Bypass work continues

Work progresses Tuesday afternoon on a cloverleaf shaped on/off ramp from the Shelbyville Bypass construction to U.S. 231 north of Shelbyville. Here, one ramp is being compacted and smoothed by large roadroller. Contruction of the bypass is scheduled to be completed before the end of next summer.
(T-G Photo by Kent Flanagan) [Order this photo]

These large road rollers, sometimes called roller-compactors do just what their names imply, are compacting and smoothing the surface of a new on/off ramp for the Shelbyville Bypass where it intersects with U.S. 231 north of Shelbyville. The term "steamroller" refers to the direct ancestor of these new rollers powered by diesel instead of steam engines.
(T-G Photo by Kent Flanagan) [Order this photo]