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Bay Cities Rapidly Rebuilds I-680

Bay Cities Paving & Grading Inc. serves as the general contractor for the $123.2 million project to make improvements on I-680.

By Irwin Rapoport CEG CORRESPONDENT

Bay Cities Paving & Grading Inc., the general contractor located in Contra Costa County, began work on the $123.2 million project to build 11 new mi. of express lanes and other road infrastructure on southbound I-680.

This includes the addition of 3 mi. of new high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes through the city of Walnut Creek from North Main Street to Rudgear Road that will be converted into an express lane along with the 8 mi. of existing HOV lanes.

Crews started on the Martinez to Walnut Creek section on Oct. 3, 2018, and was expected to be completed in late 2021.

However, the strong partnership between Bay Cities Paving & Grading, CCTA and MTC has greatly accelerated the construction schedule. Work on this section is substantially more complex than the previously opened Walnut Creek to San Ramon section, which cost $56 million and was opened to traffic in October 2017.

Along with Bay Cities, partners for this project include the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA), in coopera-

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tion with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).

The new lane capacity will connect to MTC’s existing express lane between Walnut Creek and San Ramon to provide 24 mi. of continuous express lanes in Contra Costa County between Martinez and the Alameda County line.

This project is part of Plan Bay Area, MTC’s Regional Transportation Plan to install a 550-mi. network of express lanes in the Bay Area by 2035. see REBUILDS page 6

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‘Fix-it-First’ Program Will Use $1.6B to Preserve Highway

By 2027, these funds will enable the state to fix more than 17,000 lane mi. of pavement, 500 bridges, 55,000 culverts and 7,700 traffic operating systems.

The California Transportation Commission (CTC) recently allocated more than $1.6 billion for transportation projects throughout the state, including about $1.3 billion for State Highway Operation and Protection Program (SHOPP) projects, Caltrans’ “fix-it-first” program aimed at preserving the condition of the State Highway System.

“Our maintenance and construction crews remain hard at work improving California’s transportation infrastructure,” said Toks Omishakin, director of Caltrans. “The $1.6 billion allocated will allow the department to continue with critical repairs and upgrades to roads and highways, and will support thousands of jobs that are essential for our economy.”

The CTC also approved more than $118 million in funds for rail and mass transit projects, including freight, intercity rail and bus services. This allocation expands access to public transportation and helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions and traffic congestion. This investment includes $77 mil-

Caltrans’ “fix-it-first” program is aimed at preserving the condition of the State Highway System.

lion for the Trade Corridor Enhancement Program, which is dedicated to projects that enhance the movement of goods along corridors with high freight volume by making improvements to state highways, local roads, freight rail systems, port facilities and truck corridors.

In addition, the CTC approved nearly $14 million for 17 projects that will improve bicycle and pedestrian overcrossings, repair sidewalks and bike lanes, and provide safer routes to school for children.

Project funding is derived from federal and state gas taxes, including $1.2 billion from Senate Bill (SB) 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017. The state’s portion of SB 1 funds are used for the ongoing maintenance and rehabilitation of the State Highway System. By 2027, these funds will enable Caltrans to fix more than 17,000 lane mi. of pavement, 500 bridges, 55,000 culverts, and 7,700 traffic operating systems that help reduce highway congestion, such as ramp meters, traffic cameras and electric highway message signs. 

The California Transportation Commission also approved more than $118 million in funds for rail and mass transit projects.

OilQuickUSA Partners With VCES in The Golden State OilQuickUSA, Superior, Wis., the United States distributor of the OilQuick automatic quick coupler systems, announced that OilQuickUSA and Volvo Construction Equipment and Services (VCES) have partnered to provide OilQuick’s automatic coupling system on an exclusive basis to the California market.

“We are honored that VCES has chosen to partner with OilQuickUSA and we look forward to a long and successful venture. VCES provides quality equipment and exceptional service to the market they serve, precisely what we look for in dealers we do business with,” said Kevin Boreen, CEO of OilQuickUSA. OilQuick launched the world’s first quick coupler system on the market in 1993. It not only has the most advanced

technology for hydraulic quick couplers on the market today, it is also regarded as the safest, according to OilQuick.

With the OilQuick system, users can change hydraulic attachments directly from the driver’s cabs in just seconds.

