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Scenic Virgin River Site of $27M Bridge Rehabilitation By Lori Lovely
$2.8 million project to rehabilitate several southbound bridge surfaces on bridges No. 2, No. 3 and No. 7 was completed. A more extensive rehabilitation project on No. 6 was begun last year; it includes replacing the bridge’s superstructure (girders, deck and railings), as well as widening the roadway through the narrow passage of the scenic Virgin River Gorge.
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A 29-mi. (46.7 km) stretch of Interstate 15 through Arizona is a heavily-traveled commercial route between Nevada and Utah — an economic corridor effectively linking southern California with the Rocky Mountain region that sees more than 1.4 million commercial trucks each year. When this section of highway was built, it was the most expensive interstate freeway ever built, per mile. Completed in 1973 after a decade of construction, it sees an average of 24,000 vehicles per day. It has been hailed as the most scenic highway in the state, traversing the northwest corner just south of the Utah state line as it winds along the Virgin River, a tributary of the Colorado River. This picturesque pass through the Virgin River Gorge begins at “The Narrows,” with its limestone cliffs towering 500 ft. (152.4 m) above the highway. Along this passage that climbs northbound, five
This picturesque pass through the Virgin River Gorge begins at “The Narrows,” with its limestone cliffs towering 500 ft. (152.4 m) above the highway.
bridges cross the river. Arizona Department of Transportation has been upgrading these structures after a study they and the Federal Highway Administration conducted identi-
fying potential improvements to or repairs of mainline bridges throughout the corridor. Operational, capacity and safety improvements to I-15 for the entire corridor also will be investigated.
These investigations include possible shoulder improvements, rockfall containment enhancements and new climbing lanes. Identified in the study were bridges 2, 3, 6 and 7. Last year, a
ADOT Wants to Know How You Get Around the State How do you get around, Arizona? Spend a little time sharing what takes you from place to place and you’ll help inform how we all get around in the future. The Arizona Department of Transportation and Federal Highway Administration are asking households, most of them outside of metropolitan Phoenix and Tucson, to participate in the
National Household Travel Survey. Up to 30,000 Arizona households, chosen at random, will be contacted by letter over the next year. It’s important that as many households as possible participate because the answers will help state, local and federal officials see SURVEY page 14
How do you get around, Arizona?
We’re No. 1 Another bridge identified in the study is currently undergoing a $27 million rehabilitation. Bridge No. 1 is considered an important element of I-15, providing a vital link between California, Nevada, Arizona and Utah. “This extensive rehabilitation project will include the replacement of the bridge’s superstructure (girders, deck and railings), as well as widening the roadway through the narrow passage of the scenic Virgin River Gorge,” explained Dustin Krugel, public information officer of ADOT Communications. see BRIDGE page 6
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PDI Converts Overhead Power Lines to Underground By Allison McNeal SPECIAL TO CEG
Millions of miles of overhead utilities are strung across the United States, but the reliability of overhead utility lines as well as < and operating costs increasing maintenance have led more municipalities, particularly in urban areas, to convert their overhead distribution lines to underground. According to the Edison Electric Institute, almost 70 percent of the nation’s electric distribution system is built with overhead power lines; however, in the last 15 years, approximately half the capital expenditures by U.S. investor-owned utilities have been for underground wires. In addition, there are many communities, such as the city of Mesa, Ariz., that are converting overhead utilities to underground to improve the aesthetics of their neighborhoods and roadways. Going Underground Last summer, a local utility company hired PDI Construction — a division of Paramount Designs Inc. based out of Phoenix, Ariz. — to remove the existing 12 kilovolt (kV) overhead lines and bury approximately 5,000 linear ft. (1,524 m) of
May selected a DX140LCR-3 reduced-tail-swing crawler excavator for the project, which PDI Construction previously purchased from the local Doosan equipment dealer — Ditch Witch of Arizona.
