TARRANT COUNTY PRECINCT 3 Taking care of projects in-house gives constituents the best bang for their buck
T
arrant County, the third largest county in Texas and the 15th biggest in the country, has a population of over 2 million and is split into four precincts. Considered one of the most urbanized regions in the state of Texas, Precinct 3 is the fastest growing precinct in the county and has a population of over 500,000. It is located in the northeast corner of Tarrant County, which has a footprint of approximately 900 square miles. Precinct 3 includes Fort Worth, Bedford, Colleyville, Euless and North Richland Hills among its 16 municipalities. As Precinct 3 continues to expand, so does the need for new and updated infrastructure. Similar to other precincts in Tarrant County, it partners with the cities on services, including road projects. Precinct 3 handles nearly all the work itself with a staff of 36 people, which includes equipment operators, mechanics and office staff. Helping oversee operations
are Director of Field Operations Richard Schiller, P.E., Assistant Director of Field Operations Anthony Jaramillo and Equipment Maintenance Supervisor Ed Haidusek.
Richard Schiller, P.E., Director of Field Operations
“We have agreements with the cities in the precinct to provide them with construction services,” said Schiller. “That includes all the labor and equipment costs that come with it. By doing it ourselves and not contracting out, there is a significant cost savings, and our constituents get the best bang for their tax dollars.”
Faster, cleaner with new WIRTGEN WR 200 XLi
Ed Haidusek, Anthony Jaramillo, Equipment Assistant Director of Maintenance Supervisor Field Operations
undertakings, including full-depth reclamation (FDR) of city streets. It has approximately 26 lane miles slated for FDR this year. The process involves pulverizing old pavement and mixing it with the existing subbase and a stabilizing agent, such as a cement/lime slurry. Discover more at KirbySmithConnection.com
Roadwork remains one of Tarrant County Precinct 3’s largest
Continued . . .
Operator Ian Patterson injects slurry into existing roadway materials with a WIRTGEN WR 200 XLi recycler/stabilizer on a job site to expand the intersection of Wagley Robertson Road and Bonds Ranch Road in Fort Worth, Texas. “The machine is easy to operate, and it speeds up the process of redoing roads because you don’t have to tear them out and completely rebuild. The machine mixes everything together, so we can get more stabilization done in a shorter amount of time,” Patterson said.
9
