Two Vögele Pavers Involved in the Construction of the Zoji-La Tunnel in India. This tunnel provides a year-round, weather-independent connection between the regions of Ladakh and Kashmir and, with a length of approximately 8 miles (13 km), is the longest road tunnel in Asia.
Slipform paving with the Wirtgen SP-94i helps Capital Paving make the most of their project restrictions and improve quality on I-44 project in Missouri.
In-Situ Cold Recycling: the Most Sustainable Solution
A Greek highway 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 major highway.
In Suzhou, China, two milling machines, one road paver, and two tandem rollers rehabilitated damaged pavement on a section of the Fuyun Road within a single working day.
A Kleemann plant train greatly optimizes processes
A Kleemann plant train was recently put into operation at Table Mountain Rock in Oregon (USA): The jaw crusher MOBICAT MC 110i EVO2 and the cone crusher MOBICONE MCO 90i EVO2 are combined with the MOBISCREEN MSC 953i EVO classifying screening plant.
In a quarry near Winklarn in the Bavarian Forest, the paving stone specialist Godelmann crushes granite into fine grit. The material at the site is extremely hard and abrasive.
In a quarry in Louisville, Nebraska, a Wirtgen Surface Miner 280 SM(i) is being used for the layer-by-layer and particularly environmentally friendly extraction of limestone.
Vögele machines build race circuit in mountains of Japan
Tight bends and uphill gradients up to 19%: Three Vögele pavers and one MT 3000-3i Offset material transfer vehicle were deployed on the construction of a race track near Tokyo.
Electric rollers – first use on construction sites
Since their world première at bauma 2022, Hamm electric rollers have been impressing people on a daily basis in an extremely wide range of applications. Advantages: Simple operation along with quiet and local-emission-free work.
Cold recycling train with new Vögele SUPER 2100-5i
The contractors opted for cold in-place recycling when rehabilitating an agricultural road on the Dutch coast. The new SUPER 2100-5i Highway Class paver from Vögele was also used.
In Aarau, Switzerland, rail engineers from Rhomberg Sersa Rail Group are using a HD 10C VV tandem roller from Hamm to pre-compact ballast before they upgrade the switch.
Stringless concrete paving with the Wirtgen SP 25i and AutoPilot
German construction contractor “VSB infra” takes advantage of the benefits of AutoPilot 2.0 for the paving of a poured in-place concrete safety barrier on the A 43 Autobahn near the city of Münster.
The 280 SMi Delivers Peak Performance in Selective Mining Operations
The first Wirtgen Surface Miner 280 SMi has now been hard at work in Kiviõli, in northern Estonia, since the end of 2021. The machine is being used for the selective mining of oil shale and limestone.
Interest in sustainable solutions for road construction is constantly growing. Construction? Yes, but how? The Wirtgen Group offers a wide range of machines and systems for all phases of construction projects.
With the first mobile, all-electric screening plant MOBISCREEN MSC 702i EVO with Dual Power for screening quartz sand, Emil Steidle is breaking new ground.
W 200 Fi being used in the Stadio Olimpico in Rome
The racetrack of the Stadio Olimpico in Rome is being renovated by a Wirtgen W 200 Fi cold milling machine in preparation for the 26th European Athletics Championships in 2024.
Hungary’s first mixing plant with 70 % recycled material content
A Benninghoven TBA 3000 asphalt mixing plant, which can produce asphalt from 70 % milled material thanks to parallel drum, has been commissioned in Hungary.
First-class results in the construction of the Ningpan Expressway
In order to build the new Ningpan-Panzhihua Expressway, the construction company undertaking the work opted for the powerful combination of the Vögele SUPER 3000-3i, the Hamm HC 228 D compactor, and the Hamm HD 0128V tandem roller – with impressive results.
N.A. Manosh Corporation Invests in Machines from the Wirtgen Group
The N. A. Manosh Corporation is an important partner of the construction industry, and offers a broad spectrum of services for customers in Vermont and New England.
