Steep climb, great feat On geographically tough terrain such as in the Swiss Alps, asphalt paving is a challenge in itself. Extreme slopes, narrow roads and steep precipices place demands on the paving team and the machine technology alike. In the mountain village of Castiel, located in the Arosa district in the Swiss canton of Graubünden, HEW Bauunternehmung AG opted to use the SUPER 1803-3i wheeled paver for the rehabilitation of the combined base and surface course on a farm track. Located at an altitude of around 1,200m, the construction project featured an extreme slope of up to 11%. To make matters harder, the farm track was only designed for vehicles up to 18t in weight. This was just the job for the innovative wheeled paver of VÖGELE‘s “Dash 3“ generation. In the Swiss Alps, the VÖ

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