Construction Magazine November 2014 | Page 173

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I-395 Northbound Widening Retaining Wall Work
computer above ground and send info regarding the underlying utility . This includes how many feet down it is , what utility it is , and what type of pipe it is . All guesswork is removed , thus making future identification of utilities below ground convenient , safe , and reliable .
Community Impact and Influence Though the construction for the I-395 project will take some time and require cooperation and patience from the surrounding community , Archer Western is doing everything they can to make it a smooth transition period while the construction work is underway .
“ Our construction has not had a big impact on traffic because we were able to shift the three existing lanes to establish our work zone , while maintaining traffic on all three . When we do have to take lanes on a short term basis we ’ re taking them at night in off-peak hours . Because of these efforts , we ’ re really not interfering with the peak traffic flows at all ,” says Quinlan .
Long term , with the new fourth lane of traffic there is naturally going to be increased traffic noise , therefore noise barrier walls
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