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Zachary (L) and Alex Sindoni founded Sindoni Bros Construction in 2018.

Sindoni Bros Construction was founded in 2018 by brothers Alex and Zachary Sindoni. Headquartered in Haverhill, Mass., the company’s primary focus is building construction in northeastern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire.

The brothers pride themselves on having a passion for exceptional craftsmanship and personalized service. As a

family-owned business, their name is associated with every project that they complete, and it is of the utmost importance to them that each of these projects reflects well on them.

Sindoni Bros Construction offers a comprehensive variety of high-quality construction services. Alex and Zachary relies on having the right employees and equipment that

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Meeting Held On State of Massachusetts’ Bridges in Wake of Baltimore Accident

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is hoping to calm concerns about the state’s infrastructure after the deadly collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland on March 26.

Gov. Maura Healey was supposed to be meeting with Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on the same day but instead found herself offering the state’s support over the Baltimore bridge tragedy, which she called “absolutely devastating and heartbreaking.”

Healey also met with maritime and bridge experts later on March 26 to make sure the Commonwealth is following the

proper safety protocols, while state transportation officials offered a briefing on bridge and infrastructure safety in light of the Baltimore mishap.

The Francis Scott Key Bridge tragedy occurred early in the morning when a container ship lost power and rammed into a support tower of the Interstate 695 bridge as it was trying to exit the Port of Baltimore, causing the structure to break up and plunge into the Patapsco River below. Several construction personnel and vehicles fell into the water, and

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A lot of exciting things have been happening at the Chadwick-BaRoss facility in West Warwick, R.I. Most significantly is the addition of the Volvo Construction Equipment product offering. The balance of the equipment lineup is made up of Takeuchi, Ponsse, Link-Belt, Holder, Prinoth, Odra Road sweepers, SMP, Envirosight, Rammer, Craig, Sewer Equipment Company of America, CAM Supreme and Karcher.

Chadwick-BaRoss also recently moved into a spacious new facility in West Warwick at 31 James P Murphy Ind Hwy, which has enabled the company to dramatically expand its parts and service capabilities.

“From this new facility we are able to serve customers in Rhode Island and eastern Massachusetts,” said Jim Maxwell, president of Chadwick-BaRoss. “We have the right employees, the right product offerings and the right facility, and we have now added one missing piece to the puzzle, our new general manager for the operation.”

Effective Dec.1, 2023, Phillip Priolo has

filled that position.

Priolo was raised in a family-owned equipment business in northern California whose primary focus was on material handling and aerial equipment.

“I learned the family’s business from the bottom up starting out in the service department, then to rental manager, and ultimately working my way to operations general manager,” Priolo said.

“Later on, I was instrumental in opening a Genrents operation in Denver, Colo. I was a minority owner and was responsible for all of the rental fleet management and sales that took place in the Colorado market.

“By the end of 2023, the family sold both the Colorado company and our California operations,” he added. “My wife is originally from Rhode Island, and I found out about this opportunity at Chadwick-BaRoss and it was a perfect match.”

According to Maxwell, “ChadwickBaRoss has big plans for Phillip and the Rhode Island branch of ChadwickBaRoss. With the acquisition of assets previously owned by Woodco Machinery and the Volvo product line, we had to adjust our entire strategy for Rhode Island and eastern Massachusetts in a very positive way.

“Our previous product offerings had us in a nice position to offer small machines and municipal equipment, but Volvo was opening up a lot of doors for us in the heavy equipment market,” he added. “That meant not only changing the dayto-day operations in the parts and service department, but it also meant a major overhaul in how we address our rental and sales department and who our customer base is.

“With our current product offerings, we are in a great position to service all segments of the equipment market, includ-

ing general contractors, heavy highway, landscapers, nurseries, quarries, property management firms and virtually any type of equipment consumer that can be named. It’s obvious to us that Phillip is the right person to lead our Rhode Island operation in this aggressive new direction.”

Priolo is excited about the challenges that lie ahead.

“I look at this almost like building something from the ground up and the beauty of it is all the pieces of the puzzle have been put in place. Great manufacturers like Takeuchi and Volvo make the path easier. But when you take these products and put them together with the right team and see them flourish it’s very satisfying.

