Looking north from Interstate 10, you can see where the new high-occupancy vehicle ramps will tie into State Route 143.
Workers perform excavation and grading as they prepare to build the new westbound I-10 ramp to northbound SR 143
A dump truck drops off fill dirt while a road grader levels and compacts the material
A roller compacts the fill while a bulldozer moves the material to the proper location to be compacted.
Workers set girders to widen the westbound I-10 ramp to eastbound US 60 July 11-12.
A line up of trucks filled with hot mix asphalt wait for their turn to add to the paving operation for the new ramp to northbound SR 143.
While a truck dumps its load of asphalt into the paving machine, another truck uses a high-pressure blast of water to remove the old pavement markings
Crews pave a new ramp for traffic from westbound Interstate 10 to northbound State Route 143.
A roller compacts the new asphalt leading up to the bridge for Broadway Road over I-10.
A barricade crew stockpiles temporary concrete barrier that will be used to delineate the new westbound to northbound ramp once paving is completed.
A hoe ram breaks up pieces of concrete from the old ramp so they are easier to load into dump trucks.
An excavator loads a dump truck with dirt and concrete rubble from the old pavement.
Most of the old concrete has now been removed and crews are busy with excavation and hauling away what remains of the concrete rubble.
The westbound Interstate 10 off-ramp at 40th Street was closed on June 3, and is being reconstructed to fit the wider highway. The work began by breaking up the old pavement.
A worker coordinates the movement of dump trucks while excavators and loaders move the dirt and concrete rubble that will be hauled away.
A truck delivers the first of six girders for the new ramp that will connect traffic from southbound SR 143 to the eastbound I-10 CD road. Each girder was more than 124 feet long.
On July 17-18, crews placed girders for the new ramp that will connect traffic from southbound State Route 143 to the eastbound Interstate 10 Collector-Distributor (CD) road.
A worker guides each concrete girder by hand into the support pier.
With the first girder safely anchored to the pier, workers place the second girder. Crews placed a total of six girders during the overnight operation.
