Hillsdale Fabricators supplied, fabricated and erected structural steel for the 193-foot-long-span pedestrian bridge linking the Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital to the parking structure. Pre-project planning and logistics were key in Hillsdale’s project approach as the bridge was erected over a major thoroughfare in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan. The challenging design features a main structure that […]
Hillsdale supplied 20,000 tons of steel for the Kearl Froth Project, a key component at the Oil Sands development operated by Imperial Oil. Fabricated at our 250,000-square-foot facility in St. Louis according to Canadian Welding Bureau standards, steel for the 500+ modules was then shipped to Edmonton for assembly. In addition to fabrication and delivery, […]
Hillsdale fabricated and erected 13,500 tons of structural steel for the world’s first LEED certified automotive assembly plant – General Motors-Lansing Delta Township. This 1.7 million-square-foot, is a campus-style automotive assembly facility comprised of a body shop, general assembly, administration building, and visitors arrival center interconnected by 101,000 square-feet of elevated conveyor/utility trestles. Raw coiled […]
The Olmsted project utilized a first-in-the US “in-the-wet” method to build two 110’ by 1200’ locks and a dam comprised of five tainter gates, 1,400’ of boat-operated wickets and a fixed weir. Concrete shells, weighing as much as 2,700 tons, produced at an on-site precast yard were attached to lifting frames. A 5,000-ton gantry crane […]
Hillsdale Fabricators was the prime steel contractor responsible for the fabrication and erection of more than 15,500 tons of structural steel for this retractable roof stadium that is home to the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts. The stadium’s retractable roof was the first to part lengthwise and boasts an operable glass window wall, allowing for a spectacular […]
When Indianapolis unveiled its new $1.1B Midfield Terminal and Concourses, Hillsdale Fabricators was looked to by the project’s prime steel contractor, Cives Steel Company, to fabricate the serpentine structural roof trusses and tapered-pipe columns. The roof trusses are 10 feet deep with a wide-flange top chord 6G welded to diagonal and vertical pipe that is […]
The Huey P. Long Bridge project in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana included the expansion of US 90 to three lanes in each direction, while keeping the pre-existing railway that also shares the bridge. Hillsdale Fabricators supplied approximately 1,800 tons of lifting structures and falsework which were fabricated, preassembled and then shipped by barge to Louisiana from […]
Hillsdale fabricated, preassembled, and shipped the 156-foot-long tied-arch bridge to replace the 103-year-old Halsted Street bascule bridge over the Chicago River North Branch Canal. The bridge features a 156-foot-long, 180-foot-wide steel tied arch main span flanked by two 36-foot precast concrete arch approach spans. The new bridge deck is 22 feet wider than the old […]
Chrysler challenged the Alberici/Hillsdale team to apply the “Low-Cost Building Strategy” to this project. The application would dramatically reduce the comparable cost of assembly plant facilities and subsequently reduce the cost of automobile manufacturing. Traditionally, the cost to build a manufacturing facility is $85/SF. The team worked in tandem with the architect and Chrysler to […]
The C-5 Hangar Facility for the 164th Airlift Wing of the Tennessee Air National Guard accommodates eight C-5 Galaxy cargo planes that support military and humanitarian operations throughout the world. The project featured construction of a new maintenance hangar, corrosion control hangar, fuel cell hangar, and associated support facilities totaling approximately 330,000 square feet. In […]