Wirtgen Group Machines Rehabilitate Beitbridge-Harare-Chirundu Highway
The extensive rehabilitation of the around 582 km section between Beitbridge and Harare and the partial widening of the roadway from 7 m to 12.5 m began in 2019.
Worldwide first Kleemann jaw crusher MOBICAT MC 110(i) EVO2 put into operation
Since the beginning of March 2021, the worldwide first jaw crusher of type MOBICAT MC 110(i) EVO2 has been working in a quarry from Recycling GmbH Lahnau.
Cycleway Rehabilitation in Aachen with the W 100 Fi
The new W 100 Fi Wirtgen compact milling machine with F-series technology did an excellent job in the extremely narrow confines of a cycleway in Aachen, Germany.
The Wirtgen SP 15 impressed with high quality and efficiency during the construction of an in situ concrete safety barrier in Suzhou, China, by offset paving.
In Tianjin, Wirtgen Group plants and machines recycled 60,000 m³ of construction materials with the in-plant cold recycling process and reused it for paving.
In Tangshan City, a cold recycling paving train featuring the core technology of the new Wirtgen W 240 CR rehabilitated the surface of a road with the cold recycling method.
Concrete Removal by Cold Milling at Leipzig/Halle Airport
In the course of the refurbishment of Leipzig/Halle Airport by Kutter GmbH & Co. KG, the first phase of the project involved the complete removal of the concrete surface layer of the north runway and associated taxiways within 30 days. Resurfacing could be begun only after completion of this first phase. 350,000 tonnes of extremely hard concrete reinforced with rebar mats (Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement - CRCP) were removed in the course of the cutting process.
Wirtgen Group construction machines took the lead in rehabilitating the surface of the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve for Formula 1’s return to Portugal.
Wirtgen Group Machines Deliver Great Performance on the Samruddhi Expressway
Wirtgen Group Machines Deliver Great Performance on the New Samruddhi Expressway. The expressway is an important connection in India and links the whole country.
Kleemann impact crusher MR 130 Zi EVO2 working in California
In the sunshine state of California, the MOBIREX MR 130 Zi EVO2 mobile impact crusher is processing recycled material at RAMCO. The machine impresses with its flexibility and simple operation.
In-Place Cold Recycling near Paris with a W 240 CRi
In-place cold recycling enables French lead contractor Colas to cut emissions and conserve resources during the rehabilitation of a link road in Yvelines, France.
Concrete Paving with the SP 62i at Keflavik Air Base
During the extension project at Keflavik Air Base, HIB Iceland Ehf deployed a Wirtgen SP 62i slipform paver for the concrete paving of operational areas.
Benninghoven’s TBA-type transportable asphalt mixing plants are a popular choice around the world. Like in Yatala (Queensland), for example, where the COLAS Australia Group has just commissioned a TBA 4000.
In the Caribbean nation of Trinidad & Tobago, a PRO plant train with MC 120 Z PRO and MCO 11 PRO from Kleemann has been in operation for Jusamco Ltd since 2020.
Deployed to lay the road inside an auto tunnel in Karlsruhe, Germany, pavers from Vögele and tandem rollers from Hamm met the strict emission requirements as well as delivering efficient, high-quality paving.
The mobile screening plants MOBISCREEN MS EVO impress in four projects in Lithuanian quarries with good transport properties, high performance, flexible application options, and low fuel consumption.
Delivery of a John Deere Motor Grader in the Emsland Region of Germany
The delivery of a 622GP motor grader to the Aschendorf-based road construction and civil engineering company Hermann Jansen (HJA) marks the first time that Wirtgen Deutschland Vertriebs- und Service GmbH has sold a John Deere earthmoving machine in the Bremen, Emsland, Ammerland, and East Frisia region of Germany.
