I never did see them digging trenches on the highway. I think they ran the conduits mostly through an old line. They just kept popping up out of the dirt every mile or so. Running one all the way on the south side would have been a whole different project.
they'll most likely be running a mole rather than digging an open trench. much cheaper, as long as you're not digging through green fields.
SpaceX will receive a $2.6 million grant from the Cameron County Spaceport Development Corporation after the board received its first disbursement from the Office of the Governor last week.The funds come from the State Spaceport Trust Fund Account and are the first installment of a $13 million allocation, according to a CameronCounty press release...
SpaceX to receive county granthttp://www.brownsvilleherald.com/premium/article_f02989e6-637e-11e7-9744-0f6e6d7da6c7.htmlQuoteSpaceX will receive a $2.6 million grant from the Cameron County Spaceport Development Corporation after the board received its first disbursement from the Office of the Governor last week.The funds come from the State Spaceport Trust Fund Account and are the first installment of a $13 million allocation, according to a CameronCounty press release...
How's the Contruction on HWY 4? Does it have to be done in August in order for SpaceX to get through easily.
Quote from: SPITexas on 07/19/2017 07:02 pmHow's the Contruction on HWY 4? Does it have to be done in August in order for SpaceX to get through easily. About 1 mile of westbound and 5 miles of eastbound shoulder left to reconstruct. Nobody seems to know if they'll do the final paving before or after all the construction traffic stops.
Thanks so are they just Reconstructing 1 shoulder lane or Both sides? They really worked pretty fast on the road.
Quote from: SPITexas on 07/20/2017 04:43 amThanks so are they just Reconstructing 1 shoulder lane or Both sides? They really worked pretty fast on the road. Both sides. 30 miles of 8 foot wide or so strips. They dig out about a foot of sand and clay and fill it with aggregate with a metal mesh layer beneath and pavement on the top 3 inches. They're also digging up some weak sections in the center up to three feet down. Some narrow spots are being made a little wider for a consistent 34 feet. Maybe 14 foot lanes and two foot shoulders and median with rumble strips. If they come down 511, it seems like they'd need to reconstruct that between Ruben Torres and Boca Chica road. They say it's for the rockets, but the wheel/axle weight is just as great on the construction vehicles and there will be thousands of them. (How much concrete in a "concrete mountain"?) They're what tore the road up in the first place.
...hoping to see new things soon like the second tracking dish coming later this year and some more activity picking up behind that. December 2018 seems like a promising date to launch the rockets. Hopefully.
Fresh drone footage by SPI Life of a portion of South Padre's Isla Blanca Park, on the eve of $30 million park renovations in anticipation of SpaceX activities at Boca Chica.Still photo below is a screen grab of approximate area where amphitheater is expected to be built....
The renders clearly show an elevator shaft. I wonder why it hasn't been started.