Construction of Yogyakarta International Airport in Indonesia

The tight schedule was a particular challenge of the large-scale project in Yogya-karta. Reliable one-stop solutions were required if the concrete strips were to be completed on time. And this is precisely what the WIRTGEN GROUP sales and ser-vice company in Singapore promptly delivered, working in collaboration with the Indonesian WIRTGEN GROUP dealer PT Gaya Makmur Tractors. This solution in-cluded the large fleet of machines required, but also technical support and on-site applications advice.

A team of 4 type SP 64, 6 type SP 500 and 1 type SP 84i machines formed the fi-nal line-up for the precise and economical paving of the 3,250m-long, 45m-wide runway, its taxiways and the apron.

The 50cm-thick concrete layer was paved across a width of 2, 5 or 6m, depending on the area involved. During the process, dowels, which were prepositioned on re-inforcement cages spaced at transverse intervals of 30cm, and a wire grid were integrated in the concrete as additional reinforcements.

WIRTGEN is the ideal technology and quality partner for airport construction, whatever the specifications or location involved. A seamless product portfolio, the know-how of experienced applications experts and a reliable service throughout the world are key in this respect.

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