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Kyle Busch Motorsports Relocates in Mooresville, N.C.
The first building in the South Fork Business Park in Mooresville, N.C., is nearing completion by L.B. Builders Construction Group.
By Brenda Ruggiero CEG CORRESPONDENT
The first building in the South Fork Business Park in Mooresville, N.C., is nearing completion by L.B. Builders Construction Group. The project involves an 85,000 sq. ft. (7,896 sq m) personal race shop for Kyle Busch Motorsports. The structure, which is a steel building package for Nucor Building Systems, originally started at 62,000 sq. ft. (5,759 sq m), and increased from there. When complete, it will include approximately 21,000 sq. ft. (1,950 sq m) of office space. There also will be a fabrication area and a car set-up area. There will be a capacity for 55 to 100 employees. “Everything will be state-of-the-art in the building,” Peterson said. “We are running all the fiber optics for the computers, and LED lighting is going in.” Currently, Kyle Busch Motorsports is located in several different locations. The new site will combine everything into one facility. Construction began in June 2008, and is expected to be see MOORESVILLE page 7
Construction began in June 2008, and is expected to be complete in late 2009.
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New Bridge Over River Puts Beloved N.C. Bar at Risk By Matt Ehlers THE NEWS AND OBSERVER OF RALEIGH
SMITHFIELD, N.C. (AP) The bridge over the Neuse River in downtown Smithfield helps tie the community together, connecting downtown with points west. But as the state Department of Transportation reveals plans to replace the aging structure, the fate of the bridge has divided the community over issues of time, traffic and beer. The News and Observer of Raleigh reported that depending on how it’s built, the new bridge could require the destruction of the Little Brown Jug, a beloved 800-sq.-ft. joint once run by Ava Gardner’s brother. If the bar stays, downtown merchants are afraid a construction detour would drive away customers. Although crowds aren’t publicly clamoring for the bar to close, the choices provided so far have left townspeople frustrated. “It’s really pitting neighbor against neighbor,’’ said Chris Johnson, executive director of the Downtown Smithfield Development Corp. “You’re talking about a construction area that is basically the lifeblood of the community.’’ DOT has presented two options: tear down the four-lane bridge all at once and divert traffic around downtown, or build the bridge piecemeal, leaving two lanes open during construction.
The first idea would leave the bar standing, to the detriment of downtown merchants who depend on traffic flow. The second would let the traffic through, but would likely mean the end of the bar. The Jug, perched on a bluff just above the river, is the kind of place where a bartender twists the top off a Natural Light before the customer makes it to his stool. Regulars boast the beer is the coldest in Johnston County, and the jukebox booms old country hits as well as modern rock, a reflection of the diverse age of its clientele. Old beer cans, including a camouflage can based on the “M-A-S-H’’ TV show, decorate the wall behind the bar. In his 50 years of visiting the Little Brown Jug, David Lee has experienced his share of changes. Bar owners have come and gone, and tastes have shifted, too: when he was a kid, there was no lime-cactus beer. But through the years, the Jug has always been a relaxed, homey place, and that atmosphere began with the original barkeep. “Jack Gardner wouldn’t put up with any foolishness,’’ said Lee, sipping on one of those fruit-infused beverages. Foolishness, though, is exactly what bar patrons think about the possibility of the Jug’s demise. Although a title search on the bar puts a structure in its spot in 1919, owner Jeanette Schultz doesn’t believe that building is still standing. Later designed as a Pure Oil gas
station, the Jug today resembles an English cottage. Because of its extensive exterior renovations, the Jug wouldn’t qualify for the National Register of Historic Places. If traffic is diverted during demolition and construction, the new bridge could be designed so the bar wouldn’t be affected, said Ahmad Al-Sharawneh, the DOT engineer in charge of the project. If built in stages, the new bridge could not be built in the exact same spot as the old one, meaning the Jug would probably have to go. It’s time for the old bridge to come down, Al-Sharawneh said. Built in 1924 and reconstructed in 1952, the bridge, like every other bridge in North Carolina, is inspected at least every two years. Its last inspection ruled it structurally sound, but obsolete. If the bridge is built all at once, construction would take about two years. If left open to traffic, it could take as long as three, AlSharawneh said. The project’s initial cost has been estimated at $5.45 million. The fact that DOT doesn’t plan to start construction until 2012 hasn’t stopped people from fretting over what might happen when building begins. The SmithfieldSelma Chamber of Commerce recently conducted a survey, with 64 percent of respondents saying they would prefer the bridge be closed and traffic diverted around downtown. “There’s nothing good about this whole situation,’’said Chris Kinkade, who runs two
downtown businesses with his wife, Becky. If traffic is forced to detour, he fears their coffee and book shop will be put out of business. Schultz understands how he feels. She and her husband, Carl, bought the Jug three years ago, and have put more than $250,000 into the business, which became a bar in the 1950s. Although the couple has added a screened porch and deck, the original bar is much the same as always. If the DOT cut her a check for the property, she could move the bar, an unappealing choice. “It’s not the Little Brown Jug in a strip mall,’’ she said. Al-Sharawneh said DOT is still combing through all the construction possibilities and plans to make a recommendation by the end of the year. He did not dismiss the idea that a plan could be found that would keep traffic flowing while also keeping the bar, which is the hope of the Downtown Smithfield Development Corp. “We’re doing everything that we can to save the Little Brown Jug,’’ he said. “It seems like it’s very important to the people there.’’ To Kinkade, solving the dilemma comes down to technological ingenuity. “We are the United States of America. We put a man on the moon for goodness sakes,’’ he said. “If we can put a man on the moon, we can build a bridge and save the Little Brown Jug.’’
