Projects

Quarry Access Road Upgrades

DEKACON (formally Civilcrete) was engaged by Hytec Quarries to construct a concrete culvert base and road section for access to and from the quarry.

This encompassed the following works:

  • Excavate base to survey RL
  • Pour 50mm blinding layer for culvert base
  • Form, Prep and Pour 200mm thick concrete culvert base slab with box culvert rebates to meet MRTS70 concrete and MRTS71 steel re-enforcing.
  • Pour 180mm thick concrete road tie-in across box culverts to meet MRTS70 concrete and MRTS71 steel re-enforcing; concrete works included:
    • Tie beams
    • Anchor/thickening beams
    • Dowelled construction joints
    • Saw cuts
    • Joint sealant
    • Curing compound
  • Stone/rock pitched headwalls
  • Complete roadside batter stabilisation and rock armouring