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Hiram Contractor Lifts Between the Hedges at University of Georgia Precision Stone Setting Co. of Hiram, Ga., purchased a 300-ton (273t) Link-Belt 348 H5 lattice crawler crane in part for stadium renovations at University of Georgia’s Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga. The west end of the stadium will be renovated, encompassing a new team locker room, recruiting hospitality lounge, scoreboard and stadium seating. The project completes a $63 million investment for the home of University of Georgia football. Sanford Stadium was originally built in 1929 and upon completion will become the tenth largest stadium of any kind, by capacity (92,746), in the United States. Precision Stone’s 348H5 uses 240 ft. (73.1 m) of main boom, required primarily for removing the old scoreboard and installing a new 100 by 50 ft. (30.4 by 15.2 m) video score board over
existing bleachers. The foundation, which supports the stadium bleachers, is removed and replaced with 104 larger concrete sections that weigh 30,000 lbs. (13,607.7 kg) each. Precast Stone selected the 300-ton Link-Belt to remove and eventually replace one type of precast concrete beam in particular — 100,000 lb. (45 449 kg) raker beams — which are an awkwardly angled section of concrete that runs perpendicular to support sections. “I gently lift the raker beam up. Once I see movement on top of the columns, I just ease the boom up so it comes to me just a little bit. Then I lift it higher and away from the columns. The crew rotates the beam with tag lines about 40 degrees and I set it down in between the columns. We lay it over
The project completes a $63 million investment for the home of University of Georgia football. Sanford Stadium was originally built in 1929 and upon completion will become the tenth largest stadium of any kind, by capacity (92,746), in the United States.
on its side so another crew can saw it into three pieces,” Keith Carpenter, operator, said. “I love this machine. It’s a smooth operating crane and operator friendly. It’s also strong, but I just like it because of its smoothness. I’ve operated cranes for 35 years, but this is the first new crawler machine I’ve operated. It is real comfortable, too,” said Carpenter. see SANFORD page 6
Overhead view of Precision Stone Setting Co. 348 H5 at Sanford Stadium.
USDOT Aims $184M Grant at Georgia Express Lanes Project The USDOT proposed to issue a more than $184 million Infrastructure for Rebuilding America or “INFRA” grant on June 29 to build additional dedicated express lanes on state Route 400 in Georgia, which is a major commuter route for Atlanta residents. The SR 400 express lanes project is included in the Georgia Department of Transportation’s major mobility investment program or “MMIP” that’s designed
to address congestion issues. GDOT said in a statement that it projects that these lanes will reduce delay by more than 19,000 hours per day along the SR 400 corridor by 2030 and will “play a critical role” in helping improve mobility in a corridor that is “vital to connecting people, jobs, and freight.” The agency added that the proposed INFRA grant would fund the construction of approximately 17 mi. of priced two “bi-direction-
al” managed lanes along SR 400 from I-285 to McGinnis Ferry Road in Fulton County, plus one managed lane in each direction from McGinnis Ferry Road north to McFarland Parkway in Forsyth County. GDOT added that the project will connect with the SR 400 and I-285 Interchange Reconstruction project in Fulton and DeKalb Counties using approximately 8 mi. of collector-distributor lanes
currently under construction. There are nine proposed access points for the express lanes, including three full interchanges, and six locations with slip lanes, the agency noted, and the project area also includes 22 bridges, approximately half of which will be replaced or widened. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s website at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)
The USDOT proposed to issue a more than $184 million Infrastructure for Rebuilding America or “INFRA” grant on June 29.