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Main road at Inland Port is cut, excavation reshaping land

Published on Friday, April 26, 2013

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The road that will service the Inland Port is being cut. It will enter from J. Verne Smith Parkway (Hwy. 80), make a turn on the main feeder into the port. There will be a 3.5 percent grade on the main road.

Jim Fair

The road that will service the Inland Port is being cut. It will enter from J. Verne Smith Parkway (Hwy. 80), make a turn on the main feeder into the port. There will be a 3.5 percent grade on the main road.



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These mounds of dirt, some as high as 20-feet, remain to anchor utility poles that provide power to the remaining warehouse. Once the warehouse is demolished CPW will remove the power lines and the hills that pock-mark the land.

Jim Fair

These mounds of dirt, some as high as 20-feet, remain to anchor utility poles that provide power to the remaining warehouse. Once the warehouse is demolished CPW will remove the power lines and the hills that pock-mark the land.



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The port has its own fueling station that supplies diesel to the many vehicles that run from dawn to dusk. A berm is created to control any spillage that may occur.

Jim Fair

The port has its own fueling station that supplies diesel to the many vehicles that run from dawn to dusk. A berm is created to control any spillage that may occur.



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These huge trucks are used to take the take the millions of cubic yards of dirt and redistribute it on site. Taking dirt off site can increase excavating costs up to three times more.

Jim Fair

These huge trucks are used to take the take the millions of cubic yards of dirt and redistribute it on site. Taking dirt off site can increase excavating costs up to three times more.



 

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