Beginning in 2021, Ames crews have been constructing 13 miles of an alternative transportation corridor in Coachella Valley, California, known as the CV Link. The CV Link will eventually stretch for 40 miles, providing pedestrians, bikers, and drivers of low-speed electric vehicles safe routes to and from Coachella Valley destinations while reducing dangerous incidents with vehicular traffic.
Ames’ work is segmented, so the 13 miles under construction extend over a 30-mile stretch. Ongoing design changes have been a challenge, but by late 2022, three of the project’s seven undercrossings were complete. The undercrossings are a key feature that will allow CV Link users to travel under major roadways.
The project requires a grading crew, one to two labor crews, one to two carpenter crews, and a floating finisher (mason) crew as concrete is poured. The grading crew is responsible for the big undercrossing excavations and pathway grading. Labor crews are excavating, backfilling footings, and performing general project maintenance and subcontractor support. Carpenter crews constructed the only bridge on the project and retaining walls. They are currently erecting shade structures, constructing minor footings, and forming JPCP pathway. The finisher crew is pouring and finishing JPCP pathway.
Project completion for Ames’ segments is on track for early 2024.