Sixty-one sheets of 28.16-metre Colorbond Trim Clad were rolled at the Metroll yard in Jannali Road and then transported by truck to the site of Dan Murphy’s in Windsor Parade.

Metroll obtained special permits from the RTA to transport the roofing steel and Highway Patrol assisted to get the

truck through the traffic of the city’s main thoroughfares.

Once on site the roofing steel was lifted in bundles of 10 onto the roof of the Dan Murphy’s building.

The procedure was accomplished by the efforts of the crane driver, three men on the back of the truck including the roofer and men waiting to receive the yacht-length steel.

The first attempt to lift the steel onto the roof failed, but the next go successfully hoisted seven tonnes of steel skyward and swung it 90 degrees to be placed on the roof.

Metroll manager Kevin Saul organised the transportation and was there to see the steel reach its final destination.

They had to cross on the wrong side of the road three times during the journey from west to east Dubbo and it took about 30

minutes, but Mr Saul said the journey went smoothly.

“At 28.16 metres long this is probably the longest steel rolled in Dubbo,” he said.

The construction

workers were fortunate that only a breeze blew yesterday.

“Winds of 10 kilometres per hour can be a big problem,” Mr Saul said.

Architects chose steel to cover the roof in one length to leave less chance for leaks.

The Dan Murphy’s building is 43 metres wide and 28 metres long and used Queensland roofers the Kelly Group to complete the job.

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