Paving work at Kaiser-Josef-Platz in Wels

In March of this year, the city of Wels put the redesign of Wels Kaiser-Josef-Platz out to public tender. The aim was to make the square more attractive and to bring it technically up to date. "Thanks to the flexibility within the company, the required references were provided on time and thus the contract was won by WEST-ASPHALT in cooperation with Felbermayr," explains Reinhold Wersching, from the paving company WEST-ASPHALT, which was recently taken over by Felbermayr.

Construction project in detail

For the redesign of Kaiser-Josef-Platz, two earthworks teams and two paving teams were in action almost simultaneously, first working on the northern half of the square and then the southern half in a cycle. In each case, the entire pavement was removed, earthworks were carried out, drainage and infrastructure lines were laid and foundations for the canopy were concreted. In addition, the substructure was renewed, prefabricated parts were delivered and moved, and a fountain was constructed. "The monument to the former Kaiser was relocated and more than 3000 square metres of paving slabs were laid on the entire square in record time," reports Wersching. In addition to WEST-ASPHALT and Felbermayr structural engineering, Felbermayr road construction was also involved. The latter took over the asphalting of the roadway at the new Kaiser-Josef-Platz.

Special challenges

The construction period for this project was very short from the outset, with a planned duration of five months. When it came to it, this was shortened by another three weeks in the middle of the construction phase. The reason for this was the desired organisation of the traditional Welser Innenstadtkriterium, an inner city cycle race on or across the new, extended square. In addition, the surrounding shops and bars were open during the entire construction phase – so safe access had to be guaranteed. On top of this, the consortium had to deal with delivery bottlenecks for pipes and paving materials.

"It is gratifying that the desired completion date could be kept despite the aforementioned challenges and that the cycle race could be held on the new Kaiser-Josef Platz in Wels," Wersching proudly announces. Thanks for this go above all to the tireless efforts of all those involved.

The demolition work of the old Kaiser-Josef-Platz started in mid-April 2021.

Felbermayr took over the demolition and removal activities.

The paving work was carried out by WEST-ASPHALT, a company recently taken over by Felbermayr.

For the redesign of Kaiser-Josef-Platz, two earthworks teams and two paving teams were in action almost simultaneously.

On the new Kaiser-Josef-Platz, more than 3000 square metres of paving slabs were laid in record time.

The teams from WEST-ASPHALT and Felbermayr worked hand in hand on the redesign.

At the beginning of September 2021, Kaiser-Josef-Platz was ceremoniously re-opened at the Welser Innenstadtkriterium inner city cycle race after only about four months.

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