Warm mixtures with modified asphalt AM3 and AM2 Max show important technical and environmental benefits.

Warm mixtures with modified asphalt AM3 and AM2 Max show important technical and environmental benefits

Two new test sections using AM3 Max and AM2 Max modified asphalt were carried out during the month of December showing excellent results.

On the one hand, a stretch of rolling folder was made with modified AM3 Max asphalt in the F10 discontinuous mixture that is being applied in the duplication of Route 9 by the Traxpalco company. The results were a temperature decrease of 40 ° C with an important savings of fuel oil, reduction of fumes and gases in more than 10 times and a compaction just like in the hot mixture.

With AM2 Max modified asphalt, more than 500 mixture ton were made in the folder applied in the construction of Route 6 by the CVC company with equally encouraging results. A 40 ° C reduction, improvements in air quality and safety for operators and better densification of the mixture as main results obtained.

The benefits are more than proven in the various trial sections carried out in our country. More works are approaching in the coming months confirming that this technology is beginning to consolidate in Uruguay.