Georgia #2, 2011 by Construction Equipment Guide

GEORGIA STATE EDITION

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Off the Island: Skidaway Span Replacement Accelerated By Lori Lovely

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Skidaway Island, a barrier island off the coast of Savannah, Ga., bordering Skidaway Straights, which is part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, is linked to the mainland by Skidaway Narrows Bridge. Part of the Diamond Causeway, also known as the Georgia 204 spur, the bridge is nearly 40 years old and by all accounts, in dire need of repair. Years of waiting for state officials to fund construction of a new bridge have finally come to an end for the island’s approximately 10,000 residents. The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) agreed to accelerate the replacement of the aging Skidaway Narrows Bridge, awarding a $22.5 million contract to United Contractors Inc., Great Falls, S.C, for construction of a new bridge. Eighty percent of the money Several cranes have been employed on the project, including a 100F Link-Belt 150-ton (136 t) crane, 160-ton (145 t) Link-Belt cherry picker, 1610 American 150-ton crane, Link-Belt 238 200-ton (181 t) crane and a 1611 Link-Belt 120-ton (109 t) crane.

comes from federal funds, the other 20 percent from the state.

Two hydraulic pushers are required on site for the new bridge.

Out With the Old… Labeled structurally deficient by the state, the existing bascule bridge is prone to frequent malfunctions, but offers the only way off the island for vehicular traffic. Local lawmakers dubbed the project a priority nearly a decade ago, but a lack of funds and permit problems impeded several attempts to implement the planned replacement. State Sen. Eric Johnson also blamed part of the delay on construction of Whitfield Avenue in Savannah. However, when the I-35W Mississippi River Bridge in

Minneapolis collapsed in 2007, it renewed attention on Skidaway. Considering replacement of the bridge a safety issue, County Commission Chairman Pete Liakakis told local media that the Skidaway Bridge has malfunctioned a number of times — “and they don’t make spare parts. If some kind of disaster hit Skidaway, like a hurricane, we’ve got thousands of people who are going to be in trouble.” Evacuation concerns aren’t centered entirely on the bridge’s age; there are safety-related concerns emanating from its condition. Barry Dragon, director of the bridge program for the 7th district, refutes the alarm regarding the

possibility of a drawbridge malfunction leaving island residents stranded during a hurricane evacuation. Moveable bridges normally don’t break in the “up” position, he noted. “If a hurricane is coming, we authorize the owner to lock down. Generally, that’s eight hours prior to the forecast arrival of hurricane-force winds. We’ve never had a problem as far as evacuating, and I’ve heard every story there is.” The Skidaway Bridge is one of about 250 moveable bridges in the Coast Guard’s 7th District, which includes Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Today, bridge ownsee BRIDGE page 6

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‘Peach State’ Highway Project Bids

The Georgia State Department of Transportation received bids for transportation-related improvement projects. Following is a list of some of the projects let. County: Barrow Contract ID: B13917-10-000-0 District: 71106 Location: Intersection improvements on SR 211 at Horton Street (CS 696) and at McNeal Road (CS 754) (E). Project: CSSTP-0007-00(695), CSSTP-0007-00(696) Contractors and Bid Amounts: • R.J. Haynie & Associates Inc. — $1,745,083 • Gary’s Grading and Pipeline Co. Inc. — $1,812,282 • Pittman Construction Company — $2,049,106 • G.P.’s Enterprises Inc. — $2,092,752 • E.R. Snell Contractor Inc. — $2,118,264 • C.W. Matthews Contracting Co. Inc. — $2,297,210 • Balwin Paving Co. Inc. — $2,411,043 Completion Date: April 30, 2012 Counties: Ben Hill, Irwin Contract ID: B13918-10-S00-0 District: 74402 Location: 13.881 miles of milling, plant mix resurfacing, single surface treatment paving and shoulder rehabilitation on SR 32 beginning at the Turner County Line and extending east of SR 125 and on SR 125 beginning east of SR 32 and extending south of SR 107 (E). Project: M004199, M004200 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Reeves Construction Company — $2,304,891 • Ross Construction Company Inc. — $2,361,969 Completion Date: Nov. 30, 2011 County: Bibb Contract ID: B13921-10-000-0 District: 73304 Location: 0.3331 mile of construction of a bridge and approaches on U.S. 23/SR 87 over Beaverdam Creek (E). BRST0-0037-01(026) Project: BRST0-0037-01(026) Contractors and Bid Amounts: • E.R. Snell Contractor Inc. — $2,253,984 • Rogers Bridge Company Inc. — $2,271,223 • C.W. Matthews Contracting Co. Inc. — $2,387,815 • Gregory Bridge Company — $2,447,535 • Massana Construction Inc. — $2,568,000 Completion Date: May 31, 2012 Counties: Bibb, Jones Contract ID: B13910-10-S00-0 District: 73304 Location: 3.829 miles of milling, inlay and plant mix resurfacing on SR 49 beginning at Sanford Ave. (CS 137) and extending northeast of Griswoldville Road (CR 139) (E). Project: M004212 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Reeves Construction Company — $1,265,615 • Georgia Asphalt Inc. — $1,561,354 Completion Date: Oct. 31, 2011

