Tata Steel has excavated the site for the foundations of the steelworks’ conveyor and associated infrastructure for its new Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) at Port Talbot.
Over 1000 piles, some up to 28m deep, will be driven and cast in place, forming the foundations needed for the Fume Extract Plant and Consteel (Conveyer) Structure.
Sir Robert McAlpine section manager, Nathan Jones, said: “We’ve taken out more than 360kt of material since we started work. We’ve also had demolition teams clearing redundant site buildings, including the old substation, compressor house and mechanical workshop.
“A lot of that excavated material has been processed on site and recycled into aggregate, which we’ll use for the piling mats that will support the next phase of construction.
“It has been quite a long process, but I’m very proud of the teams that have worked extremely hard to get us to this place.”
Over the coming weeks, teams will complete drainage installations and extend piling platforms up to and inside the basic oxygen steelmaking plant, where the main furnace will go.
