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New road for Germany’s highest castle ruins
The ruins of Falkenstein Castle are located in the Allgäu at 1,277 metres – accessible via a private access road that also leads to a boutique hotel with a gourmet restaurant. The road, which is around two kilometres long, runs in narrow serpentines and has gradients of up to 30 per cent. Josef Böck GmbH from Nesselwang relies on the new Vögele SUPER 1800-5 X road paver with AB 500 TP1 extending screed for demanding surface course rehabilitation.
Highway rehabilitation with slipform paving technology in Texas
In the Permian Basin, the most productive oil field in the US, Pulice Construction is using the Wirtgen Group’s innovative slipform paving technology to rehabilitate the degraded Interstate 20 linking the most important oil-production centres. This investment in infrastructure is paving the way to more growth and prosperity in the region.
In the state of São Paulo, Brazilian infrastructure contractor EIXO SP is operating three Ciber iNOVA 1500 asphalt mixing plants. The plants are scoring top marks not only with 100% automated operation and a concept that allows flexible relocation. With an RAP recycling ratio of 40%, they are also making asphalt production more sustainable than ever before.