In Belarus, for the first time during the reconstruction of the bridge on the highway M-3 used concrete laying complex

During the reconstruction of the M-3 highway Minsk – Vitebsk on a section of 66.7–87.95 km for the first time in the country, the Wirtgen concrete laying complex was involved in the construction of the bridge over the Weinka River. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Belarus.

- Before that, such a multi-ton technique on the bridges did not go. The Wirtgen complex is a tandem of two high-tech machines working together. The third unit, the finisher-texturer, performs the final finish and texturing of the cement concrete coating for reliable adhesion of the wheels to the track. A film-forming composition is applied throughout the width - it protects the canvas from premature drying, sharp temperature changes and shrinkage cracks.

The Ministry informed that first road workers manually with the help of a concrete pump hose and deep vibrators laid on the lower reinforcement frame mixture up to 10 cm thick. Then the layer Wirtgen crawler went strictly along the bridge beams, applying the final layer - up to 6 cm on a total area of 377.2 square meters. m.

- 61.5 cubic meters of high-quality concrete made by special order were spent on pouring the bridge, the Ministry of Transport stated.

The complex belongs to JSC DST No. 5, it is served by 16 people. The mixture is prepared according to the selection developed by BeldorNII, at the mobile cement concrete plant of JSC DST No. 5 near Pleschenitsy. Traffic on the section of the M-10 road in Rechitsky district was opened after reconstruction Photo: press service of the Ministry of Transport of Belarus