Location: Fowlerville W.B. I-96 - Handy Township, MI Concrete Contractor: Florence Cement Company Design Engineer: Comprehensive Engineering Architect: Schley Nelson Architects Owners: Michigan State Police/Michigan Department of Technology Management & Budget
The I-96 Michigan State Police Westbound Station Bypass Lane was bid through the Department of Technology, Management and Budget. The project consisted of removing and replacing the MSP weigh station ramp and adding a bypass lane along with a Weigh-in-Motion scale. Florence bid the project as a Lump-Sum all-inclusive project, with no itemized units.
Florence Cement Company produced over 4,000 cubic yards of concrete for the project using a portable batch plant located at the Fowlerville Fair Grounds. Florence used a 16 foot wide Gomaco slipform paver to lay down the 10.5-inch concrete on four different mainline pours and five days of miscellaneous concrete pours, which included curb and gutter, sidewalk, and specialized concrete divider.
Even with the cement and supply chain shortages, Florence still completed the concrete portion of work in only nine days. The project included a Weigh-in-Motion scale pit, which had to be poured in two phases, with special reinforcement. The concrete divider was poured in one pour with the raised "chevron" island. This new scale and bypass lane will stand up to the heavy truck loadings that utilize this nicely renovated facility.
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