Ranger Construction Earns Best In Construction Award
(3rd Quarter 2010)
Celebrating Ranger Constructions Best In Construction award from the Florida Transportation Builders Association the second one in four years for Ranger’s North Division, this time for work on SR-414 in Orange County are project team members, the engineering consultant, and state and association officials. Seated L-R: Ranger Project Superintendent Charles Geiger, Project Manager Scott Fowler and Scheduling Engineer Lisa Jones; and Scott Leware of Leware Construction. Standing L-R: Ricky Langley of DRMP (CEI); Ranger Foreman Scott Dickson and Area Manager Pete Scholer; FTBA President Bonnie Rimmel; FDOT Secretary Stephanie C. Kopelousos; Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authoritys Ben Dreiling; FHWA Division Administrator Martin C. Knopp; and FDOT Chief Engineer Brian Blanchard. (Photo provided by FTBA)
Ranger Central, South Team Up On $37 Million I-595 Contract
(3rd Quarter 2010)
A major South Florida corridor is getting a $1.2 billion makeover and Rangers Central and South Divisions are key players on a $37 million segment of the work.
Under its largest public-private partnership to date, the state awarded a design-build-finance-operate-maintain contract to concessionaire I-595 Express to widen 10.5 miles of I-595 and add three reversible, variable-toll express lanes between the eastbound and westbound lanes. The work includes upgrades to SR-84, which runs tightly alongside I-595.
Rangers contract covers Segment D, about 2.5 miles that connect with Floridas Turnpike, US-441/SR-7, and I-95. The Central Division is handling grading and utilities, overseen by V.P. Miguel Correa, who led the successful bidding effort, while Ranger South is providing the asphalt and paving services.
Work on Segment D started in June and is scheduled for completion by the end of 2013. Including work by other contractors, the makeover will be finished in 2014.
Handling 180,000 cars a day, I-595 connects with I-75 and the Sawgrass Expressway to the west, while providing access to Ft. Lauderdale International Airport and Port Everglades to the east.
System Lets Equipment Phone Home
(3rd Quarter 2010)
Sharpe Bros. Lead Mechanic Danny Primm chats with consultant Mark Lucas about Product Link, which is installed on Vecellio Group equipment to wirelessly send details to management when a component needs attention. (Photo by Carl Thiemann)