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PROJECTS WITH A VALUE OF UP TO $2 MILLION
Race to the finish PROJECT: Rodin Cars Test Track Resurfacing CONTRACTOR: JCL Asphalt CLIENT: Rodin Cars VALUE: $1.7m Rodin Cars’ mission is to build the fastest track cars in the world. They are currently developing the ‘FZERO’, a race car designed to be faster than a Formula One car. However, building a car of this calibre demands a world-class track to test it on. Rodin Cars contracted JCL Asphalt to undertake final resurfacing of the test track in North Canterbury to create a world-class testing facility. Collectively, the three stages of track are 4.9km long and provide three different testing environments over
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undulating terrain. The sheer scale of this job and execution in a short time frame (53,000 m2 of track was paved in just nine days) to construct a high-quality asphalt surface, is a huge achievement for a business the size of JCL Asphalt. The high rate of tonnes per minute achieved was outstanding. With exceptional planning, logistics and execution, the JCL Asphalt team was able to deliver a project of this scale, to a level of quality normally only achievable by significantly larger ‘Tier 1’ organisations.
CCNZ / HIREPOOL CONSTRUCTION EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2021
