California #26, 2009 - CEG

Tullis Inc. served as the general contractor for the $2.4 million, Yankee Gulch project, whichspanned .7 mi. (1.1 km) and replaced an existing 30 mph roadway curve with a new roadway align-ment.

By Erik PisorCEG CORRESPONDENT

A tight, winding roadway where the accident rate is noticeably higherthan the California average, State Route 299, specifically the stretch westof Redding, has for years worried the California Department ofTransportation (Caltrans).

However, the completion of six curve realignment projects and sever-al roadway pavement projects, dubbed the “Safer Roads: One Curve at aTime” projects, have eased those concerns by improving driver safetyalong SR 299.

Of the six SR 299 realignment projects, three projects occurred alongan 8-mi. (12.8 km) stretch of roadway in Shasta County.

“Having three simultaneous earthwork projects within an eight-milestretch of narrow-winding, two-lane road became a challenge for traffichandling,” said Chris Harvey, project manager of Caltrans District 2.“With three different contractors, the work along this corridor had thepotential to severely affect traffic.”

Caltrans CompletesCurve Realignmentfor State Route 299

During the famous 1849 Gold Rush, minerspanned for gold in California streams. Many yearslater some enterprising companies took it to a newlevel by “panning” a number of river valleys innorthern California with floating dredges.

One such dredging operation started circa 1936and continued into the early days of World War II.A 100-yd.-long barge-mounted dredge was used to“pan” the Scott River Valley just south of theOregon border near Yreka, Calif., in SiskiyouCounty. On the front end of the dredge was a 76-unit rotating bucket line that dug up dirt and rock.Gold was removed inside the hull, using a trommelscreen apparatus with .25 and .5 in. (.6 and 1.3 cm)holes. A 120 ft. (36.5 m) long stacker at the back of

the barge deposited the dug-up rocks in giantwindrows.

For Eagle Peak Rock & Paving, Alturas, Calif.,the “gold” is in those windrows of large, smooth,very hard rocks still remaining from the dredgingoperation.

“Our mining consists of crushing the rocks foruse in our two asphalt plants,” said Eagle PeakPresident Tony Cruse. “Our equipment includesthree Terex Pegson crushing plants and twoPowerscreen dry screen plants, all in closed circuit.We produce what we call asphalt rock. Thisincludes 3/8 inch clean, 1/2 inch clean and Number4 — 0 inch crusher dust. We blend all three in the

Eagle Peak Rock & Paving Crushes Rocks Left Over From ’30s

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A new survey shows Sukut Construction Inc.has maintained a position as one of the topplaces to work in Orange County for the pastdecade.

The latest results recently released by theOrange County Business Journal (OCBJ) cor-roborates the findings of similar surveys in 2000and 2008, which recognized Sukut as a leader inemployee satisfaction, or, as the OCBJ’s head-line suggests, a “Workers’ Paradise.”

Sukut took the No. 8 spot in the large compa-ny category of the OCBJ survey, which tooknearly a year to complete and was conducted byan independent workplace research firm, BestCompanies Group of Harrisburg, Pa., using aproprietary scoring system. According to theOCBJ, three-fourths of a company’s score wasbased on employee questionnaires and one-fourth on company-provided information aboutbenefits, policies and practices.

“It’s reassuring to get such a vote of satisfac-tion from Sukut employees,” said SukutCEO/President Michael Crawford. “We striveto make sure Sukut maintains a safe, develop-mentally nurturing, challenging and enjoyableenvironment.

The competition was open to all companieswith at least 15 employees and a one-year trackrecord. Of the 100 companies that participated,only about 40 scored high enough to make thelist.

The OCBJ reported that the listed companiesgenerally provided generous benefits and perks,employee development opportunities and work-er flexibility and independence. Stock owner-

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Bracketing the first decade of the 21st centu-ry, Sukut was honored in 2000 by the OC Metroas one of the five best places to work in OrangeCounty. Again in 2008, the Orange CountyRegister reported that Sukut was one of the topcompanies nationwide to work for based onemployee surveys.

Sukut Construction is California’s largestmass excavation and grading contractor and hasmoved more than a billion cubic yards of earth.It is ranked within the top 500 largest contrac-tors in the nation. Its projects range from high-way construction to residential grading towastewater management systems. Projectsinclude the construction of four, 60-acre waste-water treatment ponds holding more than 1 bil-lion gallons for the Los Angeles SanitationDistrict and a seismic retrofit of the San PabloDam for the East Bay Municipal Water District.It also is charged with site development for asection of the U.S.-Mexico border fence and iswidening a 1.3-mi. segment of State Route 76 inFallbrook and straightening its alignment.

