The Hague rolls out an elegant block carpet

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The Hague as hotspot: The exclusive urban grounds of Grote Marktstraat are shared by pedestrians and cyclists. For this purpose, the fietspad (bicycle lane on the right) is on a lower level, and is highlighted by its differentiated design

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Klostermann implemented in concrete the architect’s unique design in life scale (1:1) for the surface of the slabs

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Work on the bicycle lane: following screeding of the bedding, the paving slabs were installed with the aid of a jointing tool. Load-distribution plates below the heavy machine protect the freshly laid pavement from point loading. Slotted channels and transition blocks are installed to the left and right

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The paviors of the Dutch contractor Habo GWW braved the challenge and mastered it. The quality of the implementation is evident throughout the entire construction project

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With the new Stonegard plate compactor, the paviors achieved a superior joint pattern with perfect surface flatness

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The reversible vibratory plate not only ensures a better work result: thanks to the thick-walled plastic element, it is furthermore much quieter than conventional compactors

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The Dutch city of The Hague has upgraded its shopping promenade Grote Marktstraat, in one of Europe’s most popular pedestrian zones. Exceptional paving slabs were used from the XXL program by the manufacturer Klostermann, from the German city of Coesfeld.

The Dutch city of The Hague has implemented an ambitious plan: the conversion of Grote Marktstraat into what has been called a luxurious ballroom. Grote Marktstraat is located in one of the most frequented pedestrian zones in Europe. Every year, more than 7 million pedestrians walk over its pavement, according to the city administration. But in the past, residents of The Hague were unhappy with the appearance of this boulevard, which in the 1920s had been planned as a traffic corridor between the southeastern and northwestern city quarters. Since the early 1960s it had increasingly faded into...