new 12 kV power lines as part of an aesthetics project. PDI Construction is a full-service dry utility company that has extensive experience working in a variety of underground con-
struction services. The company specializes in both horizontal directional drilling (HDD) and open-cut excavating/trenching. However, project manager Noel May chose the open-cut trenching method for this par-
ticular project. May knew he needed a machine that would complete the project in an efficient manner, so he selected a DX140LCR-3 reduced-tail-swing crawler excavator, which PDI Construction previously purchased from the local Doosan equipment dealer — Ditch Witch of Arizona. “Instead of using a tractor loader backhoe to install the conduit and cables, we used a DX140LCR-3 because of its reduced machine width, 19-foot dig depth and added maneuverability, helping our operators work in tight quarters,” May said. “We needed a machine that could safely turn 360 degrees and load material into a haul truck without interfering with oncoming traffic in adjacent lanes.” The tail-swing radius on the DX140LCR3 is just 5 ft. (1.5 m), with a tail swing overhang of 9 in. (23 cm) over the side of the machine, which made it ideal for working in front of Dobson High School, which is a heavily congested area along West Guadalupe Road. In addition, May’s operators needed a machine with good front and side visibility, as well as to efficiently see behind the machine when trenching. The machine’s selectable see PDI page 7
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Empire’s Eloy Sales Center Helps Firms See Strong ROI Along I-10 between Phoenix and Tucson is a place that looks like an invasion is being mounted with troops of heavy equipment. Of course, that’s not what’s really going on there, but the sight of 45 acres of equipment residing on 150 acres is, nonetheless, attention-getting. This place is Empire’s Eloy Sales Center in Eloy, Ariz. Empire, a top ranked Cat dealer, provides clients with easy access to — and first pick of — many brands of quality new and pre-owned equipment. Clients can buy, sell, rent, trade or consign their equipment through Empire as well as have access to product and support specialists for every step of the process. “Empire’s used equipment services are designed to help contractors realize the best possible return on investment from their equipment and each service can be tailored to fit individual business needs,” said David Mullaney, director of sales. The Eloy Sales Center offers an extensive selection of used equipment for contractors and dealers in the Southwest region and across the globe. Clients can buy, sell, rent, trade or consign their equipment through Empire as well as have access to product and support specialists for every step of the process.
“We purchase everything from single units to entire used equipment fleets from all around the world,” said Randy Arrington, used equipment merchandise manager. “Our range of used equipment inventory features a wide variety of models and hours that ensure the highest level of quality and dependability.” According to Arrington, every item in Empire’s complete inventory of used products for sale receives a thorough inspection with the latest technology to ensure there are
no mechanical or hydraulic defects. In addition, detailed inspection reports are provided to assure that the company’s inventory meets the high standards. Also, Arrington, said, “If you can’t find the machine you’re looking for, we’ll tap into our extensive used equipment network and find it for you quickly.” Empire’s certified technicians work to ensure that all equipment is as job-ready as the day it came off the manufacturing line. “When you purchase used equipment see ELOY page 12
Empire also offers equipment appraisals and consignments.
The Eloy Sales Center offers an extensive selection of used equipment for contractors and dealers in the Southwest region and across the globe.
Eloy Sales Center also offers operator training and gives customers the chance to demo any machine before they make a purchase.
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Contractor Uses ‘4-1-4-5’ Schedule to Accommodate Crew Members
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One of the more difficult aspects of the project was installing steel girders.
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Last year, a $2.8 million project to rehabilitate several southbound bridge surfaces on bridges No. 2, No. 3 and No. 7 was completed. BRIDGE from page 1
“While the bridge is still considered safe for travel, it requires extensive refurbishment to continue serving the substantial volume of traffic along the I-15 corridor.” Funded through state and federal highway funds and a $21.6 million federal grant in the fourth round of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER IV) grant pro-
gram after the states of Nevada and Utah lent their support, the project commenced in spring 2014 and is anticipated to be completed by summer 2016. No Work Around When the project began in spring 2014, I-15 was narrowed to one lane through the work zone because alternate routes are limited due to the remote location of the I15 Virgin River Gorge corridor. In
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This project is one of ADOT’s first “Construction Manager at Risk” projects. The alternative delivery method was used to process the environmental clearances alongside the design.
