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Service 03

Road Construction

Road construction is where the company started. We build and widen roads, and we are strongest on routes that cut through rock, because the rock cutting is done by our own licensed blasting teams.

We work directly for road authorities and as a subcontractor to main contractors on larger packages.

Road crew and paving machine preparing a new road surfaceRepresentative photo

Applications

Where it is used

  • Rock cutting for new roads
  • Road widening through rock
  • Earthworks, cut and fill
  • Drainage and side drains
  • Culverts and small structures

Our method

How we deliver it

  1. 01

    Site survey

    Our engineer inspects the rock, nearby structures, utilities, access and drainage, and records what must be protected.

  2. 02

    Blast design

    A written blast design is prepared for the site and checked against the protection needs found in the survey.

  3. 03

    Permits

    The design is signed off, required permits are confirmed and the police and neighbours are informed before work starts.

  4. 04

    Drilling

    Holes are drilled, measured and logged against the design. Any change is recorded before charging.

  5. 05

    Charging

    Explosives are issued from licensed stock, recorded and loaded by licensed staff only. Mats are placed where required.

  6. 06

    Firing

    The exclusion zone is cleared, sentries are posted, warnings are sounded and the licensed shot-firer fires from a safe position.

  7. 07

    Clearance and reporting

    The area is checked for misfires before the all-clear. Results and monitoring readings are recorded and shared with the client.

Equipment

Plant and equipment

  • Excavators
  • Crawler drill rigs
  • Rollers and compaction equipment
  • Tippers

Safety controls

Safety on every job

  • Written blast design and risk assessment for every blast
  • Licensed shot-firer in charge of charging and firing
  • Exclusion zone, sentries and audible warnings before firing
  • Police and neighbours informed before blasting
  • Post-blast misfire check before the all-clear
  • Crews in full PPE on every site
  • Traffic control and road closures agreed with the authority
  • Controlled blasting beside live roads

Projects

Related projects

All projects
RoadsExcavators working a rocky hillside cutRepresentative photo

A5 Road, Gampola to Nuwara Eliya

China Harbour Engineering Company (main contractor) · Gampola to Nuwara Eliya, Central Province

Drilling, blasting and embankment excavation on the A5 road improvement between Gampola and Nuwara Eliya, as rock subcontractor to China Harbour.

RoadsExcavator loading broken rock into a dump truck below a rock faceRepresentative photo

A10 Road, Kurunegala to Katugastota

China Jiulong (main contractor) · Kurunegala to Katugastota

Drilling, blasting and earthwork on the A10 Kurunegala to Katugastota road, as rock and earthwork subcontractor to China Jiulong.

Rock between you and your programme? Talk to our engineers.

Send your drawings and an estimate of the rock volume or number of tower footings. Our engineers will reply with a method and a price.