WINNER - PAVING RESIDENTIAL RECONSTRUCTION

northampton watermain & Pavement replacement

Location: Warren, MI
Concrete Contractor: Florence Cement Company
Concrete Supplier: Hercules Materials Holdings
Project Owner: City of Warren Public Services Department - Engineering Division

The project began with the replacement of a watermain. Originally, the plan was to install the new watermain next to the old one, located in the greenbelt outside the right-of-way. However, due to the age of the existing watermain, this approach was deemed too risky. As a result, the new watermain was to be placed beneath the existing roadway, necessitating the reconstruction of the existing pavement.

The 7-inch thick, 28-foot-wide concrete roadway was placed in partial widths to maintain access to residential homes during construction. Two gaps were left in the road layout at the intersections of Northampton with Lee Street and with Sheffield Street.

Most of the street was paved to a width of 14 feet with a 6-inch integral curb using a Gomaco four-track slipform paver. At the north end of the project, where Northampton dead-ended, the crew from Florence formed and placed a portion of the concrete by hand due to the presence of a Macomb County Drain Commission stormwater pump station.

Florence Cement Company, in partnership with Hercules Concrete, successfully completed this award-winning project through careful planning and precise concrete placement, maintaining access to homes while overcoming numerous challenges.