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Because the elevation drop from top to bottom is roughly 100 ft. (30.5 m), a steep construction road was installed.
order to accommodate drivers and reduce traffic delays as much as possible, crews are working a modified, rotational 40-hour-week schedule that encompasses typical hours Wednesday through Saturday, off Sunday, then Monday through Thursday, with Friday through Tuesday off. “A ‘4-1-4-5,’ as we call it,” Krugel said. This work schedule was modified to better accommodate most of the team members involved, who are mostly comprised of outof-town residents, he continues. “By moving to this schedule, it allowed personnel, who live as far away as Tucson, Phoenix and Flagstaff, to travel and have a normal weekend.” It’s an inspired schedule to accommodate the average daily personnel count of 60 (although that number swells to greater than 90 during milestone events, such as a concrete deck pour), which includes all craft, supervisory (ADOT and contractor), ADOT maintenance, Department of Public Safety, quality control, quality assurance, environmentalist, clerical and subcontractor personnel. Those subcontractors include: see BRIDGE page 10
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Over, Under: Phoenix Firm Buries Utility Lines in Mesa
The tail-swing radius on the DX140LCR-3 is just 5 ft. (1.5 m), with a tail swing overhang of 9 in. (23 cm) over the side of the machine, which made it ideal for working in front of Dobson High School, which is a heavily congested area along West Guadalupe Road. PDI from page 2
power and work modes also were beneficial, allowing operators to gain maximum efficiency and fuel economy at the job site. Right-Size Attachments Some excavator operators gravitate toward using a standard size bucket for applications, but this may negatively impact productivity. During the project, the DX140LCR-3 was paired with a 30- or 48in. (76 or 122 cm) heavy-duty bucket to easily dig through a variety of soil conditions like clay and hardpan. May added teeth to the buckets to deflect the amount of bucket wear, helping the crew get more work done. In addition, the excavator was equipped with an optional quick coupler, which helped expand PDI Construction’s attachment versatility on the job site. “The quick coupler made it easier and faster for our operators to change buckets without exiting the cab,” May said. Open-Cut Trenching For the overhead-to-underground project, deciding between horizontal directional drilling and the open-cut trenching method primarily depended on the job site and soil conditions. At times, horizontal directional drilling can be the only option available to best navigate the underground congestion of cables, lines and pipes, according to May. However, for this particular project the opencut trenching method was the best suited for the job. PDI Construction officials worked with local authorities to identify underground utilities before the Doosan excavator started
digging. To make sure no utility lines were hit using the open-cut trenching method, the crew paralleled within 4 ft. (1.2 m) of water and gas lines and would check crossings every 20 to 50 ft. (6 to 15 m). Building a Duct Bank After excavating the trench, the crew built a duct bank to help protect and consolidate the cables. Most duct banks use a protective concrete casing that surrounds the PVC conduits. For this project, the electrical cables were bundled together in a 2.5-in. (6.4 cm) and 3-in. (7.6 cm) PVC conduit using guide wires inside the bank. PVC allows for easier repairs on existing duct banks and require minimal digging. After the conduits were bundled, they were surrounded with an encasement, which is designed to prevent damage from water or physical stress. “We put a clevis — a U-shaped or forked metal connector that can be fastened by a bolt or pin — on our DX140LCR-3 and placed the 200-foot conduit duct bank into the trench,” May said. Once the conduit duct bank was installed, the DX140LCR-3 was used to backfill the trench. According to May, the project went smoothly and was completed in only a few months mainly due to the DX140LCR-3 excavator’s power and performance on the job site. For more information, visit www.DoosanEquipment.com. Allison McNeal is a technical writer with Two Rivers Marketing. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s website at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)
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The new dam is the largest hydraulically-operated steel gate dam system in the nation.
Steel Gate Replaces Inflatable Dam at Tempe Town Lake By Chuck Harvey CEG CORRESPONDENT
Tempe Town Lake, a 220-acre urban lake in Tempe, Ariz., has a new dam. An inflatable rubber dam at the west end of the lake has been removed. The new dam system features a hydraulically-operated steel gate system. Cost of the project, including removal of the rubber dam, is set at about $47 million. The lake, with its new dam, was dedicated by the mayor in a ceremony on May 14. The new dam is the largest hydraulically-operated steel gate dam system in the nation. Tempe officials describe the new dam as a reliable and cost-effective solution that is expected to last for decades. The replacement project began Feb. 10, with pumping water out of the lake. Water from the lake was moved to a new Salt River Project canal system. From there it was used for irrigation of trees, parks and lawns. Tempe Town Lake was drained of about 750 million gal. (2.8 bil-
lion L) of water. The process took about three weeks. The pump system consisted of four 12-ft. (3.7 m) pipes that removed between 25 and 50 cu. ft. (19 and 38 cu m) of water per second. Once the lake was drained and the new dam ready to operate, the lake was refilled with water from the Central Arizona Project. The lake was closed for water activities, but areas around the lake including the pedestrian bridge and parks remained open. No dirt had to be brought in to complete the project. However dirt did have to be moved in order to install the new dam. Workers poured about 47,000 cu. yds. (35,934 cu m) of concrete for the replacement dam. They also installed 6,000 ft. (1,829 m) of fiber optic cable for the dam operating system. The job required use of two 200-ton (181.4 t) cranes and several excavators suited for deep digging. Construction of a new dam was challenging. Project work included demolition of existing structures, earthwork, roller compactsee TEMPE page 14
Water from the lake was moved to a new Salt River Project canal system and was used for irrigation of trees, parks and lawns.
