Plans for a cross-continent upgraded road were recently boosted when Chile’s senate approved construction of its share of a major US$1.6 billion tunnel in the Andes Mountains.
The Chilean approval comes after the Argentinian government gave the nod in March for construction on its section of the Agua Negra project. A tender for specific design work could be put out by September, according to the Argentinian newspaper Diario de Cuyo.
The approvals resolve a number of bilateral issues including taxation
Designed for excavators from 35-60 tonnes that are customised for tunneling, the HD version differs from the original MP model of the same width in several ways.
The new SLB3000 asphalt batching plant dominating the Shantui booth is the largest and most productive the firm has ever built. Constructed along modern modular lines, the plant can be set up on-site and commissioned quickly, providing a capacity of up to 240tonnes/hour. The modular layout also allows the plant to be disassembled and transported to a new site quickly, cutting costs for the customer and increasing utilisation. The mixer offers a rated capacity of 30tonnes, while measuring accuracy is said to
