Geotextiles as an ideal solution for temporary site roads

The global energy transition poses major infrastructure challenges. Building new wind turbines, reinforcing the electricity grid (underground or above-ground) ... There are numerous large energy projects in the pipeline in Belgium and neighbouring countries. For many of these projects, geotextiles form the basis for temporary site roads that provide access to hard-to-reach locations such as fields and forest areas. ‘It prevents gravel from mixing with the subsoil and provides the necessary stability. This allows heavy materials and equipment to be transported without problems,’ says Francis Denoo, sales manager at Beaulieu Technical Textiles (BTT).

Read the article in GWW Bouwmat, the platform on infrastructure, spatial planning, civil and public works. (in Dutch only)