The pump system consisted of four 12-ft. (3.7 m) pipes that removed between 25 and 50 cu. ft. (19 and 38 cu m) of water per second.
The replacement project began Feb. 10, with the pumping of water out of the lake.
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Pulice Wadsworth JV Leads Virgin River Gorge Work BRIDGE from page 6
Adams Contracting and Excavating, rock scaling and drilling; Arizona Highway Safety Specialists, guardrail; Case Foundation Company, drilled shaft foundation; Coughlin Company, pavement rotomilling; Gateway Company, steel girder (structural steel) painting; Hoque and Associates, quality control testing; Howe Precast, precast barrier and temporary traffic control devices; Paradise Rebar, reinforcing steel installation; Pavement Markings Inc., pavement markings; Sunroc, asphalt paving; and Yenter Companies, rock fall protection fence. All personnel are overseen by general contractor Pulice Wadsworth JV, a joint venture comprising Pulice Construction and Wadsworth Brothers Construction. The job requires 4,000 cu. yds. (3,058 cu m) of structural concrete, 3 million lbs. (1.36 million kg) of structural steel, 910,000 lbs. (412,769 kg) of reinforcing steel, 4,000 tons (3,629 t) of earthwork (aggregates) and 3,600 tons (3,266 t) of hot mix asphalt. Equipment on site includes two 250-ton (227 t) lattice boom cranes; a Cat 966 wheel loader; Cat D8 dozer; hydraulic excavators; 30-ton (27 t) rock trucks; a Bidwell deck paving machine; and 12,000-lb. (5,443 kg) forklifts. Getting There Before men and machinery could be put in place, they had to get to the job site. The section of I-15 in the Virgin River Gorge is an extremely curvy section of freeway, which winds its way from Utah to Nevada in Arizona through vertical canyon walls and solid rock. Along the freeway’s path, there are seven bridges that span the Virgin River’s crossing beneath it. “Our reconstruction project is situated where access and working area are extremely limited,” said Erik Wolf, project manager of Wadsworth Brothers. “An access road had to be constructed to allow equipment, materials and personnel to travel to the area beneath the overhead bridge and perform the work.” Because the elevation drop from top to bottom is roughly 100 ft. (30.5 m), a steep construction road was installed. Because the working height of the bridge is only about 100 ft. above the Virgin River below, every safety precaution possible was implemented on and around the bridge to ensure the safety of all, including the traveling public, during construction, Wolf added. “Tens of thousands of vehicles per day travel this section of freeway.” A larger than normal percentage of this traffic includes heavy trucks. To ease traffic problems, the project employs multiple full-time traffic control
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All personnel are overseen by general contractor Pulice Wadsworth JV, a joint venture comprising Pulice Construction and Wadsworth Brothers Construction.
