Conowingo Weigh Station is a Small but Mighty Project

Building Market

Though Cianbro’s Building market has developed a reputation for taking on complex and sizable projects, the team in the Mid-Atlantic region recently delivered a small but significant 1,520-square-foot weigh station to Maryland’s Department of Transportation in Conowingo, Maryland.

Cianbro served as a general contractor for the weigh station under the broader site contract awarded to Allen Myers.

While the building was significantly smaller than a typical Cianbro project, it wasn’t without its challenges. Like most recent projects, the Conowingo Weigh Station experienced material lead-time issues, which delayed the start of the six-month project. That postponement created a domino effect, and construction went far deeper into winter than the team had anticipated. In addition, the delay with storefront windows slowed the ability to close up the building to create conditioned space, pushing back work such as drywall, millwork, and flooring.

Another challenge was working around the changing site conditions and maintaining consistent access to the building structure.

In the face of all these challenges, Project Manager Stacey Lioreisis and her team maintained their composure and worked through it all. She worked closely with Allen Myers and Maryland’s Department of Transportation for the six months it took to complete the project.

“It was a pleasure working with the team from Allen Myers, Maryland DOT, and of course, our subcontractors who executed the project so well,” says Lioreisis. She adds that although the building was a relatively simple structure, it houses four state troopers and provides them with offices, a lobby, a data room, a kitchen, and bath and shower rooms for the inspection crews.