M5 Motorway in Hungary (2004-2006)
Colas subsidiaries in Hungary completed the construction of two sections on the M5 Motorway in southwest Hungary, in direction of the border with Serbia.
M5 : phase 2
Length : 19,2 km
Earthworks : 1,6 million de m3
Cement bound aggregates : 110 000 m3
Asphalt concrete : 170 000 tonnes
Bridges : 13
M5 : phase 3
Length : 6 km
Earthworks : 560 000 m3
Cement bound aggregates : 32 000 m3
Asphalt concrete : 65 000 tonnes
Bridges : 5
More than 800 people worked on the project (including sub-contractors)
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Construction of M5 Motorway in the southeast of Budapest, Hungary
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Map of Hungary - Budapest