Diriyah Company says it has witnessed its largest ever volume concrete pour in a single location to date this week at its $63bn project in Saudi Arabia.
“As the development of the Diriyah project moves forward, infrastructure progress is yielding significant success,” said the firm in a statement.
Located in the southern portion of the development contractor El Seif Engineering Construction and China State Construction joint venture poured 6100m³ of reinforced concrete for the underground Main Spine Tunnel roundabout base slab, which further connects to four adjacent tunnels.
Utilising a fleet of 75-plus concrete trucks, from five separate batching plants on site and seven pumps, the pour was completed in 21 hours, ahead of schedule due to seamless coordination between the batching plants and logistics teams.
Whilst the initial phase of the pour used external sources for concrete, the remainder was drawn from the internal batching plants on site, including those owned by other contractors, representing a truly collaborative operational partnership.
The scale of this single-location pour of reinforced concrete in the Diriyah project is something that is rarely seen, demonstrating the technical capabilities of the teams involved, said Diriyah Company.
“To witness a concrete pour of this size in one location is a marvel,” says Jerry Inzerillo, group CEO, Diriyah Company.
“The scale of the infrastructure works underway across Diriyah are a reflection of the ambition and transformative power of Vision 2030’s program for the Kingdom. We are truly forging a world-class destination, setting the standard in cultural urban development and crafting a peerless quality of life, grounded in nature, heritage and community. This latest success moves us one step closer to that goal.”
