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Cincinnati’s State-of-the-Art West End Stadium Progresses

“After acquiring the properties, abating appropriate materials and demolishing the buildings, the site was graded to elevation,” said David Bareswilt, Turner Construction project manager.

By Cindy Riley CEG CORRESPONDENT

Construction crews in Ohio are working to complete a $250 million project created to bring an unprecedented fan experience to Cincinnati. Designed by the renowned architecture firm Populous, West End Stadium will serve as the home field of FC Cincinnati of Major League Soccer (MLS).

“West End Stadium will be Cincinnati’s newest sports stadium, and the anchor for neighborhood revitalization in the West End, as the city continues its remarkable renaissance,” said Lizz Summers, FC Cincinnati vice president of communications. “A world-class venue with a design unlike anything in North America, West End Stadium will have clear and close views from every single seat in the building.

“The fan experience is central to the design of the building, creating

an intimate atmosphere that will create a true home field advantage for FC Cincinnati. With considerations also made to accommodate other events, both sporting and cultural, West End Stadium is set to become a key destination for patrons from all over the Midwest.”

According to Summers, West End Stadium is envisioned to be the jewel in the Queen City’s crown.

“With a fan-forward strategy, the stadium will draw eyes and attention to Cincinnati. Soccer is a global game, and West End Stadium will provide a platform to bring Cincinnati to people around the world. MLS is already broadcast in more than 170 countries, but when you then layer in national team games, international friendlies and other cultural events, Cincinnati will gain global attention. With the growth of corporate business and acclaimed cultural enterprises here in the city, we

Construction crews in Ohio are working to complete a $250 million MLS stadium in Cincinnati.

believe that West End Stadium will become another attraction that sets Cincinnati apart from other similar cities.”

Jeff Berding, FCC president, had a vision for what FC Cincinnati could mean to the area.

“First, launching the club as a minor-league franchise and realizing that it would not only succeed, but flourish and set new business and on-field standards was rewarding and eye-opening for the entire region,” said Summers. “It was a source of immense pride for an area that truly embraces hard work and community success. The resounding success of Jeff’s vision

helped launch FC Cincinnati into Major League Soccer in record time. Now, after the long hours, hard work and collaboration to get the stadium project approved and under way, seeing West End Stadium rise so quickly out of the ground and take shape is really inspiring.

“The club is very excited about the lighted fin structure that will make up the external skeleton of the facility. Each fin will have an LED light system built into it that, when programmed, will allow animation and motion graphics to appear on the east side of the building. It will be unique to any sports

facility in North America, and is being prepared by SACO, the same company that installed the system on Burj Khalifa in Dubai.”

The entire east side of the stadium is designed to serve as an entryway to the community. A grand staircase will lead to the main gates through a large open plaza. Both the northeast and southeast corners of the stadium also will serve the community, both with open, programmable areas and the largest team store in the city and Major League Soccer.

“The project team also is being considerate and thoughtful in the see STADIUM page 4

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ODOT Makes Emergency Repairs After Heavy Flooding On May 17, heavy rains washed out a culvert and earth beneath the eastbound lanes of U.S. 30 near Upper Sandusky, Wyandot County, Ohio. An emergency culvert replacement project began to remove the failed corrugated metal culvert and replace it with a 78-in. concrete culvert.

Kokosing Construction Co. Inc. of Columbus was the general contractor of the project.

A concrete repair project already under way on U.S. 30 was delayed due to the emergency culvert repair. Once the culvert work is complete, work will resume on that project.

Delaware County U.S. Route 42 between the city

of Delaware and Horseshoe Road is closed due to a sinkhole that developed after heavy rains.

The culvert under U.S. 42 runs through a privatelyowned dam that retains Greenwood Lake.

Upon inspection of the culvert and dam, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) and the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) discovered a leak from the lake side of the dam washing away the dirt around the culvert inlet. ODNR, ODOT, Delaware County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency

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Crews place reinforced concrete pipe under the westbound lanes of U.S. 30 just east of Upper Sandusky for an emergency culvert replacement project.

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Kokosing Construction Co. Inc. of Columbus was the general contractor of the project.

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U.S. Route 42 between the city of Delaware and Horseshoe Road is closed due to a sinkhole that developed after heavy rains.

Management and the city of Delaware are working together to monitor the status of the dam and plan for necessary repairs.

In addition, ODNR and ODOT are working with the property owner on a fast solution to lower the water level in advance of future rain events, which includes stabilization of the sinkhole and pumping down the water level in Greenwood Lake. This is being done to prevent further damage to the dam and avoid any flooding downstream.

The owner is draining the lake and plans to make changes to the dam so it no longer retains a significant amount of water, which will return the water to its natural flow.

