1st application of expanded polystyrene (EPS) for road embankment in Greece

PROJECT

Athens-Thessaloniki highway (PATHE) embankment near Thermopylae .

ABOUT

First application in Greece of lightweight fill by expanded polystyrene (EPS) in an extended area with very poor ground conditions, to overcome observed failures conditions during initial construction of an earth embankment and to comply with project’s time schedule. Final design and consulting services during construction.

DATE

March 2008 – August 2018

OWNER