OVERVIEW

Mass Grading Construction

As a part of the O’Hare Airport Modernization Program, Harbour Contractors completed a mass grading project, relocating the Bensenville Ditch to construct a new south field runway and runway 10C/28C.

Part of the relocated ditch alignment crossed two Union Pacific Railroad tracks. Harbour carried the realigned ditch beneath the railroad by tunneling four 12-foot diameter reinforced concrete pipes spaced 20 feet apart, all while maintaining railroad traffic. Harbour retained the railroad embankment by utilizing anchored sheet pile walls.

Runway 10C-28C received the 2014 Honor Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Illinois. Harbour was also recognized by the Construction Industry Service Corporation (CISCO), which awarded the new runway with its Infrastructure Project of the Year Award.


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CLIENT

City of Chicago


ROLE

Construction Management
General Contractor
Mass Grading


ENGINEER

Kiewit


ADDITIONAL PROJECTS

311 South Wacker Drive
American Airlines Maintenance Hangar
AT&T Plaza
WM Bluff City Transfer Station
BP/Amoco Executive Jet Hangar
Burr Ridge Police Station
Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
Chicago’s 12th (Near West) District Police Station
Chicago’s 23rd, Now 19th District Police Station
Dearborn Station
DuPage Airport Executive Hangar
Gary/Chicago Airport Executive Hangar
Ha-Lo/Shure Offices
Harbour Headquarters and Corporate Office
Harger Woods Corporate Center
JAWA 90″ Water Transmission Relocation
Kendall County Public Safety Center
Lake Shore Drive
Lewis University Airport Private Hangar
Local 399 Union Hall and Training Center
LyondellBasell Morris Manufacturing Complex
Morris Municipal Services Facility
Museum Campus
Nature’s Care Co. Dispensary
Neil Enterprises Headquarters and Distribution
Oak Brook Public Library
Oak Brook Municipal Complex and Fire Station
Oak Brook Shopping Center
Oakbrook Terrace Police Station
O’Hare Airport Transit System
O’Hare Modernization Program
O’Hare South Airfield Fuel Line Relocation
One Lincoln Centre
Charter One Pavilion at Northerly Island
Peter Hand Brauhaus
Romeoville Aquatic Center and Splash Pad
Romeoville Athletic and Event Center
Runway 9L/27R Site Preparation
Sandwich Public Safety Complex
Saturn Agriculture
Sycamore Police Station
The Orbit Ice Rink
The Rookery Building
United Airlines Cargo Facility
West Adams Street Bridge
Will County “302” Offices and Security
Will County Adult Detention Facility
Will County Animal Control Center
Will County Emergency Management Agency
WM Vehicle Maintenance Facility
Woodridge Police Department and Public Works

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