Bobcat’s E80 Features Extra Reach, Minimal Tail Swing Garry Sparks has been involved in hazardous waste cleanup projects for more than 30 years. Sparks is the owner of Stat Inc., a provider of hazardous waste transportation and emergency response services, based out of Lenoir, N.C. He recently purchased a new E80 excavator to replace a 442 and complement his 864 and T300 compact track loaders. Being on call 24/7 means Sparks needs dependable equipment that is ready when authorities contact him with an assignment. Sparks said his Bobcat E80 and a compact track loader are loaded on the same trailer and can be out the door within minutes of receiving a call from authorities. On Assignment The Bobcat compact track loader and E80 work together to remove hazardous materials after an accident occurs, usually near an
interstate highway. Sparks said 90 percent of his assignments are when a tractor-trailer spills its fuel tank, and diesel fuel must be cleaned from the road, shoulder and dirt from an embankment. “We’ll take our E80 and T300 compact track loader to the site, dig up the dirt, put it in our dump truck, backfill the area with new dirt and reseed it,” he said. He said this can take as long as five hours from start to finish. All of the hazardous dirt is sent away for remediation. Sparks attaches a Bobcat sweeper to his T300 to pick up sand that’s dropped on the pavement after a spill. “The sweeper takes the place of four or five men,” he said. “It sweeps the material into the bucket, and I dump it into my truck.” Stat Inc. owner Garry Sparks’ E80 is ready 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for hazardous waste cleanup projects.
A Perfect Size Sparks said he’s pleased with some of the improvements with the
new E80. “The E80 is the perfect size for us,” he said. “The extra reach makes it easier for us to load trucks on the side of the interstate.” Of the minimal tail swing feature, he said, “I’ve had it in some tight places already, and it’s performed flawlessly.” Prior to purchasing Bobcat equipment, Sparks operated a 13ton (11.8 t) excavator to remove hazardous material from spills. “It was too difficult to load and unload in the middle of the night, and I like the rubber tracks on my new E80 because it doesn’t tear up the road like steel tracks,” he noted. This story was reprinted with permission from Bobcat WorkSaver Magazine, Fall 2009 Issue.
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The North Carolina State Department of Transportation received bids for transportation-related improvement projects. Following is a list of some of the projects let. County: Northampton Contract No.: C202174. Project: Milling, resurfacing and shoulder reconstruction. Location: U.S. 158 from Halifax county line to multi-lane section west of Hertford county line. Distance: 28.190 mi. Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Barnhill Contracting Co. — $7,209,271. • Rose Brothers Paving Co. Inc. — $7,372,443. • RPC Contracting Inc. — $8,862,213. County: Person Contract No.: C202147. Project: Grading, drainage, paving and structures. Location: Bridge over Story’s Creek and bridge over Ghents Creek on SR -1322 (Edwin Robertson Road). Distance: 0.423 mi. Contractors and Bid Amounts: • APAC-Atlantic Inc. Thompson Arthur Division — $1,678,716. • C.C. Mangum Co. LLC — $1,932,942. • Dane Construction Inc. — $1,933,441. • Dellinger Inc. — $1,971,544. • W.C. English Inc. — $1,979,736. • R.E. Burns & Sons Co. Inc. — $1,997,738. • Smith-Rowe Inc. — $2,013,503. • Blythe Construction Inc. — $2,049,243. • Mountain Creek Contractors Inc. — $2,096,473. • Carolina Bridge Co. Inc. — $2,142,170. • Triangle Grading & Paving Co. — $2,164,403. County: Harnett Contract No.: C202153. Project: Grading, drainage, paving and structures. Location: Bridge over Norfolk and Southern railroad and approaches on NC-42. Distance: 0.322 mi. Contractors and Bid Amounts: • C.C. Mangum Co. LLC — $1,388,109. • Dellinger Inc. — $1,390,019. • Dane Construction Inc. — $1,424,639. • Carolina Bridge Co. Inc. — $1,429,891. • Smith-Rowe Inc. — $1,441,084. • Triangle Grading & Paving Inc. — $1,458,491. • R.E. Burns & Sons Co. Inc. — $1,471,373. • Kirkman Construction Inc. — $1,477,887. • Lee Construction Co. of the Carolinas Inc. — $1,548,710. • United Contractors Inc. — $1,565,055. • Intercoastal Diving Inc. — $1,604,958. • Sanford Contractors Inc. — $1,608,556. County: Cumberland Contract No.: C202178. Project: Grading, drainage, paving, signals and structure.
