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Work Under Way on $135M Walmart Distribution Center By Paul Ladd CEG CORRESPONDENT
Work is under way on a $135 million Walmart distribution center in Mobile, Ala. Crews have been moving dirt to make way for construction of the more than 2.5 million sq. ft. facility, which will be Walmart’s fourth distribution hub in the state. “Right now, they’re in the process of doing dirt work. They have not ‘gone vertical’ yet,” said David Rodgers, senior project manager of the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce. Ground was broken March 1 and the facility is scheduled to open May 1 of next year. Minneapolis-based Ryan Companies is the lead contractor for the storage and cross-dock facility, which will be located near exit 10 on Interstate 10. Garin Frandle, project manager of Ryan, said construction crews are using Caterpillar D-6 bulldozers to move dirt, along with John Deere scrapers and excavators with long-haul dump-trucks. Frandle added that cranes will be used to put the tilt panel walls in place once concrete has been poured. The cranes will erect the steel panels, which are each about 45 ft. tall and typically 25 to 27 ft. wide, and weigh around 120,000 lbs. The project consists of a 2.5 million sq. ft. warehouse, a 100,000-sq. ft. crossdock, plus ancillary buildings including a guard house and a pump house. Besides the buildings, con-
struction includes 3.5 million sq. ft. of paving. Five large ponds, occupying 19 acres, have been added for drainage and stormwater runoff. A portion of the 400-acre site will remain undisturbed.
The center will supply several of Walmart’s regional distribution centers around the United States. Rodgers said his office and Ryan Companies estimate more than 1,000 consee WALMART page 6
Walmart expects the distribution center to increase traffic at the Port of Mobile by approximately 10 percent.
Work is under way on a $135 million Walmart distribution center in Mobile, Ala.