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By Brenda RuggieroCEG CORRESPONDENT

A major reconstruction project willmake a difference for travelers throughDenton and Dallas counties in Texaswhen it is finished. The approximately 30-mi. (48.28

km) project travels through two coun-ties and nine cities, and Phase I will cost$1.4 billion. Construction on this phasestarted in October 2013, and is current-ly on schedule to be substantially com-plete by mid-2017. Funding comesfrom federal, state and local sources.The construction is being led by AGLConstructors, a joint venture includingArcher Western, Granite ConstructionIncorporated and Lane ConstructionCompany.The 35Express Project reconstructs

I-35E between U.S. Highway 380 inDenton County and I-635 in DallasCounty. The contract calls for thereconstruction or rehabilitation of morethan 75 bridges, adds an 18-mi. (29 km)reversible managed lane system, anadditional lane of traffic in each direc-tion between the Sam Rayburn Tollwayand U.S. Highway 380, continuousfrontage road, and a new southboundbridge across Lewisville Lake.According to the project Web site,

$1.4B TxDOT Project Aims to Ease Traffic on I-35 Near Dallas

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AGL Constructors photoBeams for the new southbound bridge over Lewisville Lake.

April 32016

Vol. I • No. 7

Texas Ports Receive $20M for Road ImprovementsThe Texas Transportation Commission has approved

$20 million in funding for road improvements at Texasports to help ensure their continued contributions to thevitality of the state’s economy.Nine port projects were selected to use just over $10

million in the state funds combined with $5 million from

local and other funding sources. The remaining $10 mil-lion in state funds will be considered by the commissionat a future meeting for improvements at the Port ofHouston.“Texas ports are our gateway to international trade,”

said Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick. “The facilities in our

ports are crucial and so are the roads and bridges that con-nect them to the rest of our country. These projectsaddress those links between the ports and our highways,and help maintain our prominence in worldwide com-merce.”

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AGL Constructors photoBelt Line — I-35E at Belt Line looking north.

AGL Constructors photoSetting forms at theBelt Line bridge.

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that takes a little more explanation.It offers a broad range of servicessuch as pipeline and facilities con-struction, operations and mainte-nance, integrity management,pipeline rehabilitation and projectmanagement. As a result, theSugarland, Texas-based compa-ny’s client list includes pipelineowners and operators, major inte-grated energy companies, inde-pendent oil and gas explorationand production companies, petro-chemical producers and powergenerators. Dimension Energy participates

in every segment of the oil and gassector — upstream, midstream anddownstream — and it provides acomprehensive list of services ineach category. Its upstream opera-tions include capabilities and serv-ices related to exploration and pro-duction — including storage,measurement, treating and separat-ing, and transportation. The mid-stream sector provides similarservices as they relate to engineer-ing, pipelines and maintenance,with the addition of gathering.Downstream operations consist

of crude oil refining, chemicalplants, gas processing, storage, fueldelivery systems to power genera-tion plants, transportation and dis-tribution. Services offered inthe downstream phaseinclude engineering, con-struction and maintenance.

Divisions Focused on Pipe InstallationIn addition to Nesler,

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Mexico, and the AnadarkoDivision services the Texas pan-handle and Oklahoma. TheAnadarko Division came online afew years ago, with the acquisitionof Dimension Pipelines inWheeler, Texas. Mike O’Gorman,general manager and Mark Burrell,general superintendent oversee thedivision. Their counterparts in thePermian Basin Division areManoel Urquidi and Jeff King.

“The majority of our workinvolves complete installation ofoil and gas pipeline, as well as agrowing maintenance compo-nent,” said O’Gorman. “We handleeverything — surveying, right-of-way clearing, putting up fence, cut-ting ditch, laying the pipe and cov-ering it up.”King said the Permian Basin

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Dimension Energy’s record offinishing jobs on time or ahead ofschedule has helped the companygain a solid reputation and a list ofrepeat customers, according toNesler. He noted that reliable proj-ect delivery isn’t the only reasonthey call Dimension Energy backtime and time again.“Customers know we’ll meet

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(L-R): Mike O’Gorman, general manager, and Mark Burrell, general superintendent of DimensionEnergy Services, Anadarko Division, meet with Brady McAlister, Kirby-Smith Machinery territorymanager, on a job site in central Oklahoma.

