Southeast #011, 2011

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Southeast Edition

June 1 2011

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Vol. XXIV • No. 11

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ALDOT Crews Works on ‘Unique’ I-59 Project By Cindy Riley CEG CORRESPONDENT

Spectra I.S. Holds Event at Carolina Cat…8

Technology Road Show Visits Knoxville…12

In what’s being described as a unique project for the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT), construction is moving ahead on a roughly 11-mi. (17.7 km) section of Interstate 59 in Etowah County. The project involves an unbonded concrete overlay including bridge raising and widening on I-59 from south of the Attalla north city limit to the bridge over County Road 276 (Stephen Gap Road) at The asphalt layer serves as a bond breaker between the old pavement and the Duck Springs. Approved to provide a new concrete pavement. Gomaco concrete pavers and placers are being utismoother road surface, lized to place the concrete pavement. increased lane widths and safer driving conditions, the $45 million project has already been delayed, due to design flaws in grade and crossovers. Weather also has been a factor. “The especially harsh

Sanders Utility Tackles Tough Waterline Work Fl int Equ ipment Ha s Busy Wee k…16

Table of Contents ............4 Truck & Trailer Section .... ..................................22-24 Attachments Section25-28 Crushing, Screening & Recycling Section ....31-40 Auction Section ......55-63 Business Calendar ........60 Advertisers Index ..........62

By Mary Reed CEG CORRESPONDENT

It’s been said that utility work is sometimes dull but such is not the case with an ongoing South Carolina project where safety concerns include keeping an eye open for rattlesnakes. Sanders Utility Construction Company Inc., Charlotte, N.C., is working in a remote rural area of upstate South Carolina to install a cross-country waterline bringing fresh water to Greenville, S.C., from a reservoir in the foothills near Travelers Rest. “This is a pipe replacement project for the current two 30-inch raw water transmission mains from Table Rock Reservoir,” said Mike Sharpless, manager of capital programs, Greenville Water System (GWS). “Main No. 1 was con-

structed in 1930 and Main No. 2 was constructed in 1939. One 42-inch pipe has the same capacity as two 30-inch pipes.” The waterline, officially known as the Table Rock Raw Water Transmission Main Contract 102, involves laying about 8 mi. (12.8 km), which is approximately 42,000 linear ft. (12,801 m), of 42-in. (106 cm) DIP raw water transmission line for the GWS from Table Rock Reservoir to a pumping station on SR 288. Sanders is the prime general contractor for the $10 million job, which GWS is funding by means of water rates and revenue bonds. Sanders is installing the pipes and valves on this project, as well as handling excavation, backfill and blasting and excavation of rock under the direction of Project Engineer Jordan Adams and Project Superintendent Steve Sanders. see WATERLINE page 29

winter has not helped, since warmer temperatures are needed to pour surfaces,” said ALDOT spokesperson Rebecca White. “We’ve also seen a significant amount of rain which causes runoff, and delays work schedules.” According to ALDOT First Division Engineer Johnny Harris, “Trying to coordinate a project like this is always a concern, what with the different types of work involved in doing the concrete paving. The wet weather over the last several months hasn’t helped either, and the hot summer months that lie ahead could also prove difficult. Plus, you always expect problems when you close down two lanes of a major four-lane interstate and compress into one. Harris stressed that the work is a priority, “This definitely needed to be done see ALDOT page 18

Mike Rowe Speaks to Congress About Manufacturing Jobs Mike Rowe, host of the Discovery Channel’s TV program Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe, testified before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee’s hearing on “Manufacturing Our Way to a Stronger Economy” in support of U.S. manufacturing jobs and the Association of Equipment Manufacturers’ (AEM) I Make America campaign. In his testimony, Rowe described his experiences working with manufacturers and skilled laborers across America, his personal see JOBS page 59


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