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.

High speed on the highway

During the first use of Wirtgen milling machines on the Hawaiian island of Maui, the team completely removed and repaved the surface of the Haleakalā Highway over a distance of around four miles in record time – with machines from Wirtgen and Vögele.

Highway rehabilitation on Maui
Hamm compactors safeguarding future infrastructure on the construction of the Hochbrücke Horb bridge

A vast-scale construction project is under way in Germany’s south-western Baden-Württemberg region, in the form of the 70 m high Hochbrücke Horb bridge. To ensure the best possible compaction of access tracks and work platforms, two HC 200iSmart Doc Hamm compactors have been deployed for high transparency and more process reliability.

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New SUPER 1800-5i proves itself in wind and weather

Johann Joos Tief- und Straßenbau GmbH used the most versatile, new generation Vögele paver to revitalise a 1.3 km section of country road. Despite poor weather conditions and time pressure, the team was able to work efficiently, safely and precisely.

Revitalising country roads with the SUPER 1800-5i
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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