May 20, 2025
Development of High-Functionality Pavement "MultiPaveTM" and Construction of Full-Scale MockupVerifying the workability of a new pavement structure that enables rapid and easy upgrades to road infrastructure
Toyota Motor Corporation's Frontier Research Center, in collaboration with Obayashi Corporation (headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Toshimi Sato), Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc. (headquartered in Nagakute, Aichi, Director and CRO: Takashi Shimazu), and Obayashi Road Corporation (headquartered in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, President: Hiromitsu Abiko), has developed a high-functionality pavement called "MultiPave" that can be upgraded to meet the changing needs of urban areas and road infrastructure. A full-scale mockup was constructed at Obayashi Corporation's Technical Research Institute in Kiyose, Tokyo, to verify its workability. For more details, please refer to the press release from Obayashi Corporation.
Obayashi Corporation Press Release (Japanese only)
https://www.obayashi.co.jp/news/detail/news20250520_2.html
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- Figure: MultiPave Structure
- Movie: MultiPave Overview
Contact Information (about this article)
- Frontier Research Center
- frc_pr@mail.toyota.co.jp