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So far, this season has treated us very well. The crews
are extremely busy and it appears that they are going to
remain that way until the weather no longer permits us
to work.
As usual, there are several people in the
Manatts organization to whom we owe thanks. Phil and
his crew brought their mill into Muscatine and did a lot
of work in a very short period of time. The City
Inspector was extremely impressed with the quality of
their work. Brian Wacha came to Durant with his mill
August 12th
after surviving “one of those days.” Brian and his crew
cleaned up some unsightly spots and did an excellent job
of it. Thanks to the entire Newton Milling Division for
quality work and on-time delivery.
Mr. Jim Bim has also been added to our
speed dial for equipment support when needed. He has
been a lifesaver on multiple occasions.
Larry Senger and his crew began the year
on I-80 with a challenging night-time CRS-2 project.
They proceeded northwest to O'Brien County for some
CRS-2 work under more favorable conditions. Soon they
will be headed back to O'Brien County for about twenty
days to complete that project.
Larry Sammon’s crew is currently in
Dubuque County and will soon be heading to Jackson
County. Poweshiek County and Scott County will be next
on their long list of things to complete before the end
of the season.
Randy recently acquired a substantial
project in the City of West Des Moines. Two crews will
be busy for quite a while on an extensive PCC joint
sealing project let by a city with more PCC maintenance
work than the I.D.O.T.
Terry is back in Durant, completing Phase
II of the
Durant City Street Improvement Project.
He can almost see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Each day we move a bit closer to completion.
The process of formal education that took
place in the winter months has become evident in the
quality work completed by the HMA crew this summer. A
project completed in July on Iowa Avenue for the City of
Muscatine turned out beautifully. An 8500 ton project
let by HON ALLSTEEL in Muscatine resulted in some of our
finest work yet. Brian Armstrong and Jeff Herington,
the crew’s primary leadership, have the HMA show running
smoothly. We are looking forward to finishing out this
season with one of our best production years in recent
history.
Thank you, again, for all of your help!
We wish you all a SAFE and productive season!
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