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October 6 2024 Vol. II • No. 20
“The Nation’s Best Read Construction Newspaper… Founded in 1957.” Your Four Corners Connection • Dennis Hogeboom • 1-877-877-4997 • dennishogeboom@cegltd.com
WW Clyde Constructs Diverging Diamond Interchange By Cindy Riley CEG CORRESPONDENT
With almost 100 years of experience building projects across the Intermountain West, WW Clyde serves as the contractor for the project.
To enhance safety and improve traffic flow, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is constructing a diverging diamond interchange (DDI) at the intersection of Airport Road and Powers Boulevard (Colorado Highway 21 / U.S. Highway 24). Work in Colorado Springs by contractor WW Clyde includes bridge and ramp construction, placing embankments, concrete paving, overhead sign structure installation, new traffic signal systems and permanent water quality ponds. “With more than 50,000 vehicles traveling Powers Boulevard each day here at Airport Road, along with the Powers Corridor planning project, the need for an interchange at this location was indicated and was added to our 10-year priority project list,” CDOT Region 2 Transportation Director Shane Ferguson said. “This DDI will address congestion, improve safety and add multimodal facilities that will allow for a safer and more comfortable travel experience for cars, pedestrians and cyclists.” Powers Boulevard (CO 21) extends from Colorado Highway 16 to Colorado Highway 83, conveying commercial and personal travel see DDI page 10
I-40 Paving Highlights Albuquerque Asphalt’s PM Operations By Eric Swan SPECIAL TO CEG
Heavy highway asphalt paving is a highstakes dance of people, equipment, traffic, schedules and materials. It requires the best at it to be smart, organized and intentional. It also doesn’t hurt to have a little attitude, be a little lucky — and have a whole lot of commitment — to the work itself and to the team around you. Having spent time with the team from
Albuquerque Asphalt as they completed a deep mill and fill project on I-40 in Albuquerque — it is evident that the company has these traits in spades. The project included a deep mill across two lanes of interstate and two lifts of fresh asphalt — all put down at night with the road being turned back over to the public at 5 a.m. every morning. For Albuquerque Asphalt — a team of more than 200 people spread across asphalt, dirtwork, concrete, crushing and production crews
— it’s an extremely deliberate deployment of people and resources to ensure optimal asphalt quality while also working efficiently enough to make business profitable. That includes the timely and efficient performance of preventive maintenance (PM) activities. Supported by Four Rivers Equipment, Albuquerque Asphalt restructured its PM work to move away from larger service trucks that required drivers to have a CDL and HAZMAT endorsement because it became increasingly difficult to find those drivers, and those who do
have the endorsements don’t always have the mechanic’s mindset to do PM work. The solution: a two-person team matched with a truck hauling a Multi-Tank Oil [MTO] 690 trailer from Thunder Creek Equipment.
Night Paving Leads to Daytime PM In addition to the practical convenience of nighttime paving — especially in New Mexico where the combination of hot asphalt and high see 1-40 page 4