Skip to main content

Concrete paving at US airport

A slipformer from Power Pavers has been carrying out paving work at an airport in the US.
By MJ Woof October 1, 2024 Read time: 1 min
Contractor Metro Paving has been using an SF-1700 slipformer from Power Pavers to lay slab for new taxiways

An SF-1700 concrete paver from Power Pavers has been used to lay the slab for a new taxiway at an airport in the US state of Iowa. The machine was employed by contractor Metro Paving to lay down slabs with thicknesses ranging from 165-355mm. The widths of the slabs ranged from 3.8-6.7m. The firm has laid several stretches of slab with the longest so far measuring 305m.

The new taxiway is part of a series of upgrades at the airport, intended to improve and update the facilities. The slipformer from Power Pavers is said to have worked reliably on the project, one of several pieces of equipment employed by Metro Pavers for the project.

 

For more information on companies in this article

Related Content

  • Tailpipe tale
    September 3, 2012
    Forthcoming emissions legislation is requiring engine firms to invest in new technology, writes Mike Woof
  • Major projects proposed for Philippines
    August 19, 2014
    The Philippines is setting major targets for road development in coming years. A planned budget of US$2.59 billion has been set for infrastructure in the city of Luzon for 2015. And the Department of Public Works and Highways plans to pave some 32,227km of the country's national roads by 2016, with only 83% so far having been paved. Some 64.3% of the department's budget will be for repair and construction of highways. Other spending will be allocated for the development of 410km Mindanao road network, which
  • Ammann finalises ABG paver acquisition
    June 4, 2024
    Ammann Group has finalised its ABG paver acquisition.
  • New distribution partner for Terex Bid-Well in Mexico
    October 4, 2018
    New distribution for Terex Bid-Well Terex Bid-Well is strengthening its distribution operations with the appointment of a partner in Mexico. Sistemas Mecánicos e Hidráulicos, SA - SIMEHSA has been appointed as the distributor of Terex Bid-Well paving equipment in Mexico. Terex Bid-Well offers a full range of roller pavers for concrete - including equipment for paving bridge surfaces and coating them, airports, roads and streets, slabs, equipment for texturing and curing concrete, paving slopes and channels