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Ranger North Improving Major Roadways
(3rd Quarter 2006)
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Top and Above: Loader Operator Joseph
Gould, Dozer Operator Dean Lowe and Roller Operator Tim Tavares
move, spread and compact dirt on one of two Ranger US-27 widening
projects underway in Clermont, FL. In the background is the
226-ft. tall Citrus Tower, a Central Florida landmark since 1956. |
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Hoe
Operator Billy Harris works with a structure subcontractor
building a dissipater box for drainage. |
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Grader Operator Kenny Morris
repositions the equipment for another grading pass. |
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The
hilly terrain in Central Florida required erosion control measures
beyond the original project specifications. |
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Ranger Survey Crew Member Josh Christ, with assistance from Finish
Roller Operator Jan Puskarik, pack the equipment after measuring
elevations for a drainage structure on one of
the US-27 projects. |
A number of substantial
Florida highway projects at Ranger North are nearing completion or have
been completed recently.
The division’s I-4 widening job in Volusia County, which used
computerized lift-and-move bridge-replacement technology, is progressing
smoothly and should be completed on schedule in early 2007.
Excellent progress is also being made on a $19 million federally
assisted project on SR-520 in Orange County. Ranger is widening seven
miles of highway, adding a median and completing drainage work. The
project is more than halfway finished.
Recently completed projects at Ranger North include a $27 million FDOT
contract to widen I-95 to six lanes from US-92 to just north of SR-40 in
Volusia County.
Also finished is a $25 million FDOT project on I-4 in Osceola County.
Ranger widened a section to six lanes between the Polk County line and
US-192. The contract included median and drainage work.
Ranger also has successfully completed a $6 million Osceola County
project to reconstruct, widen and realign sharp curves along a portion
of Ham Brown Rd.
In Orange County, Ranger crews have completed over $16 million in work
for the county. Ranger widened CR-535 near the Disney center from two to
four lanes. The project required significant coordination with
utilities, as well as landscaping and lighting work.
Ranger also milled and resurfaced five miles of SR-528 (Beachline
Expressway), providing median work, grading and traffic rail retrofits.
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