In Hemer in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Vögele Compact Class pavers laid a new go-kart track, performing precision work in the process. On the 428 yard track they installed seven hairpin bends and a super-tight chicane.
In Schlag near Passau, in the heart of the so-called "granite country", Berger Rohstoffe GmbH took over a quarry in 2020. Since May 2021, a PRO plant train from Kleemann has been producing grit for high-quality concrete and impresses with high productivity and economy.
In collaboration with circuit design specialists from the Italian engineering consultants Studio Dromo, the British lead contractor Tarmac won the race to reprofile and resurface the Silverstone Circuit in time for the British Grand Prix – with Wirtgen Group machines, plants, and systems.
Premiere for a fleet of brand new asphalt road construction machines in the Westerwald region of Germany
Working with the “hot on hot” technique on a contract for the repair of a major highway through the Westerwald, a fleet of new Vögele pavers and Hamm pneumatic-tire and tandem rollers enabled the team from contractor Abel & Weimar from Limburg to deliver optimal paving results from start to finish.
The H 7i VIO compactor with high-performance compaction system and powerful travel drive shows off its talents when compacting a frost protection layer in Titisee-Neustadt and during dam construction along the banks of the Rhine.
Retrofit solutions from Benninghoven can meet a variety of different requirements. A project in the German Taunus region demonstrated this very effectively.
WIRTGEN Concrete Paving Train Impresses with High Productivity in Texas
Concrete pavement with continuous reinforcement stands out for its low cost of upkeep. They are low-maintenance, extremely durable, and cost-effective.
WIRTGEN Concrete Paving Train Impresses with High Productivity in Texas
Concrete pavement with continuous reinforcement stands out for its low cost of upkeep. They are low-maintenance, extremely durable, and cost-effective.
Retrofit solutions to modernize existing asphalt mixing plants make sense for many reasons – and are often more beneficial than investing in a new plant.
A large French building contractor was looking to become sustainable and carbon-neutral. A new Benninghoven asphalt mixing plant is now an important part of the company’s strategy.
For the construction of a water collection basin with a holding capacity of 18,500 m³, which is knocked into the granite rock near Brixen, NordBau Peskoller from Kiens uses the new jaw crusher MOBICAT MC 110i EVO2.
In Bad Fredeburg in the Sauerland region, two HAMM H 25i VC compactors with their special crusher drum were used to simultaneously crush and compact the local, "Fredeburger" slate.
Ace Aggregates is a newly founded company that produces crushed rock in a reopened quarry in the West Virginian mountains. In around one year, the team has increased its production from 181,000 tons to approx. 545,000 tons per year – and delivered it.
Landfill Construction with a Wirtgen Group Machine Train
In the course of an extension program, contractor Joh. Wachenfeld GmbH & Co. KG permanently sealed the base of a landfill site for demolition waste and contaminated soil in the north of the state of Hesse, Germany.
SP 15i Extremely Versatile When It Comes to Paving Poured-in-Place Profiles
During a project in Esterwegen, near Papenburg, Germany, the small paver offered a first taste of the extended range of applications it can now cover by paving a 750-meter-long and 2-meter-wide bike path along a rural road.
Daily production target with MOBISCREEN MS 952 EVO and MS 953 EVO increased
India has vast reserves of iron ore and is the second biggest steel producer in the world. The mobile screening plants MOBISCREEN EVO from Kleemann are used during the extraction of the important material in Keonjhar in India.
Installation of a fixed road in the Albvorland Tunnel
The paving of a fixed road in the tunnels of the Stuttgart-Ulm of Deutsche Bahn was challenging. The paving team addressed this challenge using the SUPER 2100-3i including the AB 600 TP2 high compaction screed and the 3D control system. One MT 3000-2i Offset material feeder supported the job site logistics.
“The new Wirtgen Group machines are helping us maintain our growth targets.”
