November 2019 - Bitafal

INAUGURATION OF ROUTE 101

29 November 2019
in: Asphalt,Bitaflex AM3,HiMA,Top,News,route 101

COLIER opens duplication of 10 km of double track from Colonia Nicolich to Pando

Last October 25 the opening of the section was held with the presence of the Minister of Transport, Victor Rossi and Intendant of Canelones, Yamandú Orsi, among other national and departmental authorities.

The work was done in record time but ensuring the quality in each of its stages. We are proud to have been able to meet the challenge of providing the BITAFLEX AM3 cement up to 8 trucks a day to make this dream became reality, fulfilling the word of Hebert González.

We invite you to learn more about the work and the inauguration.

The work consisted of a road widening with input from more than one meter of granular material and then a 12cm asphalt AC30 asphalt as black base. In the old road patching she performed and then applied across the width rolling in a folder with 5 cm modified asphalt BITAFLEX AM3. Colonia Nicolich several test sections were made with the new highly modified asphalt cement HiMA as reported earlier (https://bitafal.com.uy/nuevo-tramo-con-asfalto-hima/).

Also in record time laces and padding to the median strip separating the two carriageways, and both vertical and horizontal signs they were performed.

The work includes several roundabouts, made of concrete, at the entrance to the Science Park and at intersections with Ponce Street León, Avenida Rambla Costanera and roads El Gallo and Los Horneros and in front of the Military School Aeronautics (EMA).

All these improvements will positively impact both in economic and social development of the area but even more traffic in a route increasingly congested. To complement the latter works are being made to illuminate the entire stretch.

The inauguration began when 19, at the roundabout of E.M.A. on Route 101, where a ceremony was held in the words of the Minister of the mayor of Pando, of the Intendant of Canelones well as the Ing. Juan Echeverz, who thanked everyone who made this work possible. Especially those who are daily on site.

The Minister of Transportation and Public Works, Víctor Rossi, explained that the portfolio intends that the circuit made up of these routes become an exit corridor to the east of the country, capable of contributing to the decongestion of the Interbalnearia route that faces a important circulation of vehicles in summer season. The inaugurated works are part of the works carried out with this objective. The Minister also announced that a double track will soon be built in the bypass of the city of Pando, which will connect with the double track of Route 8 that reaches Route 11. The alternative circuit should be complemented with the extension of the double track of Route 8. to route 9 and from there to Los Cardos, for which there is already a project, according to Rossi.

Then we moved to "La Toscana" to share a dinner and a heartfelt tribute to Hebert González, promoter of this project and which would be proud to see how everything was done on time and fulfilling the word.

Road maintenance

We made a tour of the fronts of works which are being used Bitafal products.

This time we made 1400 km traveled by different works in progress, or a year of operations, for the purposes of check the technical situation and being in contact with the realities of the same.

In general all routes flown are in good condition but we have to convince us that interventions on the roadways when done in a timely manner so substantially lengthen the quality and durability of our floors. On the other hand we must continue to innovate and look for continuity mechanisms that do not generate electoral cycles ups and downs in the construction industry.

1) Laying asphalt mixture with modified BITAFLEX AM3 on driveway route 5It executed by the company HYG, great work rate and tidiness, a substantial improvement on driveways executed noticeable, providing a long service life of the road.

2) Then we visited the works on route 3 Pass of the Port to Young about 6 years ago and made it in very good shape and visited the recent works carried out by the firm Gofinal / Lemiro Pietroboni in retreading executed asphalt modified asphalt BITAFLEX AM3. I became essential that retreading modified asphalt because it was the only stretch of Route 3 in the vicinity of Young was fatigued.

3) Just finished running route 25 also modified asphalt BITAFLEX AM3. We were accompanying the company Colier Opening of the section of Young to Route 90 which has a traffic of 300 trucks per day wood and general condition of the road it was very bad due to the age of the last interventions.

4) They are starting the work by signing the INCOCI route 90, Which is stabilized with portland cement and seal with a surface treatment made with highly modified emulsions.

5) On Route 30 Route 3, Diaz Alvarez signature is running treatments emulsions IRRIGATION Bitaflex 65 P40, Achieving aggregate adhesion / asphalt very good and well behaved at the high temperatures of the region.

6) We participate in the cuts ribbon inaugurating bridges all route 30, Works of very good quality and excellent execution deadlines were completed 7 months before the deadline, congratulations to the four companies that participated: Saceem, Incoci, Grinor and Cujo.

7) Bases route 30 are being prepared by the firm Tracoviax in its entirety for treatment reinforced emulsions highly modified type IRRIGATION 65 P40 as required by the standard and the respective region.
Sieve executed with bases are being stabilized very well and really congratulates them for the arduous task of mastering the basalts of the north.

8) We review the overall asphaltic treatments region surrounding the city of Artigas and we can certify that his condition is very good. We visited the section executed by Incoci on Routes 30 and 31 as well as performed by Tracoviax on Route 30 and kept in good shape, without exudates or potholes. They are very well executed with the correct dosage, presenting a texture that can be seen in the photos taken.

9) And returning, we passed the landmark CHIPING executed by Colier on route 5 in the sections of hits on Route 43, San Gregorio de Polanco. That stretch was performed for the purpose of a necessary and immediate intervention to last 1 or 2 years, as we have been 8 years and continues to provide adequate service. Only they have been some meters bridging sealing.

