Road Reconstruction | 8th Street | Full Timelapse

Full Timelapse of the 8th Street road construction reconstruction project in Traverse City in 2019.
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[@empirestate8791]

Love that bike lanes are completely separated from the road. That's how they should always be built!

[@teamelmersupdates7134]

We agree. Great way to safely move traffic, vehicle, bike, and pedestrian!

[@victorsamsung2921]

What they do in the Netherlands for years.

[@miles5600]

@@victorsamsung2921depends on the speed, 50 km/h and faster in the built up area get separated bike lanes. 30 km/h get the exact opposite, they get mixed with car traffic to slow cars down.

[@matthewp1682]

Not possible in every situation, but it is the right thing to do

[@miles5600]

@@matthewp1682 it is however always possible to make a road safe for cyclists, pedestrians and drivers.

[@marcussurleyadventures1928]

Cityskylines got me hooked on construction

[@MatthiasPowerbomb]

Right? Are you gonna try and build this street in the game now? I think it's doable.

[@itsmecaldo]

@Wesson Angel Don't. Issa scam

[@Kimchigamer]

Um how did you know 😅

[@lasarith2]

This city’s skylines mod looks so real 😉

[@filosiq]

._.

[@StereoSpace]

Wow. You guys do such beautiful work.

[@TeamElmers]

Thank you for the kind words.

[@versedbridge4007]

Good to see a smaller city do some full protected bike lanes. Hope to see a network get constructed over time as well as buffered intersections.

[@peon9282]

5:49 this 8 axle Tipper trailer is very interesting. In Europe there are 2 and 3 axle tipper trailers, in switzerland and the netherlands they use 5 axle solo trucks, but you don‘t see that many axles on a trailer unless it‘s a large flatbed trailer...

[@TeamElmers]

The State of Michigan allows up to 11 axles with no special permit. Basic weight formula is if an axle has at least a 9 foot spread from center of the axle to the center of the next axle in front and behind it you have gross 18,000lbs on the axle, are allowed 1 set of Tandem axles with a 9’ spread in front and behind it at 16, 000 lbs per axle of the tandem, all other axles that have less than 9’ spread are allowed to have 13,000 lbs per axle gross. That is how we come up with the 8 axle Live Bottoms gross weight of 154,000 lbs. A Super Train because of the spread axles on the pup is allowed 164,000 lbs gross weight.

[@pedromorgan99]

@@TeamElmers From the UK.. can u explain in metric (ducks and runs...) ;-)

[@fedordegroot2599]

Separated bike lanes! Great.

[@miles5600]

that still ends up on the sidewalk...

[@thefourthwatch6337]

I nominate the video team for a Streety award. Get a load of this.

[@TeamElmers]

Thank you! Our crew guys sure put on a great show!

[@farhysthunterz6654]

Im impressed...my country cant do this as much of the road is the only access...3 weeks is a long time...if they wanted to re asphalt again...they have to do it side by side because to still allowing the traffic...Good job👍

[@statelyelms]

Wow, I hope those workers are proud of what they accomplished!

[@teamelmersupdates7134]

They are super talented and like making their community a better place. We love our crews!

[@midnight8598]

Idk why but the thumbnail kinda remind me of movie 'car' when mcqueen trying to repair the road by himself

[@TeamElmers]

lol I can picture that scene.

[@afizi1213]

I really like the floor-type drain because the water will go underground and enter under the underground sewer directly to the river, the best way to divert flood water, I hope in Malaysia they can make a drain as beautiful as this with a filter

[@TeamElmers]

Yes. And some underground drains have filter systems that collect sediment and allow cleaner overflow runoff into the river.

[@navyseal1689]

Diaorang punye construction kemas je, walaupun masih dlm pembinaan tetap kemas

[@afizi1213]

@@navyseal1689 negara timur pun kemas g korea jepun, china xtaula 😁 tersumbat kot hahhaa

[@teamelmersupdates7134]

@@navyseal1689 We agree. The construction was well planned.

