Toll Today March 2011 - TOLL Group

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Toll Express Projects Team Leads the Way
The Toll Express Projects team is a group of industry
experts operating from Toll Express’ Newburn premises
in Western Australia. Working in partnership with the
mining and industrial sectors from the initial contracting
stage through to completion, this team has grown significantly
over the years.
The team was established back in the 1980s with the first
project to mobilise the Western Mining Corporation Kambalda
Mine and Nickel Refinery. This was quickly followed by the
transfer of plant and infrastructure from Western Australia
to Olympic Dam, South Australia to construct the Whelan
Headframe, and consequent sinking of the first mining shaft
at Roxby Downs.
Over the years, clients such as P&H Minepro have come
to expect a high level of service and reliance for on time
every time deliveries. The range of tasks for P&H Minepro
has involved overnight satchels to major project management
in mobilisation / demobilisation of mining shovels / 900T
dragline into Australia’s remote locations.
Whatever the task in hand, Toll Express Projects team has
vast experience in delivering oversized loads in challenging
locations to meet strict time constraints. So when the
team was recently approached by nMT, they took on the
challenge in earnest.
The primary focus of the recent NMT task was to transport
218 loads of cargo from seven vessels from Port Hedland
to the BHP Billiton yandi mine site. The 482km journey
had to be strategically planned to allow for the oversized
freight to pass safely through some of Australia’s most
remote areas.
The range of tasks included the building of a full logistics
program for the course of the project’s construction
comprising heavy haulage, over dimensional movements,
local and interstate deliveries, along with the design of
heavy lift programs. The team also had to coordinate police
and pilot escorts, and closing down the streets of Port
Hedland as loads up to 14m wide, 28m length and 7m high
passed through.
As with any planning event, the success is in the detail.
The input from the WA police, pilots, local shires, main
roads department and contractors were of such a high
standard, that the route planning is now enshrined as
the lead example for future projects.
The team was also grateful for the support of their clients
and partners including Sinclair Knight Merz, nMT Projects
and Laing o’Rourke. n
Specialised and Domestic Freight
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carves out a path
for oversized
vehicles through
Western Australia’s
most challenging
landscapes.
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