“VCES prides itself on providing our customers with the most advanced equipment solutions, focusing on safety, productivity and uptime. To that end, we have made a significant investment with OilQuickUSA. We know the time is now for automatic coupler systems, and OilQuickUSA is the clear leader in this space, both in terms of the product and their support infrastructure,” said Dan McCausland of VCES. Volvo Construction Equipment will be a full-line dealer of the OilQuick coupler system including the OQE for excavators, the OQTR for tilt-rotators, the OQC for cranes/material

handlers, the OQL for wheel loaders and the OQT for forklifts. VCES will be offering factory direct sales, service, and parts support in their dealer network in California. Its rental machines will be equipped with multiple attachment options.

Jason Johnson, OilQuickUSA director of sales, said, “We are very excited about the partnership with VCES — their sales, service, and support is a great fit. Combined with our excellent engineering and manufacturing capabilities, OilQuick will be the best supported attachment in the Caifornia market.”

For more information about OilQuickUSA, call 262/6078425 or visit OilQuickUSA.com. For more information about VCES, call 951/667-4580 or visit https://www.volvoce.com/. 

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Newly-Constructed Highway Opening One Year Early REBUILDS from page 1

Construction Update “We’re about 80-percent complete on the project,” said Dave Pezel, Bay Cities project manager. “The structure work is 95-percent complete and the majority of the widenings are complete. We’re coming into the final stages and will be placing the final lift of the open graded asphalt this fall. The project will be completed in 2021, with the major activities wrapping up in a few months.”

Bay Cities purchased a CC1700 Atlas Copco crusher bucket that has been helpful for the demolition of existing concrete barrier and retaining walls.

Pezel is assisted by Project Engineers Jeff Brant and Jessica Chan, and Project Superintendent David Dreesen.

“They have been a major help in coordinating the schedule,” said Pezel. ‘The team dynamic has been good. Our focus is on the schedule and coordinating with the subcontractors and the agencies. [Eric] Lilly [resident engineer from WSP] has been a huge help. Our partnership on getting the job done has been paramount. Dreesen, who leads the crews in the field, has put together a leading group of laborers and operators that are working multiple shifts and extended hours.

The crews that we have are very accomplished.”

Previous work during the summer included the completion of overhead sign structures on Rudgear to Livorna, construction of the sound wall on Retaining Wall No. 4 from South Main to Crest Avenue, modifications at the intersection and the sidewalks of the SB I-680 on- and off-ramps and South Main, highway widening at various locations between Ygnacio Valley Road and Olympic Boulevard; and ongoing construction of the median concrete barrier on I-680 from Rudgear to Livorna highway and ramp widening between South Main and Rudgear.

Work for this project also includes the installation of sound and retaining walls, lighting, signage (static and dynamic) and sign structures, re-striping and new lane markers and upgrading CHP enforcement capabilities. The tolling equipment (electronic toll tag readers) is being installed and tested by TransCore under a separate contract, between October 2020 to September 2021.

Peak days have between 75 to 100 Bay Cities and subcontractor employees on-site, with the major ones being Bridgeway Civil Constructors, Tennyson Electric and Vanguard Construction.

Removed materials include 20,000 tons of concrete; 10,000 tons of steel; 30,000 tons of asphalt; and 100,000 tons of earth and rock.

“The majority of the asphalt that we’re

Removed materials include 20,000 tons of concrete; 10,000 tons of steel; 30,000 tons of asphalt; and 100,000 tons of earth and rock.

removing is being grinded and repurposed for use on-site,” said Pezel.

New materials cover 40,000 tons of concrete; 2,000 tons of steel; 50,000 tons of asphalt; and 30,000 tons of aggregate subbase/base.

“We have full-time mechanics on call to get equipment that is broken down back up rapidly – usually the same day,” said Pezel, who depends on operators and equipment support staff to alert him about problems.

“We service our equipment daily – the machines are fueled and lubed and the oil is inspected daily.”

Project Partners This project has Bay Cities dealing with several agencies and multiple contractors

within the corridor.

“My direct link to the project is Eric Lilly, resident engineer from WSP, a construction management firm hired by CCTA to oversee the execution of the project,” said Pezel.

“We’re a day-and-night-time operation to get it done within the time allotted — just manning resources and making sure the project is moving forward is one of the major challenges. But the team we have has been phenomenal in making sure we’re all working towards a common goal and getting it done on-time and on-budget.”

Utility issues are being encountered.

“The design time had factored those in and working around them has been a challenge,” said Pezel. “When we do run into a buried man-made object or utility, the design

team and WSP are notified and they’ve been very responsive on getting us quick answers to resolve the situation and continue forward. With multiple sites and continuous operations, the challenge is making sure that everybody is in the right place at the right time. Scheduling is an issue, making sure that we are not only looking at an impact on a given day, but are also looking ahead for future impacts.

