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• 2004 Project Highlights
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SR 127, Central Ferry to Church Hill Road
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Whitman County
This project is located on SR 127 starting at Central Ferry/Snake River Bridge and proceeds north towards Dusty and ends approximately 25 miles Southwest of Colfax. We resurfaced eight miles of SR 127 with hot mix asphalt and updated the existing guardrail and highway signing. Whitman County partnered with us in widening the roadway leading into the Central Ferry port area.
The service life of the existing roadway has been extended and drivers now have a smoother ride. Roadway widening at the Central Ferry Port District eliminates the need for semi truck and trailer units to wait on SR 127 while truck traffic from the Port District enters the SR 127 roadway.
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Engineer's Estimate:
$1,326,466
Contractor's bid amount: $1,248,947
Anticipated final payment to contractor: $1,199,866 (96.07% of Bid)
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Construction Summary
We built this project according to the plans with five minor changes that did not greatly impact the project. Changes included erosion control materials, slope rock specifications, guardrail anchors, fencing and fill material. These added $15,847 to the cost of the project. These changes were discovered early in the project, except for the additional guardrail work. That modification was realized during the paving operations. It required additional time to correct due to the conflicts of the two operations working in the same location. An important component of the contract was the scheduling of the work to accommodate grain harvest traffic to the nearby river port facilities.
One of the challenges on this project was that it was located in an area where cell phone reception was minimal. The remote location made telephone contact with support people for both WSDOT and the contractor somewhat difficult. Despite this problem, communication between the contractor, WSDOT on-site personnel, and the home offices was very good. Weekly meetings were held on-site to discuss the work in progress, upcoming work, and other construction issues. These meetings helped form a very good working relationship between WSDOT and Transtate.
Both parties strived to maintain a safe environment for the inspectors, the contractors work crews, and for the public that passed through the work area. The contractor produced a quality project with minimal impacts to traffic and the surrounding environment.
Contractor
Transtate Paving Co.
P.O. Box 2738
Tri-Cities, WA 99302-2738
509-547-9511
John L. Askin V.P./G.M.
WSDOT Contact
Bob Hilmes, Project Engineer
509-324-6232
email hilmesb@wsdot.wa.gov
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