The Finnish company Asfalttikallio Oy is upgrading its fleet with a total of 39 machines from the Wirtgen Group. These include a Wirtgen W 120 Ri Small Milling Machine, Vögele Compact Class and Universal Class Pavers, as well as Hamm Rollers, mainly from the HD CompactLine.
Achieving high-quality compaction on small, cramped construction sites is often a challenge. This is why, with the H 7i, HAMM has developed a compactor that boasts super-compact dimensions.
On its challenging race track rehabilitation project in Zandvoort, the paving team relied on three SUPER 1900-3i pavers and VÖGELE's application know-how.
For the complete rehabilitation of runway 1 at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, the lead contractor Nippon Road opted for an effective fleet of Wirtgen Group machines for the removal and repaving of 44,000 m³ of asphalt.
Reconstruction of a 375 km Section of the A2 Highway with the Cold Recycling Method
The Nigerian Federal Ministry of Works and Housing awarded a contract for the rehabilitation of a 375 km section of the A2 highway from the capital city, Abuja, to the city of Kano in northern Nigeria with the cold recycling method to Julius Berger Nigeria Plc (JBN). Numerous Wirtgen Group plants and machines are already at work on the project.
MC 110 Z EVO Recycling of building rubble in Göppingen
A Mobicat jaw crusher processes concrete and building rubble in Stauferpark in Göppingen. Approx. 4,500 tons of material with a feed size of 0-500 mm are crushed to 0-60 mm and used again on site as filling material.
During the rehabilitation of the Monterey Road in San José (USA), engineering contractor MCK Services, Inc. deployed Wirtgen Group machines and recycled and replaced 42 km of pavement with an overall area of 205,000 m2.
In northern Michigan, a HAMM H 13i VIO soil compactor working in oscillation mode was paired with a WIRTGEN WR 240i cold recycler to rebuild seven miles of the State Road M-72, crossing the lower Michigan peninsula.
An independent contract crushing company is using its new KLEEMANN mobile jaw and cone crushers – flanking a new mobile screen – to boost aggregate processing productivity while saving money on fuel.
Manufactured by the WIRTGEN GROUP in India, to be precise in the local production and assembly plant in Pune, the mobile screening plants in the MOBISCREEN EVO line are successful all over the world.
New TBA 4000 in Moscow: the transportable asphalt mixing plant from BENNINGHOVEN supplies premium asphalt for both road rehabilitation projects on greater Moscow’s MKAD Outer Ring Road and for new roads.
Three BENNINGHOVEN asphalt mixing plants in Romania
BENNINGHOVEN technology – the engine for Romania’s infrastructure. Three asphalt manufacturers have invested in state-of-the-art technology from BENNINGHOVEN in Romania.
In the north of Vietnam lie the emerging city of Lang Son, located on the border with China, and National Route 1A, the heavily congested motorway to the capital, Hanoi: a KLEEMANN plant combination was brought in to eliminate this bottleneck.
Allowing for high production outputs and varied recipes were important criteria from the customer Bitux S.p.A. for the new asphalt mixing plant in Foglizzo, outside Turin in the Piedmont region.
High quality at low cost and a reliable assistant to hand – for milling machine operators, WIRTGEN’s new large milling machines are the ultimate in road rehabilitation.
The MOBIREX MR 110 Z EVO2 impresses in changing applications
The change between demolished concrete and broken bricks in the Fireclay recycling yard of Mone Bros. Ltd. is child's play for the powerful impact crusher MR 110 Z EVO2.
A fleet of six Wirtgen cold milling machines removed tens of thousands of tons of old asphalt at Oakland International Airport in California in less than 60 hours.
Commissioning of an ECO 3000 in Basque Country, Spain. Pioneering technologies for asphalt with a recycled material proportion of 30% and low-temperature asphalt with foam bitumen.
WIRTGEN W 150 CFi: Greater productivity and area output
Wirtgen’s W 150 CFi compact milling machine with new 1,800 mm milling drum assembly is the ideal machine for surface layer rehabilitation on small to medium-sized job sites.
