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Canopy to Keep ATL Visitors Out of Elements By Lori Tobias
Work is under way on a $138 million canopy project at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, a massive endeavor calling for the intricate juggling of traffic and construction and one guided by principles of safety, quality and production. “Those are the orders,” said Todd McClendon, director of project management of International Aviation Consultants. “We will not compromise.” The canopies were designed to help keep passengers out of the elements. Atlanta receives an average of 50 inches of rain annually, and is known for its hot summers. It also occasionally sees snow. “We’re, like any airport, all about customer service, providing the best experience for the passengers when they are arriving or leaving any of our concourses,” said Tom Nissalke, interim assistant general manager of planning and development. “Given that we are continuing to see arriving passengers grow, we see a lot of customers on the curb.” Among the biggest challenges is traffic management. “We host 270,000 passengers a day,” said Andy Gobeil, deputy director of the airport Office of Policy and Communications. “That’s airport wide. When it comes to traffic management, we are not going to be judged on how well construction goes, we are going to be judged on how well traffic goes. We have a number of different set ups, one for day and one for night.” The north terminal project began in May 2017 with the “enabling work,” which included rerouting traffic, moving some of the baggage handling and skycap check ins. The CEG CORRESPONDENT
A rendering of the completed $138 million canopy project at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.
steel work began in October. It’s slated for completion this summer when work on the south terminal is scheduled to begin. The project, part of a multi-billion modernization plan for the airport, consists of 19 sections of steel measuring 860-ft. long and approximately 165-ft. wide. The trusses are fabricated in Lubbock, Texas, where they are assembled to ensure the correct fit, then disassembled and trucked to Atlanta in five pieces. “We have to assemble it off site in what we call a lay down
yard,” said McClendon. “We truck pieces in the night before for what we are going to set the following night. It’s a big shell game. The next night’s work set out the previous night. We only have so much room to stage this steel. The 194-foot long truss shows up in five pieces and we reassemble it in three. “What we call the mid span connects to the first and is set on shoring tower,” McClendon said. “The third piece is joined to it and that makes up a complete truss. And then see ATL page 2
Plan Moves Ahead to Improve Crossing of Georgia Interstates SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) Construction plans are moving ahead to improve the interchange where two interstates meet in southeast Georgia. The State Transportation Board adopted a resolution to take the next steps toward
widening a stretch of Interstate 16 near Savannah and make interchange upgrades where I-16 meets Interstate 95. The resolution adopted Jan. 25 allows the state Department of Transportation to manage and fund the project.
The $319 million project seeks to expand I-16 from four lanes to six along a stretch of roughly 7 mi. heading into Savannah. It also calls for improved entrance and exit ramps and better lighting at the interchanges between I-16 and I-95.
Construction on the interstate upgrades is scheduled to begin next year. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s website at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)
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The canopies were designed to help keep passengers out of the elements. Pictured is a rendering of the completed canopies.
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we’ll do another on the opposite side and then we begin to join the trusses with diagonal steel that ultimately goes 860 feet in front to the terminal.” The steel frame will be covered in plastic. The equipment on site includes two 160ton Tadano rubber tire cranes and two Leibherr 110-ton track rigs, as well as a “sea” of scissor and boom lifts — upwards of 35 — with 75 percent of the construction crew working on lifts 73 ft. above the roadway. The project also requires the most highly certified welders in the trade. “We’re welding in a round pipe that is elevated on angles, said McClendon. “It calls for 6G welders. That’s the highest certification that you can have for the architecturally exposed structural steel (AESS). We’re literally welding in some places while we’re on
a platform, we’re welding while looking up. They are able to weld on all angels. The average welder can’t do that. We now have 20 of those folks on our site. We found probably seven [6G certified welders] initially and so they’ve had to bring people in from other parts of the country. They had to get people certified. It’s been a combination of folks here in Atlanta, bringing people in and getting some additional training. All here from the U.S.” The Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport was recently named as the world’s busiest airport for the 20th year in a row. “The canopies create a real statement for entering the terminal, especially at night when it is lit up,” said Nissalke. “You can see the steel from I-85. It will be quite the sight.” (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s website at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.) CEG
