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Yanmar Welcomes Five New Dealers in Four States

Yanmar Compact Equipment announced the introduction of five new dealers to its network — Carrollton, Texas-based ROMCO Equipment Company with eight locations; Corona, Calif.-based Volvo Construction Equipment & Services with six locations; Montgomery, Ala.-based Stone Equipment Company with one location; Bremerton, Wash.-based Sherlock Equipment Sales with one location; and Wenatchee, Wash.-based Rowe’s Tractor with one location.

“Dealers are absolutely vital to our success,” said Jeff Pate, Yanmar Compact Equipment North America director of sales. “As the first point of contact with the end user, we need to be able to trust that our dealers have a passion for the Yanmar brand and what it stands for. We are pleased to add new dealer partners who share our values.”

The new dealers will offer Yanmar’s powerful, dependable and efficient compact excavators, tracked carriers and wheel loaders. This includes the SV40 compact excavator, designed specifically for the North American market and featuring best-in-class power, digging force and lifting capacity.

The SV40 is one of Yanmar’s nine excavators purpose-built to overcome the most challenging conditions. The equipment delivers enhanced performance, fuel conservation and flexibility, all backed by Yanmar’s 4year/4,000-hour compact excavator warranty.

Yanmar Compact Equipment dealers also feature the company’s tracked carrier lineup. The carriers’ durable rubber tracks provide the high-flotation, low ground pressure capability to productively operate in difficult-toaccess muddy conditions while minimizing ground disturbance areas.

Additionally, the new dealers will offer customers the company’s articulated wheel loaders, featuring premium power and versatility in a compact, nimble package, allowing for easy navigation in tighter spaces. Powered by powerful, yet fuel-efficient, Tier IV Final diesel engines, they lift and move heavy loads with ease, according to the manufacturer.

For more information, visit Yanmar.com/us/products/construction/. 

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to decrease travel times, making it easier and faster to drive from Pinellas County across the bay into Tampa. Transportation problems have been around for decades, but several expressway projects were cancelled as far back as the 1970s and 1980s, so the county has had no major limitedaccess thoroughfares other than I-275. While significant upgrades to U.S. 19 in the 2000s improved north-south traffic flow, east-west traffic has been relegated to local roads.

Greg Deese, FDOT engineer, told ABC Action News that the project has gained momentum in the past two years. By late 2022, it should connect U.S. 19 to I-275 and the Bayside Bridge to I-275, giving drivers a tolled option to commute “several miles up and over dozens of traffic signals.”

In addition to speeding up traffic flow, one of the Gateway Expressway project’s goals is “to improve the existing roadway system by enhancing safety, adding capacity and improving mobility,” Carson added.

Teamwork

District Seven.” “It will be primarily built in the median of the Roosevelt Cardno, a global infrastructure, environmental and social Boulevard between the Bayside Bridge and Ulmerton development company, is providing design review, procure- Road,” Carson said. ment and RFP assistance, in addition to construction admin- An interchange at Ulmerton Road will be built as part of istration throughout the five-year project and monitoring and this project. The new roadway will continue south until it inspection of onsite construction operations and materials. merges with SR 690. Sub-contractors include David Nelson Construction, “This new roadway is being built along the median of 118th Avenue North,” Carson explained, “and includes flyover bridges connecting to mainline U.S. 19. The new SR 690 will be elevated over portions of 118th Avenue North, 49th Street North, 47th Street North, 43rd Street North, the ramp at 31st Court North and 28th Street North.” In addition to the new SR 690 four-lane tolled expressway from U.S. 19 to west of I-275 and from the Bayside Bridge to I275, project improvements include: • Constructing SR 686A on the north end of the project, a new four-lane elevated tolled (static, meaning the cost will remain the same at all hours) expressway from the Bayside Bridge (CR 611) to just west of I275 within the median of Roosevelt

Archer Western-de Moya Joint Venture is Boulevard with a new interchange at serving as general contractor for the nearly Ulmerton, at which point it will continue $600 million ($598 million precisely) proj- south until it merges with the future SR ect. Archer Western Contractors LLC was 690; established in 1983, with corporate head- • Reconstructing existing Roosevelt quarters in Chicago. Considered a national Boulevard from the Bayside Bridge to expert in the building, civil, transportation Ulmerton Road; and water sectors, it’s part of the Walsh • Reconstructing sections of existing Group. The company focuses on infrastruc- Archer Western-de Moya Joint Venture is serving as general contractor for the nearly U.S. 19 and 118th Avenue North, including ture improvements such as multi-level high- $600 million Gateway Expressway project in Tampa Bay. new ramps and flyover structures; and way interchanges, bridges, light rail transit, • Various improvements to interchanges, levees, airport civil work, lift stations, pump stations and Shelby Erectors, Blacktip Services Inc., Preferred Materials intersections and ramps within the project limits. water treatment plants. It has completed several complex Inc., P.A.W. Demolition and Traffic Management Solutions. In addition, I-275 will be widened to add toll lanes in each highway and bridge construction projects in Miami. direction along the median next to the existing lanes from

