GM Spring Hill Rip Rap Donation Improves Roads Near Plant

(3BL Media / theCSRfeed) SPRING HILL, TN - September 7, 2011 - Some 5,500 truckloads of rip rap, the clean, crushed concrete often used to keep shorelines from washing away, is being donated by General Motors Spring Hill Manufacturing and its contractors to help road construction projects.  

Maury County already has used some of the 200 million pounds of rip rap, donated by GM and its contractors as part of the widening and resurfacing of a road that runs along one side of GM’s property and includes property donated by GM to allow for the road widening. Now the material will form the road base for some of the county’s current and future projects.

“Not only will this donation make it easier for school buses and cars that use Cleburne Road to reach the new middle school, it is also an environmental win as material that would normally have been disposed of in a landfill is being recycled into usable road base,” said Bill May, GM Spring Hill Manufacturing site manager. “This project illustrates GM’s commitment to be a good corporate citizen and assist the communities around our facility.”  

The rip rap resulted from the replacement of an 11-acre concrete floor that was removed as part of GM Spring Hill’s construction of the facility that will build the next-generation of Ecotec engines.

“We really appreciate GM’s donation of these materials to Maury County,” said Road Superintendent Van Boshers of the Maury County Highway Department. “Given today’s economy, this donation is especially helpful to us as we seek to provide good, safe roads to the residents and visitors of Maury County.”Last year, all of GM’s worldwide facilities combined recycled 92 percent of the waste they generated, and more than half of its 146 plants are landfill-free.

About General Motors — General Motors (NYSE:GM, TSX: GMM), one of the world’s largest automakers, traces its roots back to 1908. With its global headquarters in Detroit, GM employs 208,000 people in every major region of the world and does business in more than 120 countries. GM and its strategic partners produce cars and trucks in 30 countries, and sell and service these vehicles through the following brands: Baojun, Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Daewoo, Holden, Isuzu, Jiefang, Opel, Vauxhall, and Wuling. The global Chevrolet brand celebrates its 100^th anniversary in 2011. GM’s largest national market is China, followed by the United States, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, and Italy.  GM’s OnStar subsidiary is the industry leader in vehicle safety, security and information services. More information on the new General Motors can be found at http://www.gm.com.

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