Metcalf Cranes has deployed two of its Tadano machines to lift 64 L-beams on the Keon Park level crossing removal project in Victoria.
The Melbourne-based crane hire company is utilising its Tadano CC3800-1 and AC 7.450-1 to complete dual lifts on the beams for a new rail bridge in Thomastown, Victoria. The works form part of the new Keon Park level crossing removal project that will see a new, 750m-long elevated rail bridge running over the top of Keon Parade.
The beams weigh up to 122-tonnes each and measure up to 30m in length. Ultimately, they will be connected to form a U-trough to create the viaduct the trains will run in.
The 650-tonne capacity Tadano CC3800 deployed by Metcalf Cranes, holding a maximum boom length of 171m, has been configured with 100m of main boom to facilitate the lift. Possessing a capacity of 450-tonnes, Metcalf’s Tadano all-terrain AC 7.450-1 will act as the support crane for the job to help stabilise the lifts being completed in Thomastown. Thanks to the CC3800s Vario Superlift feature, the crawler crane is able to operate on the tight, restricted sites presented by the jobsite.
Playing host to 18,000 vehicles travelling through the level crossing each weekday, the Keon Park level crossing removal project aims to facilitate easier travel for users – especially those using the road in peak hour where boom gates are down for more than 41 minutes between 7am-9am.
Metcalf Cranes are scheduled to complete the lifts by 5am October 13. Construction on the new station is set to be completed and open to the community in 2025.
The works are part of a $277 million contract between JHG, Kellogg Brown and Root, Metro Trains Melbourne, and the Level Crossing Removal Project.
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