The de Moya Group Inc. is a highway and bridge con- Getting to Work south of Gandy Boulevard to 4th Street North. These lanes struction company with 25 years of civil construction expe- The design-build project began Aug. 21, 2017, and Carson are being designed in preparation for future express lanes rience throughout Florida. Founded in 1986 by three broth- said the current expected completion date is early 2023. In proposed for the Howard Frankland Bridge. ers, it specializes in complex major infrastructure projects. short, they are constructing the future SR 690, a new four- In total, the project includes construction of 27 bridges;

The joint venture has worked on several other projects, lane elevated tolled expressway connection from U.S. 19 to mechanically stabilized earth walls; concrete and asphalt but a spokesperson said “Winning the Gateway Project is a the west of I-275. paving; electronic toll gantries; lighting; signage; and great opportunity for Archer Western/de Moya Group to A new four-lane tollway expressway from the Bayside Intelligent Transportation Systems installations. work with the Florida Department of Transportation in Bridge to just west of I-275 also is being built. see GATEWAY page 30

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Equipment being used as part of this project is owned by the Archer Westernde Moya Joint Venture, purchased from Ring Power. Rental equipment came from Kelly Crane and Hunter Crane Merchant Transport and Rigging. In total, the project includes construction of 27 bridges; mechanically stabilized earth walls; concrete and asphalt paving; electronic toll gantries; lighting; signage; and Intelligent Transportation Systems installations.

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The new express lanes along I-275 are in addition to the existing general-purpose, non-tolled lanes and are intended to ease congestion and improve traffic flow. FDOT points out that the existing roadways will remain the same for drivers who do not want to pay tolls.

ABC Action News recorded Deese as saying, “The surface streets are only going to be for local traffic.”

He considers the project a “huge improvement” for commuters who will no longer have to stop at lights and said it will dramatically improve traffic flow, significantly reducing delays. But even drivers on the local streets should see reduced congestion with many travelers diverted to the toll roads.

The project also will make it easier for drivers to get to St. Pete Clearwater International Airport, according to FDOT.

Community Reaction

Carson said the project team works closely with the FDOT Public Information Office because community outreach and public information are vital to the success of the design-build project. There is a designated website providing updates and alerts to upcoming lane closures and detours.

Despite that, local business owners complain about the vibration of demolition, the noise of construction and the resulting decrease in business (up to 40 percent for some companies) as a result of detours, lane closures, congestion and general obstruction.

Deese said that 250 construction workers are on the job site 5 to 6 days a week, day and night, to try to complete the job quickly.

Challenges

There have been a few challenges with relocating overhead utility lines along 118th Avenue, Carson said. The lines must be moved in order to “build new bridges, allowing travel lanes to remain open while constructing the elevated roadways in the medians of 118th Avenue North and Roosevelt Boulevard, and while removing sections of the northbound I-275 ramp to Roosevelt Boulevard while maintaining traffic,” she said.

“Another operation was the removal of the 4th Street North overpass bridge over I-275 in less than 16 hours,” she added.

To assist with that task, Mammoet, a privately held Dutch company specializing in engineered heavy lifting and transport of oversized and heavy objects, provided heavy transport equipment.

To speed construction, TyBot, a completely autonomous rebar tying robot, is being used during rebar installation work on the many bridges being constructed on this project, Carson noted. TyBot doesn’t require pre-mapping, programming or calibration. It self-locates, self-positions and self-ties up to 1,000 intersections an hour. It can be deployed to any job site that has screed rails in place and will do the work of a 6- to 8-person team.

Other equipment being used as part of this project is owned by the Archer Western-de Moya Joint Venture, purchased from Ring Power. Rental equipment came from Kelly Crane and Hunter Crane Merchant Transport and Rigging, Carson said.

Materials used thus far on this project include: • Structural steel: 8,130 tons • Reinforced steel: 10,800 tons • Concrete beams: 74,200 linear ft. • Concrete: 192,000 cu. yds. • Asphalt: 115,000 tons

Despite the challenges and complexity of the project, Carson said it is currently on schedule to complete late next year.  CEG