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William Charles Moccasin Road Box Culvert Project

The William Charles Estimating team sharpened their pencils to beat out three strong competitors to win the $17 million dollar Las Vegas Moccasin Road Flood Control project. "In Las Vegas, the air is quite arid," said Kevin Hoover, Superintendent for William Charles. "So when it rains, the water runs off rather than soaking into the ground which can cause extreme flooding." The city built a new interchange up the road that sits lower than the surrounding area, so the box culvert installation on Moccasin Road will ultimately allow the runoff to drain properly into the wash and then into Lake Meade. The Moccasin Road project involved excavating over 150,000 yards of dirt in addition to setting 900 precast culverts that weighed over 60,000 pounds each. Normally on a box culvert installation, a crane would be used to set the precast culverts. However, for this project, overhead powerlines did not provide enough clearance. The team actually started the box culvert installation with a 385 excavator and realized quickly, due to the silty ground, that it wasn't the best tool for the job. After contacting the equipment group in Rockford, the project team received a Komatsu 1250 excavator onsite to safely set the precast culverts. "This upgrade both allowed the project crew to safely set the culverts and also speed up excavation as well," said Kyle Kubatzke, Director of Operations. Through talking with multiple people on the team and especially Kevin Hoover, anyone can feel the sense of pride that the team possesses for the work that they did, but also who they work for. It was noted that in the past it was hard to get needed equipment on projects, but since IEA and William Charles ultimately took over leadership, everyone in the Southwest office feels extremely supported. Currently, Moccasin Road is 90% done and the eight man crew has safely worked over 14,222 man hours with approximately another 1,600 hours to go!. While the team has faced some challenges, they have certainly overcome them with strong communication, innovation and teamwork. Congrats, team, and we can't wait to see the final product!