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Divisions > Cruise Ship Projects Division > Geo Foam
The Central Artery Project in Boston, Mass, referred to "the big dig" is one of the largest federal and state expenditures for highway relocation in the history of the United States. This project which includes bridges and tunnels to better flow traffic in and out of this major capitol city. Symmetry Products group/foam technology a div. of lance ind. int. inc was selected to provide over 500 truckloads of their product called EPS foamtech Geofoam.
Geofoam is used to provide Soil Stabilization on 11 highway abuttment Ramps connecting tunnels and roadways on the Central Artery project. Geofoam replaces lightweight fills normally used to build up the ramps which are old road building technololgy. Geofoam is lightweight and shipped to the site in blocks approximately 2ft x 4ft x 9 ft with a density of approximately 2 lbs per cubic foot. The blocks are shipped to the site and strategically placed in a pattern with Gripper plates between them to create a large "structure" which eventually supports the distribution slab under the roadway. The blocks of Geofoam are environmentally safe, lightweight and do not compress over long periods of time causing settlement in the roadway. Geofoam is the solution to problems in the roadbuilding business encountered for years.
The Big dig project started in August of 2002, and all the geofoam structures will be shipped by the end of 2003.
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