Meudt

Economical median drainage

Figure: Meudt

In the foreground: one of approx. 500 newly installed rainwater inlet bays at the famous-infamous Elzer mountain on the A 3

Figure: Meudt

The graphic below shows the conventional trapezoidal system of a rainwater inlet bay for which complex bevel cuts are required. Above; the rainwater inlet bay developed by the company Meudt can be installed much more quickly and is easier to clean as well, thanks to a newly designed shaped block [R 0.80 inside]

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Thanks to the optimal fit of the blocks precast in the plant of the company Meudt, complex cutting at the construction site is no longer required

Figure: Meudt

Drainage, apart from a properly constructed road surface, is of particular significance for the construction of new highways and their repair. Two aspects play an important role: First of all, the transverse slope of the road surface that enables surface water to flow off sideways; secondly, a functional sewage system that receives the precipitation. This sewer, on Autobahn 3 (A 3), between the German cities of Bad Camberg and Idstein, was in dire need of repair in the area of the median.

“Curbs alongside highways are as a rule formed into trapezoidal bays that accommodate rainwater inlets of...