WalMart Bulk Distribution Center, Elwood
| Project Title: | WalMart Bulk Distribution Center | |
| Location: | Elwood, IL | |
| Client: | WalMart Corporation | |
| Developer: | F-C-L Builders | |
| Total Tons: | Basework | 97,935 T. |
| Base Course Asphalt | 67,600 T. | |
| Binder Course Asphalt | 43,810 T. | |
| Surface Course Asphalt | 43,810 T. | |
| Key Services: | See text | |
| Overall Budget: | NA | |
| Time Frame: | Four (4) months | |
Tandem warehouses roughly 1/2-mile long, plus truck assess drives and parking space enough for some 2,000 semis!
WalMart Thinks BIG! Their new Elwood Bulk Distribution Center is comprised of TWO approx. 1,500,000+ sq.ft. warehouses (EACH!), with roughly 200 truck bays, and parking enough to accommodate some 2,000 semis each and every day! That’s one tall order, but nothing Gallagher couldn’t handle. Within the four-month time frame of the project, Gallagher provided an extensive range of construction and paving services, including (to name a limited few):
- Truck Access Paving
- 6” Aggregate Base
- 5” Base Course Asphalt
- 3” Binder Course Asphalt
- 3” Surface Course Asphalt
- Fire Lane Paving
- 10” Aggregate Base
- 2” Base Course Asphalt
- 2” Surface Course Asphalt
- Parking Lot(s) Paving
- 8” Aggregate Base
- 1-1/2” Base Course Asphalt
- 1-1/2” Surface Course Asphalt
The main access thoroughfares and semi-trailer parking areas are designed to provide years of trouble-free, durable service, while accommodating the tremendous freight load stress that such a facility will endure. In fact, that was the very reason why Gallagher was awarded the job—their long-term reliability.
