The Critical Path

651 Scraper and D8L + Cut Boss "I don't see all this excess dirt you keep talking about," the District Engineer growled as he stood in front of my desk. He was referring to the claim that I had filed against the Highway Department concerning the balance of earthwork on the project. The history behind the claim went back to before this project had even been awarded to Sundt Corp. The project that connected to the south end of my project was performed by another contractor

Due to the water flowing down the creek and the restrictions placed by the Forest Service, setting the +/- 100 ft long bridge girders on the NB Deer Creek bridge called for a specialty operation that included approximately 6 separate synchronized crane maneuvers to safely move the 50+ ton girders from the truck to the bridge abutments. One crane is on top of the roadway and the other is in the bottom of the creek. Before reading further, imagine trying to carry a bucket of w

I plan to post a series of historical stories about the highway that was once a ribbon of death in the State of Arizona. History: Prior to 1950 to travel from Phoenix to Payson, you had to drive through Apache Junction, take the Bush Highway along the lower Salt River to Saguaro Lake and then take highway 87 to Payson. In the early 1950's the County negotiated a deal to build a section of highway across tribal land to make a direct route from Mesa to the Saguaro lake turnof

How an agency oversight roped us in! Arizona SR87 - Rye section.. This 5 mile project was in open range with just barbed wire keeping the cows off the road. Clearing for the new right of way fencing required making temporary gates in the existing fence and yes a few times the clever range cows were able to sneak in and munch on the shoulder grass. But we quickly herded them back to their side, no harm. The Rancher's house was on the West side of the road on the banks of D