Estonia calls for tenders to study feasibility of concrete roads

The Estonian Road Administration has invited a public tender for the procurement of design for concrete road surfacing and the feasibility study of building concrete roads in line with traffic loads. It says the study should also highlight any problems experienced in concrete road building; local climatic risks on building concrete surface roads and other experiences. The feasibility study should involve road wear risks from the use of studded tyres with calculations based on the respective calculations mad
February 21, 2013 Read time: 1 min

The Estonian Road Administration has invited a public tender for the procurement of design for concrete road surfacing and the feasibility study of building concrete roads in line with traffic loads.

It says the study should also highlight any problems experienced in concrete road building; local climatic risks on building concrete surface roads and other experiences. The feasibility study should involve road wear risks from the use of studded tyres with calculations based on the respective calculations made in Finland, Sweden or Norway.

The tender bids are expected to be submitted by 7 March.

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