U.S. 42 is expected to reopen mid to late August. 

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An emergency culvert replacement project began to remove the failed corrugated metal culvert and replace it with a 78-in. concrete culvert.

General Motors Building New $175M Plant in Brookville General Motors will build a new plant in Brookville, Ohio, that will produce parts for its 6.6L Duramax diesel V8 engine.

The automaker will invest $175 million in the new engine components facility. The plant will allow GM to increase production of its 6.6L L5P Duramax engine.

GM purchased a 75-acre plot of land in Brookville for $3 million last year, where it plans to build the new plant. The facility

is expected to bring as many as 100 new jobs to the region.

Company spokesman Dan Flores said previously that the new engine components plant would be for the “machining of blocks and heads, and those parts would be sent over to [the DMAX plant in Moraine] for more engines. That’s ultimately how we get more engine production.”

The automaker said its fleet business “is poised for addi-

tional growth,” and added that recent investments in its manufacturing facilities will allow it to better meet demand.

GM also invested $150 million in its Flint Assembly plant last year to support the increased production of the new Chevrolet Silverado HD and GMC Sierra HD, anticipating higher demand for the updated models.

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Vandalia Rental Celebrates Opening of New Lima Branch

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Vandalia Rental announced the grand opening of its Lima, Ohio, branch with a ribbon-cutting ceremony held on June 1.

Vandalia Rental is an equipment rental solutions provider offering construction equipment and services to contractors and industrial clients.

Along with residential and commercial construction equipment, the new location specializes in equipment rental for the area’s vast industrial manufacturing needs.

“We are excited to partner with local contractors and be a key partner with Lima’s Real American Strength of Industrial Manufacturing,” said Stephen Barga, Lima branch manager. “This is a great opportunity for Vandalia Rental to expand our service offering to the Lima area.”

Additionally, the location services a 60mi. radius of Lima, Ohio, and brings rental equipment closer to the needs of many local contractors, builders and facility maintenance teams.

“Over the past few years, we have increased our partnership with Lima area customers,” said Jimmy Hassan, director of sales. “By expanding our geographic footprint, we can eliminate the need for our northwest Ohio customers to travel to secure equipment for their projects. This way, they

can complete their equipment solution needs right here in their own backyard. We are excited and honored to be a part of the Lima community.”

The new location is located off I-75 and will serve several of the surrounding areas.

“It’s the ideal location to conveniently serve the equipment rental needs of contractors and industrial clients in the Lima, Findlay, Fort Laramie, Bowling Green,

Wapakoneta and Fort Wayne areas,” said Kurt Barney, president of Vandalia Rental.

“Vandalia Rental prides itself on personalized service. We are anxious to provide exceptional service to this community and allow customers to experience rental ‘The Way It Should Be.’” About Vandalia Rental Vandalia Rental has served the Greater

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$250M MLS Stadium Anchors Neighborhood Revitalization STADIUM from page 1

smaller touches throughout the stadium, including seating choices in every section and design themes in the four premium clubs and suites, as well as concourse layout and design to accommodate the 26,000 fans who’ll be on site for each event,” said Summers.

The owner’s representative is Machete Group, while Turner Construction serves as the general contractor.

“To this stage, we’ve had two main challenges, but both have really boosted the project to make it better,” said Turner Construction project manager David Bareswilt.

“The first was collaborating with the city, county, state and the two immediate neighborhoods to gain project buy-in and approval so quickly. We worked hard to put a great community benefits agreement in place with the West End, unlike any other sports project in the city, to help ensure our actions and intentions of being a supportWest End Stadium will serve as the home field of FC Cincinnati of Major League Soccer (MLS).

ive citizen in our new neighborhood. We’ve received a lot of tremendously positive feedback from the overall West End neighborhood about our commitment and actions to support the revival of the West End. “The other major challenge was that we changed architects midway through the design work and after site work began, but as Populous came on board with Jonathan Mallie as the lead architect, we worked hard to make a lot of really amazing adjustments and changes to reach the point we’re at today.

When it opens, through so much hard work from a tremendously dedicated stadium staff, the stadium is going to be world-class and garner worldwide attention. We’re really excited about that, and it will make not only the city exceptionally proud, but make all the hard work worth the end product.”

Site work began in the summer of 2018. After the completion of Steel work for the 360-degree roofing system is expected to be complete in early July.

see STADIUM page 6

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Grove Delivers High Mobility, Big Return on Investment Immediately after receiving its new Grove TMS700E truck-mounted crane in October 2019, industrial contractor R.G. Smith put it to work.

After being part of several projects over the last six months, the crane is now erecting a 300,000 sq. ft. structural steel building that will house a large cheese production facility in Hiram, Ohio.