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The acquisition is intended to expandand strengthen Ritchie Bros.’presence inthe used agricultural and industrialequipment markets in California, andestablishes an additional auction site in aproven auction market.

Jeremy Martella, principal owner andoperator, will join the Ritchie Bros. teamas the area manager of this new auctionsite effective upon closing.

“We are very excited to have JeremyMartella and his staff join our team,” saidPeter Blake, Ritchie Bros. CEO.“Martella Auction Company is a secondgeneration company that has been inbusiness for more than 35 years, withroots that date back four generations andover 80 years. They conduct their auc-

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Groundbreaking for Highway 46Widening Held in Kern County

A ground breaking for the widening of an 8mi. (13 km) portion of Hwy. 46 was held Nov.10 in Kern County. This project will widenHwy. 46 from a two-lane highway to a four laneexpressway from 1.9 mi. (3 km) west of StateRoute 33 to Brown Material Road.

This project will include a 62 ft. (19 cm) cen-ter median and the existing intersections withinthe project limits will be upgraded to accommo-date truck traffic. In addition, the intersection ofState Route 33 will be signalized and realigned.The contractor for this $25 million dollar projectis the Griffith Company of Brea, Calif. Thisproject is expected to be completed in mid-2012.

Construction is already well under way on the$30 million project to widen 5 mi. (8 km) ofHwy. 46 from two to four lanes from Airport

Road to Geneseo Road. This project is expectedto be completed in late 2010. The second phaseof this widening would take place from Geneseoto Whitley Gardens and the project is ahead ofschedule.

“I am pleased that we are now simultaneous-ly improving Hwy. 46 from both ends of thisbusy corridor. The widening of Hwy. 46 fromPaso Robles to the San Joaquin Valley is a toppriority that will result in a much safer highway,said Caltrans District 5 Director RichKrumholz.”

Those who spoke at the groundbreakingincluded San Luis Obispo County Council ofGovernments Director Ron DeCarli and Fix 46Committee Chair Mary Chambers.

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Caltrans Taps Tullis Inc. for $2.4M Yankee Gulch Project However the contractors recognized the

potential for delays and worked togetherwhen restricting traffic and conducting traf-fic control, said Tullis Inc.’s project managerChris Brimhall.

Tullis Inc. served as the general contractorfor the $2.4 million, Yankee Gulch project,which spanned .7 mi. (1.1 km) and replacedan existing 30 mph roadway curve with anew roadway alignment.

According to Brimhall, before any seriousdirt was moved subcontractor Koala TyConstruction used 300 cu. yds. (229 cu m) ofconcrete to extend a box culvert and Tullisde-watered a nearby creek.

Following initial construction, all trafficwas narrowed down to a single lane enablingTullis to grind up a portion of the existingroad using equipment such as a 330 excava-tor with a hydraulic hammer attachment.

The contractor used an onsite, mobilecrushing and screening plant to recycle thegrindings into base for the new portion ofroadway.

In total around 8,000 tons (7,260 t) of baserock was used on the project, Brimhall said.

To construct the new roadway alignment,Tullis first placed a large amount of dirt androck to create an embankment. Grading andpaving of the new roadway section fol-lowed, which included the use of 5,000 tons(4,536 t) of hot mix asphalt.

The section of old roadway was thenreclaimed and embankment was placed onit. Nearly 100,000 cu. yds. (76,460 cu m) ofdirt and rock was used for all embankmentwork.

Completed in early October, the projectalso increased the Yankee Gulch clear recov-ery zone, an area adjacent to the road whereerrant vehicles can regain control if they’veveered off the roadway.

Located further along SR 299 on a 5.5percent grade stretch of two-lane highway,the Top of Buckhorn project posed chal-lenges for Sierra Equipment Rental Inc. andCaltrans due to soil types, which caused anunexpected landslide.

“This area is comprised of decomposedgranite that is subject to erosion,” Harveysaid. “There are unpredictable hidden slipplanes that are randomly oriented through-out the excavation.”

Because of the landslide, additional earth-work and the construction of a reinforcedsoil slope were required. This added workturned a single-season contract into a two-season contract.