[@elijaha773]

I wish my city did this. The closest thing was a jerky photo timelapse of a flyover construction that ended before the flyway was finished.

[@nicholaslarsen6739]

Those are some fast workers!

[@TeamElmers]

They sure are. They completed the project ahead of schedule.

[@18birko1]

Amazing! Great work!

[@TeamElmers]

Thanks a lot!

[@user-uo7fw5bo1o]

This is a great improvement and on a narrow street too!

[@TeamElmers]

For Sure! We love bike lanes separated by a green belt.

[@FVBmovies]

Showed the video to my gf. She agrees, wonderful work.

[@TeamElmers]

Thank you @FVBmovies. It was a great project. We even found abandoned waterline from the early 1900's (tree trunk wood drilled hollow, wrapped in steel). If you're curious what that looks like, check out this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/rWWvcpt-aZ6geLc

[@swagsorrex]

I remember when lightning mcqueen did this

[@TeamElmers]

The second time he did it right? Nice smooth ride. "Low and Slow"

[@Kimchigamer]

@@TeamElmers Exactly

[@cmmartti]

Concrete bike lanes should have saw-cut crack control joints, not wet-formed, because wet-formed joints are bumpy.

[@teamelmersupdates7134]

Thank you for your observations. We will pass them along to the municipality's engineering team.

[@cmmartti]

​​​@@teamelmersupdates7134 Thanks. It's not something most people think about, but I became acutely aware of it when my city started doing saw-cut joints in all of their new sidewalks (I don't know if it was a new requirement, but they suddenly started appearing everywhere). Riding a bike over wet-formed control joints feels like driving a car on Michigan freeways: very bumpy. I'm sure people who push baby strollers and shopping trolleys over bumpy sidewalks feel the same way. (I don't make a habit of riding my bike on sidewalks, but sometimes it's necessary.)

[@FrancescoBellringer]

such an improvement!

[@TeamElmers]

We like to think so but we are kinda bias. :)

[@nimpsonkinkson1924]

If only roads were built this fast where I live

[@Jonago.]

A big improvement!

[@TeamElmers]

@Jonago We agree. We love dedicated bike lanes separated from traffic that keep people safe.

[@stubborn1045]

You guys could've finished it faster if you just installed the world edit mod

[@TeamElmers]

lol

[@jandervl]

Quero ver um time-lapse de uma obra pública no Brasil, deve ser cômico!

[@nots3326]

No Brasil as obras públicas são anunciadas em tempos de eleição, e só acabam em tempos de reeleição... Seria uma time lapse bem longa

[@A1_10]

@@nots3326😂❤️

[@matheussiqueira8929]

Pois é kkkkk@@nots3326

[@matheussiqueira8929]

Primeiro que nunca vi fazerem uma reconstrução assim, é asfalto novo por cima de velho e olhe lá

[@j_jinxer]

Just wait for the winter

[@TOKYOSMITH]

Nice work! I loved it.

[@TeamElmers]

Thanks a lot!

[@mseiy6565]

Oh boy it’s a great work

[@TeamElmers]

Thank you.

[@ivang97997]

we are in the SLC suburb, we have no concrete curb, no sidewalk, no sewer, and storm system, no bike lane, only a few street lights but very dim, and road surface are 30, 40 years old.

[@TeamElmers]

Might need to say something to your governing officials.

[@ivang97997]

@@TeamElmers like speed bumps and street lights, after 30 years the city hall still denied requests. :)

[@TeamElmers]

@@ivang97997 I'm sorry to hear that. Hopefully, they change their minds soon.

