Past Projects

A selection of work we've supplied across the family of companies — IDOT and Army Corps of Engineers infrastructure, commercial cold storage, energy facilities, and bridge rehabilitation. If you have a project that resembles any of these, call dispatch.

1. 

   Illinois Rt 170 Bridge over the Illinois River

   Illinois Department of Transportation · Edward J. Kramer · Seneca, IL

   This bridge carries Rt 170 over the Illinois River into Seneca, Illinois.

2. 

   Consolidated Grain and Barge — Rail-Loaded Grain Facility

   Consolidated Grain and Barge · MBI Construction · Dwight, IL

   Rail-loaded grain facility in Dwight, Illinois.

3. 

   Trader Joe's Cold Storage and Logistics Warehouse

   Trader Joe's · M-JTJ Contractors and Builders · Minooka, IL

   700,000 sq ft cold storage and logistics warehouse in Minooka, Illinois.

4. 

   Morris Sewer Plant — Excess Flow Facility

   City of Morris · D Construction

   Morris Excess Flow Facility Project. Starting at 4 a.m., this 2,650-yard pour took 275+ loads and over 16 hours to complete.

5. 

   Seneca Shipyards Fertilizer Facility

   Growmark, Inc. · Central Concrete · Seneca, IL

   Fertilizer storage facility on the Illinois River in Seneca, Illinois. The facility has access to railways and barges.

6. 

   Braidwood Exelon Flex Project

   Exelon · D Construction

   Flex Project is a combination of concrete buildings being erected at Braidwood, LaSalle, and Dresden Exelon nuclear power plants.

7. 

   Canadian National EJ&E Bridge 552

   Canadian National · McHugh Construction

   Rehabilitation of a railroad bridge over the Illinois River built in the 1800s. This bridge has been struck by more barges than any other bridge in America.

8. 

   Minonk Wind Farm

   Gamesa · Mortenson Construction · 2012

   This 200-megawatt wind farm utilizes 100 Gamesa 2-MW turbines. We supplied the concrete during the summer of 2012. The majority of the project was supplied at night using a combination of a chiller and bags of ice to meet the temperature specifications of the project. A total of almost 57,000 cubic yards of concrete was placed using a portable plant on site at a rate of 1,000+ cubic yards a day.

9. 

   Central School — LEED Gold Project

   Central School District · Vissering Construction · Ottawa, IL

   Central School in Ottawa was a LEED Gold project. Footings and foundation used 50% cement replacement; flatwork used 40% cement replacement. In total, 9,000 cubic yards of environmentally responsible concrete was placed on this site.

10. 

    Fertilizer Storage Facility

    County Materials · Craig's Concrete

    Tilt-up style construction where the panels were cast on the ground and lifted into the columns.

11. 

    Dresden Lock and Dam Rehabilitation

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Russell Construction

    Dresden Lock and Dam was built between 1928 and 1932. Eighty years of water erosion created 25-foot-deep holes that were undermining the dam. In 14 days, 10,000 cubic yards of concrete was placed by divers in the Illinois River to fill these voids.

12. 

    Rt 66 Raceway — Drag Strip Extension

    International Speedway Corp · Plainfield Construction

    When you want to make a great drag strip even better, all you need is more concrete. Rt 66 Raceway extended the concrete launching pad and removed sections of asphalt that were creating inconsistencies in the track surface, returning the track to record-setting performance standards.

13. 

    Resource Energy Group — Biodiesel Facility

    Resource Energy Group · Vissering Construction · Seneca, IL · 2008

    At the time of construction in 2008, this was the largest biodiesel facility in the United States.