supervisors; utilizes the assistance of the Highway Patrol; implements temporary construction barriers and devices; and enforces a reduced speed zone through the construction zone to ensure safety of both construction personnel and the traveling public. A River Runs Through It Wolf said that reconstructing a bridge and highway that crosses the highly sensitive Virgin River has been a very daunting task from the beginning. “Each step of the work had to be coordinated with ADOT, as well as environmental agencies such as the Bureau of Land Management, Arizona Game and Fish, Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Agency and others,” he said. Personnel from these agencies were involved, both during design and construc-
tion, to ensure that all matters of the work were performed in harmony with nature because the project location is situated in an area where there are multiple endangered species. Thus, every precaution was implemented to ensure the construction activities were environmentally compliant. But no one can control the weather, and this area is known for weather extremes where temperatures can range from below 30 degrees Fahrenheit in the winter to more than 115 degrees in the summer. Wind gusts passing through the area have been recorded at more than 70 mph. “Throughout the course of the project, we have experienced multiple days of severe weather that led to flood water levels rising multiple feet per hour, wind and rain that enabled rock to fall from canyon walls overhead, snow, sleet and tortuous heat,” Wolf recalled. The GC overcame these difficult conditions by providing all personnel with
water and ice, but Wolf credits the determination of each team member and their passion of completing this flagship project as the driving force. One of the more difficult aspects of the project was installing steel girders. Installing them on any bridge is a task that takes coordination, patience, a skilled workforce, precision and the necessary equipment, Wolf acknowledged, but if you add in the difficult logistics of this project, where the work needs to be conducted from 100 ft. below the final placement and around a river, this monumental task becomes exponentially more challenging. “These steel girders, each weighing up to 87,000 pounds, had to be carefully lifted, with two 250-ton lattice boom crawler cranes, and moved into place,” he said. To prepare for placement, a three-dimensional model was constructed of the project site and existing conditions prior to performing this task, which then was further expanded to detail and diagram a critical lift plan, showing where each crane had to be setup and how each would travel while lifting the steel girders. “The pre-planning of this work allowed us to complete this task quickly, efficiently and safely,” Wolf stated. This project is one of ADOT’s first “Construction Manager at Risk” projects. The alternative delivery method was used to process the environmental clearances alongside the design. Wolf explained that without this approach, the team would not have been able to utilize the TIGER grant funding that was awarded. Work is currently on track for completion this summer. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s website at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.) CEG
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Every precaution was implemented to ensure the construction activities were environmentally compliant.
Reconstructing a bridge and highway that crosses the highly sensitive Virgin River has been a very daunting task from the beginning.
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Empire Houses One of Five Cat Regional Sales Centers ELOY from page 4
from Empire, you are buying peace of mind,” Mullaney said. “Peace of mind that you are part of a network of skilled team members who can take care of you and your equipment.” The Eloy Sales Center also is home to one of five Caterpillar Regional Sales Centers in the United States. Caterpillar entrusts Empire to house, inspect, service and market used machines owned by Cat Financial that have come off lease, been repossessed, or otherwise returned to dealerships in the West. Empire is responsible for consistently assuring that these machines are in “ready to work” condition before being marketed to used equipment customers and other dealers. Empire also offers equipment appraisals and consignments. “Our experienced appraisers understand the appraisal process and provide professional, reliable, and comprehensive appraisals to a variety of industries,” said Dale Greene, Used Consignment Manager. “Our appraisal services team works in concert with our inspection services team and our pricing and analytics group, providing the industry with unmatched experience and perspective in appraisal and valuation assignments for our clients.” Equipment owners who want to adjust their fleet size have three options: sell machines themselves, take them to auction or use a consignment program, added Greene. “Empire believes that for the majority of contractors, consignment provides significant advantages,” Arrington said. “For that reason, Empire created a consignment program that maximizes the owner’s benefits while minimizing sale costs. Consigning with Empire means you control the sales price and can keep the machine in service, while Empire handles all advertising and marketing. We ensure your machine gets maximum exposure through our dealer network and international advertised listings. The Eloy Sales Center isn’t just acres of equipment. From appraisals to warranties, Empire offers endless used equipment options to keep your job up and running.” For more information, visit www.empirecat.com/eloy. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s website at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)
Equipment owners who want to adjust their fleet size have three options: sell machines themselves, take them to auction or use a consignment program.
Empire, a top ranked Cat dealer, provides clients with easy access to — and first pick of — many brands of quality new and preowned equipment.
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New Sturdier Dam to Allow for Nearby Development TEMPE from page 8
ing of concrete, electrical work, construction of cement-bentonite walls, wall scouring, gate fabrication and erection, installation of hydraulic systems and lake drainage. Other than the lake being closed, the project had little impact on the surrounding community. No roads had to be closed. Contractors Selected Tempe-based PCL Construction was prime contractor of the project and also installed the hydraulic system. Gannett-Fleming of Phoenix was the engineering consultant; Schuff Steel of Phoenix provided the steel for dam gate fabrication; and Steel Fab of Fitchburg, Mass. did the fabrication. About 45 workers were on the job each day at the project site. The Arizona Department of Water Quality, Army Corps of Engineers, FEMA and Flood Control District of Maricopa County partnered in the project. They also were the permitting agencies.
