Cranes in Motion
By Mike Larson
Teleboom Tango
Link-Belt teleboom crawler cranes set 138 beams for Texas infrastructure project
Jordan Foster Construction is relying on two Link-Belt telescopic-boom crawler cranes to help build a $ 46.2-million segment of a transportation infrastructure project in Temple, Texas.
Launched in February 2024, the Temple Outer Loop North Phase III project( Phase III) is building a 9,500-foot-long, four-lane roadway that includes a 1,135-foot-long bridge over a railway.
The Phase III project also incorporates six mechanically stabilized earth retaining walls, 12,910 feet of storm drainage, 5,100 feet of new water lines and 8,650 feet of new wastewater lines. It is scheduled to be completed in June 2026.
Phase III is part of a larger infrastructure project that will improve traffic mobility on Temple’ s north and west sides and also help growth in those areas.
General contractor for Phase III is Jordan Foster Construction.
Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, the company serves customers in the southern United States and is known for infrastructure, commercial and multi-family projects.
On Phase III, Jordan Foster is using a Link-Belt TCC-1200 teleboom crawler crane and a Link-Belt TCC-1100 teleboom
crawler, both bought from Link-Belt distributor Holt Equipment.
The Link-Belt TCC-1200 can lift up to 120 U. S. tons, and the TCC-1100 can pick up to 110 U. S. tons.
Each features a full-power boom that telescopes from 40 feet to 150 feet.
Most recently, the two teleboom crawler cranes worked in tandem to pick, carry and set 138 prestressed concrete beams for an overpass.
Each beam measured 125 feet long, 4.5 feet deep, and weighed 110,000 pounds with rigging.
As each beam came on site, the two
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