Hanson Pipe & Precast was selected to provide more than 130,000 ft of precast concrete pipe, box culverts and inlets for the McLennan County IH-35 project located near Waco, Texas. The materials will be used to move and manage basic storm water runoff in a project designed to ease traffic congestion by widening nearly 20 miles of highway and frontage roads. Construction for the project began in October 2010 and completion is projected for late 2014.
“We’re excited to help provide the benefit of decreased highway congestion to Texans and look forward to the finished product,” said Matt Daniel, director of strategic sales and sales manager of Hanson Pipe & Precast’s Austin, Texas, facility. “We’ve overcome many challenges during the course of this project—such as difficult installation due to multiple intersections, existing utilities and bridge work—but the reduced project Hanson Pipe and Precast Waco IH-35 Release, page 2 site labor due to offsite manufacturing allows us to make sure the project continues to operate on schedule.”
The total cost of the state-funded project is approximately $167 million, with a portion of that designated for precast concrete product provided by Hanson. To date, more than 65,000 ft of round and square precast concrete product has been provided. Hanson is projected to deliver a total of more than 130,000 ft.