“There are other projects within the corridor and making sure that we’re not conflicting with each other’s lane closures has also been a challenge for us and the subcontractors,” he added. “We have a good team and we’ve figured out ways to work around all the challenges.”

The new lanes being constructed, at various sites over an area of 15 to 20 mi., are predominantly located in the southbound section of I-680 on the shoulder from the Olympic to Rudgear area.

“On a given basis we’re working at multiple sites in an effort to save time on the schedule,” said Pezel. “The work is going really well and we’re ahead of schedule.”

The construction of the new lanes goes hand-in-hand with the installation of the supporting structures and new utilities.

“The initial staging was to relocate the existing fiber optic backhaul system servicing the express lanes from the median, which consisted of the barrier and the new tolling system and lighting,” said Pezel.

“Once that was complete in early 2019, we shifted our focus to the majority of the work – the outside widening, structural work, retaining walls and the bridge. This will be completed in a few weeks and then the focus will be on the final paving overlay through the fall.”

With most of the Bay Cities crews out of the way, TransCore will have plenty of space to install the tolling equipment.

The mass excavation for the widening also included the retaining walls and the bridge operations.

“Six retaining walls consisting of soldier beam, soil nail, cast-in-place and mechanically stabilized earth [MSE] were constructed all within a three-mile area over the last 12 months,” said Pezel, who noted that the excavation work was followed by the structure work and backfilling. “The new retaining walls support the southbound 680 widening for the new express lane.”

Access to the work sites was difficult.

“Getting equipment and materials in and out in the tight work spaces was not easy,” said Pezel, “Work that required a lane closure was done at night, while operations adjacent to residential communities was done during the day. We had to work within see REBUILDS page 10

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New Facility Opens...

Flatiron to Make Upgrades Granite Uses Tech to Produce On U.S. 50 in Sacramento Aggregate Materials in Llano Granite recently opened their Big Rock Aggregate and Asphalt Plant in Llano. Big Rock will provide aggregate and asphalt to private and public customers in northern and western Los Angeles, Ventura, Kern and San Bernardino counties.

Built with safety and sustainability in mind, this plant uses technology to be able to produce 11 high-quality aggregate materials simultaneously with the flexibility to modify finished products as the market demands.

The aggregate plant will also recycle 134,000 gallons of water per hour with a combination of dewatering screens, lowwater washers and water clarifiers. The asphalt plant optimizes the use of reclaimed asphalt pavement and warm-mix asphalt, two products that conserve raw materials and energy, cut emissions from operations and improve conditions for workers.

“Granite’s investment in our construction materials business demonstrates a commitment to aggregate and asphalt production in key markets across our vertically-integrated footprint,” said Vice President of

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has selected Construction and Materials Brad Estes. “We Flatiron to widen and rehabilitate U.S. expect Big Rock to fill a need for high-qualHighway 50 between Watt Avenue and ity construction materials in the northern LA market for many years to come,”. “We are Interstate 5 in Sacramento.

During a preconstruction phase of the pleased to bring this new plant online as part $430 milion project, Caltrans and Flatiron of our continued expansion in Southern have collaborated to identify major scope California.”

Big Rock is Granite’s 76th materials facil- elements and finalize contract language necity. Granite’s construction materials business essary to establish a foundation for success. stretches across the western United States, Construction is scheduled to begin in and it specializes in recycling operations, November and to be completed by March aggregate plants, and asphalt plants, which 2024.

Construction crews will add seven mi. of supply external customers and support new carpool lanes in each direction to comGranite’s vertically integrated business. plete the U.S. 50 carpool system from the eastern foothill communities into downtown About Granite Granite is America’s Infrastructure Sacramento. In addition to widening 12 Company. Incorporated since 1922, Granite bridges and adding three mi. of retaining is one of the largest diversified construction and construction materials companies in the United States as well as a full-suite provider in the transportation, water infrastructure and mineral exploration markets. For more information, visit www.graniteconstruction.com. 

walls, crews will replace all lanes with new concrete pavement and long-life asphalt. The project also includes adding a sound wall on the south side of the highway in the Elmhurst neighborhood, between Stockton Boulevard and 65th Street.

To improve clearance for truck traffic, the highway will be lowered at seven overpasses. The project also includes rehabilitation of three pumping plants that move groundwater away from the highway as well as upgrading all signs, ramp metering and intelligent transportation systems.

