[VIDEO] Caterpillar Grade with 3D Technology Helps Move 5 Million Cubic Yards of Earth

To prepare a massive site for installation of solar panels, crews from Brad Cole Construction Co. in Carrollton, GA, are moving more than five million cubic yards of earth at the Taylor 3 Solar Site.

Nov 29, 2016

To prepare a massive site for installation of solar panels, crews from Brad Cole Construction Co. in Carrollton, GA, are moving more than five million cubic yards of earth at the Taylor 3 Solar Site. To grasp the scope of the project, think of 826 football fields laid out side-by-side and end-to-end. http://bit.ly/2fJOq9a

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