These projects strengthen Flatiron\u2019s position in the Mid-Atlantic region. Further, they reinforce the strategy to secure contracts offering balanced risk profiles and opportunities for greater collaboration with valued clients such as North Carolina Turnpike Authority and North Carolina Department of Transportation.<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n The Flatiron-Fred Smith Company joint-venture team currently is collaborating with North Carolina Turnpike Authority on design and preconstruction planning for the $449.9 million Triangle Expressway Southeast Extension \u2014 the third contract for Flatiron on the Triangle Expressway project.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe welcome this opportunity to construct another section of the Triangle Expressway,\u201d said Jim Schneiderman, Flatiron Senior Vice President for the Mid-Atlantic Division. <\/span>\u201c<\/span><\/b>This important roadway project will pave the way for continued growth and greater opportunity in this rapidly growing urban area by making day-to-day travel safer and more efficient.\u201d<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n Flatiron \u2014 in collaboration with joint-venture partner Fred Smith Company and lead designer ICE of the Carolinas \u2014 will design and construct a six-lane divided highway to extend the Triangle Expressway, beginning at Rock Quarry Road in Raleigh and extending to US 64\/I-87.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n Significant project elements include: <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n The team\u2019s innovative design approach includes an \u201cover-under\u201d direct-connector ramp for southbound I-87 to westbound NC-540 traffic. The innovative approach will reduce costs, accelerate schedules and minimize traffic impacts during construction. Additionally, the team has been able to optimize design to reduce planned earthwork by 1.3 million cubic yards. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n Flatiron is currently constructing two other segments of the NC 540 Raleigh Outer Loop as the lead partner in a joint venture with Branch Civil.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n Planned design of the future I-87\/NC 540 interchange portion of the Triangle Expressway Southeast Expansion. (Photo courtesy of ICE of Carolinas, PLLC.)<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n About Flatiron<\/strong><\/p>\n Flatiron is the trusted partner to deliver innovative solutions to infrastructure challenges across the U.S. and Canada. Flatiron collaborates with public and private clients to deliver heavy civil infrastructure \u2013 including highways and bridges; aviation, rail and transit; dams and water treatment facilities; and underground projects. For more on how Flatiron is transforming infrastructure, visit www.flatironcorp.com<\/span><\/a>. Flatiron is a subsidiary of HOCHTIEF, an engineering-led global infrastructure group.<\/p>\n\n
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