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From predicting the days when accidents are more likely to happen, to million-pound project savings, James Wilmore discovers how artificial intelligence is transforming the way projects are planned Big road projects will often uncover historic finds. During the £1.5bn upgrade of the A14 in Cambridgeshire, an archaeologist found what was believed to be the earliest evidence of beer brewing in Britain, dating back around 2,000 years. Generating as much excitement, for different reasons, was the...

Booze and Buried Mammoths - All Found Whilst Using AI to Upgrade an Arterial Road Artificial Intelligence Makes Working Safer and Easier on A14 Project UK – The A14, the road which carries vast amounts of freight traffic from Britains busiest container port at Felixstowe to the Midlands, has been the bane of many truck drivers for decades. Now Highways England is crediting artificial intelligence (AI) for a huge boost in both safety and productivity at the conclusion of the latest upgrade wor...

Julian Makey Pioneering technology was used to improve safety of workers on A14 project. - Credit: HIGHWAYS ENGLAND Poineering use of Artificial Intelligence trialled in the construction of the £1.5 billion A14 upgrade could help to speed up major road projects in future, Highways England has said. Thousands of pieces of information gathered by the innovative system, being used for the first time, also made sites safer for staff and it will now be rolled out elsewhere. While working on the 21-...