As one of the busiest freeway interchanges on the East Coast, Route 21 Sec 2N was a challenging 12 month project for our subsidiary, Eastern Concrete, and the general contractor, Union Paving & Construction. The objective of the project was to improve vehicular traffic flow along heavily traveled Route 21 (also known as McCarter Highway) and its intersections with local Newark city streets.
The performance specifications required by the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) included bonus/penalty stipulations, and that the concrete included NJDOT Class A, Class A with corrosion inhibitors, Class A Slipform Mix, and Class B mixes. Logistics were complex, timing was critical and production levels had to be maintained in order to complete the project on time. With all concrete in place, Eastern earned a performance bonus on this $100 million project.
Concrete Volume: 31,000 cubic yards