FDOT Projects Top The List For Ranger
Central
(1st
/ 2nd Quarter 2007)
As
summer gets into full gear, Ranger Central is hard at work
improving the roadways of central and south Florida.
In April, the division began a $3.5 million FDOT
project to mill and resurface a 2.2-mile segment of SR-A1A
between SR-80 (Southern Boulevard) and SR-704 (Royal Palm Way)
in Palm Beach County.
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SR-80 at I-95 - Ranger Construction’s
Central Division recently completed resurfacing a section of
SR-80 (Southern Blvd., below, looking west) including lane
work on I-95 (above, looking south) in south Florida. |
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A portion of the project will pass through
downtown Palm Beach, challenging the project team to work around
motorists, pedestrians and existing utilities in the
right-of-way. The project includes drainage improvements and the
addition of mast arms for traffic signals.
In another county project, Ranger Central has started a $1.8
million job
to widen a bridge on Prosperity Farms Road. The crew will push
hard to get most of the work done to minimize disruption to
residents and a nearby school. The division will also make
improvements to the intersection of Royal Palm Beach and Orange
Boulevards for $1.5 million.
Ranger Central has also begun a $1.6 million contract from the
FDOT for various projects in Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River
counties, and a $1.2 million resurfacing contract with St. Lucie
County. This is the third year in a row that the division has
won these contracts.
In July, Ranger Central is starting two Brevard County jobs, a
$2.1 million FDOT project to mill and resurface five miles of
US-1 and a $1.4 million project to reconstruct the intersection
of Fiske Road and Barnes Boulevard in Rockledge. The team will
also add turning lanes, curb and gutter.
In the private sector, Ranger Central has started an exceptional
site development and paving project at the 800-acre Sundance
Trails Ranch in Okeechobee County. By the time work is completed
this fall, crews will have excavated and graded 500,000 cu. yds.
of dirt and paved six miles of roadway. This is Ranger Central’s
first project with Rosen Associates Development, Inc.
In November, Ranger Central celebrated the completion of the
Indian River Drive emergency slope repairs project after
two-and-a-half years of work on approximately 13.5 miles of
road. The project teams worked seven days a week, from sunrise
to sundown, to repair the damage from 2004 Hurricanes Frances
and Jeanne. Ranger Central completed the $17.5 million project
for St. Lucie County one day early.