County: Cobb Contract ID: B13914-10-000-0 District: 77702 Location: 2.120 miles of milling and plant mix resurfacing on SR 6 beginning at the Paulding County Line and extending to Powder Springs-Dallas Road (CR 4516) (E). Project: M004218 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • C.W. Matthews Contracting Co. Inc. — $732,280 • E.R. Snell Contractor Inc. — $779,833 • Balwin Paving Co. Inc. — $828,871 Completion Date: Sept. 30, 2011 County: Fulton Contract ID: B13839-10-000-1 District: 77702 Location: Bridge rehabilitation on Lee Street (CS 1002) over I-20/SR 402 and on Westview Drive (CS 1002) over I20/SR 402 (E). Project: CSSTPM00400055, M004136 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Massana Construction Inc. — $731,335 • Comanche Construction Inc. — $982,568 • The L.C. Whitford Company Inc. — $1,288,887 Completion Date: June 30, 2011 County: Fulton Contract ID: B13913-10-000-0 District: 77702 Location: 6.300 miles of milling, inlay and plant mix resurfacing on SR 140 beginning at the Cherokee County Line and extending to SR 9 (Roswell Road/Alphareta Highway) (E). Project: M004219

Contractors and Bid Amounts: • C.W. Matthews Contracting Co. Inc. — $1,036,816 • E.R. Snell Contractor Inc. — $1,147,817 • Balwin Paving Co. Inc. — $1,189,843 • Stewart Brothers Inc. — $1,381,800 Completion Date: Sept. 30, 2011 County: Houston Contract ID: B13912-10-000-0 District: 73303 Location: 2.498 miles of milling, plant mix resurfacing, single surface treatment paving and shoulder rehabilitation on SR 127 beginning east of Moody Road (CR 179) and extending to SR 247 (E). Project: M004192 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Georgia Asphalt Inc. — $557,729 • Reeves Construction Company — $577,627 • Everett Dykes Grassing Company Inc. — $594,787 Completion Date: Aug. 31, 2011 County: Jackson Contract ID: B13920-10-000-0 District: 71106 Location: Intersection improvements on SR 98 at B. Wilson Road (CR 286) and at King Road (CR 536) (E). Project: CSSTP-0001-00(933) Contractors and Bid Amounts: • E.R. Snell Contractor Inc. — $869,534 • Gary’s Grading and Pipeline Co. Inc. — $873,684 • Pittman Construction Company — $903,531 • C.W. Matthews Contracting Co. Inc. — $1,015,479 • G.P.’s Enterprises Inc. — $1,046,624 Completion Date: June 30, 2012

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United Contractors to Replace Badly Need Crossing BRIDGE from page 1

ers generally prefer high-level fixed bridges to moveable ones, Dragon said. Moveable bridges are expensive to operate and run, in part because they require bridge tenders. “Their lifespan is the same as fixed-span [bridges], but their costs are higher. All of them are one-ofa-kind; if a part breaks, you have to have it made. It’s not [on] the shelf,” Dragon explained. Plans also are in place to replace the county’s other bascule bridge, located at Causton Bluff, according to Tom Thompson, executive director of the Chatham CountySavannah Metropolitan Planning Commission. Federal stimulus funds will cover most of the cost of the design of a new bridge. By replacing the aging structure with a fixed-span bridge, vehicular traffic won’t be interrupted for passing boat traffic. The two-lane concrete bridge will have a clearance of 65 ft. (19.8 m) to allow boat traffic to pass without having to wait for an opening and will help prevent Skidaway’s estimated 10,000 residents from getting stranded on the island. …and in With the New Officially known as the Roebling Bridge, the Chatham County two-lane drawbridge over the Intracoastal Waterway is named for Robert Roebling, who donated land on the island for an oceanographic institute. Roebling is the great-grandson of John Roebling, who designed the Brooklyn Bridge, and the grandson of Washington Roebling, who served as the chief engineer during construction of the Brooklyn Bridge. Its replacement will be a twolane, high-level fixed-span bridge, constructed parallel to and north of the existing bridge, within the existing right-of-way. The designbuild contract includes construction of a bridge and approach on the SR 204 Spur over the Skidaway Narrows, said Craig Solomon, communications officer for the GDOT. The new high-rise bridge will be 3,220 ft. (981 m) long and 38 ft. (11.5 m) wide, including two 11-ft. (3.3 m) lanes with 8-ft. (2.4 m) shoulders. Bike lanes will be

