摘要: |
Asphalt pavers from Volvo CE have played an important role in the renovation of an airport runway at the Wunstorf air base in Germany. The contractor Strabag faced the challenge of placing new asphalt on the runway in the shortest possible time. The firm used three pavers working in echelon for the large-scale project, which presented challenges in terms of both planning and precision. The firm used modern Volvo P7820D ABG pavers and also benefited from support of paving experts from Volvo CE. The Wunstorf air base handles large transport aircraft in the shape of Airbus A400Ms as the Air Transport Wing 62 of the German armed forces (Bundeswehr) stationed at the military airfield, which is located northwest of Hanover. Jorg Hebemeyer, road construction manager at Strabag's Hanover division explained that the firm had been rehabilitating the second runway in Wunstorf for over a year before the pavers could be used. Trucks carrying fresh asphalt had to drive up almost every minute once paving commenced so as to supply the three asphalt trains, each consisting of a road paver and a feeder. To complete the work, the teams were followed by rollers to finish the paving job. |