Delitzsch, in the German Federal state of Saxony Anhalt, is not the only town to look fabulous in yellow. Indeed, yellow coloured asphalt is gaining in popularity everywhere. On an ever growing number of job sites, urban planners are going for that bright touch in path construction, as was the case for two combined foot and cycle paths built in a residential area in Delitzsch.

The contract for construction of the combined foot and cycle paths in Delitzsch with lengths of 160m and 250m was awarded to contractor Ezel Torgau GmbH. Although for the surfacing of the paths a special coloured mix was to be paved, the work began as with any conventional path. The base course mix was bonded with black bitumen as usual. The paving team used a SUPER 1800-2 to place the first asphalt layer, 8cm thick, between the previously installed kerbstones. The tracked paver laid base course in a width of 4m and its AB 500-2 Extending Screed in TP1 version achieved a high degree of precompaction.

Yellow surfacing paved with a SUPER 1303-2

Once the base course had been placed, the paver would usually have needed thorough cleaning in order not to soil the yellow surface course mix and produce an absolutely clean final result. It was a lucky coincidence that just at that time, the contractor took delivery of a brand-new SUPER 1303-2 from VÖGELE’s compact equipment class. So this machine, sparkling with cleanliness, was put straight to the task of paving the yellow surfacing.

No problem when paving coloured asphalt

The new wheeled paver placed the yellow mix type Deucolor W Sabbia i8 without a hitch. The paving team of Ezel Torgau GmbH paved the surfacing on the combined foot and cycle path in 4m width. “Even we were surprised at just how smoothly everything went. From supply of the paver with mix through to paving and compacting, everything went as usual,” reports Stephan Portsch, the contractor’s experienced job site manager. The AB 340 TV Extending Screed, mounted to the SUPER 1303-2, achieved an excellent degree of precompaction with tamper and vibrators. As a result, it was easy for a HAMM DV 40 VV vibratory roller, thoroughly cleaned and spick and span, to produce the final density.