As indicated in the previous post, I found several new areas to observe progress on construction of the 'US 311 Bypass' from Spencer Road to US 220, that I decided to break this report into two parts, and will do the same on my web page later this week. I. Design-Build Project from Spencer Road to US 220, Due to Open in Late 2012: A. Spencer Road This is the beginning of the Design-Build contract won by Barnhill Construction last year. The first photo looks back at the end of the previous contract: The water truck is there I believe to water the cleared roadbeds to prevent too much dust from blowing around. Believe me, it happens, Weekend watering, I guess, is not in the contract. The photo below looks south from Spencer Road, showing some clearing having gone on in the distance, but not near Spencer Road... But, it appears this will not be the case for long... There were at least 8 earth moving vehicles parked just to the south of the road, ready to start digging. B. Banner W...
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