“I know from experience that supporting these products is going to be a critical part of the equation,” he added. “I always look at service as feeding sales. Some people would say it’s the other way around, but my point is that a salesperson can sell one machine, but it’s the service department that can sell that customer every machine that they buy thereafter. It’s that strong service support and customer relationships that will retain customers and keep them coming back.”

For more information, visit chadwick-baross.com.  CEG

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rescuers were still in recovery mode as of the morning of March 27.

During an appearance on Boston’s WGBH Public Radio”, Healey said she was supposed to meet Tuesday morning with Moore, who was in town to be honored with the Edward M. Kennedy Institute Award for Inspired Leadership but had to fly back “in the middle of the night” to attend to the Key Bridge calamity.

“I’ve been in touch with him, [and] I’ve offered him our support,” she said. “My thoughts are with all of the victims and survivors — [everyone] affected by the tragedy.”

Healey also praised Maryland first responders, who continued to search the river for survivors throughout the day. Authorities announced the night of March 26 that six missing construction workers are presumed dead, causing the rescue effort to transition to a recovery mission.

Lessons to Be Learned From Baltimore Accident

The governor said Massachusetts continues to regularly inspect its bridges, highlighting that the more than 2-mi.-long cantilevertruss Tobin Bridge, built in 1950 to cross the Mystic River between Boston and Chelsea, was inspected as recently as a couple of months ago.

She also noted that Massachusetts does not have the same level of cargo traffic as the Port of Baltimore.

“We used to, but much of that has changed,” she noted.

Still, Healey said Massachusetts “needs to be proactive,” in ensuring the safety of local ports and bridges and explained that after her radio interview she would be meeting with representatives from the U.S. Coast Guard, MassDOT, the Massachusetts Port Authority, and the Massachusetts Maritime Academy in the wake of the Baltimore bridge collapse.

“I want to make sure we’re having the conversation to make sure all of our protocols are where they need to be and we are doing everything we can to ensure the safety of our ports and bridges,” she said.

NBC10 Boston noted that Massachusetts Maritime Academy cadets are taught that passing under bridges in massive ships is never easy and, as a result, spend a lot of time in a simulator, giving them first-hand experience before they even get on the water.

Leaders at the school told the Boston TV station that the findings behind the collapse of the Baltimore bridge will certainly be incorporated into future lessons, and possi-

bly into the simulator, to help prepare the next generation of sailors and sea pilots.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu also commented on the Baltimore bridge tragedy at an event, calling it “unthinkable,” adding that she called Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott in the aftermath of the accident to express her support.

She said that while Boston has a lot of shipping coming in and out of the harbor, “it is all subject to pretty stringent regulations to avoid exactly this kind of situation.”

“We are always hoping that we don’t need to deploy the kinds of training and preparation that our first responders are prepared to deploy, but we are always ready for anything, although we continue to work so that we can have policies in place so that we don’t ever have to have that situation happen.”

After the meeting with Healey, Massachusetts Transportation Secretary and CEO Monica Tibbits-Nutt told NBC10 Boston, “we are working together to ensure that we are prepared to mitigate any issues as they happen.”

Jonathan Gulliver, MassDOT’s highway administrator, discussed bridge and port safety and infrastructure as well at the highlevel meeting, noting that while half of the roughly 5,000 bridges that Massachusetts is responsible for go over water, only two have similar profiles to the Francis Scott Key Bridge: the Tobin Bridge and the Braga Bridge between Fall River and Somerset.

“When a bridge is found to have an unsafe element, we work to take immediate action,” he noted, adding, “that’s something we don’t fool around with.”

At least 644 bridges, or 12 percent of the total number of Massachusetts’ bridges, are structurally deficient, Gulliver told NBC10 Boston, but he also pointed out that a designation of structural deficiency does not mean the bridge is unsafe, only that it requires more regular maintenance to stay operable.

Gulliver explained, too, that Massachusetts’ system for guiding cargo ships in and out of its Boston port, which is smaller than Baltimore’s, is apparently different than in Maryland. For one, Boston’s ship pilots use tugboats that travel with ships the entire time they are in the harbor. Additionally, he said, Massachusetts ports do not see many ships that are as big as the one that hit the Baltimore bridge.

