Pictured previously and throughout: Corbett-Sugar-Quarry ROW
P&J Tackles Tough Terrain to Build Right-of-Way in South Florida
Florida Power and Light’s (FPL) Corbett-Sugar-Quarry Transmission Line (CSQ) is the largest project on record for P&J’s Power Delivery Group and in P&J’s history. As one of the nation’s largest ROW and access contractors, this division of P&J specializes in ROW clearing and access road construction, mat supply and placement in environmentally sensitive areas, installation and maintenance of erosion and sediment control measures, and stormwater pollution prevention plan compliance. Our vast experience with ROW and civil services spans the country, and we’ve performed electrical substation site development, installation of substation physical protection walls and gates, and removal of trees/brush that pose a hazard to electrical infrastructure. P&J market lead, Morgan Pierce, anticipates the positive impact it will have on South Florida’s electrical reliability, and the growth it will bring to our organization. Managing a project this size has required our crews to meticulously structure the schedule around our scope of work and that of our contractors to ensure seamless collaboration. We’ve organized more than one million tons of truck-hauled imported material while
managing coexisting civil and environmental work, and because we understand foundation work, we’ve been able to coordinate effectively with the unique requirements of the massive drills. Throughout these concurrent scopes, our crews ensure P&J’s work is performed safely. Pierce notes that the project’s sheer complexity and magnitude is compounded by the challenge of its location in the environmentally sensitive area of the Florida Everglades. P&J has stringently adhered to environmental stewardship and permitting concerns as heavily-protected wetlands surround the project work. Because of this, the terrain has brought some unusual working conditions. Crew members are working in waist- high water with amphibious equipment and developing specialized techniques and solutions to address the challenging conditions. Structural support fabric had to be placed along the 50 miles of ROW, 15 of which rests in the everglades, and as project manager Scotty Orr explains, “We created a procedure for sewing wide fabric widths of structural support geotextile both in and out of the
P&J customized a deliberate delivery system of more than one million tons of material
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