Completed in October, the $3.8 millionproject had increased the design speed of a.6-mi. (.9 km) stretch of SR 299 to 50 mphby realigning the roadway’s curves.Shoulder widening work also occurred.

The third project located along the 8-mi.(12.8 km) stretch of SR 299, the $1.5 millionBottom of Buckhorn project was completed

in June 2009.Spanning .4 mi. (.6 km), the project

increased the radius of a large roadway curveby adding a 7-ft. (2.1 m) paved left shoulderand ditch, and adding a 4-ft. (1.2 m) pavedright shoulder, according to Caltrans District2.

The improvements increased the largecurve’s design speed from 23.8 mph to 35mph.

Contractor J.F. Shea Construction Inc.also realigned five smaller surroundingcurves as part of the project.

Aside from the Shasta County projects,three other curve improvement projectsoccurred along SR 299 in Trinity County.

The completed Sandhouse Passing Laneproject involved the construction of a west-bound, 12-ft. (7.6 m) wide passing lane,which enables cars to pass slower movingvehicles following the climb up BuckhornSummit.

Started in June 2009, the $3.4 millionChina Slide project involved improving lanewidth and shoulder geometrics, changing aroadway curve, and increasing the clearrecovery zone.

Also beginning in the summer of 2009,the Salyer Curve project took place along aportion of roadway where the accident rate isfour times the statewide average for similartypes of roadways, according to Caltrans.

The project included shoulder-wideningwork and cross slope corrections, and pro-vided for legal Surface TransportationAssistance Act (STAA) truck wheel track-ing.

The entire SR 299 corridor west ofRedding is of special interest to HumboldtCounty, which partially funded the projects.The county is planning to develop a deep-water port and wants its large STAA trucksto utilize SR 299 for distribution purposes.

(This story also can be found onConstruction Equipment Guide’s Web site atwww.constructionequipmentguide.com.)CEG

CURVE from page 1

Of the six SR 299 realignment projects, three projects occurred along an 8-mi. (12.8km) stretch of roadway in Shasta County.

Spanning .4 mi. (.6 km), the project increased the radius of alarge roadway curve by adding a 7-ft. (2.1 m) paved leftshoulder and ditch, and adding a 4-ft. (1.2 m) paved rightshoulder, according to Caltrans District 2.

Completed in October, the $3.8 million project had increasedthe design speed of a .6-mi. (.9 km) stretch of SR 299 to 50 mphby realigning the roadway’s curves. Shoulder widening workalso occurred.

To construct the new roadway alignment, Tullis first placed a large amount of dirtand rock to create an embankment. Grading and paving of the new roadway sectionfollowed, which included the use of 5,000 tons (4,536 t) of hot mix asphalt.


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The closed circuit process consists of sev-eral steps. Material from the rock windrowsis fed into a Terex Pegson XA400 26x44 jawplant and crushed to 5 in. (12.7 cm) size. The5 in. goes to a Powerscreen Chieftain dou-ble-deck dry screen that rejects 1 in. (2.5 cm)minus stone. The 1 in. plus goes to a TerexPegson 1300 Maxtrak cone crusher that pro-duces 2 in. (5 cm) minus which goes to aPowerscreen Chieftain 2100 triple-deck pro-

ducing 3/8 in., 1/2 in. (.95 and 1.3 cm) andcrusher dust. The oversize goes to a TerexPegson 1000 Maxtrak cone, which also pro-duces 3/8 in., 1/2 in. and crusher dust inclosed circuit with the Powerscreen triple-deck.

“The rock feed material is very, veryhard,” Cruse pointed out. “But our crushingand screening equipment handles it verywell. We do gradation testing on samplesevery 500 tons. That’s six samples a day.And the product is very, very consistent. Icouldn’t be happier with that. In addition, wemove our entire crushing and screening sys-

tem fairly often, and the Terex Pegson andPowerscreen equipment sets up and tearsdown quickly and easily.

“Also, our dealer, Powerscreen ofCalifornia provides excellent service back-up,” Cruse said. “They’re here anytime weneed them, and sometimes they just show upon their own to check everything over onsitewherever we are. I’m so happy with theTerex Pegson and Powerscreen equipmentthat I’m considering getting more.”

Part of the durability and dependability ofthe equipment and consistency of the prod-ucts is due to the Paktronic control panel onthe Terex Pegson cone crushers. This controlsets the close setting and shows the currentsetting. Further, the control senses anythinguncrushable entering the crushing chamberand lifts up (dumps) to allow it through andthen automatically goes back to the currentsetting. The control also records and displayswear so the user can always tell how muchlife is left in the liners.

