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March 1 2020 Vol. IX • No. 5
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Sound Wall Segments Being Built Along I-805 By Irwin Rapoport CEG CORRESPONDENT
‘Band-Aid’ Fixes No Longer Viable on I-70...8
More Than 5,000 Lots of Iron Go on Block...52
Auction Attracts Bidders, Wildlife in Fla. ...56
As part of the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) Interstate 805 South Corridor Enhancement Projects, SEMA Construction Inc. was tapped to build five separate sound wall segments along I-805 between Naples Street in the city of Chula Vista and state Route 54 (SR 54) in the city of National City. With nearly 70 percent of the work complete, the sound walls stand between 8 to 16 ft. tall and are adjacent to homes along I-805. These walls serve as a sound abatement method to enhance the quality of life for residents impacted by traffic noise associated with the I805 South Express Lanes Project. These five sound wall segments are currently under construction and additional segments will be built in a later phase as construction funding becomes available. The work began in August 2018 and is anticipated to be completed this
Cast and drill holes — cylindrical holes filled with rebar and concrete — were drilled prior to placing the foundations for the sound walls in many locations.
July. Hundreds of thousands of cars and trucks pass through this section of I-805 daily. “The sound walls are an important noise abatement related to the
I-805 South Express Lanes Project,” said Ramon M. Martinez of Caltrans, I-805 South Corridor project manager. “We used federal noise abatement criteria to determine sound wall locations and we
worked in close collaboration with property owners throughout the process. It’s exciting because this is the part of the project that enhances the quality of life for people living see SOUND page 26
Table of Contents ................4
Lowering Overhead With Cloud-Based Apps
Recycling Section ........14-23
Efficiency, Accuracy, Safety Draw Heavy Equipment Fleet Managers to E-Inspection Systems
Attachments & Parts Section..........................37-40 Truck & Trailer Section..........................43-44 Auction Section............49-59 Business Calendar.............54 Advertisers Index ..............58
By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
Ever more stringent government regulations that demand concise and accurate documentation of heavy equipment performance are making equipment inspections even more critical. Though pencil and paper are still tools-ofchoice for many in the shop and the field, the construction equipment sector is rapidly adopting the use of apps via tablet, portable electronics and even cellphone, for the sake of efficiency. Logging inspection data by hand is time-
consuming, and the paper trail can bog down fleet management operations. Toronto, Ontario, Canada-based inspection software developer Field Eagle notes that manually re-entering field data in the office is a drain on resources and can result in errors that actually invalidate the whole inspection. “Another issue is that paper forms are simply harder to keep current and updated with changing government and municipal regulations,” noted a Field Eagle blog post. “Electronic forms on laptops, tablets and smartphones are a much more productive way forward.”
In fact, once they’re implemented, cloudbased equipment inspection systems offer lower overhead costs and streamline the documentation process, said Coleman McCormick, vice president of product of Spatial Networks Inc., St. Petersburg, Fla., which developed the Fulcrum app. Fulcrum allows the user to capture detailed inspections of construction equipment. Like other apps, the customizable form also can be used to track routine maintenance requirements and defects. see APPS page 34