There’s no stopping the momentum at our GO 10 project in El Paso.
Late last month, Sundt crews and subcontractors worked for 25 consecutive hours to perform major road reconstruction on a stretch of eastbound Intestate 10 between Sunland Park Drive and Executive Center Boulevard. Work included connection of a storm drain system that ran under the interstate’s existing main lanes to accommodate new structures being installed at the intersection of I-10 and Sunland Park.
In addition to our work, one of our subcontractors demolished half of the US 85 bridge that connects I-10 and Paisano Drive. The demolition allows for a new seven-span bridge connecting the new collector distributor lanes and the Border Highway West under construction by another joint venture.
Concrete pothole repairs were also performed under closure of the eastbound I-10 lanes to allow crews to safely repair damaged sections of the interstate without working adjacent to traffic. The closure redirected motorists onto city streets to allow access to downtown El Paso. Two traffic control crews, 27 off-duty police officers and more than 10 Sundt supervisors were involved to safely install the work in less time than anticipated.
Our crews also set concrete girders on a new seven-span bridge that connects Paisano Drive to the I-10 main lanes. The structure, part of the project’s critical path, has been under construction adjacent to and over existing interstate traffic. For the past several months, crews have worked to install drilled shaft foundations, temporary soil nail walls, 35-foot-plus tall columns and bent caps to allow the beam setting. In addition to the concrete beams, steel girders are being erected simultaneously at night to essentially build the structure from the outside in.