[@maxvonraben8112]

Very interesting, I would have liked to see it in three times the length! 👀😊👍

[@TeamElmers]

Thanks, Max. We will keep that in mind for our next timelapse video :)

[@maxvonraben8112]

@@TeamElmers Many thanks and greetings from Germany, a USA fan! 💖👍

[@TeamElmers]

@@maxvonraben8112 We appreciate you! Greetings from Michigan

[@DFWJon]

@Max von Raben… just go to settings and set the playback speed to .25X (1/4 speed). BOOM… AND PROBLEM SOLVED!!! Now, rewatch it and it’ll take you 25:20 to watch it completely versus 6:20 at normal playback speed!!! Oh and by the way… you can thank me later!!! 😂😂😂🤪🤪🤪

[@zacharygrossman8316]

In Toronto Canada this wouldn've taken 57 years and 3 months

[@teamelmersupdates7134]

Yikes!

[@brettwilkins6688]

Nature is healing!

[@tonyawildfong2695]

Truth @brettwilkins6688 - Nature IS healing!!

[@Random.ChanneI]

They spray painted the ''grass'' green 😭 They should have added many plants instead of grass. Especially toxic grass.

[@tonyawildfong2695]

@@Random.ChanneI It's called hydroseed. The green is a recycled paper that holds moisture. It is not toxic. It takes 7-14 days to germinate. Great observations! Enjoy your day.

[@Random.ChanneI]

@@tonyawildfong2695 Good to know! I’ve seen it before and it was definitely some toxic stuff. This sounds much better

[@wilhelmushoffmann8054]

I had to slow the video down to see what they were actualy doing!

[@TeamElmers]

You might want to check out the update videos we did on the project to get a better look at what they did. There is a playlist called 8th Street.

[@urbanshepherdgroup2418]

Nice that bikers don't have to be on the road. 6:03

[@firealarmtechguy4444]

Who owned the traffic signals on Boardman AVE? GTCRC or MDOT?

[@TeamElmers]

I thought it was the city since they are the ones who paid for the project. I'd start with reaching out to them about the traffic signal.

[@musselmanmedia5236]

Please do before and after photos

[@TeamElmers]

Try watching some of these videos that were progress updates of the project. If my memory serves right the first one we did had the before shots. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIOtpoWPg5uFl9k

[@MatthiasPowerbomb]

I bet the people living on this street were aggravated as this was going on, but it really did turn out better than before.

[@TeamElmers]

Interestingly enough, It was the people and businesses on the street that were happy it was going on. They even got after those who were being disrespectful and complaining about this happening.

[@MatthiasPowerbomb]

@@TeamElmers Well, I stand corrected. But either way, it turned out nice in the end.

[@TeamElmers]

Thank you for the complement. :)

[@DFWJon]

It’s interesting to see the people with businesses right along the route in acceptance with the road construction. Considering the fact, that most of the time, road construction is very detrimental to the businesses that are directly effected by the road work. You have some businesses that have their main access/entrance that is only accessible from the road that is completely being reworked. Usually, if it is their ONLY entrance then the construction crew is obligated to build them a new temporary access but usually it is off to the side and/or hard to get to and that will deter enough customers to shut down most small businesses. Now, if it were Wal-Mart or something that is really big and people just have to have then it may stay afloat but it’s not very promising for most.

[@mikEWrona1234]

i'm shocked that these plastic houses did not collapse under the movement of these big rigs

[@nathanm7101]

Theses houses are clearly made out of other things than just plastic

[@TeamElmers]

I don't recall any plastic houses on these 3 blocks. Where do you see them? I am intrigued.

[@NoName-ms8jb]

Wood, not plastic.

[@zandria77]

Ni kalau kat Malaysia, PM tukar 5x pun belum tentu siap.

[@Hensepens64]

Why o why ste the bikelanes narrowed at the intersection? Frim Dutch point of view it doesn't mdke sense. ..

[@muskreality]

This has to be at least $3 Million job

[@kristelgomez2169]

Buenisimo trabajo

[@TeamElmers]

Gracias

[@ccaaproduction105]

Thanks

[@TeamElmers]

Welcome

[@JacobMcGrathPhoto]

how many days total?

