The 10th annual American Concrete Institute Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards showcased 18 innovative concrete projects from around the world. The TSX Broadway – Palace Theater of New York City was selected as the overall winner and also received first place in the Repair and Restoration Structures category. The awards program was established to celebrate the most visionary projects in…
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Occupying the site of a hotel that hosted guests from Pope John Paul II and Ronald Reagan to John F. Kennedy and U.S. Chief Justice Earl Warren, the Wilshire Grand Center is rising on sound footing thanks to a Guinness Book of World Records-grade concrete placement.
Sources: Headwaters Inc., South Jordan, Utah; CalPortland Co., Glendora, Calif.; CP staff
Catalina Pacific Concrete delivered 2,120 loads of ready mixed over a 19-hour window, February 15-16, to the Wilshire Grand site in downtown Los Angeles. Executed without a single injury, the operation marked what project officials note is a new volume threshold, 21,200 yd., for a continuous foundation pour.
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