Here are some pictures from GA. Interstate highway construction. Most are of or taken from my grader(s). 2007 12M and 2004 140H Had to use imagination here to grade a narrow spot. There may be a better way, but it worked for me. Ooops, pulled a few clods there.
We've accumulated a massive stockpile of dirt. We ran out of space so we had to go vertical. No one knows whats going to happen to all of it! And a huge amount of old roadway. Broken concrete 3D GPS/LPS control box in 12M
Crusher Arrives. Pretty neat, separates dirt, metal, and product into separate piles Might as well move it once to the fill. Great material, get some water in it and roll it well, becomes hard as the concrete it was. Excellent road base, we use it under our actual base, where dirt would be if the material around here wasn't so horrible.
After the crusher leaves, we still have a huge pile of dirt, and also a huge pile of crushed concrete. This was the same area about a year ago. Even here there is ~15ft. of dirt already placed here. Large section of dirt subgrade ready to dump rock. Eventually the centerline barrier wall and lights will be above these inlets.
At least it got covered before the rain came. My 12M on delivery day, early AM. Looked nice but I had no idea what I was getting myself into. It's been a love/hate relationship. Starting to settle in after 3700 hrs. But I still switch back and forth between that 140H and this one. One doesn't help the other so I figure its best to stay sharp on both!
WoW, GPS that looks like a great job to be working on, Interstate has a couple nice jobs going now in Michigan and last year they did a job on I-69 just west of Port Huron MI and they had a couple of new 14M out there. what road is this job on I-75 ?? and great pics too.
Where in GA is that? Which interstate?
I-75 in GA will never be finished!!
This is a short realignment and reconstruction on I-185 from Columbus into Ft. Benning
Are those graders brand new? They don't seem to have a speck of dirt on them. Looks like nice work you guys are doing out there
Thanks tippatone, we're trying to make it nice, but its been a tough job. Poorly planned by the D.O.T. These graders are not new except for the last photo. That was the day it was delivered. The 12M was delivered Dec. 2007 and has ~3700hrs. The 140H is a 2004 Model with ~8400 hrs.
Yea tell me about the GDOT. They are just getting the downtown connector repaved only after pressure from the capital.
Nice pictures..thanks for sharing!
Nice pictures of CAT 140H motor grader, thanks for your share
This is a great thread GPSGrader, thanks for showing us, just wonder do you have any photos of the paving operations ??