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| Site Preparation for Air Force Housing Continues on Schedule |
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| Up to five Allan A. Myers crews at one time have worked simultaneously on the site development project at Eagle Heights, a project at the Dover (DE) U.S. Air Force Base. The site work follows behind the successive demolition of existing infrastructure and housing to make way for new infrastructure and housing. "Since the phases of the work are interdependent, extreme coordination has been the key here," say Mike Newnam, project superintendent. He notes that it will remain a key ingredient to the success of the job since the work, which was begun in April 2006, is now just approaching the halfway point on its way to an on-time November 2007 completion. Eagle Heights is one of five concurrent Allan A. Myers projects in Delaware at this time. |
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| (Above) Meeting customer expectations requires close coordination of multiple crews and equipment. Here, two pipe crews and a road crew work simultaneously in close proximity to ensure timely delivery. |
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| (Above) A storm sewer inlet is put in place, just one small part of 90,000 total feet of pipe installed in parts 1 and 2 at Eagle Heights. Part 3 will require 153,000 additional feet of sanitary sewer, storm sewer, water main and services and electrical conduit. |
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| Utilities Construction Requires Bulk Excavation in Kent County, Delaware |
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(Above) Wet soil conditions at Champion's Club dictate that this groundwater retention pond be excavated from above because the bed itself is too unstable to support the weight of equipment. |
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Not that any two site projects are ever the same, but the makeup of the soil in southern Delaware necessitates quite a different technique when excavating for utilities installation. The wet, sandy soil here, combined with the need to work twenty-five feet below grade on this project, made bulk excavation a necessity. Allan A. Myers successfully dealt with the special conditions and is now in the paving stage for the first two phases of ChampionÕs Club, an over-55 residential community being built in six phases on approximately 280 acres in Magnolia, Delaware. Maintaining a productive and safe workplace on a job where unique conditions exist presents new challenges for everyone on the site. The crews then take the knowledge they gain to similar projects in the geographical region, enhancing productivity and adding competitive advantage.
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