[@TeamElmers]

About 105 working days - May 6 - Sept 26

[@ashya.pashya]

Play in 2x

[@TeamElmers]

Oh my. I thought what we already have was fast. 2x speed is crazy.

[@arturoespino618]

Fabuloso

[@TeamElmers]

@arturoespino618 Thank you! We appreciate the kind words.

[@ismailg4135]

How do you guys calculate production?

[@TeamElmers]

I am not sure how the project managers calculate the production. I'll try to get an idea from this project manager. Here is some info on the project that might help. www.teamelmers.com/projects/8th-street-reconstruction/

[@jaisonjose8256]

Recommended ryt??

[@housemusistoric]

What’s the song, please ?

[@JamesJames-gm1uk]

How many days did this work take?

[@TeamElmers]

I don't have the exact number of days figured out but with this 3 blocks and an other 2 or three of a perpendicular street the dates were May 6th, 2019 to September 26th, 2019. Here is a link with more info on the project. www.teamelmers.com/projects/8th-street-reconstruction/

[@mten_pl4020]

Based and bike pilled

[@xaiano794]

I don't understand people like you, I mean you want more bikes on the road? I sometimes wonder if you really do want to make your own life worse just so you have more justification for being angry and miserable. Seems to be the best solution to build cycle paths away from cars

[@jooproos6559]

Well,that didnt go very efficient!First the sand on the road and then take it out again to install the pipes for the rain water and then the sand back on it again.. And where is the bike path???

[@tonyawildfong2695]

Hi Joop, Sand on the road is stockpiled to be used for backfill on the site. Sometimes you work with the space you have and need to stockpile on site to assist the trucks. Or if you are talking about backfilling, pipe placement, filling again, and another pipe placement, It may be because the Wastewater sewer pipe and the water pipe are placed on different levels/depths in the trench. Wasterwater is lower than the water line with a minimum distance between the two lines required. That could be the answer for the different sand backfills. Or it may be different sections of the road. Not sure which clip you are referring to. Hope that helps. Thanks for your observations. And the bike path is shared outside the road - it is double wide for pedestrian section and a bicycle section in the new construction area.

[@mantrajojo4163]

I can see now why road replacements are so expensive.

[@musselmanmedia5236]

More Timelapses plz

[@TeamElmers]

Thank you Sam, for your feedback, it is much appreciated. We will keep the time-lapse coming. we typically don't have much time-lapses this time of year because our work is finished up at this point and most of what we do this time of year is snow removal. We will make more of an effort to get more time-lapses for next season. Anything else you want to see besides time-lapse?

[@TeamElmers]

Have you seen this time-lapse? It seems to be our most popular one at the moment. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYvQdpeaoZeVq8k

[@TeamElmers]

@Sam Musselman In your opinion, what makes a good time lapse? We want to get better at this.

[@randomstuff6341]

why is it that the interstate in my city was concrete but now they're replacing it with asphalt and construction on it is messy

[@miles5600]

because asphalt is better.

[@user-tb9mg4md7d]

Also i think asphalt can be re-used more

[@miles5600]

@@user-tb9mg4md7d asphalt can be indefinitely re-used

[@antoine4213]

Nice

[@TeamElmers]

Thanks Antoine! Any other videos you would like to see us make?

[@antoine4213]

@@TeamElmers haha no idea, I found that video randomly

[@TeamElmers]

If you get any ideas we'll take them. :)

[@nomanalishakir1841]

Reconstruct in how many days?

[@TeamElmers]

Around three months.

[@TeamElmers]

I need to correct myself. the project took about 5 months not 3. I was thinking of a different project.

[@nomanalishakir1841]

Thanks for your kind information

[@spearhead30]

Is that Augusta?

[@TeamElmers]

No, It is Traverse City, MI.

[@thijs5167]

Ready for another car centric decade. It’s the US, they don’t care about livabilty🎉

[@m0z188]

Livability is a broad term and quite dependent per person, one can easily cope with living in a "car centric environment".

