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Alabama Department ofTransportation (ALDOT) crews arebusy constructing a new interchange

near Huntsville that could be a major economic boost for thearea. When completed, the project will provide motorists fullaccess to and from I-565 to Madison Boulevard and CountyLine Road. The interchange will mean an easier drive forMadison residents commuting to Huntsville and RedstoneArsenal, and encourage business development along CountyLine Road.

“There’s property in three quadrants of the intersection inthe city of Madison and the city of Huntsville that will ben-efit from improved access to I-565 that could enhance theirdevelopment opportunities and expand the tax revenues forthe cities,” said Johnny Harris, ALDOT division engineer.“The city of Madison, Limestone County and the city ofHuntsville have undeveloped property in their respectivejurisdictions that will be greatly enhanced for development,once an all-direction interchange is in place. The congestionassociated with the current Wall-Triana/I-565 intersection in

the city of Madison will be reduced, as well.” Drivers in the city of Madison and Limestone and

Madison counties will have another access point aside fromWall Triana Highway, which currently experiences heavytraffic. The interchange construction will include buildingadditional ramps to the existing underpass and relocating aportion of Madison Boulevard.

As traffic continues to increase along County Line Roaddue to growing business in the area, the interchange will help

New Interchange to Boost Huntsville Area Economy

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Crews Put Down Asphalt, Prepare to Install Overhead Signs

reduce the amount of traffic and create anaccess point for nearby new developments.The project will serve countless motoristsand residents using the I-565 corridor. Reed Contracting Services Inc. of

Huntsville is serving as general contractor. “We’re responsible for all the grading and

drainage work, as well as the paving,” saidTim Mayhall, project manager. “We willperform 80 to 85 percent of all the work onthis project, which is about 40 percent com-plete. All drainage has been installed, 75 per-cent of the grading has been performed andabout five percent of the paving has beenperformed.”Crews are putting down asphalt and

preparing to install overhead signs. In addi-tion, the signage for the project, much of theasphalt course, permanent stabilization, finalgrading and striping of roadways have yet tobe carried out. Crews also have to deal withthree sinkholes, discovered near southboundCounty Line Road to the eastbound I-65ramp alignment, which had to be investigat-ed and addressed. This resulted in an overrunof approximately $600,000, to date.“The sinkholes didn’t affect the project

schedule,” Mayhall said. “Of course, had wenot encountered them, I’m sure we would befurther along than we are, but we’re stillahead of schedule. The sinkholes were exca-vated to bed rock and filled in with rip rapand flowable fill concrete.”Many different types and models of

equipment have been used on the project.For excavation, crews have used John Deertractors and pans, as well as track excavatorsand articulated trucks. The stone installationunder the asphalt layers requires Caterpillarmotorgraders and rollers. In addition, pavingmachines and steel drum rollers are beingused.

A total of 231,554 cu. yds. (117,035 cu m)of dirt has to be moved, which has been asubstantial part of the company’s work.Materials used on the job include 48,000tons (43,544 t) of stone, 1,500 ft. (457 m) ofdrainage, 2,500 cu. yds. (1,911 cu m) of con-crete and approximately 64,000 tons (58,059t) of asphalt.“Work started before all the land acquisi-

tions were made, and before all the utilitieshad been relocated,” said Mayhall. “We hadto work around the land acquisition and theexisting utilities. Some of the utilities stillremain in place, and we are waiting for themto be relocated to date. The most time con-suming and trickiest part will be to get all theasphalt installed per the many typicals thatare called for within the project plans.” Local elected officials joined Alabama

Gov. Robert Bentley and area citizens at theproject’s groundbreaking, applauding thework getting underway to help alleviate con-

gestion. The project has been discussed foryears, although Harris said work is on sched-ule, now that work is finally under way.“Early on in project development, we had

some design changes to avoid some historicproperty that caused the letting date to beadjusted out further than originally planned.However, after completing the final design,right-of-way acquisition and utility reloca-tion became the controlling factors on thetime line for the project to be bid for con-struction, and there were only minor delaysassociated with these activities.”Work on the 17-month project began in

December 2013. Harris said the low bid forconstruction was $9.4 million, which wasmuch lower than expected. The highly antic-ipated project is being funded by 90 percentfederal funds and matched by 10 percent cityof Madison funds. So far, the weather has cooperated for the

most part, although temperatures were lower

than normal for a few months.“We did experience a fairly severe cold

winter season,” said Harris. “However, Idon’t think it hampered progress significant-ly. The normal wet winter weather also hasnot significantly impacted progress.”In mid-January, the Exit 7 ramp of

Interstate 565 East and a portion of MadisonBoulevard west of County Line Road wereclosed for approximately nine months.Motorists were warned to expect reducedwork zone speed limits and closures of serv-ices roads, ramps, lanes and shoulders. Mosthave responded well to the closure and havemade adjustments to their driving patterns. “They have the option to use Madison

