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New wheeled paver delivers impressive performance in the Mont Blanc Tunnel
The rehabilitation and modernisation of the nearly 12-kilometre Mont Blanc Tunnel – one of the most important north-south corridors in the European road network – is scheduled for completion by 2042. Two wheeled pavers from Vögele have been deployed on the project. A latest-generation SUPER 1803-5 X and a SUPER 1303-3i took only one night to pave the surface course of a 400-metre section of the tunnel and impressively demonstrated what efficient machine technology can deliver on a tight deadline.
Three sections of the historic Via Appia, known today as the SS 7 (State Highway 7), were in need of rehabilitation. On the three sections, Italian road construction contractor Impresa Turlione deployed a large milling machine W 210 XF featuring the latest Wirtgen technology, a comfortable operator’s cabin and a sweeping unit for cleaning up after milling.
A stretch of road spanning some 3.3 kilometres in Hessen, Germany, was repaved with a new asphalt surface course. The challenge: The warm mix asphalt being used for the job meant the compaction process had to be very fast. To ensure maximum quality was achieved, the construction company deployed tandem rollers from Hamm featuring Smart Compact Pro for automated compaction based on the real-time asphalt density.