At the Port of Immingham, on the east coast of England, contractor Costain Group plc., London, is piloting a smartphone-accessible system, called Smart Highways, to help with long-term highway asset management and maintenance.
The contractor, which is engaged on a contract to upgrade roughly 5 kilometers of the A160 highway at the port, is using the system's various tools to tag physical assets. This is the first time the technology has been used on a road project in the U.K.