Specialist firm Jones Contracting Corporation won the contract for paving nearly 4km of county road adjacent to the Lee County Fairgrounds in Iowa earlier this year. The firm knew meeting the schedule would be critical as the road would be a crucial link for the upcoming county fair. Some 15,000 people were expected.
The project schedule established by Lee County was for the work to be completed in 35 working days. However, Jones Contracting completed it in just 25 ½ days.
The project, along the Business Route of County Road 218, ran from just north of the town of Donnellson to the county fairgrounds, then jumped to the south of the town. Overall, it included 3.8km of 102mm concrete overlay on top of the existing asphalt roadway, as well as 10 driveways and installation of new shoulders. The work was done in May, ahead of the heaviest heat of summer when the heated asphalt of the existing pavement might be problematic.
For the Lee County Overlay Project, both of the company’s Power Paver SF-1700 and SF-2700 slipform pavers were used. The company also has a TC-2700 texture/curing machine and a Power Curber 5700-D curb and gutter machine.
Upon completion of the job, Jones Contracting only had to grind the concrete at three headers, indicating that the concrete was smooth and required minimal reworking.
The company has been in business for ten years, and Patrick selected Power Pavers for his choice of machinery early on. “We’re extremely happy with Power Pavers. They are really great people to work with. They are located just up the road in Cedar Falls, so getting parts is easy,” said Patrick, adding, “And the machines they build are reliable and built to last.”
