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Drilling and Blasting

Southern Economic Transport Expressway, CH 5 to CH 30 km

Category
Drilling and Blasting
Client
China Harbour Engineering Company (main contractor)
Location
Southern Expressway corridor, chainage 5 km to 30 km
  • Road crew and paving machine preparing a new road surface
    Representative photo: Christian Agbede on Unsplash

Project details

Scope

Drilling and blasting contractor to China Harbour for rock excavation from chainage 5 km to 30 km on the expressway.

Challenge

A long expressway section with rock in many cuts, requiring steady production to keep pace with the main contractor's earthworks programme.

Solution

Drilling and blasting crews worked through the section under written blast designs and licensed shot-firers, with explosives supplied from our own licensed stock.

Outcome

Rock excavation delivered across the CH 5 to CH 30 km section.

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