The Terex Pegson 1300 and 1000Maxtrak cone crushers include a feed hop-per, product conveyor, crushing chamberand power pack on a single chassis. Theplants are engineered for high specification,flexibility, mobility and low operating costs.The 1000 Maxtrak can crush up to 220 tons(200 t) per hour and the 1300 Maxtrak up to420 tph (381 t), depending on the applica-

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The Terex Pegson XA400 26x44 jawcrusher is designed for powerful perform-ance in high production quarrying, demoli-tion and mining operations. An aggressivecrushing action with a single-toggle, high-swing jaw facilitates greater material entry tothe crushing chamber. The design incorpo-rates a hydraulic setting adjustment systemthat changes the jaw size at the press of abutton for subsequent quick product sizingchanges, thus reducing downtime.Throughput capacities range up to 400 tons(363 t) per hour, depending on material andsetting.

The Powerscreen Chieftain 2100 two-deck 20x5 dry screen is designed and builtfor large-scale operations. The unit providesconstant, uniform sizing and can process upto 500 tons (453 t) per hour, depending onmesh size and material type. The force in thescreen provides optimum performance inwet, sticky applications. The plant is highlymobile and sets up ready to run in 15 min-utes. Typical applications include crushedstone, concrete/asphalt rubble, sand/gravel,topsoil and coal.

EAGLE from page 1

The Paktronic control panel on the Terex Pegson cone crushers sets the close sidesetting and shows the current setting. The control senses anything uncrushableentering the crushing chamber, lifts up (dumps) to allow it through and then auto-matically goes back to the original setting. It also records and shows liner wear.

Eagle Peak’s crushing-screening system for a three-part asphalt rock mix includesa Terex Pegson XA400 26x44 jaw and 1300 and 1000 cones, plus one PowerscreenChieftain 2100 two-deck dry screen and one Chieftain 2100 three-deck.

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Caltrans District 2 SelectsThree Scholarship Winners

The California Department ofTransportation has selected three local stu-dents to receive the Caltrans District 2Employee Scholarship. The scholarshipswere awarded to students attending collegeor an accredited trade school and pursuing acareer in the transportation field.

Winners included Naomi Willis, a gradu-ate of University Preparatory School andcurrently attending Shasta College majoringin engineering; Merete Capener, who isattending Shasta College and majoring in

engineering; and Nicole Anderson, a gradu-ate of Foothill High School, who is attendingSacramento State University and majoringin Transportation Law.

This is the sixth year this scholarship hasbeen available and was presented by theemployees of Caltrans in District 2. Fundsfor the awards were raised by the employeesand supplemented by the CaliforniaTransportation Foundation.

For more information, call 530/225-3481.

Ground Broken on New SanFrancisco General Hospital

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Construction isunder way on a new, earthquake-safe SanFrancisco General Hospital.

City officials gathered Oct. 22 to breakground on the $887 million project to replacethe city’s only trauma center. The nine-storyhospital will have 284 acute-care beds andbe built among San Francisco General’s his-toric buildings on Potrero Avenue.

Construction begins less than a year after

voters overwhelmingly approved the bondmeasure to fund the project.

It’s expected to open by 2015, the year thestate has set for hospitals to meet seismicupgrade requirements.

Members of the Service EmployeesInternational Union who work at the hospitalalso were on hand for the groundbreaking,protesting recent layoffs and pay cuts.

Southern California DesertHighway Landmark Demolished

DAGGETT, Calif. (AP) A Californiadesert highway landmark is history.

The central tower for the Solar One andSolar Two demonstration projects wasdemolished Nov. 24.

It stood just east of Barstow near Daggettfor nearly three decades and was a familiarsite for interstate travelers headed for LasVegas or Needles.

It hasn’t produced any solar power forabout 10 years. Southern California Edison’s

Paul Phelan said it’s been empty for aboutfour years.

Demolition began in June on the 51-acresite that included more than 1,800 giant mir-rors. The Brea-based firm CSTEnvironmental strapped explosives to two ofthe tower’s legs and brought it down Nov.24.

The projects paved the way for similartechnology to be used on a larger scale andforetold the current solar power gold rush.

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Kenworth T800s Help Bigge Drayage Make Massive MovesWhen your last name is Bigge,

it’s hard to imagine that you’ll doanything small. And in 1916, whenHenry W. Bigge established BiggeDrayage Company, he set the stagefor a company that’s lived up to thename.

