NEWS & EDUCATION

When IDOT and the Tollway Authority decided to upgrade the Elmhurst Rd. interchange they did it in a big way by constructing a Diverging Diamond. This caused a lot of utilities to be moved.

December in Northern Illinois & Indiana usually brings freezing weather and light snow. This year has been different. 

Our safety team continues to grow and expand their knowledge. Jeff Larson just earned his Construction Health and Safety Technician certification (CHST).

Midwestern Contractor's fitters and welders take pride in their work. While the companies we work for designate the weld procedures and rod, sometimes it is up to our fitters to come up with an isometric drawing and then make the assembly come to life. 

A recent project awarded to Midwestern Contractors (MWC), involved the removal of temporary Black Diamond repairs to three bends where external corrosion was discovered. 

Complacency is a lack of interest and concern, the enemy of safety. Companies take pride in their safety programs. 

Pipelines and highway right of ways are natural partners. There is usually enough room for both to run side by side. 

Permission to work can be a major hurdle before the start of a construction project. On many projects permission in the form of a written permit is required from Federal, State, County and municipal agencies and/or authorities. 

During the 2014 construction season Midwestern Contractors (MWC) completed a large gas integrity project in Northern Illinois. This project included fabrication, piping modifications, launcher and receiver installations, valve installations and hydro-testing of line segments.

Midwestern Contractors has continued its quest to be the leader in the field when it comes to crew training to meet and exceed its customers’ requirements. 

Integrity projects are complicated enough when they involve locating anomalies along a buried pipeline that will then need to be excavated, evaluated and repaired.

The winter of 2013-2014 still does not feel over, and it is March 26. It was 16 degrees this morning. Despite winter conditions integrity work on pipelines is not suspended.