Boulevard to go east to Wall-TrianaBoulevard and access I-565 east or west,”Harris said. “They can stay on MadisonBoulevard and continue east. They canaccess old SR-20 from County Line Roadnorth of Madison Boulevard and proceedwest to Greenbriar Road to access I-565 atthe Greenbriar Road Interchange.“Safety is always a priority with the

Department,” Harris said. “All traffic controldevices are inspected daily by project per-sonnel to ensure they are maintained in goodworking order and that all electronic mes-sage boards are functioning properly.” The project constructs two additional

ramps at the current County Line Road over-pass to allow for southbound County LineRoad traffic to turn east on I-565 and toallow westbound I-565 traffic to exit toCounty Line Road and Madison Boulevard.Madison Boulevard intersection withCounty Line Road will be shifted to thenorth to allow for the westbound I-565 exitramp to loop around to intersect with CountyLine Road.ALDOT provides project management to

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ALDOT photoThe sinkholes have resulted in an overrun of approxi-mately $600,000, to date.

ALDOT photoMaterials used on the job include 48,000 tons (43,544 t)of stone.

ALDOT photoCrews have to deal with three sinkholes, discovered near southbound County LineRoad to the eastbound I-65 ramp alignment, which had to be investigated andaddressed.

ALDOT photoThe sinkholes were excavated to bed rock and filled inwith rip rap and flowable fill concrete, according toTim Mayhall, project manager.

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Sandvik Appoints Dealerof Surface Drills for Ala.

Sandvik Construction has appointed Crusher Works as the official distrib-utor of its surface drills line servicing the needs of its customers in Alabama.

Crusher Works will not only be supplying a comprehensive range ofSandvik surface drills, but also will be providing full aftersales support, spareparts and dedicated customer service.

“Crusher Works’s experience as a very successful distributor of mobilecrushing and screening equipment is a testament to their very strong customerfocus and knowledge of the quarrying industry,” said Avery Martin, businessline manager, Surface Drills, USA. “Sandvik is pleased to introduce them nowas our newest distributor for surface drills in the state of Alabama.”

Crusher Works, based in Bessemer, Ala., was founded in 2000 and has serv-iced the needs of mobile crushers and screeners in Alabama, Georgia,Mississippi, Tennessee and the panhandle of Florida for more than 14 years.Upon being appointed official dealers of the surface drills line, Neil McCoy,president, said: “We are proud to be taking on the Sandvik drill line, allowingCrusher Works to provide a more complete offering of mobile equipment tothe quarry industry in Alabama.”

In addition to aftersales support, Crusher Works’s surface drills customerbase will benefit from financing options from Sandvik Finance.

For more information, visit www.crusherworks.com or www.construc-tion.sandvik.com.

(This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s Website at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)

Interchange Opens Huntsville to Major Business Opportunitiesensure that the contractor meets thecontract specifications, and paymentsare computed correctly to the contrac-tor. The work is considered a mid-range project, and is being performedwith no major complications.

Troy Trulock, the mayor ofMadison has been a proponent of thenew interchange for years, and islooking forward to its completion nextyear.

“The city of Madison currentlyonly has one access point onto I-565east and west, and that’s through theWall Triana interchange,” saidTrulock. “That creates traffic jams andincreased commute times as citizensand businesses try to access I-565. Asecond interchange will provide fasteraccess to I-565, shorter commutetimes, and increase business interestalong County Line Road.”

Boeing Co. is reportedly consider-ing nearby Huntsville as a potentiallocation to build its new 777X passen-ger jet, and officials believe the newinterchange is a key selling point.Trulock also said other companiesseem interested in relocating to thearea, due to the large lots of undevel-

oped land. “Business interest has significantly

increased along County Line Roadwith the construction of the new inter-change, which will support businessand residential growth in the cities ofMadison and Huntsville, as well asMadison County and LimestoneCounty,” said Trulock. “It’s a big proj-ect for all of the team members, andwill support economic growththroughout this corridor for the next15 to 20 years.”

Trulock said there are mixed emo-tions, as with any road constructionproject.

“I often tell audiences, ‘the goodnews is that we are under construc-tion; the bad news is that we are underconstruction’. I think of road construc-tion as similar to minor surgery on ashoulder or knee. You know it’s need-ed; yet the surgery and six-monthrecovery can be painful. But, in thelong run, you will be much better off.”

The new interchange is scheduledto open in May 2015.

(This story also can be found onConstruction Equipment Guide’s Website at www.constructionequipment-guide.com.) CEG

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Sandvik Construction has appointed Crusher Works as the official distributor of its surfacedrills line servicing the needs of its customers in Alabama.

Reed Contracting Services photoA total of 231,554 cu. yds. (117,035 cu m) of dirt has to be moved.

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