The Strabag-led consortium鈥檚 鈧�212m (拢186m) contract involves construction and widening work for the R 67 expressway between Kaposf眉red and L谩tr谩ny in southwestern Hungary.
The asphalt roadway will 'sing' a tune by Hungarian rock band Republic. Cars driving at the prescribed speed over a certain section of the road will create the melody to the song '67-es 煤t' ('Route 67'). This is made possible by special grooves in the roadway: thanks to the right spacing and depth, a melody is produced by car wheels rolling over the grooves.
鈥淭his project shows how much creativity there can be in transportation infrastructures,鈥� said Strabag CEO Thomas Birtel. 鈥淲e are delighted to be able to realise this interesting project for Hungary鈥檚 national infrastructure company.鈥�
Hungary鈥檚 R roads 鈥� the 鈥楻鈥� stands for 鈥榬apid鈥� - are part of a new road construction strategy by the government. These roads generally have a speed limit of 110 km/h with two lanes in each direction separated by a median divider.
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