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Roads and gravel

We open, grade, gravel and compact access roads and farm roads, built to survive the rainy season.

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Opening the way is the easy part. What decides whether a road lasts is everything after: where the water goes, the grading and the compaction of the gravel. Compaction is the stage many people skip to save money.

A road isn't judged the day it's handed over, but three rainy seasons later. Roads we opened twenty years ago are still in use.

Equipment we useHidromek 140 LC-3 excavator, Cat D5G XL dozer, Cat 140G motor grader, Cat CS533E vibratory roller, dump trucks and tracked dump trucks.

What's included

  • New roadsOn hillsides and on flat ground.
  • GradingWith a Cat 140G motor grader.
  • Graveling and compactionWith a Cat CS533E vibratory roller.
  • Water managementWe decide where the water leaves, so the rain doesn't wash the road away.
  • Road repairAfter heavy rain or a landslide.

How we do it

  1. Opening the way

    The excavator cuts the hillside and sets the width, the grade and where the water goes.

  2. Hauling the spoil

    On steep ground the tracked dump truck goes in.

  3. Gravel and compaction

    The grader shapes it and the roller sets the gravel.

  4. And the road stays

    Firm for the rainy season.

Photos of real jobs

August 2026: dump truck hauling spoil down a new mountain road.
August 2026: dump truck hauling spoil down a new mountain road.
Cat CS533E vibratory roller, the machine that sets the gravel.
Cat CS533E vibratory roller, the machine that sets the gravel.
December 2007: hillside road opened with an excavator and a tracked dump truck.
December 2007: hillside road opened with an excavator and a tracked dump truck.

Questions about this service

Why do gravel roads fail?

Almost always because of water. If the drainage isn't planned and the gravel isn't compacted, the first rainy season takes it. That's why we never skip compaction.

Do you build roads for farms and lots?

Yes: access roads from the public road and internal farm roads, up to the house pad.

Do you work for municipalities?

We are a registered SICOP supplier with a digital signature, so we can bid on public works for municipalities and institutions.

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Office hours: Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

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