What's New at Michels
Michels bridge construction capabilities honored
Posted on May 16, 2019
Michels recently received two top awards for reconstructing the Mill Basin Bridge in Brooklyn. The Mill Basin Bridge is one of seven bridges on the Belt Parkway reconstruction project, which received[..]
Michels builds secant walls for underground substation
Posted on May 14, 2019
Big things are happening on a small site in Milwaukee, WI's Historic Third Ward. Michels is installing 214 30-inch-diameter secant piles and 200 driven pipe piles, and excavating more than 7,000[..]
Curved tunnel extends limits of microtunneling
Posted on December 3, 2018
Congratulations to our crew and project partners for extending the limits of microtunneling technology. Michels completed an exceptional 470-foot drive under the Tualatin River in Tualatin, OR in less[..]
Blacklick tunnel reaches milestone
Posted on October 9, 2018
Congratulations to our crews, partners and customer for the successful completion of the final drive on the 4.5-mile Blacklick Creek Interceptor Sanitary Sewer tunnel three months ahead of schedule.[..]
Bringing hydrodemolition to Wisconsin
Posted on August 14, 2017
Michels Corporation is expanding our use of a high-pressure water jet stream to fix concrete damage caused by ice-fighting road salt. The process, called hydrodemolition, is being used for the first[..]
All girders in place on New York bridge
Posted on July 28, 2017
The high-profile Mill Basin Bridge project reached a milestone in construction when the last girder was set in place in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Tackling a high-profile project in Green Bay
Posted on July 27, 2017
Teamwork and a solid game plan are as important to Michels crews as to Wisconsin’s most-beloved football team.
Triple play!
Posted on July 26, 2017
Michels Corporation’s reputation for meeting our customers’ needs was displayed in Lackawanna, Penn. when crews built a 3.8-mile, 230kV triple-bundle transmission line. This triple-bundle[..]
Michels Corporation's super-sized success
Posted on July 13, 2017
Ever opened a clamshell box to find an off-kilter stack of buns, patties and special sauce instead of a pristine sandwich? The bottom bun might not have been parallel to the box when assembly started.[..]
Michels Sets North American HDD Record on Northern Courier Pipeline
Posted on November 24, 2015
On November 21, 2015, Michels utilized horizontal directional drilling (HDD) to drill beneath the Athabasca River and completed an HDD milestone. An installation of a 42-inch 7,200-foot (2,195 meters)[..]