS2 to Tier 1 contractors like Skanska.
Peter Haddock talks to industry expert, Mark Lawton of Skanska at the Highways UK event
Peter Haddock interviews Mark Lawton from Skanska about the importance of the new Highways England 'Raising the Bar' document, which mandates 3D machine control on its projects.



