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Staying Busy in Mississippi
The key to completing successful projects is to establish good relationships, Key Constructors notes. The
company is working on the $32 million Highway 61 project in Warren County, Miss.
By Fernie Grace Tiflis
S pecializing in highway and heavy construction work,
general contractor Key Constructors says its keys to
completing successful projects are performing good
work in a timely manner and meeting the owner’s budget.
Established in 1975, the company’s forte is building bridg-
es, overpasses, dams, culverts and levies. Based in Madison,
a suburb of Jackson, Miss., Key Constructors’ expertise is in
pile driving and concrete construction.
It prides itself on completing projects on time or ahead
of schedule. “We distinguish ourselves by doing a good job
at the time allotted,” President David Trevathan says. Al-
though Mississippi does not provide incentive when proj-
ects are completed ahead of schedule, Trevathan says, Key
Constructors still finishes early on most of its jobs. Late
fees are $1,400 a day, he notes.
Trevathan also credits his staff. He says the company
employs five engineers and trains its foremen and superin-
tendents to lead the employees in the field. “We hire the
best possible people for the job,” he states. “Our employees
are the most technically-trained staff in [Mississippi].”
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Key Constructors is building the replacement
bridge on Highway 61 over the Yazoo River
in Warren County, Miss.
Highway 61
Key Constructors is building the replacement bridge on
Highway 61 over the Yazoo River in Warren County. At
approximately $32 million, the project includes utilizing
concrete and steel to replace the existing bridge that was
built in the 1940s.
Construction on the 4,000-foot long bridge is expected
to be completed by spring 2009 after three-and-a-half years
of work.
Quantities on Highway 61 include:
■ 300,000 cubic yards of earthwork
■ 12,000 tons of hot mix asphalt
■ 26,000 cubic yards of concrete
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■ 3.5 million pounds of structural steel
61 project
■ 3.5 million pounds of reinforcing steel www.keyconstructors.com
A job this large, Trevathan notes, is Value: $32 million
Site: Warren County, Miss.
always challenging. “Its physical size – it’s Employees: 100
very large and very high – is a challenge,” Services: General contractor
he states. “Everything gets more difficult David Trevathan, president:
“We distinguish ourselves by
the higher you get.” doing a good job [in] the time
The company says safety is its No. 1 pri- allotted.”
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