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TxDOT’s I-35 Expansion Aims to Provide Better AccessInterstate 35E (I-35E) serves therapidly growing areas of southernand central Denton County, as wellas the major Dallas suburbs imme-diately north of I-635.This corridoris a major artery for hundreds ofthousands of commuters, as well asa primary link to major universitiesin the city of Denton, including thefourth-largest university in thestate, the University of NorthTexas (UNT). In addition, I-35E is an impor-

tant truck corridor and accommo-dates more than 12,000 trucksdaily. The interstate also handlesalmost 200,000 total vehicles dailynear I-635, and 128,000 vehicles aday across Lewisville Lake. Inaddition, because of a lack of con-tinuous frontage roads acrossLewisville Lake, there are noviable north-south commutingalternatives to I-35E at this cross-ing. This section of the I-35 corridor

is on the list of Texas’ 100 mostcongested roadways. Expanding I-35E will reduce congestion thatresults in lost work time, increasedfuel costs and higher price ofgoods. The project will improvemobility across Lewisville Lakewith construction of a secondbridge that will offer more reliabil-ity for commuters during majorincidents.The $4.8 billion project will be

constructed in phases, and willrebuild the entire 30-mi. corridor.Approximately $1.4 billion in

funding has been identified forPhase 1 of this project, whichincludes SH 121 regional toll rev-enue (RTR) funds dedicated toDenton County. Phase 2 of theproject will occur when the addi-tional funding becomes available. “The length and amount of

coordination needed for this proj-ect makes it unique,” saidKimberly Sims, public informationmanager. “AGL coordinated withvarious entities on ROW acquisi-tion, utilities, design, traffic con-trol, and aesthetics. In addition, weare demolishing four bridges andconverting them into at-graderoadways with increased capacity.Belt Line Road is one of the morecomplicated pieces of the project— AGL is essentially building twobridges at once. The mainlanebridge is being raised 25 feet aboveits current elevation and Belt LineRoad is being raised to the eleva-tion of the existing mainlanebridge. Improving mobility is oneof the reasons for elevating thisinterchange. The newly elevatedinterchange will allow motorists totravel over the railroad track nearthe intersection.”According to Sims, the project

will include a total of 2.04 millionman hours worked; 9,920 trafficbarrels placed; and 8,267 cu. yds.(6,320.5 cu m) of concrete recy-cled. More than 190,113 tons(172,468 t) of asphalt have beenused for paving, and more than113,113 tons (102,614 t) of asphalthas been recycled. Over 62 mi.

(99.77 km) of protective concretebarrier has been placed, 66 mi.(106.2 km) of utilities have beenrelocated and 17 mi. (27.4 km) ofdrainage has been installed.The south segment (I-635 to

PGBT) covers 7.5 mi. (12 km), themiddle segment (PGBT to FM2181) covers 12.1 mi. (19.5 km),and the north segment (FM 2181 toU.S. 380) covers 10.5 mi. (17 km).There will be an additional generalpurpose lane in each direction, Nof SH 121 to U.S. 380; tworeversible managed toll lanes fromI-635 to Turbeville/Hundley; a

new southbound bridge overLewisville Lake; Belt Line Roadintersection reconstruction; inter-section improvements atDickerson, FM407, Garden Ridge,S. Denton/Oak,Turbeville/Hundley, Corinth, PostOak, and North Texas Blvd.I-35E was originally constructed

in the 1950s and 60s. In 1998,TxDOT began a comprehensivereview and planning study of the I-35E corridor in Dallas and Dentoncounties. For the next 13 years,TxDOT and communities andstakeholders refined the designsand upgrades for this corridor. In2011 and 2012, TxDOT receivedenvironmental clearance for the

$4.8 billion infrastructure project.Also, $1 billion in funding wasidentified for an initial phase of theproject with most coming from SH121 regional toll revenue fundsdedicated to Denton County. Inaccordance with state law, TxDOTand corridor stakeholders heldseven public meetings to deter-mine the method and scope of theinitial phase (Phase 1) as well aslay the ground work for Phase 2 tocomplete the remaining elementsof the corridor.