are already on site. Tricor Construction Inc., from Spartanburg, S.C., is working on a reinforced earth retaining wall. Scott and Sons Trucking, Rincon, Ga., is hauling dirt. So far, roughly 15,000 cu. yds. (11,468 cu m) of dirt have been used. Triad Supply Services Inc., Pembroke, Ga., is responsible for seeding and erosion control. Border Rebar LLC, Gastonia, N.C., is overseeing stayin-place deck forms and furnishing tie rebar steel. Long Engineering, based in Atlanta, is providing civil engineering services. Several cranes have been employed on the project, including a 100F Link-Belt 150-ton (136 t) crane, 160-ton (145 t) Link-Belt cherry picker, 1610 American 150-

This Cat 140H CCA0284 G4 motorgrader is just one of many pieces of Cat iron involved in the project.

included on the shoulders. The minimum clearance over the navigable channel is proposed at 65 ft. (19.8 m) above mean high water. Preliminary work on the new bridge began with an engineering test to determine the depth needed for the bridge’s pilings. Engineers applied 1,200 tons (1089 t) of force to a 3 sq. ft. (.28 sq m) concrete pile already driven 30 ft. (9 m) into the ground, with sensors recording the effects. The test was repeated in the water to determine how deep the piles have to be driven there. County officials and others broke ground on the project July 30, but Solomon said work didn’t get started until Dec. 5, 2010, under the direction of GDOT Project Supervisor Binyam Araya. Expected to be completed by July 31, 2013, Solomon said, and work is currently on schedule. Staying on schedule could be a challenge. Not only is the new bridge being built without interrupting traffic on the existing bridge, but crews will be working from barges. Solomon said about 40 crew members have to work around heavy traffic while the only existing bridge remains open to allow people to get on and off the island. He also mentions environmental issues involved in working around a body of water. Several major subcontractors

A Komatsu 51PX 2835 dozer moving some of the roughly 15,000 cu. yds. (11,468 cu m) of dirt involved in the project so far.

A 160 ton (145 t) Link-Belt cherry picker hard at work on the job site.

ton crane, Link-Belt 238 200-ton (181 t) crane and a 1611 Link-Belt 120-ton (109 t) crane. The laundry list of equipment working on the job also includes a Cat D25D AOT3 articulated dump truck, a Bobcat T300 B060 track loader, Cat 140H CCA0284 G4 motorgrader, Cat 325 BH29 motorgrader, Cat 420D B8 backhoe, Cat D95XL W9BO3244 D2121, Ford F Series TR 134, Hamm 3307 28135 drum roller, Ice Hammer I-42 and I-46 pile hammers, Komatsu 51PX 2835 dozer, Massey Ferguson 253 4WD tractor, Wacker BP 3534P and two hydraulic pushers. The last phase of the project involves removal of the existing drawbridge on Diamond Causeway. If work on the new bridge remains on schedule, demolition should begin July 31, 2013. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s Web site at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.) CEG

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GUCAClarifies OSHARegulations Concerning Cranes