[@EMIXela]

How much is the cost???

[@TeamElmers]

Hello @EMIXela A full project profile can be found at www.teamelmers.com/projects/8th-street-reconstruction/ Thanks for asking.

[@average_ant]

Could have done without the music.

[@frankr7902]

Liked the video but the music, i had to move on 😮

[@TeamElmers]

Thanks for letting us know @frankr7902. It will help when we make the next one.

[@user-fr3xz1kp9g]

عقبال راس الخيمة 😍😂😂

[@hamrozi]

How much time were invested on this project?

[@TeamElmers]

This project took roughly 3 months.

[@hamrozi]

@@TeamElmers Is that normal amount of time to invest for this kind of project? I'm sorry for one more question, i'm starting to have interest in contracting. Thank you for the reply

[@TeamElmers]

@Muhammad Hamrozi I need to correct myself. The project took about 5 months, not 3. I was thinking of a different project. I apologize for the wrong info.

[@hamrozi]

@@TeamElmers Okay. Thank you for the correction

[@user-ss9ue1kc1q]

Hi

[@pierremathonnet9591]

Il n'y a pas de coordinateur de travaux chez vous ???? remarque faire et défaire, c'est toujours travailler....

[@openbaarvervoer.6883]

Alles is mooi en netjes, maar met welke maximale snelheid mogen auto's daar rijden? Samen met de fietser. Er is geen apart fietspad voor fietsers. Everything is nice and tidy, but at what maximum speed are cars allowed to drive there? Together with the cyclist. There is no separate cycle path for cyclists. 🇳🇱🚲🚕

[@teamelmersupdates7134]

Speed limit is 25 mph. There is a separate bicycle path (dark gray sidewalk @4:36) and the light gray sidewalk is for pedestrians. Thank you for your comments.

[@openbaarvervoer.6883]

Goed 💪😘🚲 Ook dank jij wel.

[@EnjoyFirefighting]

@@teamelmersupdates7134 and at 6:04 the bike lane is seperated only by a painted line

[@tonyawildfong2695]

@@EnjoyFirefighting Yes that is the start of the newly constructed section- transitioning from shared streets to dedicated sidewalk for pedestrian and bike. Very observant!

[@user-tb9mg4md7d]

Once again, zero tiltrotators spotted... Why wont Americans use them 😭😭

[@octaviouscollins4523]

Nice! However, anyone watching this and does not see how there were so many unnecessary moving parts and digging… and how wasteful, time consuming and expensive this was… should pay extra tax dollars for this. A simple repaving, physical barrier for bikes and redoing the sidewalks would have saved sooo much money. A simple curb would have been safer as well to separate the street from the bike lanes all while creating a buffer. 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@TeamElmers]

@octaviouscollins4523 Agree to the sensible approach and responsible use of tax dollars. The people adding homes with no water pressure available would lovingly disagree about just paving the road. Sometimes roads need to be reconstructed due to their surface condition. Other times upgrading 50 - 80 year old underground pipes is needed to allow for growth in the area (and future growth). This reconstruction includes upgrading size and capacity of water, storm, and wastewater pipes, installing safer or more environmentally friendly systems, and safe operation of water, storm, and wastewater systems for years to come.

[@Temproby]

неправильно они работают- на видео все работники заняты а надо чтобы все смотрели а один работал

[@kismoricz84]

In my country, every step of work would be made by different companies, every company would work with thirty something years old east-german, or russian machines, and with skinny gypsies, with lack of safety equipment. Because of these previous reasons, this amount of work would last about three years, and one year after they done it, they would start to dig up again because "oops, we forgot the pipes" 🤨😡😡😤😤😠😠🤬

[@kismoricz84]

This is why our roads are sh*t

[@TeamElmers]

That sounds terrible. Hopefully things change.

[@sumslight.yvngin9857]

Wish NewOrleans did this 😂

[@Someone-wh8hi]

These lamps 🤢

[@momorama8832]

How many days did it took?