Diggin' in: Dredging of Lake Leota begins

Janesville Gazette


BY THE NUMBERS

24

Hours a day two crews are working

6,000

Cubic yards of material taken from lake per 12-hour shift

200,000

Cubic yards of material to be removed by completion

20

Cubic yards carried in an off-road truck per load

60

Loads each truck carries in a 12-hour shift

130,000

Pounds a loaded truck weighs

80

Acres on which the dredged material is being spread

$3,480

Cost of diesel fuel used by equipment every 12-hour shift

$1.37 million

Amount city borrowed for the project

$30

Cost of the project this year for a taxpayer with a $100,000 home

$885,069

Integrity's winning bid