(This story also can be foundon Construction EquipmentGuide’s Web site at www.con-structionequipmentguide.com.)CEG

AGL Constructors photoThe 35Express Project

reconstructs I-35Ebetween U.S. Highway 380

in Denton County and I-635 in Dallas County.

TXDOT from page 1

AGL Constructors photoPreparing the 600-ton (544.3 t) crane to place beams over the DART rail line.

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It would be pretty tough to install anyshoring system in an excavation 30 ft. (9.1m) from a major body of water. However,that was the challenge facing Robstown,Texas, contractor Bridges Specialties whenthey were recently charged with installing afiberglass lift station just 10 yds. (9.1 m)from the banks of Corpus Christi Bay.The city of Corpus Christi-let project

required the lift station to be set a modest 20ft. (6 m) deep, however the water table start-ed at about 7 ft. (2.1 m) deep. “We had to set up dewatering pumps for a

whole week prior to starting the excavation,just to get the water level low enough to setour lift station,” said Brian Bridges, ownerand operator of his namesake company.“And the ground conditions changed duringthe dig. It was sand for 10 feet, then sandyclay after that,” Bridges explained.“There was no way we could dig out a

hole then set a [trench] box,” continuedBridges. “The only possible way to get downto grade was to install all the sheeting andthen dig out within the system,” he said. For help with this challenge, Bridges con-

tacted the Houston branch office of trenchshielding and shoring equipment supplierTrench Plate Rental. Steve Hanley, branchmanager, had an immediate solution. “I pro-posed our Quicksheet Guideframe system,”said Hanley. “Bridges has used the guideframes before, and I knew Quicksheet wouldbe perfect because it allows a contractor topush sheets down below the final grade ofthe excavation, and then dig out the pit,”Hanley said.The Efficiency Production manufactured

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bucket. The guide frame forBridges’ project was 16 x 16ft. sq. (4.8 x 4.8 m sq) with25 ft. (7.6 m) lengths ofoverlap sheeting.Bridges used a 60,000 lb.

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ter, 22 ft. (6.7 m) tall fiberglass FRP Vesselstand up straight and plumb, Bridges cast-in-place 36,000 lbs. (16,329 kg) of concretearound the bottom of the lift station to createa wider, square foundation. That additionalso allowed eye bolts to be cemented intothe foundation which the crane operator uti-lized to set the entire structure into the exca-vation.Trench Plate Rental also supplied exclu-

sive pin-on pushing caps for the top of thesheeting which have recessed lifting lugsand provide more surface area for pushingthe sheets into the ground. Bridges also uti-lized ground quick-release shackles —exclusively manufactured by EfficiencyProduction — that enable the shackle to bereleased from the ground, eliminating thepotential dangers of climbing a ladder toundo traditional threaded shackles.“This was the third time using the

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great,” said Bridges. “We are using themagain on another project, as well.”Bridges Specialties offers a wide range of

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Florida and Chicago, Trench Plate Rental isan official Efficiency Production Inc. trenchshielding and shoring equipment distributor.Efficiency Production provides a wide selec-tion of standard and custom trench shieldingand shoring systems. Efficiency’s versatileproducts are designed specifically for safeand cost effective installation of utility sys-tems and infrastructure improvements. Allproducts are P.E. certified to meet OSHAstandards. For more information, call 713/671-2551.(This story also can be found on

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The Efficiency Production manufactured Quicksheet Guideframeshoring system has mitered corners with overlapping pockets thatpin together like a door hinge, creating a four-sided “picture frame”system that can be set-up on the ground or in a shallow pilot hole.

Bridges cast-in-place concrete around the bottom ofthe lift station to create a wider, square foundation.Eye bolts were cemented into the foundation, whichthe crane operator utilized to set the entire struc-ture into the excavation.

Bridges Specialties excavates 10 yds. (9.1 m) from Corpus Christi Bay in prepara-tion to set a new lift station. The site required a full week of dewatering before exca-vating could be attempted.