Other recent work by Flatiron in Sacramento includes Central Terminal B at Sacramento International Airport and the widening of California Highway 65 at the Interstate 80 Interchange.

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California Gets ‘Quick Relief’ Funds for Wildfire Damage Felling FT-6 R with hydraulic retriever/take up rim drive.

The Federal Highway Administration recently issued two packets of “quick release” Emergency Relief or ER funds to California (and Oregon) agencies to pay for repairs to transportation infrastructure damaged by wildfires raging across several western states.

Since the beginning of 2020, according to Felling FT-6R trailer to wind up the cable California’s Department of and put it back in the trench.”

Fire and Forest Protection, The process of “figure 8’ing” allows a some 7,900 wildfires have contractor to park the trailer mid-span of the burned more than 3.4 milrun and pull it in both directions. The cable lion acres across the state — has to be emptied from the reel and laid on roughly 26 times more the ground, laying it in a figure 8 pattern, it acreage burned compared to prevents it from being twisted as it is pulled Since the beginning of in two directions.

2020, around 7,900 wildNot knowing how much material they fires have burned more than 3.4 million acres will need or what they are going to run into across the state. they figure 8 the entire reel. Once the material is pulled through the obstacle, they load the material back on the reel, and it then can the same period in 2019. be deployed by driving along the unobstructSince mid-August, ed trench. when the most recent With the first FT-6 R in service, an additionmajor wildfires began, al one or two reel trailers were still needed, CalFire said the blazes have caused 25 fatalities these would need to be a bit more customized and destroyed nearly for the project application. Thompson had two 5,400 structures. more projects coming up that would need the Currently, 17,400 firecapacity for 38 in. reel, (50 reels total), which would require the rim drive to be extended by Since mid-August, when the most recent major wildfires fighters are battling more began, CalFire said the blazes have caused 25 fatalities than 26 major wildfires another 2 in. across the state.  Customizing a trailer to a customer’s needs and destroyed nearly 5,400 structures. is Felling’s forte, Rapp worked with Felling’s engineering and weld teams to execute this request.

The hydraulic drive was extended to accommodate the turning of a 38 in. diameter reel, allowing for the rim drive hydraulic retriever/take-up system’s smooth operation.

The additional one or two trailers have turned into three to date, with a happy customer getSANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) Construction later confirmed that the remains belonged to ting their projects done. was halted recently when contractors uncov- a human, said Santa Ana Police Cpl. ered human bones six ft. underground while Anthony Bertagna The remains appeared to About Southland Electric Inc. Southland Electric Inc. is a locally-owned digging a trench at the future site of a street- have been underground for quite some time, and operated electrical contractor which was car maintenance yard in Southern California, and officials do not believe there is any threat to the community, Bertagna said. originally established in 1977 and later officials said.

Police were notified after crews discovOfficials will try to make an identification became a 100 percent woman-owned business in 2014. The company serves customers ered the bones while working on the light- and determine how the person died.

The construction site had been a recycling in San Diego and across Southern California rail project in Santa Ana, the Orange County yard before the Orange County with a complete range of services, capabili- Register reported.

What appeared to be a rib cage as well as Transportation Authority acquired the propties and experience related to commercial, institutional, and industrial medium and low- arm and leg bones had been partially erty in 2018. It was a residential area prior to voltage systems. unearthed as of 4 p.m., the newspaper said. that, Bertagna said.

For more information, about Felling Other bones may still be buried.

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Electrical Contractor Adds FT-6R’s to Fleet in San Diego Southland Electric Inc. is a San Diegobased commercial and industrial electrical contractor that serves the Southern California region. The woman-owned company does electrical work for entities like Cox Cable, San Diego city schools, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDGE), and many more.

“We install, splice and test SDGE’s fiber optic and copper communication cables between substations. Recently, we have been installing a fiber optic cable 1 foot above a 16 in. gas main,” said Dale Thompson, an outside plant supervisor of Southland Electric Inc. Southland needed a few cable reel trailers to free up its Telsta, a bucket truck with a reel carrier on the back, to do aerial work where it is needed. When conversations first started, Southland was looking at Felling’s FT-14 R cable reel trailer.

Thompson worked with Mark Rapp, Felling’s utility and telecom product manager, to ensure that they ordered the right trailer for the project. After reviewing the project’s needs, Thompson decided that the FT-6 R would be sufficient for the company’s current needs.