W 200 rehabilitates Brazil´s congested road network
Using the state-of-the-art WIDRIVE machine control system, a milling machine operator reduces fuel consumption and noise emissions during rehabilitation work in the Brazilian highlands.
The SUPER 700i is a small-sized asphalt paver that delivers big productivity and profitability, as demonstrated by two jobs in Ogden, Utah and Bethesda, Maryland.
Millimeter accuracy is paramount on a track where every thousandth of a second counts, which is why, when it was time to rehabilitate the pavement, the client took the opportunity to re-profile the track, too.
Teamwork: Wirtgen Group Machines prepared the ground for the new Benninghoven brand headquarters
Benninghoven: Wirtgen soil stabilizers and Hamm rollers laid the solid foundation for the state-of-the-art asphalt mixing plant facility in Wittlich-Wengerohr.
It was no longer economically viable to put the existing stationary plant back into operation. The Polish company Dolata therefore decided on a plant train from KLEEMANN.
Swiss company Recytec continues investing in Kleemann plants
Recytec from Switzerland specializes in the processing of waste materials and materials in the recyclable mineral chain. Recytec has now extended its vehicle fleet and is participating in work on the tunnel construction project on the A1.
The new TBA 2000 asphalt mixing plant, with a 2 t mixer and a dual-fuel burner with bitumen-vapor afterburning, is deployed at our customer Hitthaller+Trixl Bauges. m.b.H., Austria.
VÖGELE and HAMM equipment is giving a start-up asphalt paving division in upstate New York State the added productivity the contractor needs to make its mark in a crowded field
The power of the WIRTGEN GROUP as the engine driving the construction of the İstanbul Yeni Havalimanı airport – the largest infrastructure project in the history of Turkey.
During rehabilitation work near Tokyo, a W 210 large milling machine removed the surface and binder courses on the Jōban Expressway in individual layers.
Contractors and government road agencies in North America have been using the VÖGELE SUPER 1800-3i SprayJet paver – and its predecessor, the SUPER 1800 SF – to place ultrathin bonded overlays like NovaChip for years. But increasingly, VÖGELE SprayJet technology is used to place standard hot mix asphalt overlays as well as ultrathin bonded overlays.
A 4200 SM mines hard coal in an open-cast mine in Eagle Pass, Texas. The mined coal is transported by trains across the border to a power station in Coahuila.
An overnight OPA job - WIRTGEN GROUP technologies pump up the speed
On the A1 highway, Wirtgen Group machines were used to cost-effectively pave thin layers hot and for fine milling – completing the project in just 42 nights instead of the scheduled 55.
High performance in a compact format – the MC 100 R EVO in recycling operation
Compact, easy to transport and flexibility of use should characterize the new crushing plant for the demolition and recycling company Wohlfarth Baggerbetrieb.
At Eindhoven Airport, the Dutch construction company BAM Infra bv compacted the surface course of the 3 kilometer long and 45 meter wide runway using 25 rollers from HAMM.
RoadScan, the temperature-measurement system by VÖGELE, proves its credentials during roadworks on Route 220 in Greensboro, North Carolina – teamed up with an MT 3000-2i Offset PowerFeeder and a SUPER 2000-3i paver.
Because of the dry desert winds, the work can only be carried out at night – and only for three to four months in the summer: the largest WIRTGEN slipform paver, the SP 1600, and the flexible SP 500 bring all their skills into play when paving concrete at the New Ulaanbaatar International Airport.
Mobile without a low-bed trailer: The new SUPER 1703-3i wheeled paver works on two job sites in Millen, Georgia, without a need for site-to-site transport.
At London Heathrow Airport’s new Terminal 5, the most important condition for earthworks was that the binding agents be dust-free and worked into the foundation soil.
Thanks to the mobile combination of plants from KLEEMANN, up to 600 tons of iron ore are processed per hour in the "Ridges Iron Ore Project" in the Kimberley region.
