With this project, we're converting the interchange into a diverging diamond configuration and installing roundabouts where the ramps meet SR 32. The footings of the new bridge are up and our contractors are now focused on building up the area around the bridges. You can see on the west side of the interchange, tons and tons of earth and sand have been brought in to build a retaining wall and another one is going up on the east side. Also on the west side, the land that will make up a new roundabout intersection is being shaped.
On the east side, a web of rebar is going up for yet another retaining wall. Stacks of concrete panels await their installation, each one weighing 2,000 pounds.
Communication is key when teams are moving tons of sand and even more tons of concrete panels. Crew members use bulldozers and other large equipment to pack down the layers of earth and sand, but there are some areas where only a human will fit.
Posted 4/21/2023 12:00:00 PM by Penny Brooks; Updated 4/26/2023 7:15:24 AM by Bill Beers
