Location: BUSHA HIGHWAY TO RIVER ROAD - MARYSVILLE, MI Contractor: Florence Cement Company Supplier: Protocon Ready Mix Design Engineer: BMJ Engineers & Surveyors Owner: City of Marysville
Although small in size and relatively simple in scope, what made the Huron Boulevard pavement repair project special was the coordination and timeliness to complete the project with minimal disruption. To achieve this, the Florence team worked very closely with the primary business, a large Chrysler facility located about mid-way through the roadway stretch being rehabilitated.
Florence chose to complete the project in two full-width closures, half of the job at a time, to allow incoming and outgoing truck traffic continued access to the Chrysler plant. Their crews saw cut and removed deteriorated areas of concrete over the 16-foot-wide lanes and placed over 500 cubic yards of concrete in the 10-inch-thick repair areas. Direct placement from Protocon’s ready-mix trucks assisted the finishing crews, who used a roller screed to strike off the surface and achieve a smooth ride on the patches.
The full closure of the roadway also ensured that crews remained safe during construction, without live traffic having to pass through and near workers who were trying to accomplish their work. The result is a good-looking extension of life for this durable roadway that will continue to serve this busy area in Marysville.
