Around the world, Colas teams design and deliver active mobility infrastructure adapted to everyday use, exercise and tourism. These options are efficient, enjoyable, good for your health and good for the planet. Let's take a closer look at... Colas bike paths! Check out notable features of three recently completed or recently commissioned paths for cyclists below: 🚲𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗙𝟭𝟬𝟱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗟𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗱𝘀𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗴𝗶𝘂𝗺 - About 36 km (22 miles) long - Involved the construction of two bike tunnels and nine bike bridges - Provides an attractive alternative to car transportation for the region 🚲𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗲̀𝘁𝗲, 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 - 2.6 km (about 1.5 miles) of bike path - Featuring a trial section of Colas’ solution Colstab Ostrea, an attractive and durable pavement suited for soft mobility options that combats urban heat islands and incorporates recycled crushed oyster shells - Built using 700 metric tons of asphalt mix, including 150 metric tons of Raincol, a permeable asphaltic concrete developed by Colas that helps combat soil sealing and reduces flood risk 🚲𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝘁𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 - Two cycle paths with a surface area of 1,000 m² each, to be equipped with Colas’ Wattway technology - The challenge set by the provinces is for Wattway to produce 160 MWh/year of renewable energy in its first year for the Dutch grid - Responds to the complex challenge of producing renewable energy despite limited land #CreatingConnections #WeOpenTheWay #ColasCares
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