Location: Imperial Street, Burnaby/Vancouver, BC

Project Scope: Emergency Boulder Splitting

Duration: 1 Hour

On high-traffic corridors like Imperial Street, every minute a machine sits idle is a hit to the project’s bottom line. When a large boulder was unearthed during a recent excavation, the site supervisors didn’t want to wait days for a solution. They called Rock Busters for a high-speed, precision split.

The Challenge
The boulder was caught in a critical path of the job site. The crew needed it neutralized immediately so that trenching or grading could continue. Because of the urban location, loud, prolonged hammering wasn’t an option.

The Solution: The 1-Hour “Power Hour”
We dispatched a 2-person specialist crew to perform an express split. By having two operators on-site, we were able to set up, drill, and fracture the rock in just 60 minutes.

• Rapid Deployment: Our team arrived with a compact, portable setup that didn’t require blocking extra lanes of traffic or moving heavy machinery.
• Pneumatic Precision: We used our signature rock drill and pneumatic splitter to snap the boulder from the inside out.
• Zero Vibration: The process was so controlled that nearby utility lines and structures were never at risk.