Oysters are a great resource for waterman and the environment. In Maryland they used to be a primary source for economic and environmental stability. In a quote from the Chesapeake Bay Environmental Newsroom, explains the phenomenon of Oysters best. “Fish come and go. You can’t count on them,” said Capt. Larry Simns, President of the Maryland Watermen’s Association. But “the oysters and clams was the backbone of the watermen.”
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HAKE Rigging 250 ton transformer on the move
Baltimore, MD – At the end of July, Flanigan assisted HAKE Rigging with a “BIG Move”.
The project began when a brand new transformer, weighing roughly 500,000 pounds, arrived on a barge at Vulcan Stone’s quarry in Havre De Grace. Flanigan shaped up a stone ramp so the rig could be driven off the barge, and even supplied two dozers to help stabilize the barge during unloading.
MD-695 at Frederick Avenue
Baltimore, MD – Flanigan recently completed a portion of a three year State Highway Administration job.
This contract included paving a section of the Baltimore beltway from I-95 to Edmondson Avenue.
A cold Spring and unusually heavy rain fall presented a few changes to the daily schedules Project Manager Mike Klohr worked on for this job. Despite Mother Nature’s hazards, the crews of Harry Kline, Jeremy Cooper, Billy Marquez, Ellis Wellen and James Jacobs delivered quality results.
Welcome to the launch of our updated website! It has numerous new features, from detailed descriptions of our commitment to sustainability to all access information like press releases and blog postings. For insight on the products we use, check out the asphalt-manufacturing page and get an in-depth look at our state-of-the-art innovations.
We recently paved a section of N. Charles Street with glassphalt. This product is conventional hot mix asphalt with a small percentage of glass in the mix.
This product was popular for a brief time in the 1980’s. Reportedly, it was a favorite of Mayor Schaeffer. P. Flanigan & Sons stopped regularly producing it chiefly because a local perfume bottle factory closed. The factory produced the highest quality crushed glass.