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January 22, 2017 • Vol. IX • No. 2 • 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215/885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • Fax 215/885-2910
$20M Project Under Way on U.S. 183 in Oklahoma By Chuck Harvey CEG CORRESPONDENT
ODOT Discusses Funding, I-35 Bridge Design at Meeting...12
San Diego’s Genesee Ave. Taking Shape...13
A $20 million road widening and bridge replacement project is under way on U.S. 183 in Woodward County, Okla. The rural location is 5 mi. (8 km) southeast of the SH-50 junction, between the towns of Mutual and Seiling. Woodward, Okla., is the largest city in the area with a population of about 12,000. The project will widen nearly 6 mi. (9.7 km) of U.S. 183 from three lanes to a four-lane divided highway. Work also includes replacement of eight bridges including two triple span bridges and six reinforced concrete box culvert bridges. In addition, crews will relocate County Road E0530, which will improve drainage and provide better flood control in the area. The county road frequently flooded in the past. Storm water has occasionally reached the level of U.S. 183. It is referred to as water overtopping the roadway. Roadway overtopping begins when the headwater rises to the elevation of the roadway. The overtopping usually occurs at the low point of a sag vertical curve on the roadway. The project includes addition of a drainage channel to handle rising waters and help prevent overtopping of the roadway.
A $20 million road widening and bridge replacement project is under way on U.S.183 in Woodward County, Okla.
The U.S. 183 project has two major phases: • Phase 1 includes completing drainage structures, adding new lanes and detouring traffic. • Phase 2 features reconstructing the old lanes and additional drainage work. Work on the project began in December of 2015 and is scheduled to conclude in May 2017. Current construction includes earthwork, soil stabilization, paving and bridge construction.
Changes on Roads, Terminals at LAX...14
California Section........ 13-20
By Jennifer Rupp
Parts Section.................... 28
CEG CORRESPONDENT
Business Calendar............ 40 Paving Section............ 43-51
Advertisers Index.............. 66
see BRIDGE page 36
Alaska Power Expands Swan Lake Reservoir
Table of Contents................ 4
Auction Section.......... 54-67
Cummings Construction Co. Inc. of Enid, Okla., is contractor for the project. Cummins is a major Oklahoma producer of hot mix materials and pavements. The company has been in business for more than 50 years. Focusing on road and highway construction, it maintains more than five offices in Oklahoma. The project manager is Jack Shane and ODOT resident engineer is David Burke.
The Swan Lake Reservoir Expansion Project consists of a concrete arch dam located approximately .75 mi. (1.2 km) downstream from the mouth of the original Swan Lake outlet.
In May 2016, the Southeast Alaska Power Agency (SEAPA) embarked on an expansion of the Swan Lake Reservoir — a hydroelectric plant located on Revillagigedo Island at the head of Carroll Inlet, about 22 mi. (35.4 km) northeast of Ketchikan. The plant was originally conceived in 1980 by the city of Ketchikan. Near the end of project construction, the state of Alaska, under the department of the Alaska Energy Authority, assumed ownership and began commercial operation in June 1984. Ownership transferred from the state to the see DAM page 22