Power Pavers catches the train

An SF-3000 machine from Power Pavers has been carrying out a paving job on Highway 218 to the north of Waterloo in the US state of Iowa. The SF-3000 machine forms part of a paving train on the project, which involved replacing and widening a section of the roadway and building new on/off ramps. The two-lane roadway has been paved to a thickness of 356mm and was paved over dowel baskets, while a key-way inserter with tie-bars was used. The job has also required the use of a Power Pavers PS-2700 placer/spread
November 29, 2012 Read time: 1 min
Paving equipment from Power Pavers has been used on a concrete road project in Iowa
An SF-3000 machine from 3975 Power Pavers has been carrying out a paving job on Highway 218 to the north of Waterloo in the US state of Iowa. The SF-3000 machine forms part of a paving train on the project, which involved replacing and widening a section of the roadway and building new on/off ramps. The two-lane roadway has been paved to a thickness of 356mm and was paved over dowel baskets, while a key-way inserter with tie-bars was used. The job has also required the use of a Power Pavers PS-2700 placer/spreader and a TC-2700 texture cure machine. Local firm Cunningham Construction, based in Cedar Falls, has been carrying out the concrete contracting portion of the work on the new road surface.
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