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j-penry

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This is the project I showed on Monday where I recovered the section corner located at 27th & "O" Streets in Lincoln. There are no construction plans for this project. The contractor was told to get it done in 18 days with a major incentive for each day they finish early. They take out two wide linear panels leaving a section of old concrete in place and then form up the sides of the removed sections with steel forms and match the existing grade on both sides on the old concrete. Then remove the forms, take out the old panel and use the new concrete for matching grade on both sides. Everything gets placed back exactly the way it was. We set back the section corner this morning. This is the fourth day of the project and the LiveCam shows nice progression.

The water department also had seven water valves in the intersection where they dug down and replaced the connections just to avoid potential future problems.

http://lincoln.ne.gov/asp/city/pwcam.asp?ID=18

Posted : June 11, 2015 1:15 pm

brad-ott

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Interesting.

You are the section corner hero/saviour today.

Nice work.

Posted : June 11, 2015 1:34 pm

Bob Beilfuss

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Dear Mr. Penry

What is the length of the road project and what kind of major incentive are we talking here?

Bob

Posted : June 11, 2015 3:15 pm

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Not survey related, but I lived at 32nd and Q growing up (my mother still lives there), so as soon as you mentioned where you were working, I had a perfect mental image of that intersection. I live and work in North Carolina these days.

Posted : June 11, 2015 4:23 pm

holy-cow

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Spent a month one week in 1976 very close to 13th and M at the "old" Cornhusker Hotel. With M being the 13th letter of the alphabet those worried about the number thirteen should avoid the area completely.

My punishment involved a one-two punch by a truck hitting the main power line and destroying the emergency generator about 30 minutes prior to sun up. Evacuating from the Seventh Floor in total darkness with the fire alarm screaming the entire time was more than a bit disconcerting. What really added to the chaos was probably 100 high school-aged girls and their chaperons who had only arrived the evening before. They were in town for roller skating championships. The fire alarm was bad, but repeated screams by frightened chaperons yelling out girls' names and not getting responses really brought home how tragic this could be if the hotel truly was on fire.

Three years ago I went back and spent a night at the "new" Cornhusker.

Posted : June 11, 2015 5:42 pm