01.04.2007

Alternative transport

Description

Diversification of supply sources for a Group asphalt plant.
Replacement of traditional road transport by alternative modes – water and rail.
Synergies with sister subsidiaries:
- Materials from the CCM quarry,
- Rail freight transportation by Colas-Rail,
- Supply to an asphalt plant jointly owned by Screg Nord-Picardie and Colas Nord-Picardie.

Purpose

Optimization of water and rail transport as a complement to road transport in order to guarantee the continuity of deliveries.
Support to the Port of Lille (France’s 3rd-largest river port), but at the cost a minimum tonnage guaranteed by waterway (penalties applied below 50,000 metric tons).

Benefits for the community: reduced air emissions, reduced fuel consumption, reduced traffic and road transport-related hazards on a congested road network.

Key figures:

May 21, 2008: first freight train dispatched from the CCM quarry.
1 train per week transporting 1,300 metric tons.
In 2008, 100,000 metric tons of materials transported by rail or water.
Each freight train replaces 50 truck, and each barge 40.

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