CASE LAUNCHES MINOTAUR DL550 COMPACT DOZER LOADER

Northern Va. Transurban Earns Community Impact Award

AWARDS from page 12 industry with the trailblazing innovation necessary to create some of the world’s most complex and transformative projects.

Among her notable leadership achievements is the $4.9 Billion Los Angeles International Airport Automated People Mover (LAX APM) project, where she serves as chief technical officer. The 2.25mi. elevated guideway train system features six stations and will connect a new rental car facility, intermodal facilities, expanded parking and LA Metro transit to the airline terminals.

Noorbakhsh also has established strong relationships with key stakeholders to resolve technical, contractual and commercial matters to ensure compliance with the client’s established project agreements.

Emerging Leader: Laura Ware, communications manager, Fluor Corp., Los Angeles

This year’s recipient demonstrates contribution and advocacy to the forward progress of P3s, and outstanding promise for continuing service and leadership in the future.

Ware has been working with Fluor for more than a decade and within the transportation/infrastructure industry for the past five years. Since 2019, she has spearheaded Fluor’s Communications and Charitable Giving programs for the Los Angeles International Airport’s (LAX) Automated People Mover (APM) Project, which is Los Angeles World Airports’ (LAWA) first P3. During that time, she has developed strong partnerships with LAWA, the City of Los Angeles, and the local community.

Her work has helped the LAX APM project become recognized as a valued partner in the community, and it embodies the mission of P3 projects: to bridge the public and private sector divide.

As communications manager for the LAX APM project, she leads the volunteer and charitable giving efforts and has utilized private sector funding to support local stakeholders. Her other notable contributions — representing the strong partnerships P3 projects can provide to the local community — are partnerships with the Los Angeles Workforce Development Board and LAX Coastal Chamber of Commerce.

Innovation of Year: La Guardia Airport Terminal B Redevelopment, New York City

This award spotlights an idea within a P3 project that demonstrates how the development and/or application of new, innovative, and unique management concepts help provide value for users.

Valued at $5.1 billion, the Terminal B Redevelopment is the largest P3 in U.S. aviation history and will be completed later this year.

Innovative construction phasing, including building over the top of the existing structure, has allowed the original terminal to remain fully functional throughout the project. The new 35-gate, 1.3 million sq. ft. facility will provide a 21st century passenger experience in customer service, amenities and retail offerings.

The project has been recognized by the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure and The US Green Building Council for its exemplary commitment to sustainable investing practices in redeveloping LaGuardia Terminal B.

The project was named “Best New Airport in the World” by UNESCO’S prestigious 2021 Prix Versailles and is the first airport to achieve LEED v4 Gold certification for its industry-leading approach to sustainability and resilience.

Community Impact of Year:

Transurban Express Lanes

Community Grant Programs, Northern Virginia

This year’s recipient demonstrates economic, philanthropic or humanitarian benefit to the public and an improved quality of life for the community and/or users of the asset.

Transurban’s Northern Virginia Express Lanes Network, which will celebrate its 10year anniversary this fall, has delivered transformative impacts along its growing 53mi. network. The results are faster, safer and more reliable travel across the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.

Among the impacts of this $4 billion system has been a commitment by Transurban to invest in building healthier communities along the corridors that Transurban serves.

To date, Transurban’s Express Lanes have donated $2.3 million to more than 350 organizations that are working to protect vulnerable populations, engage our children, ensure a cleaner environment and strengthen our workforce.

Transurban has developed a flagship Express Lanes Grant program that donates quarterly micro-grants across each construction project, as well as the operational lanes, to longstanding partners in the region and to support impacts of COVID and other needed relief efforts.

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The hallmark advancement of the Case Minotaur DL550 is the chassis-integrated C-frame with six-way dozer blade. The C-frame hydraulically couples into both the chassis of the machine, as well as the attachment coupler.

Case Construction Equipment is launching an all-new, industry-first equipment category with the introduction of the Case Minotaur DL550 compact dozer loader.

Weighing in at more than 18,000 lbs. and working with 114 hp, the new first-of-itskind machine delivers true dozing and grading performance, as well as powerful site loading capabilities and compatibility with hundreds of attachments, the manufacturer said.

A single platform has never delivered this level of versatility, power and precision — all culminating in an entirely new product category created by Case: the compact dozer loader.

“The Minotaur is truly a fleet of one, that is second to none,” said Jeff Jacobsmeyer, product manager, Case. “Business owners and fleet managers looking for a compact solution that delivers countless benefits in a single footprint will immediately see the versatility this exciting new machine brings to their fleets and will quickly understand what a ‘compact dozer loader’ is capable of accomplishing.”

“It’s what the industry has asked for,” he added. “Customer input has been a major part of the design and engineering process since the first concepts were discussed, and the result is an entirely purpose-built, intentionally designed machine proudly built here in the United States.”

The hallmark advancement of the Case Minotaur DL550 is the chassis-integrated Cframe with six-way dozer blade. The Cframe hydraulically couples into both the chassis of the machine, as well as the attachment coupler.

This design provides the stability and smooth operating plane of a small dozer while ensuring that all operating power is channeled through the whole body of the machine. This establishes greater performance and long-term reliability than the simple combination of a dozer blade attachment to a traditional compact track loader, the manufacturer said.

It also comes standard with Case Universal Machine Control, which makes the machine ready for any of the major three providers of machine control technology, which are sold separately. It’s also available with an optional, industry-exclusive fully integrated ripper for tearing up tough terrain to simplify dozing and earthmoving operations.

The C-frame is then detached to allow the operator to use it as a loader with a heavyduty 1.25-cu. yd. bucket, or with hundreds of common loader attachments many equipment owners already have in their fleet.

The Case Minotaur DL550 compact dozer loader has pushed through more than 10,000 hours of field tests, in addition to countless customer clinics and typical lab and engineering testing.

“We’ve put this machine through hell and back — pound for pound, there’s no machine like it that delivers the dozing power and precision, as well as the dynamic loading performance,” said Jacobsmeyer. “This groundbreaking, all-new machine demonstrates Case’s commitment to delivering real-world innovation rooted in customer need.”

True Dozer Performance in Compact Footprint

Built on a dozer-style undercarriage and pushing with more than 25,000 lbs. of drawbar pull, the Case Minotaur DL550 delivers true dozing power and performance. The machine is available with three different track options to meet operator preference and jobsite profiles: • 14-in. single-grouser steel tracks • 18-in. triple-grouser steel tracks • 17.7-in. rubber tracks

The 90- or 96-in. six-way blade connected to the integrated C-frame is the same blade featured on the Case 650M dozer and gives the operator a full range of dozer controls and movements. The machine’s electrohydraulic controls also deliver responsiveness like full-sized Case dozers, with the ability to adjust blade, steering and shuttle sensitivity to smooth, moderate or aggressive to meet the operator’s preference.

Blade responsiveness can be further dialed in to operator preference by independently setting the speed of the blade tilt, lift and angle.

The industry-exclusive, fully integrated rear ripper is easily controlled from within the cab — it comes standard with three shanks and can be expanded to five shanks for more aggressive ripping. The rear ripper feature must be selected when ordering as it cannot be added after the time of purchase.

“The Case Minotaur DL550 is built like a dozer with the full control and operator experience of a larger machine,” said Jacobsmeyer. “That includes the ability to deploy a full range of 2D and 3D machine control solutions that turn this machine into a compact fine grading solution that can get into areas and job sites where it’s not practical to bring in a full-sized dozer.”

Case Universal Machine Control provides universal harnesses and brackets to integrate