Gene Kelly (left) of Granite & Dwight Weibel (right) of G.A. & F.C. Wagman, Inc. accept the 2012 Alliant Build America Award for the Intercounty Connector project.
(York, PA) Intercounty Constructors, a joint venture of G.A. & F.C. Wagman, Inc., Granite Construction and Corman Construction recently received the 2012 Alliant Build America Award for their successful completion of Maryland’s Intercounty Connector Contract A (ICC-A) Project. The ICC-A project was recognized as one of the nation’s most impressive construction projects of 2011 for Design-Build Highway & Transportation.
About ICC-A Project
The joint venture constructed the westernmost 7.2 miles of the ICC/MD 200 which opened on February 22, 2011. The ICC is Maryland’s first electronic toll road that connects I-370 at Shady Grove and MD 97 (Georgia Avenue) in Rockville/Olney to I-95.
Project scope included construction of approximately seven miles of six-lane divided highway, relocation of five local roadways, the construction/reconstruction of three interchanges, seven dual bridges, 11 single bridges, four bridge widenings, and a 610 foot deck-over structure. There was approximately 650,000 square yards of paving, 2,400,000 cubic yards of earthwork, drainage, structures, maintenance and protection of traffic, signing, lighting, signalization, striping, electronic toll collection, intelligent transportation system, fencing, barriers, guardrail, landscaping and utility relocations. The project demanded immense environmental sensitivity and extensive community outreach.
About the Build America Awards
The Build America Awards recognize the nation’s most impressive construction projects. Nominees and their projects are evaluated for state-of-the-art advancement, project management, innovation in construction techniques or materials, safety record, client service, community relations, and environmental sensitivity. http://www.agc.org/cs/about_agc/recognition_programs/agc_build_america_awards
About G.A. & F.C. Wagman, Inc.
Celebrating its 110th anniversary, G.A. & F.C. Wagman, Inc. was founded in 1902 and continues on today as a fourth generation, family-owned general contracting business headquartered in York, PA. With offices in Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Virginia, G.A. & F.C. Wagman, Inc. is a heavy civil contractor specializing in transportation infrastructure and has grown to become a nationally recognized leader within the industry. Wagman’s core competencies include: design-build, bridges, marine construction, structures, highways, excavation, drainage, modified concrete and geotechnical construction services. For more information about Wagman, please visit www.wagman.com.
