North Bay Island pads, swales and canal banks
The ground under North Bay Island is limestone rock beneath a thin skin of fill, and it does not drain the way sand does. Canal banks through North Bay Island are soft at the top, so units stay back from the slope where the mower has to pass. Water sits inches down across parts of North Bay Island, so a unit left on low ground can settle before the week is out.
Rock haul roads into North Bay Island job sites hold up well, and that is usually where we stage the unit. Driveway aprons are the most reliable hard surface on many North Bay Island lots, and units often end up there.
Scheduling in North Bay Island
Adding a second unit on a North Bay Island site is quicker than moving the first one once the crew size doubles. Knowing the North Bay Island access route in advance saves more time than anything else we do. Deliveries into North Bay Island run Monday through Saturday, and early morning slots go first during the busy season.
We service North Bay Island on a set route leg, which is why lead times here are usually short rather than open-ended. Seasonal work in North Bay Island tends to start in the dry months, and the route fills up accordingly.
North Bay Island lane closures and staging
Milling operations in North Bay Island throw dust and grit, so units go upwind of the machine where that is possible. Drainage improvements in North Bay Island are slow work in rock, and a standing rental usually outlasts the original estimate. Utility contractors in North Bay Island often keep one unit at the pipe yard and another out with the crew.
Directional boring through North Bay Island limestone takes longer than planned, and the rental usually extends with it. Lane work along Kennedy Causeway in North Bay Island shifts weekly, so the unit lives at the staging lot instead.