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on-site plants are producing 72,000 cu.
yd. of Agilia concrete, which contains
NewCem slag cement.
Agilia self-consolidating concrete signifi-
cantly reduces construction time and cost
by eliminating the need for vibration due
to its fluid and stable properties. Engi-
neered for high strength and long-term
durability, NewCem slag cement helps
achieve greater strength potential and
helps control shrinkage, creep and crack-
ing in mass concrete structures.
The first six concrete tunnel elements ar-
rived at the project site this summer, after
being towed one at a time by a tug fleet
220 miles down the Chesapeake Bay from
the Sparrows Point docks. The remaining
five tunnel elements are scheduled to ar-
rive at the Portsmouth Marine Terminal in
spring 2015. On Oct. 10, the Elizabeth
River Tunnels Project Team put in place
the first section of the new Midtown Tun-
nel, which will eventually serve as the
westbound exit to Portsmouth.
Since the original tunnel opened in 1962,
traffic along the route has increased by
600 percent. Once the new tunnel is com-
plete, the existing one will be rehabilitated,
and together they will expand capacity to
two lanes of traffic in each direction.
Cemtek to Supply Capitol Aggregates
with Emissions Monitoring Systems
Cemtek Environmental, a technology
leader in Continuous Emissions Moni-
toring Systems (CEMS), announced
that it received an order valued at
more than $840,000 for multiple CEMS
installation at Capitol Aggregates'
cement plant in San Antonio. The sys-
tems are engineered to meet unique
conditions when monitoring cement fa-
cilities emissions.
In selecting Cemtek as the new CEMS
supplier, Capitol Aggregates emphasized
the importance of partnering with a full
service CEMS provider with experience to
handle a project of this nature, and a
keen emphasis on compliance with fed-
eral and state rules and regulations.
Cemtek's custom designed emissions
monitoring systems are fully compliant
with all federal and state regulations and
will provide years of proven, trouble-free
performance while keeping down long-