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Crews are multi-tasking on the Cottages project. The storm drainage, sewer and water systems are being installed while the site is being graded 

Whitmire Grading has started clearing and installing erosion control devices on the Cottages of Brevard project. After the installation of the erosion control devices and clearing are complete crews will begin the site grading, installing the storm drainage system and the municipal sewer system. In an area of approximately 8 acres this project will have 10 residential buildings and a clubhouse. 

The final stages of work are being completed on the seawall project on the private lake in Brevard. Even after being hit with 7+ inches of rain and contending with poor soil conditions and rising water levels the project will be completed within the estimated time. 

Jerry T. Whitmire Grading has started working on the grading portion of a NCDOT bridge replacement project located on Pearson Falls Road in Polk County. Rock excavated from the site will be stockpiled onsite and then later in the project used to protect the bridge abutments from erosion

One of our crews are removing a decayed wooden seawall along a portion of the shoreline on a private community lake in Brevard and replacing it with a Redirock retaining wall. The concrete Redirock blocks will last for years. This crew member is making measurements for the alignment of another section of wall.

This crew is backfilling and compacting the piping on a permanent siphon drain being installed on a lake near Brevard, N.C. Due to wet soil conditions and lack of traction, the mini excavator is tied off to a skidder to keep it in place while one of the crew is compacting the fill.

 Work is ahead of schedule on the Davidson River Bridge in Pisgah Forest where we are working with Palmetto Infrastructure as a grading subcontractor. Due to the trout moratorium Phase 2 can not be completed until next spring but there is a possibility that traffic can be diverted to the new bridge before then if the weather allows asphalt to be placed.   

 

 Jerry T. Whitmire Grading is dedicated to safety. We value our employees and their well-being. All of our employees recently attended an OSHA thirty hour training course as a part of our company safety program. We stand firm on the belief that each one who walks on to the job at the beginning of a shift should be able to walk off the job at the end of the shift.   

Crews recently installed this Redi Rock fence system on a project where we have been building retaining walls. All of the materials, including the railing, are made with precast concrete and will last for years with no maintenance. 

A crew with Whitmire Grading has just installed a 6 inch temporary siphon drain to lower the water level in a lake before repairs to meet dam safety requirements can be made. Due to concerns about the integrity of the existing drainage structure on this lake, just outside of Brevard ,NC, we chose to install a temporary siphon drain instead of using pumps to lower the water level saving the property owners association the expense of pumping.