Halfway between Pine Ridge Road and Golden Gate Parkway, Joe Colthran pulls off onto a northbound shoulder of Interstate 75. Adolfo Ochoa, a foreman with Protective Barriers, Inc., installs silt screen near the Pine Ridge Road exit of Interstate 75 in Naples on Sunday, the first day of construction of the iROX Interstate 75 expansion project. It is Sunday, the first day of work for the massive $400 million-plus I-75 widening project, but Ajax construction manager Colthran, a 31-year construction veteran, has been on the job since midnight Saturday, early Sunday. While 30 miles of I-75 will ultimately be widened, right now, contractors are working on stage one: from Golden Gate Parkway to Bonita Beach Road. Full Story - Synergen Consulting International
