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Inaugural Baltimore Grand Prix Race

Lwhitecotton — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 13:24:58 +0000

After 12 months of downtown street reconstruction, the inaugural Baltimore Grand Prix Race took place on September 2nd through the 4th. P. Flanigan & Sons was chosen by Baltimore City to perform this work. The project consisted of resurfacing approximately one mile of asphalt roadway, and one mile of concrete roadway. The roadwork was well received by drivers and spectators with cars exceeding 180 mph on Pratt St. This work on downtown main arteries will last for decades and will perform as well for buses, cars, and bicyclists as it does for race cars. Downtown pedestrians will also benefit from the construction of ninety ADA compliant wheel chair ramps that P. Flanigan & Sons constructed during this project.

P. Flanigan & Sons also performed major tasks for the Baltimore Grand Prix. We built a series of temporary ”chicanes” to guide the race cars through the course. These chicanes were constructed using curb mix produced at our nearby Westport Asphalt plant.

P. Flanigan & Sons also constructed a temporary track crossing at the Camden Yards light rail station. Our crews completed the paving work over the course of one night. The asphalt performed exceptionally well over the course of three days of hard racing. We then removed the paving in time for Light Rail service to recommence the day after the race. The tracks were perfectly preserved and no signs of the asphalt were left on the crossing.

Baltimore Museum of Industry and The Downtown Sailing Center Lot

Lwhitecotton — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:21:53 +0000

Racing a J-22 is quite different from racing an Indy Car, but the two sports were linked in March when P. Flanigan and Sons donated construction services and materials to improve a parking area at the Downtown Sailing Center. The crushed concrete used to re-grade the parking area for the sailors came from Flanigan’s Winchester Recycling Facility. Our goal is to recycle all the roadway material that we excavate. When we excavate aged concrete from Pratt St as part of the roadway improvements for the grand prix race, that material is reused on many projects such as here at the Baltimore Museum of Industry and The Downtown Sailing Center.

Downtown Infrastructure Project In The News

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:44:25 +0000

Work has begun on the Downtown Infrastructure Improvements Project that will prepare Baltimore City for the 2011 Grand Prix Race.

Click HERE to read an article in the Baltimore Business Journal about the project!

Horse Track, the History of Maryland

admin — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:21:55 +0000

P. Flanigan & Sons have worked on horse tracks for most of the last century. We are experts. Pimlico and Laurel have been long time customers. This is a photo of a work in progress, the new track at Sagamore Farm in Baltimore County. We started and completed the project in 2009.

Horse tracks are demanding projects. Not only does the geometry have to be precise, but the material the horses come into contact with must be precisely grated. We apply the same attitude towards a track that we do towards a runway. All built the Flanigan way.