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BACK TO BASICS: AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO ROAD REHABILITATION Pavement Recyclers were subcontracted to undertake pavement rehabilitation as part of the Northbourne Avenue upgrades in Canberra.
PAVEMENT RECYCLERS, A SUBSIDIARY DIVISION OF STABILISED PAVEMENTS OF AUSTRALIA, IS CENTRED ON PROMOTING THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SUSTAINABILITY BENEFITS OF REUSING AND REJUVENATING EXISTING PAVEMENT MATERIALS FOR ROAD REHABILITATION. ROADS & INFRASTRUCTURE REPORTS.
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riven by a commitment to keep the Australian pavement recycling industry at the forefront of global innovation, one Australian company is setting examples by making the most of existing resources through a sustainable insitu road recycling process. Stabilised Pavements of Australia (SPA) is an Australian-owned company that has become a leading specialist stabilisation
contractor in Australasia. Commencing in Australia in 1984, the company has been providing road recycling services for local government and state road authorities, non-council and private customers and has expanded overseas to operate internationally. In early 2020, SPA launched a new subsidiary division called Pavement Recyclers to specifically focus on
delivering Paver Laid Insitu Recycling – a technique based on rehabilitating the existing road pavement materials onsite, using the Wirtgen 380 (W380) Cold Recycler from Germany. A first of its kind in Australia, Pavement Recyclers’ operations occur in just one pass of the forward moving train, including milling, recycling, material management and placement. Alongside many improved roadsonline.com.au
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