But if the National Transportation Safety Board’s investigation into what happened in Baltimore has any relevant findings for Massachusetts, Gulliver said, “they will inform us of what those findings are right away so that we can take appropriate action.” 

W.I. Clark Holds Paving, Compaction, Milling Seminar

W.I. Clark held a paving, compaction and milling seminar March 20, 2024, at the Hawthorne Inn and Conference Center in Berlin, Conn.

The seminar’s goal was to provide local paving contractors and municipalities an update on new technologies available from the manufacturers that W.I. Clark represents, as well as to review other fundamentals. Special presentations also were provided on maintenance best practices. Presenters were on hand from leading manufacturers including Wirtgen, Vogele, Hamm and LeeBoy and representatives of Tilcon’s safety division offered a special safety presentation.

More than 200 customers attended the event, which also included breakfast and an extensive equipment display.  CEG

(All photographs in this article are Copyright 2024 Construction Equipment Guide. All Rights Reserved.)

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Checking out the latest offerings from LeeBoy (L-R) are Matt Welch and Bill Constantine, both of Constantine Paving, Glastonbury Conn.; Greg Hurlburt, W.I. Clark; Ed Ford, LeeBoy; and Brendon Constantine, Constantine Paving.

The latest in milling machines from the Wirtgen Group was on display.

The Vogele Super 1703-3i offers commercial pavers the very latest in technology for big paving projects.

Hamm compaction equipment from the Wirtgen Group was available for inspection.

A large group of attendees from A&J Construction of Brookfield, Conn., (L-R) included Carlos Cunha, Andrew Muta, Mike Corcoran, Mark Madiros, Paul Henriques and Brian Guidi, were at the seminar.

Representatives of W.I. Clark were on hand to answer all questions. (L-R) are Geoff Plummer, Derik Haynes, Greg Hurlburt, Steve Gross, Gary Kroeber, Rob Gotta, Matt Laduke, Stu Clark and Andrei Severin.

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JCB Equipment Lends Big Assist to Sindoni Bros Projects

allows them to handle any project of any scale with unwavering attention to detail. They offer the diversity to work with each customer from the original concept, site work, foundation, framing and the finishing touches.

Complete turnkey projects are not Sindoni Bros’ only expertise. The company was started with a heavy focus on framing and its services are still available for customers who are looking for just that aspect of its services. It also offers residential remodeling, custom additions and outdoor structure construction. To complete this wide variety of tasks the company has worked closely with Alta Equipment to put together a fleet of equipment that is exclusively made up of JCB machines.

One of the key machines in the equipment fleet is the JCB 50Z mini-excavator.

“We are not an excavation company, but with the type of work that we do a mini-excavator is an extremely useful tool,” said Zachary Sindoni. “Whether it be moving materials, backfilling, utility work or digging out for footings, we get an awful lot of use out of our JCB excavator. It has made such a big difference for our crews to have essentially eliminated shovel work.”

One of the first purchases made by Sindoni Bros Construction was a JCB 510-56 telehandler.

“The diversity of projects that this telehandler is used for is never ending,” said Alex Sindoni. “Some of them are pretty obvious — moving materials of any sort around the site, lifting roofing materials into place. Before this telehandler, we had to haul around heavy ladders and place each item in position by hand. It’s a huge time saver and is much easier for our employees. The work is not only easier, but it is significantly safer.

“I have been in a lot of telehandlers, but as soon as I got in the cab of the JCB I knew that this one was different and was going to be the right machine for us,” he added. The visibility, the controls and features are all a step above anything I had experienced before. Another hidden value to all of the equipment that we purchase from Alta Equipment is how it reflects on us as a company. When we pull into the job site

Before purchasing the JCB telehandler, workers had to haul around heavy ladders and place each item in position by hand. The telehandler is a huge time saver and much safer.

with a truckload of like-new construction equipment versus a truckload of ladders and shovels, it speaks loudly to the level of professionalism that our company offers.”

