Week 2 Repaving Progress Report at Daytona

The following is the Week 2 progress report from engineers overseeing the repaving project at Daytona International Speedway:

• A total of 57 light poles have come down, which were stationed between Turns 1 and 2 and Turns 3 and 4. No more light poles need to be removed.
• The fence, including the posts, have been removed from Turn 3 to Turn 4.
• The steel and form energy reduction (SAFER) barrier has been removed from Turns 3 and 4 and from the tri-oval area. Each piece of the SAFER barrier is 28-feet long.
• All the asphalt from the entire backstretch has been milled, or ripped from the ground and shredded into bits. The short chute exiting Turn 4 has been milled. Both the backstretch and first "short chute" has been compacted and are pavement-ready.
• Engineers estimate they have milled 60 percent of the 2.5-mile, tri-oval asphalt or an estimated 17 million pounds.
• The new skid pad area on the backstretch has been excavated and is being prepared for paving.
• The dirt from the skid pad area has been used as fill behind Turns 3 and 4.
• A team from Jostens is cutting out pieces of racing surface. Those blocks will be transformed into collectibles and racing mementos.
• Current onsite work force is approximately 40. Lane Construction has 25 full-time employees working the job.
• The start-finish line pavement area was carefully removed and placed in a secure location on Speedway property.
• The mobile asphalt plant, located in a parking area outside of Turn 2, is nearly operational. Technicians were in the process of wiring the sensor equipment on the plant to a control room. Daytona Beach News-Journal