Dynapac SD2550CS Paver on A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme
A14, Cambridgeshire, UK · 2016-2020 (A14 project construction period) · £1.5bn (A14 project total)
The judgement call
Account-gated at launchDynapac pavers, including models like the SD2550CS, are widely used for large-scale highway projects due to their efficiency and precision. The A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme was a significant infrastructure project, and Dynapac equipment, including Material Transfer Vehicles, were explicitly used to enhance paving operations, ensuring high-quality road surfaces.
Key engineering challenges
Laying high-quality asphalt surfaces for a major highway upgrade. - Achieving consistent paving width and thickness over long stretches. - Operating efficiently within tight project schedules.
Project facts
- Client / owner
- National Highways (formerly Highways England)
- Lead contractor
- A14 Integrated Delivery Team (Highways England, Balfour Beatty, Skanska)
- Lead designers
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- Project type
- new build | upgrade
- Scale
- Basic paving width: 2.55 m; Max. paving width: 14 m; Max. layer thickness: 360 mm; Theoretical placement capacity: 1100 t/h.
- Disciplines
- civil; mechanical; highway engineering
- Standards & frameworks
- Specification for Highway Works (SHW), relevant health and safety regulations.
Sources: Dynapac.com (https://dynapac.com/en/products/paving/dynapac-sd2550cs) - Facebook (Sidewinder UK posts referencing A14 and Dynapac MTVs: https://www.facebook.com/sidewinderuk/videos/a14-cambridge-to-huntingdon-section-3-new-huntingdon-southern-bypass/250793089647041/ and https://www.facebook.com/sidewinderuk/videos/offset-feeding-on-the-a14-c2h-local-access-road-footpath-cycleway/633761017226244/) - National Highways (A14 project information)