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GNSS Helps Rein in Challenges in Mammoth Texas JobA real-life manifestation of the adage

“everything’s bigger in Texas,” is takingplace on a huge tract of farmland about 35mi. (56.3 km) northwest of Houston. There,global air conditioning supplier DaikinIndustries Ltd., is building the world’slargest tilt-wall structure to house all facetsof its operation — manufacturing, distribu-tion and office space — which currentlyexists in a number of separate buildings inHouston. In fact, at 4.1 million sq. ft.(380,902 sq m) of total space, the buildingwill instantly become the second largeststructure, in terms of square footage, of anykind in the world, trailing only Boeing’sEverett, Wash., assembly plant at 4.3 millionsq. ft. (399,483 sq m). While the sheer mag-nitude of such a project is daunting — thesite itself covers more than 500 acres — theearthmoving, grading and concrete pavingfacets of the job have moved along nicelydue to a cooperative GNSS effort betweenthree of the major firms on site. Joining

forces to tackle a huge challenge? Also veryTexas-like. Remember the Alamo.

Moving MountainsLand clearing on Daikin’s new site, locat-

ed near the town of Hockley, started inJanuary 2015. That was followed by a mas-sive earthmoving effort, which by project’send will have entailed movement of morethan 1.8 million cu. yds. (1.37 million cu m)of soil, according to Chase Baker, co-ownerof Choctaw Construction Services of Katy,Texas, one of several major subcontractorson the job. “The general contractor for this project is

the Houston office of Harvey Builders,” hesaid. “Burnside Services Inc. (BSI) is actingas an earthmoving subcontractor to themand we are subbing to BSI, helping withsome of the rough grading and handling thefine grading portion of the job as well. Tomove that massive volume of dirt, BSI andour company put together a fleet of Case 580tractors pulling 33 cubic yard K-Tec 1233

scraper pans. The K-Tec scrapers have ahigher ground clearance than any other pansavailable today and, given the often muddyconditions we’ve had to deal with, have real-ly kept that facet of the project movingalong. At one point there were nearly two

dozen Case/K-Tec tandems at work — itwas quite a sight.” The third component of the

earthwork/grading effort, Houston-basedKeystone Concrete Placement, is doing thefine grading work in advance of the more

than 4.2 million sq. ft. (390,193 sq m) ofconcrete slabs for the structure, as well as anadditional 4.5 million sq. ft. (418,064 sq m)for adjacent parking areas and access roads.The volumes of building material, like theproject itself, are mind-numbing: more than360,000 cu. yds. (275,240 cu m) of concreteand 29,000 tons (26,308 t) of steel usedbetween the slabs, parking area (for 5,000cars) and the 429 tilt-wall panels. Each panelis 25-ft. (7.62 m) wide with heights rangingfrom 50 to 60 ft. (15.24 to 18.29 m). Whencomplete, the Daikin structure will havemore than 2 mi. (3.22 km) of tilt wall panelsin place.

Texas Stake-OutConspicuously absent throughout the

Daikin site is evidence of any grading stakes— impressive given the overall amount ofearthmoving taking place. BSI’s workloadalone involves 20 million sq. ft. (1.8 millionsq m) of rough grading. According to Baker,

all three companies involved in major earth-moving and grading have almost entirelybypassed traditional surveying techniques infavor of GNSS machinery and equipment.“At this point in the project, we are pretty

much all in agreement that there’s no waythis job could be done without using GPS,”he said. “Not only would we have needed anarmy of people out there setting blue-tops,the surveying costs associated with it wouldhave been astronomical. Instead, because weall have experience with GNSS technologyand own equipment with machine control onit, we worked with a couple of engineerswho took the existing plans, created a digitalmodel, and loaded it into our respective doz-ers, scrapers, graders and excavators.Working off a single Topcon GR-5 receiver,we got to work.”As a result of that consolidation of effort,

BSI, Keystone and Choctaw are all on thesame page with regard to what needs to bedone, what changes have been made, and so

Some of the key team members on the Daikin job (L-R) included John Lively, proj-ect superintendent, Keystone Concrete Placement; Darren Clark, project superin-tendent, Harvey Construction; Chase Baker, operations manager and co-owner,Choctaw Construction Services.

With concrete pumping taking place in the back-ground, Keystone’s NorAm 65E turbo compact

motorgrader handles fine grading.

For cases in which the scraper pans had limitedaccess, BSI often loaded them using excavators likethe Cat 349F shown here.

