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June 16 2018 Vol. XX โข No. 12
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Crews Perform Huge 19-Hour Concrete Pour
Buck & Knobby Holds JCB Open House...12
J.H. Findorff and Son Inc. and Ozinga Bros. successfully poured close to 6,700 cu. yd. of concrete over a 19-hour period.
By Irwin Rapoport Deutz Hosts Open House in Chicago...14
Foley Equipment Hosts Grand Opening...26
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CEG CORRESPONDENT
With meticulous planning, crews from J.H. Findorff and Son Inc. and Ozinga Bros., the concrete supplier, successfully poured close to 6,700 cu. yd. of concrete for the foundation of the new Irgens Partners BMO Harris Tower in Milwaukee, Wis., on June 2.
Business Calendar......70 Paving Section ..........71-85 Auction Section ........89-93 Advertisers Index ..........94
The ground breaking took place in November, with operations focused on the replacement of a parking garage across the street from city hall on Wells Street. Following a winter break, crews set up a 280-ft. tall crane last April to help with the tower construction. The concrete pour is considered to be one of the largest continuous operations in Wisconsinโs history,
which involved more than 600 deliveries from three production plants. Prior to the pour, in April, Ozinga supplied concrete to install a crane pad and for soil stabilization. The pour started at midnight, but the intensive planning began weeks earlier. see OZINGA page 36
Shafer Contracting Continues I-35 Resurfacing By Irwin Rapoport
Highway 8 at the Chisago/Washington county line. โRoad resurfacing helps to preserve and extend the use of the pavement,โ Started in October 2017, crews from the project web site stated. โThe work Shafer Contracting Co. have completed will also include replacing three 15 percent of the work for the two-year bridges.โ Minnesota Department of The work includes the replacement Transportationโs (MnDOT) $60 million of the Highway 97 bridge over I-35 resurfacing of the I-35 North Metro Split with a diverging diamond interchange (I-35E/I-35W and I-35). for better traffic flow and improved The road surfacing includes nearly six safety, updated crosswalks at Hwy 97 to mi. (three lanes in each direction) that covers an area from Lino Lakes to Forest Wetlands impacted by the project will be restored fol- meet modern accessibility standards, Lake, including a part of Columbus. The lowing the work, and lost areas will be replaced nearby. the replacement of a flyover ramp from westbound Hwy 8 to SB I-35 with a work, which will be completed in late The goal of the project is to improve ride October 2019, is being funded with combina- quality, safety and traffic flow in an area just loop ramp and drainage improvements. tion of state and federal dollars. south of the I-35 split to a half mi. north of see SHAFER page 52 CEG CORRESPONDENT
Air Compressors, Generators & Light Towers Section ........41-47
The operation, regarded as the 25-hour pour, was completed in 19 hours without any concrete lost in the transportation or pouring processes. Construction for the 25story tower (including the parking podium), designed by Kahler Slater, a Milwaukee-based architectural firm, began in November 2017 and should be completed in November 2019.