CONSTRUCTION
DEMANDS DURABLE BOBCAT
LEFT: A Bobcat excavator and compact track loader work in tandem along new pavement for Interstate 15. RIGHT: A T650 compact track loader helps with rough grading along a new bridge embankment. BELOW: Mark Hagel, equipment supervisor for Ames Construction.
BOBCAT COMPACT EXCAVATORS AND LOADERS LIVE UP TO THEIR REPUTATION ON A 26-MILE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT NEAR SALT LAKE CITY; KEEP CREWS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
In what could arguably be the most substantial infrastructure project currently taking place in the United States, a team of Bobcat®
skid-steer
and compact track loaders, compact excavators and attachments are dotting a 26-mile stretch of Interstate 15 that is under construction.
Mark Hagel is the equipment supervisor for Ames Construction — a member of Provo River Constructors (PRC) — and equipment manager for PRC. PRC is a collection of local, regional and national contractors and engineers who are working together to reconstruct I-15 for the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT). The project is called I-15 Corridor Expansion, or CORE for short. Hagel has more than 30 years of experience with Ames Construction, based out of Burnsville, Minn., and is very knowledgeable about what equipment his crews need to complete their day-to-day jobs.
According to Hagel, nearly three dozen Bobcat machines are operated daily to
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assist with the $1.3 billion I-15 CORE project in Utah County. Specialized compact equipment, including multiple mini excavators and skid-steer and compact track loaders coupled with attachments, work effi ciently alongside larger earthmoving machines.
Improved infrastructure
Nestled between the Wasatch and Oquirrh mountain ranges in Utah County is a rapidly growing metropolitan area. Utah County is considered one of the fastest developing counties in the United States. It lies just south of Salt Lake County, and Provo is its largest city. More than 20 percent of the entire state’s
population lives in Utah County, and it’s expected to grow by more than 125,000 residents by 2020.
I-15 CORE
With the needed infrastructure improvements and additions, UDOT began I-15 CORE in spring 2010 and project that it will be complete by December 2012. It is certainly one of the largest and busiest construction sites in the United States. More than 1,600 people work on the construction and management teams.
The I-15 CORE project will address long-term transportation needs for the growing area. It will add two travel
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