Constructors and Concrete Industries – Nebraska City have been hard at work at Indian Cave State Park, located in the southeast corner of Nebraska.  Working alongside Mainelli Wagner & Associates, Inc. engineers, the Nebraska Department of Roads and Nebraska State Parks, Constructors and CINC plans to lay more than 40,000 square yards of 8” thick concrete and 30,000 tons of asphalt between April 2015 and June 2016, when the project is expected to be complete.  The project includes all roads, trails, drainage and sewer improvements and a larger, newly paved boat dock and storage area.

“Constructors was the only company to bid on the project,” said Randy H., President of Constructors.  “With the difficult hilly terrain and isolated location, I honestly think most other companies couldn’t handle the difficult task in the time frame the State wanted the project completed by.”  Constructors has been working closely with the Ready Mixed plant in Auburn and have had trucks from Auburn, Nebraska City, Tecumseh, Syracuse, Fall City and Lincoln locations hauling concrete.  “Thus far we’ve had three big pour days,” said Craig N. of Southeast Ready Mixed. “With over 1,000 yards of concrete poured on each of the three days; we’ve used 25 trucks running non-stop from our Auburn location.”

The $7.3 million Indian Cave contract looks to be one of Constructors’ bigger projects of the season.  Overseeing the difficult task at Constructors is project manager Eric A. and onsite superintendent Kelly B.

Construction on the new Kearney East Bypass has progressed quickly since breaking ground.  The activity on the bypass has recently picked up near Highway 30 as Hawkins Construction has begun work on the bridge that travels over the Union Pacific Railroad and Highway 30.  Kearney Ready Mixed is supplying the concrete that includes some difficult challenges, including working around peak highway and railroad traffic hours.

The bypass is planned to reduce some of the traffic off Kearney’s heavily used north-south corridor, Second Avenue, and will carry truck traffic to Kearney’s manufacturing plants and visitors to attractions, including The Archway, Nebraska Firefighters Museum and Education Center, Classic Car Collection and Cabela’s.  The bypass will also form a corridor for new businesses, industries and attractions.

The Concrete Cares of Nebraska’s 3rd Annual event took place on September 27 at the Archway in Kearney.  Kearney Ready Mixed and Kearney Crete & Block hosted a booth at the Concrete Cares of Nebraska Car Show and Shine.  Mike H., Bobby L., Alan J., Cole F., and Terri H., helped kids make a Pet Block for them to take home.

The event had a great turnout with kids taking home 68 pet blocks. The blocks were cut into 1.5″ x 1.5″ x 3.0″ pieces and the kids glued eyes, ears, tails and legs on them to decorate however they imagined.

Concrete Cares of Nebraska is a non-profit organization that raises funds to help local Nebraska patients fighting cancer.  The event, which featured a car show, silent auction and family fun activities raised over $8,000.