Sindoni Bros Construction’s JCB model 407 compact wheel loader also has proven to be a very useful piece of equipment with a wide variety of applications. It’s an 11,000-lb. machine with 64 hp and a payload capacity of 3,600 lbs.

According to Zachary Sindoni, “The loader is particularly useful for us when doing renovations. As we gut the inside of a structure, all of the materials can be thrown into the

bucket of the loader and be dumped directly into the dumpster. As has been the case with every other JCB machine we have purchased, it’s a huge time and back saver. Before we purchased the loader, our guys were tearing out plaster, putting the plaster into barrels and then carrying the barrels to the dumpster. This is so much better for everyone involved.

“If we don’t have the boom lift on site, we can put a set of forks on the loader and use it to move materials around the job site,” he added. “Of course, in the winter months, it is

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Mass. Eyes Turning Boston-Area Street Into Shared-Use Path

The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) is moving ahead with plans to transform a portion of the Leo Birmingham Parkway in the western Boston neighborhoods of Allston and Brighton into one with a smaller footprint and a new shared-use pathway.

The news was reported March 25 by StreetsblogMASS, a nonprofit online news source based in Boston.

The Birmingham Parkway is currently a four- to six-lane highway that runs parallel to three other highways along the south bank of the Charles River west of downtown Boston.

It currently has no sidewalks for most of its length, and its two existing crosswalks are at either end of the highway, over a halfmile apart from each other.

Under the DCR’s plans, the parkway’s width would be cut in half, replacing a divided four-lane highway with a 30-ft.-wide, two-lane city street, and a much narrower 12-ft.-wide shared-use path running parallel on the north side of the roadway.

The plan also would install new traffic signals at Birmingham Parkway’s intersection with Beacon Street on its western end, and at the three-way junction of Birmingham, and Market and Lincoln streets on the eastern end, StreetsblogMASS noted.

According to a public hearing the DCR hosted in February, the agency hopes to finalize the project’s blueprints in the next few months and have the project ready to go to bid for construction this summer.

Bypass of a Bypass

The Charles River shoreline is notoriously choked with DCR-owned riverfront highways of dubious utility, StreetsblogMASS said.

But this section of the riverfront in Brighton is an especially egregious example of the agency’s century-long campaign to pave the Commonwealth’s riverfront parkland.

Along this mile-long stretch of the river, the state agency maintains the four-lane Soldier’s Field Road, the four- to six-lane Arsenal Street, and the two- to three-lane Greenough Boulevard — and all of those DCR-controlled highways run parallel to the eight-lane Massachusetts Turnpike.

That Birmingham Parkway exists at all turns out to be a historic fluke.

According to the National Register of Historic Places entry for the Charles River Reservation, “While the [Metropolitan Parks Commission] and its successor after

1919, the Metropolitan District Commission (MDC), acquired as much land as it could along the riverbanks, in some cases land was not available. Such was the case with the Brighton Abbatoir (a slaughterhouse) located just west of Market Street along the southern edge of the river. Since a river parkway was not feasible initially in that section, the MDC routed the parkway a short distance to the south of the river. This segment, completed in 1936, was known as Leo Birmingham Parkway. Ironically, it was only a few years later, in the 1940s, that the abbatoir closed and the MDC was able to acquire land along the river, allowing the extension of Soldiers Field Road from Arsenal Street to North Beacon Street.”

The opening of the Massachusetts Turnpike in the late 1950s made the Birmingham Parkway even more redundant for motor vehicle traffic, the Boston news source reported.

DCR Plan Hints at Eliminating Road Altogether

In the DCR’s official Parkways Master Plan, published in 2021, the agency confirmed that “regional traffic demand is served by adjacent corridors” and suggested that future plans for the highway should investigate the possibility of getting rid the road completely.

“The parkway can be restored to parkland with through access for non-motorized users,” the Parkways Master Plan noted. “Recreational facilities could be added, such as playing fields, a skate park or an open-air restaurant.”

If the DCR had pursued that recommendation, an additional 2 acres could be available for new recreational facilities and greenery.

StreetsblogMASS reached out to the DCR March 25 to understand why it decided to use the state’s tax dollars to re-bury the parkland under 2 acres of asphalt instead. In addition, the news source asked the agency how much it plans to spend on the new roadway project but did not receive an immediate response. 

