Modern Construction of Concrete Pavements For Expressways in Spain

In this paper, basic characteristics of concrete pavements constructed in Spain during the last years, corresponding to the General Highway Plan 1984-1991, are described. The main solutions adopted to get a concrete pavement with high strength and appropriate texture are an~)ed. The solutions used in the construction in cold weather and hotweather and inthejoints settingarechecked, verifying their adaptation to the actual Spanish Standards. Finally the achieved performances to get a good evenness are indicated and some ob-servations regarding the higher difficult executionconditions are given.