Flatiron Wins $131 Million in California Highway Contracts.LONGMONT, Colo. -- Flatiron Construction's California subsidiary has been awarded two new contracts totaling $131 million. The largest contract is a $91 million California Department of Transportation The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is a government agency in the U.S. state of California. Its mission is to improve mobility across the state. It manages the state highway system and is actively involved with public transportation systems in California. project to improve the I-238/I-560 and I-880 highways in San Leandro San Leandro (săn lēăn`drō), city (1990 pop. 68,223), Alameda co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1872. Metal, wood, and paper products; chemicals; leather goods; foods and beverages; medical equipment; lighting fixtures; and and Hayward, Calif., about 10 miles south of Oakland. The Department also awarded a $40 million contract to widen I-15 in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , Calif. Flatiron will widen and rehabilitate I-238/I-560 and place rubberized asphalt Rubberized asphalt is pavement material that consists of regular asphalt concrete mixed with crumb rubber -- ground, used tires that would otherwise be discarded or take up space in landfills. concrete overlay along I-880. Improvements include new lane and shoulder construction along I-238/I-560, as well as bridge widening on I-880. Flatiron will also reconstruct the intersection of I-880 at I-238/I-560, widening connector ramps and placing rubberized concrete overlay. Flatiron will widen a total of five bridges, retrofit and widen three bridges Coordinates: Three Bridges is a neighbourhood within the town of Crawley, in the county of West Sussex in England. History , replace two bridges For the neighborhood in New York City, see . Two Bridges is an isolated location in the heart of Dartmoor National Park, in Devon, United Kingdom. It is situated around 2. , construct one new bridge, and perform various other improvements along 4.4 miles of freeway. The contract was awarded on August 17 and is slated for completion in June 2009. Flatiron also won a $40 million contract to widen 1.5 miles of Interstate 15 by constructing managed lanes within the existing freeway median. This project, known as Unit 5, is part of a larger scheme by the California Department of Transportation to construct managed lanes along approximately 20 miles of the interstate. The managed lanes concept uses moveable barriers to open and close lanes as traffic flow changes. The Unit 5 project also includes movable barrier installation along the entire length of the new I-15 managed lanes from Unit 1 to Unit 5. Flatiron has already been awarded and is in various stages of constructing Units 2, 3, and 4. Unit 5 is slated for completion in September 2008. Flatiron Construction Corp., a Royal BAM Bam (bäm), town (1996 pop. 70,100), Kerman prov., SE Iran, on the intermittent Bam River. Located on the western edge of the Dasht-e Lut, Bam is a trade center in a henna-growing region. Dates and other fruits are also grown; camels are raised. Group company, specializes in transportation and heavy civil projects both on a national scale and in local districts. Its experience encompasses major highways, traditional and specialty bridges, toll roads, tunnels, and rail transit projects throughout the United States. Flatiron is consistently ranked among the top bridge and highway builders in North America. |
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