Facebook’s Latest Expansion Plans Include Ga. Data Center Emily Buenzle
Facebook may soon build a new data center near Atlanta. A report from the Atlanta Business Journal said the tech giant will likely buy 400 acres in Stanton Springs, Ga., as the site for their latest campus, the Gwinnett Daily Post reported. If the deal goes through, Facebook would be investing close to $20
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billion in the area over 20 years. This comes just about a month after Facebook announced that it plans to build data centers in Los Lunas, N.M., and Prineville, Ore. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s website at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)
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The Georgia State Department of Transportation received bids for transportation-related improvement projects. Following is a list of some of the projects let. Counties: All counties Proposal Number: 001 - B1CBA1701749-1 Location: Various locations. Project: Bridge rehabilitation. Contractors and Bid Amounts: • S & D Industrial Painting Inc. — $1,593,082 • M & J Construction Company of Pinellas County Inc. — $2,168,271 • Comanche Construction of Georgia LLC — $2,352,997 • Seminole Equipment Inc. — $8,199,740 Counties: Bibb and Monroe Proposal Number: 002 - B1CBA1701695-1 Location: On I-75/SR 401 over Rocky Creek Road and on SR 18 over I-75/SR 401. Project: Bridge rehabilitation. Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Comanche Construction of Georgia LLC — $2,343,996 • Massana Inc. — $2,624,079 • The L. C. Whitford Company Inc. — $2,828,887 • M & J Construction Company of Pinellas County Inc. — $5,142,039 County: Bulloch Proposal Number: 003 - B1CBA1701822-0 Location: On U.S. 80/SR 26 beginning at Amanda Road (CR 491) and extending to Old Lee Field Road (CR 423). Project: 3.213 mi. of widening and reconstruction for passing lanes. Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Reeves Construction Company — $6,373,000 • McLendon Enterprises Inc. — $7,810,782 • C and H Paving Inc. — $7,898,918 • G.P.’s Enterprises Inc. — $9,969,395 County: Camden Proposal Number: 005 - B1CBA1701814-0 Location: On I-95/SR 405 beginning north of St Mary’s River and extending south of Horse Stamp Church Road. Project: 22.015 mi. of milling and plant mix resurfacing. Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Plant Improvement Company Inc. — $12,588,600 • East Coast Asphalt LLC — $12,903,841 • American Industries Inc. — $13,249,000 County: Chatham Proposal Number: 006 - B1CBA1701789-0 Location: On U.S. 80/SR 26 beginning over Bull River and extending west of bridge over Lazaretto Creek. Project: 4.358 mi. of milling, plant mix resurfacing and shoulder rehabilitation. Contractors and Bid Amounts: • American Industries Inc. — $1,850,000
• Carroll & Carroll Inc. — $1,949,494 • Reeves Construction Company — $2,053,298 • Preferred Materials Inc. — $2,149,673 • Sikes Brothers Inc. — $2,627,675 • McLendon Enterprises Inc. — $2,851,220 County: Effingham Proposal Number: 010 - B1CBA1701818-0 Location: On SR 275 at Rincon-Stillwell Road/Long Bridge Road (CR 307). Project: Construction of a roundabout. Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Reeves Construction Company — $2,148,135 • Sikes Brothers Inc. — $2,248,254 • Preferred Materials Inc. — $2,310,410 • McLendon Enterprises Inc. — $2,448,467 • E & D Contracting Services Inc. — $2,668,335 • American Industries Inc. — $4,000,000 County: Fulton Proposal Number: 012 - B1CBA1701834-0 Location: On I-285/SR 407 at U.S. 278/SR 8 (Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway). Project: 0.580 mi. of minor widening and reconstruction for ramp improvements. Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Pittman Construction Company — $1,669,748 • Vertical Earth Incorporated — 1,897,679 • C. W. Matthews Contracting Company Inc. — $2,171,223 • G.P.’s Enterprises Inc. — $2,199,208 • Baldwin Paving Company Inc. — $2,245,323 • E. R. Snell Contractor Inc. — $2,418,427 • JHC Corporation — $2,539,207 • Precision 2000 Inc. — $3,141,484
County: Gilmer Proposal Number: 014 - B1CBA1701836-0 Location: On SR 515 beginning at SR 382 and extending south of Maddox Drive. Project: 4.527 mi. of milling, plant mix resurfacing, single surface treatment paving and shoulder rehabilitation. Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Colditz Trucking Inc. — $2,788,176 • C. W. Matthews Contracting Company Inc. — $2,932,144 • Bartow Paving Company Inc. — $3,128,209 County: Heard Proposal Number: 019 - B1CBA1701832-0 Location: On SR 34 over Hillabahatchee Creek. Project: Bridge rehabilitation. Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Massana Inc. — $1,119,087 • Comanche Construction of Georgia LLC — $1,162,122 • Southeastern Site Development Inc. — $1,240,445 • The L. C. Whitford Company Inc. — $1,243,887 Counties: Lamar, Pike and Spalding Proposal Number: 020 - B1CBA1701815-0 Location: On SR 7 beginning north of Red Bud Drive and extending to Meadow Vista Drive. Project: 14.495 mi. of milling, plant mix resurfacing and single surface treatment paving. Contractors and Bid Amounts: • C. W. Matthews Contracting Company Inc. — $10,354,312 • Robinson Paving Company — $10,862,223 • E. R. Snell Contractor Inc. — $11,473,861
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