On its busiest days, the New York State Fair’s attendees nearly match the entire population of Syracuse where the fairgrounds are located. This strains the local infrastructure for thirteen days when the fair is open. In the summer of 2018, the state completed a renovation to their largest, “Orange,” parking lot which added a direct exit onto Interstate 690. Other improvements to aid traffic flow included new lighting and signage.

Using their Power Curber 5700-C, JJP Slipforming Inc. completed over 33,000 linear feet (10,000 meter) of curb including the perimeter of the Orange Lot and more than fifty uniquely-shaped islands within. They used a New York State Class J concrete mix on their six-inch by twelve-inch (fifteen-centimeter by thirty-centimeter) header and mountable curbs. The biggest challenges in the mile-long parking lot were its scale and the bad spring weather. Wet weather forced JJP to juggle crews and equipment to pour in areas with less than twenty-four hours of preparation.

Established in 1988, JJP Slipforming has roughly fifty employees and completes concrete work throughout the state of New York. Family owned and based out of Middleburgh, they own four Power Curbers including a 5700-C-Max for barrier, two 5700-Cs and a 5700-B for curb and gutter. Superintendent Pete Sommerville says he “wouldn’t ever get rid of any of them, they are a vital part of operations.” Pete has decades of slipform experience and has worked around many different machines but he appreciates the factory-direct approach of Power Curbers. He emphasizes that parts ordering and product support are “absolutely great, they all know me and everything goes really well down there.”