Hermann Meudt Betonsteinwerk

10,000 m of adhesive curbstones for safe traffic routing

Figures: H. Meudt Betonwerk

The gasoline station and service area Hohenlohe is expanded by an area of 10 hectares. The picture shows the south side with one of the numerous green islands

Figures: H. Meudt Betonwerk

All curbs are cut to the same height. The concrete surface of the roadway is blasted by water jetting. Then the curbstones are glued to the cut side in a thin-bed process with two-component adhesive

The curbstone is simply cut at the position of the expansion joint

Thanks to the wide variety of radii and cast stones provided by the extensive product range of Meudt, it is possible to realize the curved green island as desired with hardly any cutting effort

At present, about 40,000 parking spaces for trucks with overnight accommodation are lacking on German freeways. The German Federal Ministry of Transport is forcing the expansion and new construction of service areas in order to ensure that truck drivers can comply with the compulsory rest periods. In particular, the east-west traffic flows have been growing strongly over the last 25 years. This also affects the A6 freeway between Nuremberg and Heilbronn. For this reason, the service area Hohenlohe near the town of Neuenstein is expanded on both sides.

The service area Hohenlohe built in the...