Southland took delivery of its first FT-6 R cable reel in May; the trailer was equipped with hydraulic retriever/take-up, rim drive, with a self-contained hydraulic power pack.

“I was thoroughly impressed with our new FT-6 R reel trailer. It’s a beautiful cable dolly.

Hydraulics are very well done. Very sharp in appearance. Very easy to use,” said Thompson.

“On gas projects, we start the process with a 4,500 ft. reel of fiber optic cable. The gas line is being installed in the middle of the street, so at the end of the day, the cable has to go back on the reel so we can lower it into the trench and then cover it with steel plates,” said Thompson.

“We are only trenching 150 to 200 ft. a day, so we have to figure 8 the entire reel of cable so that we have a starting end of the cable to pull under any gas, telecom, cable, etc. they encounter. Then we use our new

Crews Find Human Bones at Santa Ana Construction Site

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Crews Work to Widen Contra Costa Blvd. Overcrossing Equipment Used Excavators: Cat 308E, two 314Es, 335F, 336F Dozers: Cat D5NXL, DKK2 Loaders: Cat 950H, 950K, 950M Rollers: Cat CB34B, Hamm HD+120VVHF Pavers: Cat AP1055E, AP655F

New materials for the job cover 40,000 tons of concrete; 2,000 tons of steel; 50,000 tons of asphalt; and 30,000 tons of aggregate subbase/base.

REBUILDS from page 6

tight windows.”

Widening operations at the Contra Costa Boulevard overcrossing, mainline shoulder, North and South Main Street, Rudgear and Ygnacio Valley Road on-ramps and overcrossings and the bridge at the S. Main Street undercrossing are being finalized.

K-rail protects construction workers and motorists.

The retaining/sound wall construction is taking place on Alamo-Rudgear (to three-quarters of a mile south) and Walnut Creek-South Main to Castle Hill Road.

The majority of work activities, at multiple sites, are occurring within existing state right-of-way, especially for the new lane construction. To minimize long-term traffic impacts, crews are working around-the clock seven days a week. Temporary lane closures, reduced lane lengths and lower speeds in the construction zone are the main tools being employed to protect workers and motorists.

The firm purchases and rents equipment from Peterson CAT, Cresco Equipment Rentals and H&E Equipment.

“We do multiple projects, so if we need to rent a piece of equipment, the dealerships we work with meet our needs,” said Pezel.

Community Impact When completed, this will be the longest express lane in the Bay Area. Construction of this project is being administered by CCTA with funding from Contra Costa Measure J, MTC, BAIFA and SB1 – Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 funds.

“The voters of Contra Costa County have shown that they value better transportation options and congestion relief on the I-680 corridor and throughout Contra Costa County and the Bay Area,” said MTC Commissioner, Contra Costa County Supervisor and CCTA Board Commissioner Federal Glover. “The

This project is part of Plan Bay Area, MTC’s Regional Transportation Plan to install a 550-mi. network of express lanes in the Bay Area by 2035.

Motor graders: Cat 140J, 14M new southbound express lane helps to fulfill a vision of improved mobility along this important backbone corridor in Central Contra Costa County.”

“Because carpools and vanpools equipped with FasTrak Flex tags can travel toll-free in express lanes throughout the Bay Area,” said MTC Commissioner, CCTA Ex-Officio Board Member, and Orinda City Council member Amy Rein Worth, “we look forward to the new I-680 southbound Express Lane encouraging more carpooling and vanpooling through Contra Costa County.”

With 690,000 more homes to be built, 673,000 new jobs to be created and an increase of 1.9 million people in the Bay Area by 2040, the MTC and CCTA recognize the need for long-term congestion solutions.

“While the Bay Area’s population is expected to grow, the amount of transportation funding and land for road expansion is limited,” said MTC spokesman John Goodwin. “Express lanes improve highway traffic flow by better managing capacity, improving carpool lane enforcement, and raising funds to close gaps in the HOV lane network sooner to encourage more carpooling.”

According to MTC, express lanes maximize the capacity of the HOV lanes and provide reliable travel times for customers and by 2020, southbound travel time through the corridor will increase by as much as 28 percent and vehicle hours of delay will increase by as much as 140 percent during peak periods. A completed network of Express Lanes will allow for more express bus service.

Approval of the project and its environmental document took place between August 2014 and March 2017, with the design, completed by HDR, between October 2015 and September 2018. CCTA is using rubberized asphalt concrete for the construction of the new lanes, which should be quieter and longer-lasting.  CEG

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