ACPA Quarter 4 2018

Concrete Pavement Progress www.acpa.org 24 Bayport Container Yard VI South, Seabrook (Houston), TX CONTRACTOR: AG Peltz Group, LLC OWNER: Port of Houston Authority ENGINEER: LAN Engineering As the nation’s largest port for foreign waterborne tonnage and an essential economic engine for the Houston region, the state of Texas and the nation, the Port of Houston Authority (POHA) currently handles about two-thirds of all the containerized cargo in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. May 2018 was a record month in the history of the port, with a total of 245,000 TEUs (Transportation Equivalent Units) moving through port facilities, ac- cording to the POHA’s website. When fully devel- oped, the port authority’s Bayport Container Terminal will have a total of seven container berths with the capacity to handle 2.3 million TEUs in a complex that includes 376 acres of container yard and a 123-acre future intermodal facility. With such a significant capital investment in container facilities, the POHA is continually looking for value engineering options to reduce construction costs without compromising service or quality. Roller Com- pacted Concrete (RCC) has helped POHA meet this challenge since 2008. The POHA contracted with AG Peltz Group, LLC, to place 40,448 CY of (88,621 square yards) of 14 in. and 18 in. RCC pavement and to mix 35,000 tons of CTB for Container Yard VI South. Port Authority personnel informed the con- tractor they know the RCC pavement helped reduce the overall project schedule, while minimizing downtime. AG Peltz provided a quality RCC pavement and completed it a day ahead of the 40-day paving schedule. Roller Compacted Concrete (Industrial) E X C E L L E N C E A W A R D S MEMBER Check us out on the web! View all the award-winning projects online at: www.acpa.org/29-paving-awards/