GUCA members and guests gathered at Inc. for its generous sponsorships. Stephens Buffalo’s Cafe in Athens, Ga., on Nov. 17, also encouraged the members to stay active 2010, for the Northeast Georgia Industry and participate in future GUCA functions Meeting. This was an open invitation event Those in attendance also were updated by for GUCA members, prospective members, GUCA Executive Director Vikki municipalities and government officials and McReynolds about upcoming events, safety more than 20 members and guests attended classes, highlighting the upcoming Asbestos this meeting. Members and guests also took Training and changes to the Large Project advantage of the networking opportunity. Ticket Policy and industry and legislative GUCA member Brian McCormick, issues, as well as GUCA membership and the Hendrick, Phillips, Salzman & Flatt, providbenefits provided to GUCA members. ed those in attendance with a presentation GUCAMembership Committee Chairman regarding OSHA Regulations Concerning Angela Lance, Peed Bros. Inc., stressed the Cranes & Derricks. His presentation covered importance of generating new membership highlights of the regulation and how it by promoting membership recruitment in the applies to utility contractors. All those in area to strengthen GUCA’s Northeast attendance were advised to err on the side of Georgia membership. In addition, she caution since this is a new regulation and it encouraged all prospective members in attenhas yet to be challenged. He stated that there dance to become GUCA members and expewill be some OSHA enforcement personnel rience the benefits of membership first hand. who may rule with a heavy hand. He advised This meeting was called a success because to know the law and how it applies to each of the hard work and dedication of GUCA individual job site and to make sure all Membership Committee Chairmen Angela employees are qualified and that documentaLance, Peed Bros. Inc.; Larry Gilmore, tion of qualified employees is in order. Controlled Blasting Inc.; John Morris, Heavy GUCA members and guests also were Constructors Inc.; Bryan Ponder, Brock Built addressed by GUCA President Mitch LLC; and the entire GUCA Membership Stephens, John D. Stephens, Inc. He welCommittee. comed everyone to the meeting and thanked Brian McCormick, Hendrick, Phillips, Salzman & Flatt, provides information For more information, visit Ferguson Waterworks and John D. Stephens regarding OSHA Regulations Concerning Cranes and Derricks. www.guca.com.

Hall Highway Needs Have Outstripped Funding Ability By Jeff Gill

THE TIMES, GAINESVILLE

GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) Here’s Hall County’s situation. It’s a growing county with mounting road needs and dwindling funding sources. The Gainesville-Hall County Metropolitan Planning Organization has said $220 million is needed in the next six years “to address today’s development patterns.” All this means motorists may be hitting the brakes more often as they navigate Hall’s congested roads. With rapid growth, the Georgia Department of Transportation’s ability to “upgrade capacity has not kept up,” said Teri Pope, spokeswoman of the DOT’s District 1. “In our normal planning process, from when we define a project and say it needs to be done, the average [duration] is about eight years of work before we start turning dirt and then you have two to three years of construction.” The state has relied for years on its motor fuel tax to help pay for projects, but that pot is dwindling largely because Georgians are driving more fuel-efficient vehicles. “We are the ninth fastest-growing state in the union and have the second-lowest trans-

portation funding in the nation,” Pope said. “We’re not going to meet the needs at that level.” And the Highway Trust Fund, the main funding source from the federal government, “has been broken since September of last year,” said Srikanth Yamala, transportation planning manager for the planning organization. Georgia has $1 billion in stimulus funding tied up in some 500 projects, with nearly 360 of those having been “given notice to proceed.” Some $7.2 million has been spent on maintenance projects in Hall County, according to the DOT. On the horizon is a 1-cent sales tax for transportation in Georgia that could help rake in money for much-needed regional and local projects, but it will need voter approval before it’s a go. A transportation tax was a hot legislative issue before the General Assembly passed the Transportation Investment Act this year. The law allows voters within established districts — regional commissions — throughout Georgia to decide whether to add the sales tax to pay for transportation and transit improvements, from new roads to maintenance and operation. Each regional commission must knit

together a regional transportation roundtable, including a county and city representative from each county in the region. The county representative is that county’s top elected official and the city representative is a mayor as selected by other mayors in the county.

“If we’re going to have a chance for our cities and counties to survive in the future, they’ve got to step out on faith and do some of their own work.” Danny Lewis

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The Gainesville-based Georgia Mountains Regional Commission has 13 counties. To proceed toward a 2012 vote on the tax, the roundtable must decide on a final project list by Oct. 15.

Todd Long, former district engineer based in Gainesville and now the DOT’s planning director, plans to run the meeting with the help of a consultant group, said Danny Lewis, executive director for the GMRC. “If we’re going to have a chance for our cities and counties to survive in the future, they’ve got to step out on faith and do some of their own work,” Lewis said. “This may not be a perfect plan ... but it’s the best thing we’ve got going right now.” Each roundtable will pick a five-member executive committee. No county can have more than one member on that committee. If voters within the district approve the tax, the state would begin distributing proceeds in 2013, with 75 percent of the money dedicated to regional projects decided on by the roundtable and 25 percent going to local governments using their discretion on projects. “We can actually give voters a timeline of when they’re going to see transportation projects occur that they vote on,” Pope said. Something has to give somewhere for traffic situations to improve, said Yamala, who believes the transportation tax presents an “excellent opportunity” to do that. “We can’t do business the same old way,” he said. “It’s literally not possible.”

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