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
Biggest Infrastructure Project in the Nation
112-Year-Old Train Bridge to be Replaced
Editor: Allison Braswell
Since the construction of Portal Bridge in 1910, it has become the busiest rail line in the entire Western Hemisphere. This swing-style rail bridge that spans the Hackensack River from Kearney to Secaucus, NJ has been working on her last legs. One out of seven times the bridge opens, it fails to close properly. Operational issues like this have been the culprit ... Read more
CSXT Railroad chooses OCCI for Bridge Replacement Project
ICE assists with rail bridge support efforts.
Editor: Debbie Reaney
The CSX Transportation Railroad bridge crossing built in 1927, recently required the replacement of its original timber framework where Lizard Creek meets the Tensaw River in Hurricane, AL because timber doesn't have the life span of the more modern steel and concrete methods of construction. OCCI of Fulton, MO was chosen to do the work due to thei ... Read more
Editor: Ashley Steele
The South Alabama Mega Site Project is a $12.5 million dollar plan to expand commerce in Baldwin County, Alabama. This region is the 11th fastest growing metro area in the United States. The 3009 acres (about half the area of JFK Airport) site will allow for growth by way of railroad and Port of Mobile expansions. $5.5 million of the project alone is being utilized on the railroad portion of the project.
The railroad in Bay Minette will receive an on-site rail ... Read more
ICE® stays steady and constant in changing construction plans
ICE® has been onsite at the monumental Southwest Light Rail project since 2019. Although there have been delays in the timeline due to the complexity and changing of construction plans and contract modifications. The completion of the METRO Green Line Extension will include 14.5 miles of double track connecting downtown Minneapolis with five local communities through 16 new stations and structures in a corridor that will sh ... Read more
Comacchio MC8DHT
Editor: Ashley Steele
One in every five bridges of the over5,800 in South Dakota are considered "structurally deficient". The Wasta Rail Bridge in Wasta, South Dakota is no stranger to repair as this unique bridge was relocated by frugal railroad companies dating back to the 1920s.
This unique structure was fused with additional truss bridges from the local area, giving it an exceedingly rare design. History alone has mandated repairing and not replacing the ... Read more
SouthCoast Rail Project- Boston
Editor: Ashley Steele
The SouthCoast Rail project is a multi-phase project which will bring new commuter rail service to the south Boston area towns. These towns have never had commuter access and with this addition it will ease traffic and commuting times. In total, six new commuter stations will be added along with over 36 miles of reconstructed rail lines.
Phase 1 of this project, which is now underway, has been ... Read more
Minneapolis Southwest Light Rail Transit Construction
Editor Alix Bemis
In November 2018, the Lunda/McCrossan joint venture was awarded a contract for the Minnesota Twin Cities Southwest LRT Expansion Project. The light rail service will connect Minneapolis to the towns of St. Louis Park, Hopkins, Minnetonka, Edina, and Eden Prairie. The contract is expected to create 7,500 construction jobs, totaling $350 million in payroll to be infused into the state's economy.
Every segment of ... Read more
Environmental Cleanup with an ICE 33 Vibratory Pile Hammer
Editor Alix Bemis
J. Fletcher Creamer & Son is a nationally recognized top infrastructure contractor serving businesses, government agencies & utility companies.
As part of an environmental cleanup project at an old factory site in Jersey City, NJ, they drove up to 40' long PZ-27 and AZ-40 sheeting for cofferdams using the ICE® Model 33 Vibratory Pile Driver and Extractor (also known as a Pile Hammer).
Among the man ... Read more
