University Link Light Rail U220 Tunnel

University Link Light Rail U220 Tunnel Location Seattle, WA Owner Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority Value $310 million The Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority’s (Sound Transit) University Link project is a 3.15-mile extension of Sound Transit’s light rail system in Seattle, Washington. Located entirely underground, it will connect the University of Washington through-stations…

Quality and Safety Culture

QUALITY AND SAFETY CULTURE At TBI, our quality and safety programs are much more than processes—they are our culture. The equipment team is proud of this culture and understands that it takes dedication and follow-through to maintain this level of commitment. Examples of how the equipment team works to maintain our culture of quality and…

Queens Bored Tunnels East Side Access Project

Queens Bored Tunnels East Side Access Project Location New York, NY Owner NYCMTA Capital Construction Value $777 million Traylor Bros., Inc. led the second largest contract in the system of tunnels being constructed to connect the Long Island Railroad (LIRR) commuter lines in Queens to Grand Central Station in Manhattan. Presently, the line only connects…

Traylor’s Manitowoc 4600, the “Hank Hummel”

“HANK HUMMEL” Traylor Bros. recently purchased and completely refurbished a Manitowoc 4600. The crane has a capacity of 750 tons and is mounted with a ringer attachment on a barge that we designed and built specifically for the crane. The retrofit included installation of a new Tier 3 engine, sheet metal, auto lube system, customized…

IH-45 Pierce Elevated Bridge

IH-45 Pierce Elevated Bridge Location Harris County, TX Owner Texas Department of Highways and Public Transportation Value $28 million This project involved a fast track rehabilitation of one-and-a-half miles of elevated bridge in Houston. The work included demolition of the superstructure on 1.6 miles of the northbound bridge (386,500 square feet) and removal of 58…

Equipment Team

EQUIPMENT TEAM The highly trained equipment team consists of a management/office team located in Evansville, Indiana; corporate equipment superintendents; field equipment superintendents; engineers; welders; shop/field mechanics; machinists; fabricators; and strong vendor relationships. We believe these relationships are very important assets and consider our vendors to be members of the team when it comes to resolving…

Wickenburg-Kingman Highway (US 93), Burro Creek Section

Wickenburg-Kingman Highway (US 93), Burro Creek Section Location Kingman, AZ Owner Arizona Department of Transportation Value $42 million The Burro Creek Bridge and Roadway Project is a vital component of the Arizona Department of Transportation’s effort to create a continuous four-lane divided highway from Wickenburg to the Nevada border.  Burro Creek is located in Mohave…

Precast

PRECAST Early in Traylor Bros., Inc.’s 75-plus-year history, we realized the value of utilizing precast elements for both bridges and structures. On bridges, use of precast elements can increase construction zone safety, minimize traffic impacts, minimize disruption to the community and the environment, and improve constructability and safety. On tunneling jobs, segmental lining systems are…

Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge

Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge Location Cape Girardeau, MO Owner Missouri Department of Transportation Value $60 million The project involved the construction of a cable-stayed bridge over the Mississippi River connecting Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and East Cape Girardeau, Illinois. The Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge was constructed to replace the Cape Girardeau Bridge, a steel truss bridge…

Precast Facility, Littlerock, CA

Precast Facility Littlerock, CA TBI’s precast facility, which includes more than 30 acres of storage and production area, boasts the first double carrousel segment plant in the U.S. and an on-site twin mixer batch plant. In support of projects such as the NOS-ECIS and NEIS Tunnels in Los Angeles, CA; the Arrowhead Tunnel in San…