Rehabilitation Strategy Ahead of Tourist Season
ISSUE: The Colorado DOT needed a cost-effective solution to extend the life of this busy road.
SOLUTION: The blend of concrete rehabilitation solutions added 15-20 years of use for this road through a variety of applications.
Attracting and Retaining Business
ISSUE: The owner, the City of Lee’s Summit (MO) needed to improve an airport quickly to ensure no loss of business.
SOLUTION: Working with a seasoned concrete contractor (Emery Sapp & Sons); a communication plan was laid out, a time schedule agreed, and a concrete runway solved the problem.
Indiana’s “Next Level Roads” Initiative
ISSUE: INDOT had two issues, speed of installation and easier access to utilities while lowering the life-cycle cost.
SOLUTION: INDOT selected a precast panel system which enabled the panels to be manufactured ahead of time, this combined with over-cable excavator provided a win for the project with lower life cycle costs as well.
Innovative Contractor’s Approach
ISSUE: Rehabilitating a concrete highway in one construction season with a tremendous amount of restrictions.
SOLUTION: An aggressive schedule with a fresh innovative approach from the contractor enabled the hurdles to be overcome, and the project to be completed in one
construction season.
No Shutdown for Industrial Paving
ISSUE: Increasing the width and performance requirements of existing areas while not shutting down operations.
SOLUTION: The contractor communicated a highly orchestrated program schedule and ensured that all safety measures were followed resulting in an expanded intermodal terminal.