The 274,320 square-metre complex, located in Opa-Locka, will house an online retailer and is expected to open by late 2018. CEMEX crews are supplying 80,000 tonnes of limerock base, 50,000 tonnes of fill screenings as well as 50,000 tonnes of ASTM 57 and ASTM 4 rock combined for the project. In addition, 100,000 tonnes of crushed concrete will be used to meet specifications. Crews have worked five to six days per week to supply the project, using aggregates from CEMEX’s FEC Quarry. Recycled concrete was used as part of the pad fill.
“CEMEX’s extensive network in Florida with 13 quarries, 2 cement plants and more than 80 ready-mix facilities can provide all the resources to satisfy the specific needs of our customers,” said Kirk Light, CEMEX USA regional president — Florida Region.
FEC Quarry, established in 1974, is CEMEX’s second largest aggregate-producing operation in the United States, and the US Geological Survey recently ranked it as fourth in the nation in production volume among crushed stone quarries. It produces seven different nominal sizes of aggregate and five different types of manufactured screenings.
