Oh... and the forms for the lid of the tunnel are nearly in place today!
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Yea, but now they are efficiently moving dirt, wonder how much more backfill they can put in before pouring the cover; then how long cover has to cure before back filling and compaction on top of it. Just curious, just so its done by September 4 
I think they may have poured the walkway for the northeast hillside today. The screenshot below shows a darker substance next to the retaining wall (it was white lime rock before).
It's hard to know for sure because they had the "@#$%" ing camera pointing away from that area most of the day.
Maybe they were using a top secret concrete mix that gives hawk fans a permanent rash.
This is a shot from yesterday showing the white lime rock by the wall.
It's hard to know for sure because they had the "@#$%" ing camera pointing away from that area most of the day.
Maybe they were using a top secret concrete mix that gives hawk fans a permanent rash.
This is a shot from yesterday showing the white lime rock by the wall.
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Good perspective on how large those concrete forms are.
I'm so excited to see this in person this fall. Gonna make Jack Trice look big time.
Do we think they'll pour today? (and that walkway looks awesome!)
Soil was spread over the styrofoam where the NW walkway will be. The styrofoam looked like it stair stepped and the soil evens that out.
What surprised me a bit is that they’re compacting the soil with heavy equipment. Apparently that styrofoam is tougher than your average coffee cup.
civil Engineers, that form for the pour looks interesting, can you describe it for me, just curious.
They cut expansion joints in the northeast hillside walkway and the concrete in front the SPC this morning. You can see the leftover dust trials in screenshot below:
I think they have a couple of days before they are ready to pour. It looks like they have the support bridging in place to hold up the bottom of the forms (but no bottom forms yet).
It does look like the side form for the south wall is in place, but no side form for the north wall or east side along the retaining wall.
Edit: from this zoom shot, it looks like no side forms, but have started the bottom forms on south side.
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That is a high quality camera. Zoomed in a few minutes ago to Elwood (yes that is what I still call it) amazed at the clarity of the cars traveling on it.
The camera has been going all over the place and here is a good shot of the tunnel.
They were having way too much fun tracking cars traveling South and then followed a guy on a bike back north!
Elwood forever!
It always amused me that they wanted to rename Elwood “University” for better name recognition. Partly because I can’t see how anyone got confused with the signage in the first place...and partly because I’m pretty sure that was the original reasoning behind State Avenue once being named what it was long ago.
In the meantime, I’m watching the webcam regularly. It’s been a while since I made it up to Ames. Too long.
Geofoam has grown in popularity in the last decade or so, for good reason. I've seen it used most frequently for highway projects.
It's SUPER dense, helps with long-term drainage and protection of underground utilities - especially on slopes like the hillside areas. Also a lighter/more cost effective material than bringing in 200+ dump trucks of fill dirt.
Wish I had a photo of them here without the topsoil added!
