Rail contractor screens ballast and road base for reuse onsite

Rick Davis Contracting undertakes civil and rail corridor works where large quantities of excavated material must be managed efficiently. Much of this material included road base and railway ballast mixed with soil, fines and debris during excavation. Although the aggregate itself remained structurally sound, separating it using traditional methods was difficult. Material was often removed from site for processing or disposal while fresh aggregates were brought back in for construction activities. This approach increased trucking requirements, raised project costs and slowed progress on tight civil work schedules. The company needed a practical way to recover and reuse these aggregates directly onsite without interrupting the pace of construction works.