| Roadways Pty
Ltd is a Tasmanian company that commenced operations in Hobart in 1969 and
on the North West Coast of the State in 1971.
The company installed its first asphalt plant in
Hobart in 1973. In 1976 an asphalt plant was established in Burnie. In 1979
the Hobart plant was replaced with a modern automatic batch plant.
The Burnie plant was upgraded, in stages, commencing
in early 1984. The upgrading included installation of computer controlled
batching operations, hot storage facilities and a weighbridge.
Roadways is Tasmania's only licensed operator of the
Sharpes "Multipaver©
" asphalt paving system. This system is especially
designed for continuous shoulder widening and large patching works.
The Sharpes technology recently won the Civil Contractors Federation (CCF),
Case Earth Awards - Construction Excellence Category 1 (up to $2 million),
for the Wollombi Road project in New South Wales. |