Inside the motorgrader cab, the Topcon GX-60 controlbox gives operators real-time location and cut/fillinformation.

All three earthmoving/concrete contractors used aGNSS solution on the massive 500-acre site and allworked off the same base.

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Contractor Uses GNSS in Texas Plant Constructionon. Baker said the Daikin job isideal for machine control andexamples of that occur almostdaily. “One of the biggest challenges

has been the contour lines that wehave to cut and the fact that theswales are all flatwork,” he said.“Everything out here sheet drains,so trying to blue-top for all the dif-ferent angles, points and swaleswould be next to impossible.Instead, we are cutting against theswales and the contour just formsand flows. We’ve done as much asa 75,000 square foot block of finegrade in five hours and are doing itwith two operators: a dozer out infront and a grader behind him.Who can argue with that?”

All About the YieldThough Keystone’s role differs

from that of Choctaw’s and a farcry from the rough grading BSI ishandling, it is no less critical, nordemanding. For them, however, aNorAm 65E turbo compact motor-grader, equipped with Topcon 3D-MC2 machine control, is provingideal for the fine grading they aredoing in advance of paving. Bothare recent additions, according toJohn Lively, Keystone’s projectsuperintendent.“Keystone has a number of

companies under oneumbrella and one of those isan earthwork company thatrecently used Topcon GPSon a project they did — aparking lot for a localschool district. It was sosuccessful that, when welanded this job, we immedi-ately purchased the NorAmmotorgrader and outfitted it

with the full Topcon 3D-MC2 sys-tem.” Lively said that Choctaw initial-

ly gets the grade to within .10 of afoot, but by the time his crews getto working on it, things have beenrun upon, compaction hasoccurred, etc., making additionalfine grading necessary. Failure todo so, particularly on a job of thissize, he said, could wreak havoc ontheir bottom line. “With this huge an area, we’re

extremely sensitive to things beinggraded to the right elevation toeliminate the risk of over pouring,”said Lively. “A half inch of addi-tional concrete across a site thislarge is a ton of money. So, afterevery pour we monitor the yield:we take the square footage and thethickness, calculate how much weshould have poured and compare itto how much we actually did pour.A company like ours can have twoto three percent overages and stillremain profitable. We’ve been wellwithin that range thanks to theaccuracy of the grade we are get-ting with the Topcon system.”

Elevation. Elevation.Elevation.

The number of variables presentat the Daikin site — the differinglevels of work which will be takingplace, whether or not heavy vehi-cle traffic will be present in an area,if machinery will be supported,and so on — is reflected in anequally varied range of pad andpavement thicknesses, accordingto Lively.“Concrete thickness runs any-

where from five to teninches throughout thesite,” he said. “Thereare sections that arefive inches thick, thereare some that areeight, nine or ten inch-es thick. And, to com-plicate matters, inmany areas, the thick-nesses are not segre-gated. We have park-ing lots in which thegeneral area is seveninches thick but thedrive lanes around itare nine inches. Itvaries greatly.”With that over-

abundance of differing elevations,grading using traditional methodscould also have been a nightmare.But GNSS, according to Baker,tackled it with surprising ease.“It was really simple with the

Topcon system,” he said. “Wewould just dial in the offsets and beable to easily switch between thediffering grades. Even though wehave really good operators, just toensure accuracy, we are still regu-larly checking progress withrovers. But we’ve been spot-onevery step of the way.”

Supporting RoleBecause of the centralized

GNSS approach taken by the threecontractors, all service and supportalso has been through a singlesource: the Houston branch ofGeoShack. Both Baker and Livelysay that support has been outstand-ing.“Right from the outset,

GeoShack was on top of this,” saidLively. “Scott Bird, their machinecontrol specialist, recognized thatwe were fairly new to the technol-ogy, came out to the site to help usset up, and helped us all throughsome early-stage “hiccups.” Inaddition, because of the amount ofequipment we all have in place,GeoShack designated a full-timetechnician to be out here. So now,whether we need help with anissue or just want to furtheradvance our understanding of thesystem, they are almost immedi-ately available.”Baker has been equally

impressed with the level of supportboth Topcon and GeoShack haveprovided. “We’ve had offers fromother GPS equipment manufactur-ers and suppliers, but feel thatTopcon and GeoShack have reallybeen there for us,” he said. “Thingshave gone so well out here that,despite heavy rains that impactedproduction, we are still on track tomeet a planned early 2016 partialmove-in, and well ahead of ourown self-imposed deadlines. To gofrom an empty field to where weare now — in just over a year —seems almost impossible. But hav-ing us all ‘sharing’ the Topconsolution, so to speak, improvedeveryone’s efficiencies and made itvery manageable.”

