Pit & Quarry, October 2017
manager of the north region at Lehigh Hanson In the workshop we had different stations manned by experts People could come in go to the station where they had the question and get questions answered They had one on one time and we were able to hear concerns One of those concerns the company learned about during the workshops was that community members wanted to make sure the color of the jumbo cover on top of the aboveground portions of the conveyor blended in well with the surrounding environment To address that concern Lehigh Hanson allowed community members to look at different painted slabs of plywood to gauge what colors might work for them Lehigh Hanson also developed a website specifically to update community members about the construction of the overland conveyor and its New Windsor quarry The website features a project overview details about the conveyor path and details about the new quarry It also offers a way for viewers to sign up for text alerts regarding blasts and road closures In addition Rigler added a few drone videos to the website to show progress on the conveyor project The website and social media have been tremendous tools for us Martin says Ive learned in my experience as a plant manager that if the community understands whats happening theres more acceptance of projects Everyone so far has been impressed with our posts The community members might not always like what were doing but if they understand the project better they accept it While Rigler received calls from concerned community The conveyor system will move 2750 tph at a speed of 55 yd per second members at least once a week during the start of the conveyor project the calls have since subsided and come every couple of months now Since weve been so transparent through the entire process the people who have had a negative outlook have tended to see us as good neighbors who will be honest with them Rigler says The communities of New Windsor and Union Bridge both appreciated being involved in the decision making process I had the plant managers number the PR executives number and the safety managers number for when I had problems Roop says Whenever I had a concern I would make a quick call about that and it would be handled within minutes if not within the first hour I cant ask for a better response than that P Q pitandquarry com October 2017 PIT QUARRY S7
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