Doosan ADTs work on Kenyan dam project

In Kenya, a fleet of eight Doosan MT41 articulated dump trucks (ADTs) is being used by Frabo & Co to carry rock down the steep slopes of a nearby quarry and on to the site of the Chemususu dam project. The aim of the scheme, in the Rift Valley 250km north-east of the capital, Nairobi, is to make access to safe water much easier. Completion is scheduled soon.

May 14, 2013 Read time: 1 min

In Kenya, a fleet of eight 411 Doosan MT41 articulated dump trucks (ADTs) is being used by Frabo & Co to carry rock down the steep slopes of a nearby quarry and on to the site of the Chemususu dam project. The aim of the scheme, in the Rift Valley 250km north-east of the capital, Nairobi, is to make access to safe water much easier. Completion is scheduled soon.

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