A new large scale Traffic Management System has been designed and implemented at Angerstein Wharf.

Starting at the wharfs front entrance, a new 14 metre electric cantilevered gate has been installed which can be operated by key fobs or by keypads on either side of the gate. A new pedestrian gate has also been installed at the main entrance to separate pedestrians and vehicles entering or leaving the site.

The work involved installing a four lane 140 metre long Haul Road into the wharf and pedestrian walkways to ensure segregation between pedestrians and HGVs with three pedestrian crossings.

• One lane for Readymix traffic.
• One lane for collect customers using the newly installed Tare-In weighbridge.
• Two by-pass lanes.
• Lane segregation is identified by blue lines for Readymix traffic and yellow for Aggregates.

The Haul Road has been designed to capture all rain surface and dust suppression water and is pumped back to the washing plant and re-used within the production process. An additional pump was also installed to capture all the drain off water from the sand bays which is also returned back to the washing plant ensuring the maximum water is recycled within the site.

A new Tare-In weighbridge has been installed for all collect customers so they can tare-in each day as required by PACs (Cemex – Process Assessment Certification System). This is a standalone unit and is controlled from the existing weighbridge utilising the weighbridge operator, saving the cost of having to employ additional staff.

A safety pedestrian automated system has been installed which stops all traffic to give pedestrians priority. When operated at each pedestrian crossing, all green traffic lights automatically turn red, and amber lights flash and a siren sound stopping all vehicle movements.

Throughout the project there was excellent communication between all parties, Engineering/Operations/Logistics/R&G Coopers – Civils & SRH Electrical Contracting.

The project was completed safely, on time, within budget and with no effect on sales – all due to a fantastic ‘One Cemex’ cross team working together.

Congratulations and well done to everyone in the completion of this project.