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ASPHALT REVIEWAstec – on top of hotmix technology inAustraliaAstec is playing an integral role inthe project billed by the industryas “a benchmark for modern roadconstruction in Australia” – a projectotherwise known as NEXY or theNorthern Expressway, the four-lane,23-kilometre route that will connectkey areas of metropolitan Adelaide.“We are building the NorthernExpressway from the ground up,” PauldeBritt, national asphalt manager withFulton Hogan, says.“We are doing all of the earthworkand bridges-and then we’re paving theexpressway with 450,000 tonnes ofhot-mix asphalt (HMA). It’s the biggestasphalt-paving project ever undertakenhere in Adelaide.”Mr deBritt says the NEXY projectmotivated Fulton Hogan to install anew production facility that couldsupply their HMA mixes as necessary.Fulton Hogan was already operatinga number of HMA facilities in Australiaand New Zealand. Its decision topurchase an Astec Double Barrel(r)plant was not surprising.“This is the third Astec plant for ushere in Australia,” Mr deBritt says.“We bought this plant based on ourexperience with the performance we gotfrom the Double Barrel we bought in2005. That plant just completed its first1,000,000 tonnes and we had only 18hours of downtime with it. We replacedvery few parts during that time.“In my view, the Astec DoubleBarrel isthe best-performing asphalt plant in theworld. That kind of dependability willbe very important to us on the NEXYproject where we will have to put out450,000 tonnes and complete the job bythe latter half of next year.”The new plant that is working on theNEXY project is a relocatable AstecDouble Barrel plant with a 1.8 x 10-metre dryer/mixer that is equippedwith Astec’s Double Barrel Green(tm)System to permit production of warmmixasphalt (WMA).“It is rated at only 200 tonne perhour,” Mr deBritt says. “But it hasalready smashed the South Australianproduction record by producing morethan 2,518 tonnes per day on a regularbasis in the relatively short time thatwe’ve had it.“Our newest Astec plant here inAdelaide is a relocatable plant.“We have put it on a temporary sitefor this project, but when NEXY isfinished, we will move it to a permanentsite. Since the plant has a service lifeof 30 years or so, we know we will beusing it quite a bit in the future here inAdelaide.”Mr deBritt says being half a worldaway from the manufacturer is not aproblem.“As far as service is concerned, wecan contact Astec personnel 24 hoursa day. They can hook into our plantelectronically and bring up our controlsystem in the Chattanooga office inorder to give us any help, advice, orsystem upgrades.”Mr deBritt says he is impressed bythe direction that Astec has gone todevelop HMA technology around theworld. “Astec has set the benchmark forthe industry when it comes to productquality, hands-on operator training, andafter sales service and support.”* Fulton Hogan’s newest HMA facilityin Adelaide is a 200-tonne-per-hourAstec Double Barrel(r) facility thatis equipped with the Astec DoubleBarrel Green(tm) System. The facilityrepresents the latest asphalt productiontechnology. The plant’s 450-tonne NewGeneration Storage System is made upwith three 136-tonne silos.50 ROADS FEBRUARY <strong>2010</strong>/MARCH <strong>2010</strong>
Fulton Hogan and PRSJoin TogetherEngaging Australasia’s most capable asphalt and surfacingcompany has never been as easy since the recent acquisitionof Pioneer Road Services (PRS) by Fulton Hogan.With over 2000+ people working from 40 locations acrossAustralia we have the people, resources and expertise to deliverthe most challenging project.PRS will change its name to Fulton Hogan over the next sixmonths. In the meantime its business as usual.For all your sales inquiries please continue to speak to youraccount representative.For more informationTelephone: 03 9340 6200Email: info@fultonhogan.com.auwww.fultonhogan.com
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