Einstein-Fugentechnik

Pavement system passes long-term test

The municipality of Issigau, with a population of over 1000, is located on the eastern edge of the Franconian Nature Park in Germany. When, more than ten years ago, the green light for a subsidized rehabilitation measure was given, the responsible planners had to meet three objectives at the same time.

Dipl.-Ing. Thomas Müller of the authority for rural development in Upper Franconia, in Bamberg, Germany, described the situation at the time (2011) as follows: “The old asphalt roads in Issigau were in very poor condition. The wide roads and the narrow footpaths in the inner city, moreover,...

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