(This story also can be foundon Construction EquipmentGuide’s Web site at www.con-structionequipmentguide.com.)

Despite as many as 10 different grade elevations, Keystone keptaccuracies on track with the help of a Topcon HiPer V base andFC-500 field controller running Pocket 3D software.

Equipping Keystone’s NorAm compactmotorgrader with a Topcon 3D-MC2 systemdramatically increases accuracies, virtual-ly eliminating the risk of over pouring.

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GOMACO Corporation recently recognized ROMCO Equipment Company of Texasas a Top Ten Distributor for sales in the 2015 fiscal year. The award was present-ed in recognition for outstanding sales and distribution of GOMACO equipment inthe United States.ROMCO Equipment Company is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, with branch

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Vermeer Texas-Louisiana to Distribute Bobcat Products Vermeer Texas - Louisiana, dis-

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producer of compact equipmentand attachments since 1958.The Bobcat product line

includes skid-steer loaders, com-pact track loaders, mini-excava-tors, utility vehicles and a widevariety of attachments.Bobcat of Corpus Christi and

Bobcat of the Rio Grande Valleywill operate out of the Vermeerfacilities located at 4802 BaldwinCorpus Christi, Texas, and 222 EFrontage Alamo, Texas, respec-tively. Bobcat customers canexpect best in class support fromthe knowledgeable team ofemployee-owners at both loca-tions, according to the company.Vermeer Texas-Louisiana CEO

Whit Perryman said, “We areexcited to add Bobcat to our equip-

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equipment in Texas and southLouisiana with 12 locations acrossthe region. Vermeer Texas –Louisiana provides sales, rentals,parts and service support for cus-tomers in the tree care, landscap-ing, wood waste and organic recy-cling, rental, underground con-struction and surface mining indus-tries. Vermeer Texas-Louisiana is a

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Bobcat has been a worldwide producer of compact equipmentand attachments since 1958.

Vermeer Texas – Louisiana has acquired distribution rights tothe Bobcat product line in its Corpus Christi and Alamo locations.

Commission Approves Fundsfor Transportation Program“Each of the projects approved will have

a benefit on its local region and contribute tothe entire Texas transportation system,” saidJohn LaRue, chairman Port AuthorityAdvisory Committee. “The Texas ports arepleased to partner withTxDOT to improve themovement of commerceand trade, thereby creatingadditional economicopportunities for Texas.”The projects are includ-

ed in the UnifiedTransportation Programrecently approved by thecommission and fundedfrom Rider 48 of theGeneral AppropriationsBill of the 84th Legislativesession, which provides$20 million for port capi-tal improvement projects recommended bythe Port Authority Advisory Committee.“Viewed individually, these nine projects

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ship of Chad and Tracie Osborne, FlexSupply is based in Winona, Texas, andserves highway projects throughout thestate. Chad Osborne said that he was famil-iar with NAT portable signals having hadNorth America Traffic AFADs as part oftheir product line offering, and they nowwelcomed the opportunity to add the PTLline to their inventory. “This is a big state with a lot of miles

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NAT Committed to PeopleThe Osbornes, along with Frank

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Save Costs, Improve SafetyOsborne feels that the simplicity of the

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Meeting Specialized NeedsNorth America Traffic has earned its posi-

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About North America Traffic Inc. North America Traffic was launched as

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are ups and downs, and we have enoughexperience to know how to weather currentmarket conditions,” Nesler said. “We’refocused on looking at projects and opportu-nities that really help foster the longevity ofthe company.”

(This story also can be found onConstruction Equipment Guide’s Web siteat www.constructionequipmentguide.com.) Clint Strable, Dimension Energy Services operator, covers pipe and grades with a Komatsu D65EX-17 dozer.

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