tion and lighting has begun and planning continues to be developed for the Brayton Avenue lane shift. Extensive drainage excavation and installation is underway on both sides of the river. Our future work includes the new intersection at Route 6 and Brayton Avenue, which will be completed in two phases in order for traffic to keep flowing. In addition, our roadwork team is working on topsoil grading, slope work, and hydroseeding. The Cianbro/Middlesex team adopted a partnering philosophy and hired a consulting firm to facilitate our meetings with Mass Highway and the designer, HNTB. “There were many different groups involved in the project, such as subcontractors, vendors, the communities of Somerset and Fall River, so we had to form common goals,” Project Manager Kaven Philbrook asserts. “By hiring a partnership facilitator between all groups, we streamlined the communication process and ensured a safe, high-quality, on-time and on-budget project, as a result.” Another innovative accomplishment at this project is the introduction of a monthly project newsletter. This publication is initially shared with the joint venture team and then posted on our Cianbro.net to share with the entire team. This ongoing achievement strengthens the overall team at the project. This project has an expected completion date of 2012. The joint venture team continues to focus on safety and productivity while cultivating the team’s vast knowledge and inventiveness to complete the work in this manner. Great job team!
✔ 162,967 Project Safe Hours
Work taking place on the intersection of Brayton Avenue and relocated Route 6 while walkway construction is also in progress
Shown above, a rolled center ring segment of a 168 foot diameter steel silo roof fabricated at the Baltimore facility
ESSROC at Capitol Cement– New Line Project
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By Mike Fisher
n May 2008, Cianbro Fabrication and Coating Corporation was awarded 3,000 +/- tons of structural steel and duct work by ESSROC Capitol Cement for their facility in Martinsburg, West Virginia. ESSROC is a member of the Italcementi Group, a world leader in cement production with operations located on four continents. Their main product lines are cement, Cianbro Fabrication and aggregates, admixtures, and Coating Corporation has ready mix concrete with an annual capacity of 7.1 million projected 2008 to be a tons in North America. record year in volume, Cianbro Fabrication and with the Capitol Cement Coating Baltimore, Maryland, Project creating backlog Shop Manager, Jeff Rands, and floor staff Bob Compton, Tony well into 2009! Keen, Greg Loss, Malvin Neal, Tony Prato, and Alvin Townes will be fabricating a majority of the steel. Pittsfield Shop Manager, Jurgen Bell, will undoubtedly be lending a hand
in a job of this magnitude. Cianbro Fabrication and Coating Corporation has projected 2008 to be a record year in volume, with the Capitol Cement Project creating backlog well into 2009! As a result, many improvements have been made to the Baltimore, Maryland, shop including additional gas and electrical connections, purchase of a shear stud welding machine, additional tooling attachments for our 500 ton break press, and a new, five ton gantry crane. In support of our 2008 Business Plan, the awarded volume has also provided opportunity to hire 40 additional team members. The project has also created new positive relationships with detailers, steel suppliers, subcontracted fabricators, and painters which are invaluable in our industry. Our team is very excited about the opportunity to be involved in this monumental modernization project for ESSROC. CIANB RO
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