Ranger North Improving Major Roadways
(3rd Quarter 2006)
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.
Hoe Operator Billy Harris works with a structure subcontractor building a dissipater box for drainage.
Grader Operator Kenny Morris repositions the equipment for another grading pass.
The hilly terrain in Central Florida required erosion control measures beyond the original project specifications.
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 divisions 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.