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Traffic management upgrades
Tarmac Northern > Coxhoe Quarry, County Durham > 0191 3770611
transport – site design: 13
Coxhoe Quarry has taken strides in three key areas over recent years:
External quarry traffic – a new entrance road is
now well established. The previous road has been
upgraded to a bridleway, interlinking with a local
village network of bridleways.
Internal quarry traffic – to reduce vehicle movements:
all stock shovels now operate with digital bucket
weighers, which have been linked in with a numerical
stockpile system, the main stock grounds have
been reduced in size and a haulier safety policy has
been introduced, through which the traffic route
programme has been trialled.
In addition, quarry vehicles are fitted with safety
systems, such as Vehicle Motion Sensors (VMS) and,
in order to ensure that seat belts are in operation, indicator lights have been fitted to windscreens. The
main haul road access has been reduced from a five-bench system to four, to allow for new haul road
ramps. Consultation with staff was vital, as was the use of 3d modelling to forecast effect of the planned
changes.
Parking facilities – parking areas are now centralised and sectionalised into key areas, all of which operate
a ‘reverse-in’ policy.
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Safe deployment of lab sampling
platform
Aggregate Industries > Peterborough Coated, Peterborough > 01733 563081
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Aggregate Industries’ Peterborough Coated plant has a “drawbridge” type lateral extension to an access
gantry, to permit access for testing and sample taking. It was recognised that the tipper driver might
possibly pull away unaware that the drawbridge was down and that the laboratory technician was
testing the load. As a consequence, an automatic system has been installed whereby deployment of the
drawbridge causes a barrier to be lowered in front of the tipper, a traffic light to show red and an audible
alarm to sound.
Car park design improvements
Johnsons Wellfield Quarries > Crosland Hill, West Yorkshire > 01484 652311
Johnsons Wellfield Quarries has introduced a series of improvements to on-site car parking, with the aim
of improving safety for company personnel, visitors and contractors.
The car park has been redesigned to encourage drivers into reverse parking via a one-way system.
Additional signage has been erected, along with security lighting and CCTV management equipment.
The second phase of the project will see final landscaping and grassing of surrounding areas,
complemented by selective tree and shrub planting. A vintage derrick crane and sand-producing pan roller
mill will also be sited to provide visitor attraction and seating areas.