Coordination Keeps V&G
on Top of Greensboro Work
(3rd Quarter 2007)
The new FedEx Cargo Hub in Greensboro, NC, is
starting to take shape at Piedmont Triad International Airport
as Vecellio & Grogan strives to provide excellent service on
this enormous and complex project.
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V&G is
performing site work for a Honda aircraft factory at
Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, NC. On
the right in the background is V&G’s FedEx project. (Photo
by John Riley, Jr.) |
The new FedEx building is nearly ready for its aircraft aprons
as V&G completes site development and drainage improvements.
This section of the project is on schedule for a summer 2009
completion. The Bryan Boulevard relocation project is also
making excellent progress, with the bridge crew at work on the
second phase of the Old Oak Ridge interchange.
A $30 million project to construct a new runway has entered its
second phase as V&G crews put in 22 hours of work a day hauling
dirt, laying pipe and completing all erosion-control measures.
The crew is hauling 32,000 cu. yds. of dirt daily. This portion
of the project is on target for a July 2008 completion.
Finally,
the team has completed the first phase of grading and erosion
control for a new Honda aircraft factory on the airport campus.
This phase of the project will be completed by the end of this
year.
On projects of this size and complexity, with a combined 150
employees and more than 30 haul trucks on the move each day,
communications and coordination can be a major challenge. The
project managers and superintendents have actively worked to
stay on top of tasks and ensure that details don’t slip through
by holding meetings at 6 a.m. daily. Their efforts are paying
off, as all four projects are proceeding on schedule.
