The history of road construction is a very interesting one. Can you believe that at some point, animals constructed the roads human beings used to travel? Shocking, right? But that isn’t much of a problem either. I mean, back in the day, people went on vacations with their feet, donkeys, and horses at best. So, the routes of the movement were tracks created by animals constantly moving in the forest. It was great until we turned into something more sophisticated: stone-paved streets and timber roads. Today, we use asphalt concrete, and road construction has never been at its most sophisticated. But you know what that means. Modern road construction requires modern machines that can keep up with requirements. You’ve probably seen one or two where a road is being constructed. But we’ve decided to do you one better. Today, you’ll be seeing the 10 most modern road construction machines.

Road Printer

Number ten on our list is the Road Printer. This machine is not only badass. It’s also jaw-dropping to watch. If you see this machine, then you’ll know that this isn’t one of those machines with misplaced names. It literally prints roads. Bricklayers who work on roads can’t tell you enough of how demanding the job is. But the road printer makes mincemeat of all that effort. At first, a front loader fills the machine’s brick hopper with loose bricks. Then the bricklayers take over from there, arranging the bricks into the pattern that’ll be on the road. They’ll lay it on there, and the Road Printer gets to work. During work, the machine moves backward printing out bricks slowly across the ground like fabric from a loom. It can cover a complete stretch that’s between one and six meters wide. That’s massive, yeah? Because of the vertical assembling, the bricks don’t fall apart when the machine lays them. To remove any margin of error, the machine is automatic, self-steering itself across a designated path so that the road is perfect. This machine can lay up to 500 square meters of brick in one day. That’s more than any bricklayer can hope to achieve in a day. Imagine that: roads springing up overnight. It’s a really good one.

TIGER STONE

Like the Road Printer, the Tiger Stone is also a paving machine. But it was invented by the Dutch company, Vanku B.V. This machine doesn’t need a driver. It propels itself, covering up to 300 square meters per day. The Tiger Stone can lay different interlocking patterns within a short period, covering up more stretch of road than manual labor can ever promise to do. Although the machine is automatic, it doesn’t do away with manual labor just yet. A couple or three bricklayers are still required to help put the bricks in the proper order. It’s the physical hands that put the brick on the hopper and try to arrange them in the desired pattern. Then the Tiger Stone starts to lower it on the ground through a curved ramp. This curved ramp is beneficial to the brick arrangement, keeping its shape while the street is laid. Thankfully, its electric-powered engine reduces the fallout of noise pollution, and its width can range from 4 to 6 meters. The Tiger Stone may lay the bricks on the streets, but unfortunately, the tamper or the steamroller will fasten it to the ground.

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