Decision to Replace the Dam A decision to replace the dam dates back to July 20, 2010, when one of the rubber dam’s two bladders ruptured causing water to flow into a nearby riverbed. Plans were then developed to replace the inflatable rubber bladders with a new and sturdier structure. The lake opened in 1999 and at the time of the rupture the rubber bladders were already past their expected life span. In January 2012 the Tempe City Council approved a plan to purchase and install a gate dam. The new dam has eight steel gates, each 106 ft. (32.2 m) long and 17 ft. (5.2 m) high. Each gate weighs 260,000 lbs. (117,934 kg). The gates are mounted onto a roller-compacted concrete foundation and reinforced concrete spillway slab about 100 ft. (30.5 m) downstream from the existing dam. Hydraulic lifts will raise and lower the gates. The gates can be lowered to allow storm waters to pass through. They can then be raised to re-establish the lake.
About 2 ft. (.60 m) of water can pass over the top of the gates when they are in a fully-upright position. More than 20 dam alternatives were explored before choosing the steel-gate system. One advantage is that it will allow the lake to transition into a river during major flooding. Lake Water Removal Posed Challenges The project team knew going in to the construction project that water removal was going to be challenging. However, no one knew just how difficult an undertaking it would be. “We had a lot of water coming in from the north slope, which was expected, but not at the rate it was flowing,” said Adam Gordon, PCL Construction project manager, in a PCL Construction website article. “This project is also 100 feet downstream of an existing dam that holds approximately one billion gallons of water. Water is coming from every direction.” Also, advanced technology was vital. Crew members used Building Information Modeling to
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Pistols, Knife Found at Bottom of Drained Tempe Town Lake TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) Tempe police found a number of weapons at the bottom of Tempe Town Lake when it was drained. Police said they recovered a knife and three pistols, one of which was stolen, as well as part of another pistol when the lake was empty. Officers said they are looking into the firearms to see if they were used in any other crime. The lake was emptied in March to complete construction on a new hydraulically operated steel-gate dam that replaced an inflatable rubber system. ensure dam gate anchor bolts were set perfectly in place. Additionally, weather posed some problems in the project’s early stages. The Tempe area experienced record-breaking rains in September 2014. The rains came while workers were digging the dam foundation, which flooded the job site. Benefits of New Dam The improved lake will make Tempe safer and allow for nearby development. The lake has already
benefitted the city with about $1.5 billion in economic impact over a 16-year period. About 40,000 people work within a mile of Tempe Town Lake and 4,000 people live near its shores. The lake provides recreational opportunities and a relaxing community gathering place. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s website at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.) CEG
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decide when, where and how to invest limited transportation funding to improve roads, public transportation, sidewalks, bikeways and more. “Taking part in the National Household Travel Survey requires just a few easy steps with one purpose: We want to hear your travel story,” said John Halikowski, ADOT director. “Your answers are valuable no matter how you get from place to place.” For those who aren’t invited to participate in the National Household Travel Survey, ADOT has created an online survey available at azdot.gov/NHTS. Information gathered through this survey also will help create a more valuable transportation system for all. The National Household Travel Survey, conducted every five to seven years, provides an essential snapshot of transportation behaviors and trends by asking how members of a household get around on one day. Participation, which is voluntary, starts with filling out a brief survey that comes
with the invitation letter and returning it in a prepaid envelope. That takes about 10 minutes. Participants receive travel logs to record where members of their household go on an assigned travel day. Then they provide the information online or by phone, a process that usually takes 20 to 25 minutes. Using a federal grant, ADOT has commissioned extra survey responses from beyond the Phoenix and Tucson areas to learn more about travel behaviors and trends in rural Arizona. The goal is for about 80 percent of all National Household Travel Survey participants to live beyond the Sun Corridor. By law, all information provided is kept confidential, will be used only for research and cannot be sold. Names and other identifying information aren’t linked with the survey data used to create statistical summaries. For more information, visit azdot.gov/NHTS. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s Web site at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)
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