CEMEX Renovates the Mazatlán Promenade: One of the Largest in the World
April 03 2019 - 6:22PM
Business Wire
- For the first time in half a century,
the Mazatlán Promenade is renovated with products and technology
from CEMEX.
- CEMEX placed 17,000 m3 of hydraulic
concrete for the renovation of the promenade.
- With this renovation, Mazatlán presents
a new face to its visitors and the useful life of the promenade
will increase by up to 30 years.
CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (“CEMEX”) (NYSE: CX) announced today its
participation in the renovation of 6.5 kilometers of roads for the
Mazatlán Promenade, one of the largest in the world and one of the
port’s main tourist attractions.
It’s the first time in 50 years that the promenade has been
renovated for its visitors. The previous pavement had fractures,
potholes, and leaks that not only affected the circulation and
safety of the thousands of vehicles that transit the course daily,
but also the image of the area.
To renovate the section, CEMEX supplied and placed 17,000 m3 of
20-centimeter-thick hydraulic concrete with the necessary
resistance for daily use.
"For us, it was very important to open the circulation of this
road as soon as possible not only to enable the area to host
international events such as the Great Pacific Marathon, but also
to interrupt local and tourist traffic as little as possible," said
Osbaldo López Angulo, Secretary of Public Works of the Mexican
State of Sinaloa.
To fulfill this request, those responsible for the design and
construction of the concrete pavement presented a set of solutions
that reduced the work schedule by 40%, from five months to the time
required without sacrificing quality. This enabled the renovation
to not affect the circulation.
"A three-day placement, high early strength concrete was
proposed to allow for the rapid opening of circulation, along with
the use of a system of optimized slabs," said Alejandro Varés, Vice
President of Infrastructure and Government, CEMEX Mexico. "The
system reduces the thickness of the pavement, eliminates the use of
passages, and allows for a more efficient distribution of vehicle
loads by reducing the dimensions of the slabs; this translated into
a lower initial cost without sacrificing the advantages that
distinguish concrete pavement.”
As the most important route of this tourist city, the work was
carried out 24 hours a day, including the production and placement
of 480 m3 of concrete, night supplies, the simultaneous operation
of two pavers, the work of five teams of 110 people each, and the
accomplishment of shoring, profiling, and cleaning, among
others.
These products and services helped not only to increase the
useful life of the road for up to 30 years and reduced maintenance
costs, but also to enable Mazatlán to present a new face to
visitors, renovating an important meeting place for its
inhabitants.
CEMEX's cement and concrete technology centers are part of the
collaborative research and development network led by CEMEX
Research Group AG, headquartered in Switzerland.
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