Project Profiles
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The demolition of the famous Desert Inn made way for the luxurious Wynn Las Vegas, a $2.7 billion luxury hotel and destination casino resort, located on the Las Vegas Strip. The Wynn officially opened to the public on April 28,...
In 2002, when LOADTEST performed the first full scale load tests in the Cucaracha Formation, engineers in Panama knew that they had discovered a very special and valuable technology. Although testing at the Centenario Bridge over the Panama Canal was...
Project: Amelia Earhart Memorial Bridge Location: Missouri River near Atchison, Kansas Client: Kansas DOT Period: April 2006 Project Named in honor of the pioneering aviator, the Amelia Earhart Memorial Bridge, spanning the Missouri River near her birthplace in Atchison, KS,...
Project: Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge Location: Charleston, S.C. Clients: South Carolina DOT, Parsons Brinckerhoff Period: Fall 2000 and February 2002 Completed in 2005, the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge, honoring the South Carolina Senator, is the longest suspension bridge on...
Project: el Puente Centenario, Panama Location: Panama Canal Client: Ministry of Public Works Period: 2002 The Panama Canal is one of the world’s most famous shipping links providing passage between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Until 2004, the Bridge...
LOADTEST has successfully installed and tested several Augercast, or CFA piles, using Osterberg Cells on what are believed to be the largest Augercast piles constructed in North America. Many of these projects have required augercast piles to exceed 100’...
Project: US 82 Greenville Bridge Location: Mississippi River Greenville, MS Clients: Mississippi DOT, Kansas DOT Designer: HNTB Corporation JV Contractors: Massman Construction / Traylor Bros. Period: 2002 With more than 2-1/2 miles (4 km) of bridge deck, two concrete towers...
The Transportation Expansion Project, also known as T-REX, is a landmark collaborative effort between the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and Regional Transportation District (RTD), and is shaped by extensive public input from across the metro Denver area. This...
