Underground Construction Co., Inc. has recently completed a joint
trench project for SBC and Comcast in November 2003. The job consisted of
approximately one and a half miles of installation of under ground facilities
to enable above ground lines to be removed.
The majority of the work was on the highly congested Green Valley Road.
Work hours were restricted to six hours a day. By the time traffic control
was set up and trenching operations began, it was time for us to clean up
and be off the road by 3:00 pm. |
The crew placed approximately 28,000 feet of different size ducts, 30
manholes and vaults ranging in size from 17 x 30 inches to 5 x 10 feet.
The crew developed a close working relationship with the El Dorado County
Department of Transportation, since the project was constructed in and along
a road in their jurisdiction. Future plans to widen the road and construct
sidewalks required strict control during construction. It has been a challenging
project, to say the least.
The project was under the watchful eyes of Project Manager Dan Harvey
and Superintendent Bob Roberts. The original |
foremen on this project were Jesus Ochoa and William Smith (Smitty).
Jesus was later transferred to another project and Foreman Jose Lopez-Ceja
took over. While Smitty had taken care of setting all the boxes, pads, and
working on laterals, Jesus and then Jose placed the entire main line trench.
In addition to all the work going on, we hired a number of new employees
for this project. This meant that along with completing the project in a
safe and timely manner, Bob, Smitty, Jesus and Jose were also busy teaching
the new employees as they went. It has been a positive learning experience
for all involved. |
