The expansion was constrained by the size of the existing surge bin and the existing infrastructure on site. The construction and installation of the new equipment and infrastructure took place within a limited site footprint and needed to accommodate ongoing terminal operations. 

Using state-of-the-art technology, our team designed a new “expanded flow” surge bin that doubled the bin capacity while maintaining the same height as the existing surge bin. The surge bin, with two new infeed conveyors and two new outfeed conveyors, was completely constructed beside its final position to allow the existing surge bin to continue operating during construction, then seamlessly moved into place and commissioned during a brief shutdown period. 

This project also created an alternate path for potash handling, which provided flexibility and potential for a future expansion to further increase the facility’s capacity.