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 Road Construction
The Group’s road construction activities are undertaken by HCM Group. The Group adopts the “Construction Management Approach” in all its road projects, focusing on planning and management. To ensure maximum cost-effectiveness, the Group sub-contracts out portions of its projects such as relocation of utility services, earthworks, drainage, construction of small bridges, roadside furniture and street lightings. Depending on the projects, the Group may outsource the entire portion or only the labour of these portion, which has low added value. The outsourcing of labour, which is mainly low-skilled, enables the Group to focus on its core competencies in pavement works.
Road Rehablitation
Road Rehabilitation is a principal activity undertaken by the Group through the HCM Group. Works carried out under road rehabilitation projects include Upgrading, pavement repairs, pavement recycling and overlay.
The Group has established a niche in road rehabilitation works, achieved through Constant research and development and keeping abreast with the latest technology in pavement design and construction and in particular, pavement recycling technology.
The Group has vast experience in various techniques of pavement rehabilitation, which includes both conventional techniques as well as advanced asphalt technology in pavement recycling.
- Conventional Pavement Techniques
Some of the conventional techniques utilised by the Group are:.
- Pavement Overlay or Resurfacing
This method is generally used for the general pavement strengthening where a layer of new asphalt is laid on top of the old pavement
- Mild and Pave (Cut & Patch)
This is applicable where severe cracking of surface deterioration has occurred in the pavement. A milling machine is used to remove the effected area before a new layer of asphalt is laid in its place.
- Advanced Asphalt Technology
In keeping with its philosophy of staying abreast with changes in pavement technology, the Group has been successful in developing its technical expertise in various advanced asphalt techniques, such as:
- Very Thin Overlay
This is technique where a thin layer of wearing course, approximately 20mm thick, is laid with a modified bituminous binder. This pavement exhibits high performance in terms of durability and safety. The Group applied this technique on the Bangi-Seremban and Ipoh-Changkat Jering sections of the North-South Expressway.
- Porous Asphalt
This technique basically involves laying porous asphalt with a modified bituminous binder. Due to its porous nature, water drains away from the pavement easily, thereby significantly reducing ponding and splashing. It also exhibits better skid resistance and lower noise levels.
- Road Maintenance
Advanced road and highways systems are developed along stringent measures to ensure safety, comfort and durability. As such, it is essential that these road infrastructures are properly maintained for the safety of its users. Furthermore, proper maintenance would maximise investments spent and reduce expenditure in the longerterm. Road maintenance works can be divided into 3 main categories as follows: - Routine Maintenance
Routine maintenance involves repairs of potholes, maintenance of road shoulders, roadside furniture, drainage systems, bridges and culverts, grass cutting, landscaping on protocol roads and routine inspection.
- Periodic Maintenance
Periodic maintenance involves repair, replacement and installation of existing pavement, roadside furniture, drains, culverts and guardrails as well as slope repairs.
- Emergency Maintenance
Emergency works involve:
a) Traffic management, clearing work and provision of temporary diversion in the event of slope failures;
b) Traffic management and provision of temporary crossing in the event of bridge or culvert failures; and
c) Traffic management in the event of floods or fallen trees.
Building Infrastructure
HCM’s very first infrastructure project was for Kuala Lumpur City Hall in 1995. Since then, jobs have grown including earthwork and associated work for a section of the Expressway Rail Link – Kuala Lumpur International Airport project, the construction of two blocks of nine-storey hostel building in Bangi, Selangor as well as the construction management for the 78-bedded hospital in Jasin, Melaka.
Geo Technical
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Slope Maintenance
HCM’s first project involving geotechnical works is the design and build for “Repair works on landslide and slope stabilization in an affluent residential area” for the Public Works Department. This project started in March 2009 and is currently ongoing.
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