First cuts - cutting asphalt three different tools

The first cuts aren't the deepest... in fact we often start with a rough score ~ 2" deep cut in most asphalt.... and though both the Stihl cut-off saw and the walk-behind cutter both use 14" diamond blades they're not interchangeable.... different recommended RPMs make a difference.

The big green behemoth we rented for some long cuts proved a disappointment - aside from blowing hard to reach fuses (under the bolted on cover) Mike Fitzgerald pointed out that with any minute wobble on the wheels the extra large cutting blade would bind on the edges leaving a sloppy cut.

Stadium Road starting... today

We've been waiting for this for months. The last two weeks being the most brutal, waiting around for some real work to begin after ebbing times at MR6. This morning we met with the WM Jordan safety meeting. We're doing the site work for UVa's new ITE building beside the stadium. Five crews, sixty days, sunup to sundown six and seven days a week. 20-30' trenches and a few thousand feet of pipe - this is gonna be fun.

olks to get code straight and then began our inspection of the site.