Location: NC-210 from proposed Fayetteville outer loop to SR -1613 (Honeycutt Road). Distance: 1.621 mi. Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Barnhill Contracting Co. — $20,626,055. • BMCO Construction Inc. — $22,035,512. • W.C. English Inc. — $22,927,843. • Blythe Construction Inc. — $23,037,142. • C.M. Lindsay & Sons Inc. — $23,247,064. • The Lane Construction Corp. — $25,499,339. Counties: Bladen, Columbus Contract No.: C202420. Project: Widening, milling, resurfacing and shoulder reconstruction. Location: One section of U.S.-76, one section of NC-11, one section of NC-87, one section of NC-904 and two sections of secondary roads. Distance: 27.080 mi. Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Barnes Paving Co. Inc. — $2,414,620. • Barnhill Contracting Co. — $2,683,376. Counties: Cumberland, Harnett Contract No.: C202423. Project: Widening, milling, resurfacing and shoulder reconstruction. Location: Twelve sections of secondary roads. Distance: 13.070 mi. Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Barnhill Contracting Co. — $1,727,617. • Highland Paving Co. LLC — $1,953,800.
County: Alamance Contract No.: C202416. Project: Milling, resurfacing and shoulder reconstruction. Location: U.S. 70 from SR-1716 (Graham Hopedale Road) to NC-62 and one section of secondary road. Distance: 7.460 mi. Contractors and Bid Amounts: • S.T. Wooten Corp. — $1,774,039. • APAC-Atlantic Inc. Thompson Arthur Division — $1,784,976. • Triangle Grading & Paving Inc. — $1,855,349. • Larco Construction A Division of Sloan Construction Co. — $2,235,528. County: Caswell Contract No.: C202415. Project: Milling, resurfacing and shoulder reconstruction. Location: NC-86 from 775 ft. north of Yanceyville city limits to approximately 1405 ft. south of NC-119. Distance: 7.813 mi. Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Riley Paving Inc. — $1,290,060. • W-L Construction & Paving Inc. — $1,382,110. • S.T. Wooten Corp. — $1,460,692. • Adams Construction Co. — $1,480,090. County: Alleghany Contract No.: C202444. Project: Milling, resurfacing and shoulder reconstruction. Location: NC-93 from U.S.-221 to the Virginia state line. Distance: 10 mi. Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Adams Construction Co. — $1,129,958.
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Contractor Seeking LEED Gold Certification on Project MOORESVILLE from page 1
complete in late 2009. “We are working on LEED certification,” Peterson said. “This has been a challenge, since it was brought to us halfway through the project. We’re actually going for gold certification.” Another challenge has been rainy weather, which has particularly affected the drilling of 128 geothermal wells, which are each 300 ft. (91.4 m) deep. Each sixinch well contains two one-halfinch diameter pipes. In all, the project will involve 86 mi. (138 km) of piping underground and under the slab. When complete, approximately 600 gallons of water per minute will move through the building at all times. The geothermal system will result in a 65-to75- percent savings on electric and gas for the business. In addition, Peterson explained
that another challenge was that his group has gone through several major changes to the original design plans per the owner’s request, which resulted in new plans and approvals. The entire business park project will cover about 120 acres. Phase I, which is complete, involved moving approximately 150,000 cu. yds. (114,683 cu. m) of dirt. Phase II will begin in the spring of 2010. “We are totally equipped to do all the grading and utility work, the whole nine yards,” Peterson explained. “We own everything that we need.” Major subcontractors for the project include The Plumbing Shop for all plumbing in the building, including all geothermal piping inside the building; ADS Interiors for all framing drywall, ceilings, and paint; Stamey Brothers Electrical for all electrical in the building; A-1 Glass for all
The structure, which is a steel building package for Nucor Building Systems, originally started at 62,000 sq. ft. (5,759 sq m), and increased to 85,000 sq. ft. (7,896 sq m).
glass inside and outside of the building, including the front walls that are 38 ft. (11.5 m) tall and lean outward at a three-degree angle;
Shumi’s Concrete for all concrete inside the building and the twoacre parking lot; Hills Service for all the geothermal outside the
building and valves inside the building; and Climatech Heating and Cooling for all HVAC within the building. The equipment list for the job includes well drilling equipment, a Cat 963, a Komatsu 200, D51; and several types of trackhoes and backhoes. L.B. Builders Construction Group has been in business for 10 years, and specializes in commercial buildings. About 95 percent of its work is completed in Mooresville. Recent work has included buildings in the Talbert Point Business Park and the Lakeside Business Park. The company is owned by Butch Bouwens, who has been a builder for more than 20 years. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s Web site at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.) CEG
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