One of Victoria’s major infrastructure projects has added a new level of accuracy to its operations thanks to Trimble and SITECH.
SITECH Construction Systems recently installed four Hitachi ZX490LCH-5 excavators with the Trimble LOADRITE X2350 Payload System, to be utilised on the West Gate Tunnel Project currently under way in Melbourne.
SITECH was approached to provide a solution to enable the project team to accurately manage the amount of material loaded on to trucks leaving the site to ensure that they were not overweight and were safe to use the public road network.
Using covered conveyors, the rock and soil from the Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) will be moved to the spoil management facility, where the four excavators will load the material onto trucks to be transported offsite to suitable fill sites.
All the load data will be sent via Trimble InsightHQ back to the project team for daily reports that will detail every bucket loaded and how many tonnes of material have been loaded.
The TBMs will excavate over 1.5 million cubic metres of rock and soil. Depending on the ground conditions, the machines will typically bore an average distance of 9m per day.
The West Gate Tunnel Project will deliver a vital alternative to the West Gate Bridge, providing the city with a much-needed second river crossing, quicker and safer journeys, and remove thousands of trucks from residential streets.
The project is a partnership between the Victorian Government and Transurban and will be built by construction contractors CPB Contractors and John Holland (CPBJH JV).
Construction is under way, with the new road to be opened in 2022.
If you want to know how SITECH Construction Systems can help with your next project, give us a call 1800 SITECH (1800 748 324)
