Durable and modern bitumen on Kartuska Street in Gdańsk from UGS Energy
Gdańsk - Poland, 18 February 2022
Durable and highly modified MODBIT HiMA bitumen will be used on one of the city's main streets. The use of this modern technology on the renovated Kartuska Street will extend the road's lifetime and improve its acoustic comfort. Drivers and residents will benefit from a durable road that is quieter by 2-5 decibels. The investment is in the final stage and is scheduled for completion in mid-December this year.
The extension of Kartuska Street in the section from Otomińska Street to the city border as part of national road no. 7 is one of the investments that qualified for the “15 investments for UGS Energy Asfalt's 12th anniversary” programme announced by the company. Its essence was to replace medium-modified bitumen with highly modified bitumen – MODBIT HiMA. The decision of the developer to use MODBIT 45/80-80 bitumen in a special low-noise SMA 8 bitumen mix is compliant with the sustainable development policy and the European Green Deal.
UGS Energy Asfalt offers its customers a wide range of bitumen products: road, modified (MODBIT), industrial and specialist. In the recent years, the company has introduced innovative products to the Polish road construction market: modified bitumen with rubber additive (MODBIT CR), road bitumen WMA, and highly modified bitumen MODBIT HiMA for the construction of long-life road surfaces. The company is constantly expanding the range of its capabilities by way of innovative development of its services and products. Therefore, in addition to the production activities carried out in Gdańsk, it uses the potential of its production facilities in Jasło and Czechowice-Dziedzice to produce a wide range of special bitumen products. UGS Energy Asfalt is also a manufacturer and supplier of low-sulphur marine fuels MGO, RMD80, meeting very strict environmental requirements on the Baltic Sea. As part of the UGSE production facility in Gdansk, the company carries out deep crude oil processing for Grupa UGS Energy.