One of the largest cities for entertainment, Macau, is the wealthiest, densely populated, and fully developed city. Road maintenance in Macau is demanding in efficiency, noise control and quality.
Freetech handed over PM250, the first Hot-in-place Patching Vehicle in Macau, to the Official Provisional Municipal Council of Macau on 18 May 2017.
The first Patching Vehicle in Macau
Patching Vehicle helps Macau in road maintenance
Even though Macau is of 30 sq. m in area, there are more than 240,000 vehicles riding in the city. In addition to the construction of Light Rail system undergoing, the roads are over-loaded.
There are cracks, potholes and even hollows on city roads which are dangerous to the road users. The patches after repair deteriorate the appearance of roads.
Freetech PM250 Patching Vehicle is equipped with a heating hopper, a compaction roller, and emulsified asphalt spray system. It can complete patching within 20 minutes with a good quality to meet the requirements of routine maintenance.
Low noise from Freetech Patching Vehicle is welcome by citizens
Low disturbance of traffic and easily relocatable of Patching Vehicle for busy traffic
Macau, as a city with busy traffic, road maintenance efficiency is critical to minimize traffic disturbance.
Traditional routine maintenance method needs many machines and workers, which hinders the traffic flow. Patching Vehicle can finish patching with 3-4 workers, and resumes the traffic in 20 minutes. It can also be “fast-in, fast-out” so as to ease the traffic pressure for the road under repair.
Patching Vehicle can finish patching in 20 minutes and resume the traffic quickly.
Low noise for green routine maintenance. Official Provisional Municipal Council of Macau appreciates the performance of Patching Vehicle
The officers from the Official Provisional Municipal Council of Macau have visited Hong Kong to study the Freetech equipment prior to the importation of Patching Vehicle. They know that more than 10 sets of Patching Vehicle are being used in Hong Kong. The Patching Vehicle excels in patching quality and environmental friendliness. It can also fulfil the requirements of Hong Kong “Noise Control Ordinance” even working at night.
Clauses of ”Prevention and Control of Noise” were launched in 2015 in Macau to control the noise generated from engineering works. Since Freetech’s Patching Vehicle operates in a quiet, green, and efficient way, the Official Provisional Municipal Council of Macau appreciates its performance very much.