We have to convince us that interventions on the roadways, when done in a timely manner, so substantially lengthen the quality and durability of our floors.
That calculation is handled that for every dollar we spend on maintenance, spare 8 future dollars, in this and many other cases are checked handsomely.

We have cases of the Chiping de Ruta 8 of Serviam 4 years, the retreading 2 cm asphalt Arnel Bitaflex AM3 on route 8 which it lasted more than 10 years and only last year was milled and Recapo by the firm Techint. It is very good for our company to see the progress of the work and make returns to our friends.

Until next time.

XX IBWC IN MEXICO

A large contingent of Uruguayan at the XX Congress of the Asphalt Iberolatinoamericano held in Guadalajara, Mexico

From the 25 to the November 29th He was held at the Performing Arts Center of Guadalajara a new edition of the most important congress in the world of asphalt. This time more than 800 technicians from 27 countries were present to show progress in binders and asphalt paving technology.

The strong presence of Uruguay was to ratify the realization of the XXI IBWC in the city of Punta of the East in November 2021. The launch was performed by a campaign of expectation during the Congress with a stand of Uruguay, an information campaign through leaflets and finally the announcement at the closing ceremony along with a video prepared for the occasion.

Organized by the AMAAC (Mexican Association of Asphalt), the WHAT XX It was held in conjunction with the Expo Asphalt Mexico and consisted of 5 days of intense knowledge sharing and closer ties between the different actors in the world of asphalt.

They presented more than 150 technical papers in various forms such as plenary lectures 2 auditoriums and simultaneous presentations in the same room with multiple screens and in which participants approached according to topics of interest.

There were also six lectures by prominent experts who spoke on asphalt mixes, infrastructure, design methods and auscultation of pavements.

Uruguay was present with 10 technical papers presented of which 7 were performed oral presentation format. Bitafal group He presented on emulsions degree of performance on mixtures with highly modified asphalts and on agile trials DSR (rheometer) to determine characteristics of asphalt mixtures. Serviam presented a paper on the design and implementation of a foamed bitumen recycling by Ing. Faustina Keuliyan and also on the rehabilitation of Route 60 with the Capeseal technology by Ing. Rodrigo Tejería and Pablo Carranza.

Furthermore Eng. Oscar Giovannon (Arg.) Presented the thesis of Ing. José Luis Martucci on recycled foamed performed in Route 3 and James Kröger presented thesis Ing. Gerardo Fernandez on primer emulsions.

He Tuesday in the afternoon, in a special session, Bitafal Group presented his book "High Performance Surface Treatment" of which were delivering copies of the same to all participants and which had an excellent reception.

The week was full of hard work broadcast next IBWC to be held in Punta of the East, first with the dissemination of material on Uruguay and customs, then on our natural beauty and closing Tipped East and an express invitation to participate in the XXI IBWC to be held in 2021 with a promotional video. We're on track and we will fulfill the expectations of all "cileros".

Nuevamente "one more!"

ASPHALT PG70-28 ROUTE 14

Making good progress rebuilding Route 14 through the PPP mechanism by the Consortium Espina-Copasa

The consortium has six work fronts are doing widening platform, recycling with cement existing pavement 20 cm and placing an asphalt mixture with modified bitumen 4 cm.

Asphalt selected by the Consortium is a modified asphalt type PG70-28E supplied Bitafal. It is a AM2 according to IRAM 6596 standard but very close to a AM3. We invite you to know details of progress.

The excellent quality of the cement asphalt type PG70-28E it has been shown in a recent study of different mixtures were made in the 12th Congress of the Road Uruguaya. The same improvement was obtained 3 times in both the resistance to permanent deformation as compared to fatigue over conventional asphalt type AC-30. This classified as asphalt for heavy traffic (Extremely Heavy) AASHTO T350.

We had the opportunity to visit the front CVC work of the company, where they could see the different stages of the reconstruction of Route. A first cleaning stage and widening strip, then the recycling train with portland cement to which was followed by a curing irrigation Emulsion Bitafal Riego 65 and finally applying the front paving asphalt mixture with PG70-28E.

In the other sections we visited this time we see the company Frivial focused on clearing embankments to improve longitudinal profile of the route but turn has a front cleaning, widening and recycling and the company Emilio Diaz Alvarez preparations to start recycling and near the intersection with Route 5. the front paving of this company is doing the stretch peach-Trinidad at a good pace.

We want to highlight the incorporation of technology from different companies, 4 m rules for Pavers, automatic motor grader control systems, oscillating roller compactors, among others, as well as safety and tidiness of the works.

We thank the Consortium and contractors the confidence provided for supplying important input as is the modified asphalt and emulsions both common or modified. We are already preparing to visit the remaining work fronts from the city of Trinidad to Mercedes so keep you posted shortly.

Monthly ArchivesNovember 2019 - Bitafal

COLIER opens duplication of 10 km of double track from Colonia Nicolich to Pando

We made a tour of the fronts of works which are being used Bitafal products.

A large contingent of Uruguayan at the XX Congress of the Asphalt Iberolatinoamericano held in Guadalajara, Mexico

Making good progress rebuilding Route 14 through the PPP mechanism by the Consortium Espina-Copasa