Quickly constructing one and a half kilometers of bridge parapets just before the end of the construction season? Quickly completed without stringlines using the SP 15i and AutoPilot.
Solution and application expertise from a single source: Wirtgen Group machines stabilize the soil at the exhibition grounds of Germany’s 2019 national garden show.
In 2001, conventional “drilling and blasting” was regarded as the most important extraction method in the West African country. Today, however, bauxite mining is carried out exclusively using Wirtgen’s surface miners, which are more cost-effective, safer, and more environmentally friendly.
Flexible in Recycling with the MOBICAT MC 100 R EVO
To ensure fast arrival at work sites for recycling projects, Freimuth Abbruch und Recycling GmbH decided on the acquisition of a MOBICAT MC 100 R EVO from KLEEMANN.
Precision in concrete paving with the WIRTGEN slipform pavers SP 1500 and SP 1500 L
For the expansion of the A9 highway, a construction company relied on the high bearing capacity of concrete slabs and the perfect evenness and grip of the road surface.
Clearing the way - Routing with Wirtgen Surface Miners to clear the way in rocky terrain
Wirtgen surface miners can do far more than just mine minerals. During the construction of the Chisholm Trail Parkway, they reliably chewed their way through hard rock.
Over the course of two summers, an artificial reservoir was constructed in the Ötztal Alps. The 3520 HT compactor made a decisive contribution here to the successful construction of a lake basin.
The taxiways, runways, apron, and the south runway at the airport cover a total of 1.5 million square meters. Paving was carried out by Wirtgen slipform pavers.
In-place cold recycling of bituminous materials was carried out during a project in Illinois. For this purpose, the contractor selected the 2200 CR recycler with a working width of 3.80 m.
Hamm AG’s facility expansion project was a massive undertaking. The company needed to prepare an area measuring 150,000 m² and move 350,000 m³ of earth.
Autostrada A1 – Europe's largest construction project
To build the A1 freeway in Poland as efficiently as possible, machines from the Wirtgen Group were almost the only equipment used during paving and compaction, including several HAMM compactors and tandem rollers.
Three Wirtgen surface miners are currently being operated by Mineração Paragominas in the Pará region, replacing the previously used, conventional mining method.
The blessing of the Caribeean – Dominican Republic
20 Wirtgen Group machines are constructing the new roadways for the extension of the 70 km long section of the “Autopista Del Coral” in the Dominican Republic.
Tight corners, high-speed straights, and a section that twists through a luxury hotel. Wirtgen Group machines were in pole position at the Yas Marina Circuit.
The 2 km long runway at Tromsø Airport (Norway) was rehabilitated at night because the airport had to remain in operation during the short Arctic summer.
The Xibao Expressway is one of the most important highways in China. Every day it has to endure 30% heavy-duty vehicle traffic. It was rehabilitated via in-plant cold recycling.
The A1 highway in Poland received a particularly robust road bed. The first step was creating a stabilized sub-base 50 cm thick that that was compacted with padfoot drums.
1.6 million tons of asphalt for Europe´s largest construction project
Because heavy goods traffic is set to grow to enormous proportions, the A1 highway needed a road surface designed to withstand heavy loads. A 20 cm thick gravel layer serves as frost protection.
The world’s best drivers battled for the championship title at the Race of Champions in Wembley. Wirtgen Group machines paved the racetrack with asphalt surfacing.
When the courtyard in front of the Church of the Assumption was redesigned, oscillation from Hamm proved to be the only compaction technology that could be used.
The road on Mount Lee exhibited craze cracks, also known as “alligator cracks.” The city of Los Angeles opted to use cold recycling for the rehabilitation.
Six slipform pavers rebuild Europe’s largest construction site
The Inn Canal was Europe’s largest construction site in the 1920s. During rehabilitation of the canal, state-of-the-art slipforming technology was used.