The TMS700E was a perfect fit for the job site because of its high mobility and easy set up.

“For that job we needed a very mobile crane that could easily move back and forth,” said Geoff Nicely, R.G. Smith’s owner. “The TMS700E is quick and easy to dismantle and move. And there was no need for additional trucks or operators, which was a great advantage.”

The Canton, Ohiobased industrial contractor has been deploying the TMS700E at various job sites throughout the north of the state, often battling muddy conditions, as the region has experienced higher-than-average precipitation levels. It has always showed great performance even in unfavorable weather, according to Nicely.

The new TMS700E is the fourth Grove crane to The new TMS700E is the fourth Grove crane to join the join the R.G. Smith fleet, R.G. Smith fleet, which also has RT650 and RT700 roughwhich also has RT650 and terrains and a GMK3050 all-terrain crane.

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“Grove is a fantastic brand in which we is a one-person operation,” said Andrew trust. It’s the only brand we buy,” Nicely Forepaugh, vice president of sales, said. “Our Grove cranes work all the time; Cleveland Crane and Shovel Sales. “It’s our return on investment has been huge. We great to have loyal customers such as R.G. tried a different manufacturer three years ago Smith, who really value working with a trustworthy brand like Grove and stick to it. and what a mistake that was.”

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New Stadium Features Solid Foundation, Canopy Roof STADIUM from page 4

the high school football season, workers were able to deconstruct the existing high school stadium and stage the formal groundbreaking on Dec.18, 2018. MLS Commissioner Don Garber was among the attendees.

Now that all steel work for the lower bowl is complete, Turner is working on construction of the upper bowl and structure, including work on the canopy roof. Steel work for the 360-degree roofing system is expected to be complete in early July.

Simultaneously, concrete work is being performed on flooring levels. Fireproofing and other internal work is being carried out throughout the stadium non-public and team campus areas, and the precast is being installed in the lower bowl, with the upper bowl set to start installation.

Weather has not been a major factor, to date.

“The last two winters have been pretty mild, so we were fortunate that winter weather did not affect the construction timeline,” said Bareswilt, who added that the site consisted of multiple individual lots.

“After acquiring the properties, abating

A Manitowoc 300T crane is unloaded at the site of the new West End Stadium.

“The crane assembly was relatively painless. Our two Manitowoc 300T cranes took about a week to assemble,” said David Bareswilt, Turner Construction project manager.

appropriate materials and demolishing the buildings, the site was graded to elevation.

Then, more than 1,400 auger cast piles were drilled to a depth of nearly 300 feet below grade. These piles were tied together with concrete grade beams and foundations, which gave the stadium its structural base.

Concurrently, under-slab electric and plumbing lines were run to the building from new utility feeds. New power service lines were run to two new entry points into the building.

“Structural steel work has been under way since early December 2019. Steel continued through the upper bowl and the roof canopy truss work. The lower bowl precast concrete is now set, and is being detailed out. The press tower work also has been under way.

The team campus areas, including locker rooms, sports medicine areas, etc., are framed, and HVAC roughed-in. Fireproofing and framing is moving up through the press tower from levels two to level three.

“The precast in the upper bowl began in May, with seating fabrication starting at the same time,” said Bareswilt. “The 360-degree roof canopy is set to be complete toward the end of June. The exterior trades started with roofing, and exterior wall in May. Scoreboard production began in May, as well, and is set for a late June installation.

After that, focus then turns to the interior fit out of the 56 private suites and multiple club-level seating areas.”

A variety of equipment is being used to complete the project. Bareswilt noted that delivering and putting together one of the two cranes on site went according to plan. see STADIUM page 7

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Aerial view of West End Stadium toward downtown Cincinnati at night.

Fan view during match at West End Stadium.

West End Stadium Will Welcome MLS Fans in Spring 2021

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STADIUM from page 6

“The crane assembly was relatively painless. Our two Manitowoc 300T cranes took about a week to assemble.

They had 80-ton assist cranes, but the process was fairly smooth. The preparation for the cranes, however, was very intense. We spent three weeks and more than a half-million dollars importing crane mats from Oregon to provide suitable base to carry the loads imposed on the ground from the cranes and the heavy weight that they hoist into the air.”

Bareswilt added that the underground east parking garage is progressing.

“There is some comeback work to finish up the entrance and exit after the finalization of some utility relocations at 15th Street, which now dead ends at the stadium. The garage is a cast-in-place post tensioned deck that has its own set of auger cast piles. The majority of it is below grade, and it is capped by the stadium’s grand staircase that leads to the large east plaza, which will serve as the primary stadium entrance.”

West End Stadium is located a few blocks from both Cincinnati’s downtown Central Business District and the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood. The official opening is set for spring 2021.  CEG

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