In the foreground Tony Cortez runs the Cady Traffic Simulator simulating football traffic while the construction progresses in the background on the Center for Athletic Field Safety.
The removal of topsoil and rough grading of the project took around three weeks. Weather only delayed work one day during this time period. Also in the picture is the U.T. project engineer keeping a close eye on the progress of the construction crew.
Leveling the entire site took about three weeks. The entire site was checked with a laser level to ensure the elevation was the same. This picture was on June 4th, 2010.
Much work went into preparing a level site for construction. The total elevation change on the job site was close to 8 feet of elevation change. This was leveled to only about a foot of elevation change. Close to 4,400 cubic yards of soil were moved on this project.
One of the first steps in creating the Center for Athletic Field Safety was to remove all of the topsoil from the site and stockpile it for use later. Close to 170 cubic yards (13 truck loads) of topsoil were removed from the job.