“For over 93 years, Bigge hasplayed a critical role in the devel-opment of our country’s infrastruc-ture,” said Gedge Knopf, Biggemajor projects regional sales man-ager. “From handling the originalGolden Gate Bridge girders andtransporting Liberty Ship sectionsduring World War II to handlingmajor components up to andexceeding 1,500 tons in nuclearand refining facilities throughoutthe country, Bigge takes great pridein creatively and safely performingscopes of work that others consid-er impossible.”

Such was the case when the SanLeandro, Calif., company recentlyused two Kenworth T800s to pulland push a 220,000-lb. (99,790kg), 103-ft. (31.4 m) long refineryvessel from Houston to NorthernCalifornia. The super high andwide load required extensive logis-tics and a serpentine route overfarm roads and through townsalong a 3,000-mi. journey coveringseven weeks. Proper gearing andlike specifications allow theKenworth trucks to operate in tan-dem.

“The Kenworths T800s werespec’d with 550-horsepowerengines with retarders, 18-speedtransmissions, 2-speed Eaton rears[rated at 48,000 pounds], 20,000-pound front axles with doubleframes,” said Chuck Beam, Biggeproject superintendent.

The Kenworth T800 pusherwas utilized nearly the entire trip.

“It’s a challenge, and, almostpoetry in motion when having the

two trucks work in concert,” saidBeam. “The lead Kenworth T800is in charge when the load is mov-ing [the drivers use companyradios for communication]. He hasthe responsibility of letting thesnap [pusher] truck know what todo and when to change gears.Quite often, on real tight turns, thesnap truck does most of the workand brings the rear around to theproper position. It’s also the go-tovehicle when we go down hills. Itholds the load back first and thelead truck then assists.”

Kenworth has been the Bigge’struck of choice for heavy hauls fordecades.

“Since I began working at Biggein 1975, every new truck we havebrought into the fleet has been aKenworth,” said Beam, who notedthat the company has 25Kenworths.

“We put a lot of demands on ourtrucks and Kenworth and our deal-er, NorCal Kenworth — Bay Area,has always come through. TheKenworth T800s are robust,durable and can take the strain thatcomes their way when haulingextreme loads. Customers dependon us to handle the big loads, andwe depend on Kenworths to get uswhere we need to be.”

According to Beam, planningthe recent move took three months,and involved closely working withDepartments of Transportation infour states, cities, counties, andevery utility in those areas to getpermits in place.

“It was a long trip, one of thelongest of this type that I’ve beeninvolved with at Bigge. On ourbest day, we covered 220 miles,but a typical day was more like 120miles,” he said. “Since our overalllength was 185 feet, and we were20 feet wide at the rear dollies, it

proved difficult to navigate roads.We had constant height issues,even in remote counties — weneeded 19 feet, 6 inches to clearobstacles. It seemed every townhad stop lights and sets of wiresthat were lower and had to be care-fully slid over the load.

”We had other challenges aswell. The Mogollon Rim inArizona, and Tehachapi Grade inCalifornia both offered grades of 6and 7 percent. The Rim also has a20-miles downhill and requiredour drivers to be synchronized inthe use of the retarders and gearing.If you’re doing it right, you’renever using the brakes. The

retarders should get you down themountain.”

Once the Kenworth T800s andrefinery vessel crested the valleyand the drivers saw the lights of theBay Area, it was as if theKenworths turned from hares totortoises.

“The most difficult challengewas saved for last,” said Beam.“There was a mess of wires, lightsand turns that only allowed us tomove 10 to 15 miles a night. Wehad a whole army of people liftingobstructions, but it was slow going.When we finally arrived at our des-tination, we let out our collectivebreaths. It was a long haul, but a

job well done. I’m proud of ourguys.”

About BiggeBigge Equipment Company

handles worldwide sales of newand used cranes and heavy-liftequipment representing the topcrane manufacturers. Bigge Craneand Rigging Company is one ofthe nation’s largest crane rentalfleets servicing the general con-struction, wind and refinery indus-tries. Bigge Power Constructorsundertakes some of the biggestheavy lifts and oversized moves inthe nuclear power, petrochemicaland civil construction industries.

The Kenworth T800s were spec’d with 550 hp (410 kW) engine with retarders and 18 speed transmissions.

With an overall length of 185 ft. (56 m) and a width of 20 ft. (6 m), there was constant height issues.


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