Your Life Matters: Drive Like It

GUY employees support Oklahoma highway workers
Staff in both our Tulsa and Oklahoma City offices wore orange on April 10 as part of ODOT's month-long statewide work zone safety awareness campaign.

Click for Federal Highway Administration tips on safe driving in work zones.

Karst feature at Bridge 149 over Hickory Creek

Construction is underway at Bridge 149 over Hickory Creek in Ottawa County. Let in October 2016, the new 64 ft precast arch span bridge replaces a structurally deficient bridge dating back to 1939.
Design and construction of this bridge was challenging due to a Karst feature located 2.0 ft south of the proposed grading limit. A Karst feature is a geological formation shaped by the dissolution of soluble bedrock such as limestone.

The Karst feature near Hickory Creek is a natural spring that also provides habitat for endangered species. During construction, the contractor discovered during excavation that this Karst feature extended to an area under the east abutment. GUY responded quickly and, working with ConTech Solutions, provided an alternative footing design within weeks. USFWS is currently reviewing this alternative, and the construction should restart soon.

We appreciate our CAD and Engineering techs!

New surveyor in the house!

GUY welcomes Matthew Dawson to our work family! Matthew and his family recently moved from Bentonville, AR to Kellyville, OK. Matthew will be working in the Survey department. He already has several years of surveying experience, which was evident after only his first week at GUY.

GUY Engineering is turning 30 this year, so 30 is pretty much our favorite number. Here are some amazing facts about 30.

In Bingo, the ball 30 is known as “Dirty Gertie, Blind 30.”
A polygon with 30 sides is a triacontagon.
30 is a Harshad number, or a number divisible by the sum of its digits.
In Back to The Future, Marty McFly traveled 30 years back in time.
30 upright stones form the Sarsen Circle at Stonehenge.
Cats have 30 teeth.
Gamma Pavonis, a star that is 84% larger than our sun, is 30 light years away from the earth.
The 30th wedding anniversary is the Pearl Anniversary.
There are 30 tracks on the Beatles’ The White Album.
In tennis, the number 30 represents the second point gained in a game.