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| Perseverance Reaches High-Water Mark on Maryland Site |
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As if on cue, rain began to fall heavily and continuously at the same time the site work began on Middletown, a new residential development in Waldorf, Maryland, for KB Homes of Los Angeles, California. Any wet site is difficult, but fifteen acres that comprise this project were already considered wetlands and became covered with over two feet of water as soon as the job started. "The water was a constant battle," says project superintendent Jeff Lish, and in fact twenty-four-hour-a-day dewatering was required to keep the site workable. Ten sumps were put into action as the elevation of the site was raised an average of four feet to match the level of the surrounding properties. All fill was imported
to accomplish the elevation change. The project was designed to preserve substantial adjacent protected wetlands, which remain viable and were undisturbed during the work. The completed job, including all utilities, curbs and paving, is scheduled for delivery at the time of this printing. |
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| Maryland Route 50 Reconstruction Complete |
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| American Infrastructure-Maryland recently completed highway and bridge reconstruction in Anne Arundle County, MD. The work took place where US Route 50 and Maryland Route 2 meet and called for every construction discipline in our road-building playbook, including the widening of US 50 eastbound and the milling and paving of US 50 in both directions, grading, drainage and paving of an extension of Route 2, connecting on- and off-ramps, bridge deck widening of US 50, retaining walls and approximately 4000 lineal feet of new 18" diameter sanitary force main. New signage, pavement marking and signals finish off the work. Traffic flow moves with measurable improvement through this area of heavy usage. |
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| D.C. Excavation Goes Deep |
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In the heart of Washington, D.C., four blocks from the Capitol, American Infrastructure-Maryland is excavating the future site of Station Place, a new commercial office building. Working down to a depth that is 44' below street level, the crew will ultimately remove 148,000 cubic yards of material from the site. The ramp shown in
the photo will remain in place throughout the work and will be periodically braced and shored as the void around it deepens. Progress will be reported in the next issue. |
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