It has
already finished the CJR SA intervention in Arões, a undertaking that comprised
the construction of the connecting node of the regional road 206 to the
industrial Zone of this parish of Fafe.
This was a
year-long endeavor that had been awaited by the local population for a decade,
and will be contributing to the area development, facilitating the access to
this industrial zone valuing the parish, making it more attractive to new
families and businesses.
Engineer
Paulo Antunes was the Construction Director for this projects and assumes that
this was one of the most important projects of 2019 for Cândido José Rodrigues
“we’re talking about a huge undertaking, of 1.8 M€ and one year of completion,
therefore assuming the role of 2019 “anchor” project for our company”,
recognizing the social and economic impact that this project represents to the
parish of Arões and, consequently, for the council of Fafe.
This is a
project that was born from the will of the Municipality of Fafe together with
the Infrastructures of Portugal, “obeying to a execution project and a very
demanding tender specification, forcing our team to maintain a the construction
quality standards at very high levels”, has stressed Paulo Antunes.
With fifty
years of existence, the construction of communication roads is the area where
Candido José Rodrigues stands out. This project fits perfectly into the most
specialized scope of our company contemplating, as the Construction Director
said, “ a very significant component of earthworks, infrastructures, drainage
networks, sidewalks and paving, activities that we are truly dedicated to, both
in terms of our own equipment and in terms of our own workforce”, it was in
this particular area we’ve found the most struggle during all the process, as
he emphasizing, “this resources management ended up being one of our biggest
challenges, forcing us to a constant activities planning and a very rational
allocation, specially when it comes to equipment management”.
Manuel
Barbosa was the Foremen for this project. With 33 years of experience in this
field, Manuel Barbosa claims that this was the biggest undertaking of this kind
that he has participated in his 8 years working at CJR SA, “a very defying
project that I faced with a sense of obligation in what concerns to
demonstrating the work capacity, organization and execution by the Cândido José
Rodrigues team”. The Foreman admits that this was a difficult job but they were
able to overcome the problems, referring that the most complicated was the
management of labor, due to the project dimension, “we’ve always tried to keep
everything clean and organized and have constantly kept our focus on meeting
deadlines while ensuring tasks well done”. In the end of this endeavor, Manuel
Barbosa admits seeing this venture with great pride, “it is always a personal
and professional pleasure to see a work of this kind born with our help and be
a part of the history and development of this region”, he said.
The Arões
Node stood out in 2019 as CJR SA’s largest project in the area of road
construction and infrastructures, with about 40.000 m3 of earthworks, over 5 km
of ditches, 20.00 m2 of bituminous paving area and close to 7.000 m2 of
sidewalks and parking areas.