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COLD MILLING MACHINES SOLVE BIG CHALLENGE

North of Sacramento, a W 210i and W 2100 precisely milled the spillway chute of the Oroville Dam, the highest dam in the USA. In this process, the milling contractor also benefitted from cold milling specialist Wirtgen’s application experience in steep gradient milling.

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