The Road Passion

Thanks to the Wirtgen cold in-place recycling method, repairs to a highway to the north of Lisbon, Portugal, took only four days to complete – instead of the originally planned twelve weeks. Speed, cost-efficiency, and environmental compatibility – this is where Wirtgen technology sets entirely new standards.

One thing in particular is essential for paving an area of 480 m² per hour with concrete: high performance equipment like the new WPS 62i slipform paver. Material can be supplied to the Wirtgen placer/spreader from two trucks at once.

The ‘sand dune roller-coaster’, as the Zandvoort Formula 1 racing circuit in the Netherlands is also known, returns to the F1 racing calendar with two steeply banked bends with up to 32% crossfall. The complex reprofiling and resurfacing work was carried out with outstanding precision by three Vögele pavers.

First-class asphalt for the fastest of cars: Russian building contractor Tekhalyans, responsible for the renovation and maintenance of the Sochi Autodrom, is using the new high-tech TBA 3000 plant. The feature speak for themselves: high mixing capacity, improved process reliability, less energy consumption and the resource-friendly use of recycled materials. Premium quality for top speeds of up to 320 km/h!