MOVING 36 MILLION CUBIC YARDS OF DENVER DIRT

Moving 36 million cubic yards of earth in 18 months for Denver's new airport is a major job, and Ames Construction Inc. is tackling it with a major show of earthmoving force. Approximately 100,000 cu yd of earth a day are being excavated by 200 Ames employees working around the clock, seven days a week. They operate 17 Caterpillar 631 D and E scrapers, six Cat 776 tractors pulling pairs of 130-ton bottom-dump trailers, and a Holland 700 belt loader. Further details of the earthmoving operation are provided in this article.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Cahners Publishing Company

  275 Washington Street
  Newton, MA  United States  02158-1630
• Authors:
  • Krukowski, J
• Publication Date: 1990-9

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 38-40
• Serial:
  • Highways and Heavy Construction
  • Volume: 133
  • Issue Number: 12
  • Publisher: Cahners Publishing Company
  • ISSN: 0362-0506

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airports; Construction; Earthwork
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Construction; Geotechnology; Highways; Terminals and Facilities; I51: Earthworks and Soil Drainage;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00601423
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 30 1990 12:00AM