The Road Passion

The Road Passion
The Road Passion

PASSION

Experience the passion with which the Wirtgen Group’s customers, friends and fans realise infrastructure projects around the globe.

A tough mission in the Himalayas

Deep in the inaccessible Himalayan mountains, at an altitude of more than 3,500 m, two Universal Class pavers from Vögele were involved in the construction of what is probably India’s most ambitious tunnelling project to date. The Zoji-La Tunnel, named after the mountain pass of the same name, provides a year-round, weather-independent connection between the regions of Ladakh and Kashmir and, with a length of approximately 13 km, is the longest road tunnel in Asia.

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Slipform paving with the Wirtgen SP 94i

Slipform paving with the Wirtgen SP 94i enables Capital Paving to make the most of project restrictions and improve quality on a paving project on Interstate 44 in Missouri.



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Cold recycling – from dusk to dawn

The motorway operator chose the in-situ cold recycling method with a cold recycling train from the Wirtgen Group for the rehabilitation of two sections of a motorway not far from the Greek city of Lamia and the town of Kamena Vourla.

What advantages does this method offer?

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Benninghoven’s know-how for the Formula 1 circuit in Sochi

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!

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