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Here is the Center Pier Steel being crane lifted into position onto the Brigde Pier Starter Steel at Adelaide Northern Expressway Roadworks Project..

Adelaide Northern Expressway Center Pier Steel Cage

The steel cage was pre-fabricated on site on top of the same formwork shuttering which will be used to form-up this 6 meter tall structure.

Construction Workers To Feed The Steel Cage Into The Base

Formworkers, steelfixers, riggers and supervisors work together feeding the cage into the base making sure that every steel bar in the cage is in the correct position in relation to the starter base steel.

Steel Cage Fixed Into Position

After the steel cage is fixed into position, the structure is ready to be enclosed by formwork shuttering. The finished concrete structure will be a narrow 600mm at the bottom and 1500mm at the top.

Construction workers Mario (Rigger) Steve, Ed Deano (Formwork Carpenters), and Marty (Supervisor) at Sino Project mining construction site at Cape Preston Western Australia take a quick snap-shot while waiting for the next formwork shutter to be crane lifted down for dismantling.

Mario, Steve, Ed, Deano and Marty at Sino Project WA

The Cape Preston Sino Project is south of Karratha in WA’s Pilbara Region.

Construction workers Ray (concretor), Fordy (Crane Operator) and Kelvin (Formwork Carpenter) at Cape Preston construction site (Sino Project) stop for a quick photo at smoko time.

Ray, Fordy and Kelvin at Sino Project WA

They say winter time is a good time to work here in the Pilbara cause it cools right down to the low 30’s (celcius). I suppose it’s a nice change compared to the regular high 40’s

When I arrived at Construction Camp 123 Cape Preston Western Australia, I was wandering who would be the first person I would bump into that I already know from another job. Well, it was formwork carpenter Rami who I first met at Prominent Hill SA a couple of years ago.

Ed and Rami at Cape Preston WA

Good to see ya mate

Location: Port Adelaide SA

Instead of the regular workplace BBQ lunch on a Saturday, why not try out a workplace Lamb On A Spit like we did here at this construction site in Port Adelaide. The site is being used by Adelaide Aqua to prefabricate pre-cast concrete and large steel piles for the Port Stanvac Desalination Project.

Lamb On A Spit

We had seasoned Lamb-On-A-Spit Professional Branko on the team who prepared, cooked and carved the lamb to perfection.

Branko, Graham and Goran

Branko’s delicious roasting lamb smell wafted over the whole construction site, enticing most of the construction workers over to have a great tasting lunch before hooking back into work. After most of the site ate, there was plenty left over for hot lamb sandwiches the next day.

Daniel, Dave and Branko Carving The Lamb

I voted 10 out of 10 for Branko’s Lamb On A Spit as did everyone else who tried it.

Location: Prominent Hill Mining Construction Site South Australia

Mechanical Fitter Leigh (Hollywood) giving Admin LJ a few welding tips.

Leigh and LJ at Prominent Hill Mine

Location: Port Adelaide South Australia

After constructing this bridge abutment formwork at the Port River Expressway, formwork carpenters Steve, Simon and Tony now have to place and finish the concrete as well.

Formworkers Steve, Simon and Tony

Steel bridge spans will now placed from these abutments to the concrete columns.

Location: Tugun Bypass Project Gold Coast Australia

Tugan Bypass Boys Mark and Terrence take shelter under a bridge on a rainy morning. Mark and Terrence have been doing the concrete and formwork at this crash barrier foundation.

Mark and Terrence at Tugun Bypass Project

Location: Prominent Hill Construction Site and Camp

A nice collection of Prominent Hill photos by Zane Swart. This collection contains 506 photos of around the Prominent Hill Mine job, and other fun after work hours stuff. Start Slideshow

Zane and Yabbie at Prominent Hill

View Zane’s Prominent Hill photo collection.

Shane Chooking Yabbies

Thanks for that Zane

Video of a concretor finishing a concrete slab with a ride-on concrete troweling machine.

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