The Port Project of the Century
Editor: Allison Braswell
The expansion of the Port of Veracruz in Mexico is the most significant port project to take place in the region within the past 100 years. The Port of Veracruz is the country's oldest, largest, and most vital port, which moves materials like automobiles, agricultural bulk, mineral bulk, and petroleum. Proposed in the late 1990s, the MXN $70 billion (USD $3.69 billion, about $11 per person in the US) project prompts for new bre ... Read more
Driven Pile is Creating a Better Tomorrow
METRO Green Line Extension, SWLRT (Southwest Light Rail Project)
METRO Green Line Extension, known to some as SWLRT (Southwest Light Rail Project), is an investment into the future of Minnesota's growing economy. This Extension not only supplies a connection between cities, but it enables the sprawling workforce further access to jobs from across Minnesota, building local economies, and enabling reliable transportation for thousa ... Read more
Shrewsbury River Bridge Replacement
Editor: Allison Braswell
One of the two emergency evacuation routes in Rumson, NJ utilized in times of flooding and coastal storms is deemed unsafe for use. The Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge stretches over the Shrewsbury River between the Borough of Rumson and the Borough of Sea Bright in Monmouth County, NJ. Built in 1950, the drawbridge's structural and functional limitations do not meet today's design standards and is ... Read more
ICE® 50B Protects the Environment
Cofferdam at Casco Bay
Editor: Allison Braswell
Over 80% of lobsters sold in the USA come from the adjacent waters of Maine. The state's lobster harvesters bring in more than 100 million pounds (about 45359200 kg) of lobster per year, mostly at Casco Bay--an inlet busy with commercial fishing vessels, cargo ships, and cruise liners. North of the bay is Back Cove, where there is a loop trail offering grand views of the city skyline ... Read more
Editor: Debbie Reaney
Just offshore of Cleveland, Ohio, over 1,800 ft below Lake Erie, lies an incredible feat of engineering. The Cargill's Salt Mines are 12 square miles of tunnels which provide 4 million tons of rock salt during the winter months. Ohio is the 5th largest producer of rock salt in the country, with the Cleveland mine producing the most in the state.
Once the salt is mined from below the lake, it is brought up to factories where it is processed on c ... Read more
MODOT I-70 Rocheport Bridge Replacement
Editor: Ashley Steele
"The Rocheport Bridge is a Continuous two-span subdivided Warren through truss bridge over Missouri River and the Katy trail on Interstate70 (I-70), west of Columbia and south of Rocheport in Boone and Cooper County, Missouri. The I-70 Rocheport Bridge is a 3,018-foot bridge constructed in 1960 and underwent extensive rehabilitation in 1993". According to the MODOT.org website.
When you read about the great stat ... Read more
The ICE® 50B helps to install stronger dolphins for barges!
Editor: Ashley Steele
Barge foundation structures throughout the Midwestern rivers are decaying. Known as a dolphin, in the marine construction world, these are man-made structures that are not connected to any other support formation. They are loaded with barges which carry goods, allowing for ease of access by ships to efficiently load and move cargo down the river.
The Ohio River h ... Read more
Returning to drive to the finish
In October of 2021, APC Construction began the foundation work for a temporary dock to be used during construction of the new grand ferry terminal. APC used an ICE® 50B Vibratory Driver / Extractor, paired with the ICE® tier four (environmentally friendly) 580T Power Unit to drive caissons for a temporary dock for the ferry during the complex construction. The temporary dock, found in front of the Audubon Aquarium, served its purpose throughout all const ... Read more