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extremely useful for snow removal. We went with the compact size of the 407 because we often find ourselves working in very tight areas, and often having to maneuver where homes have been built close together or the building lots are particularly small.”

Sindoni Bros Construction’s most recent purchase is a JCB telescopic boom lift.

“We are only just beginning to find all of the applications for this machine,” Alex Sindoni said. “One of the more obvious ones is another method of installing windows. We can put one of our guys right on the platform with the window in hand, take him two or three stories in the air, position him right in front of the window opening, and put the window in place. But that’s just one example. Any time you need a person in the air, it’s the safe, fast and easy way to do it. Much like the telehandler, it makes our life easier and eliminates the need for hauling around 30- and 40-foot-long ladders.

“The other important aspect is safety. It is far safer particularly when you are dealing with weather conditions, to send your employee up in the air in a telescopic boom versus all of the dangers that come with using ladders.”

Sindoni Bros Construction has stayed loyal to Alta Equipment and the JCB brand for a num-

ber of reasons, one of which is the quality of people at Alta Equipment.

“Our sales representative, Ryan Sears has been great to work with,” said Zachary Sindoni. “One of the main things is that he picks up the phone anytime we call. You would be amazed at how many salespeople don’t do that. He has walked us through each purchase and has carefully matched us up with the right model machine for our application. We are not equipment experts, and we rely heavily on him for guidance.

“When we bought the mini-excavator, we thought we knew which model we needed and he actually talked us down a size, which saved us significantly. The service and product support from Alta Equipment has been excellent. Our company is growing fast. We have more members of the family that are now working with us, which has allowed us to tackle multiple projects at the same time and will ultimately allow us to continue with strong growth. Down the road, I see us continuing to invest in additional construction equipment purchases and Alta Equipment will certainly be our first call.”

For more information, visit www.altg.com and www.sindonibrosconstruction.com.  CEG (All photos courtesy of Alta Equipment)

R.I. Officials Close 110-Year-Old Bus Tunnel for Repairs

The bus tunnel that connects downtown Providence to the city’s East Side will be closed until mid-September, according to the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA).

The East Side Transit Tunnel on North Main Street is set to undergo significant repairs, including improved lighting, increased drainage, structural repairs, patching cracks in the walls and ceiling, and renovations to the 110-year-old structure with the aim of returning it to its original splendor.

Construction on the tunnel’s interior began March 25.

It was first built in 1914 to help trolley lines reach the top of Providence’s College Hill, but it is now used solely by RIPTA buses as a direct connection between the East Side and the West Side of the capital city.

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RIPTA’s Project Management team is overseeing this project, including the upcoming construction on the tunnel interior as well as full design and construction of the improved bus stops at Thayer Street.

Several RIPTA bus routes typically use the tunnel, all of which have been detoured via Angell and Waterman streets throughout the construction effort.

Those who typically board the bus on North Main Street are instead directed to use the pedestrian island on Washington Place. Passengers who wait for the bus on Thayer Street are asked to use alternate stops, which include the ones on Waterman and Angell streets.

Today, the East Side Tunnel continues to support an eastwest transit corridor across Providence, Rhode Island’s largest city, by providing direct bus travel on dedicated lanes.

As RIPTA works to further expand and improve service to meet the goals set in its Transit Forward RI 2040 plan, the state agency’s amenities and infrastructure need to be able to support more riders and more buses, RIPTA noted on its website’s tunnel project page.

“RIPTA riders deserve comfortable, safe and accessible amenities while waiting for the bus,” according to an agency announcement about the tunnel’s renovation. “In this project, RIPTA aims to create conceptual plans to

improve the passenger experience on both ends of the [East Side Tunnel], including recommendations for bus stop locations and better amenities such as signage, shelters, and lighting as well as ADA accessibility.

“RIPTA will also honor the historic nature of the tunnel and its location in the community, using this project as an opportunity for placemaking. To this end, we have engaged with a variety of historic preservation organizations, neighborhood and business organizations, and the higher educational institutions that exist over and around it.”

As a result of the tunnel’s upgrades, North Main Street’s exterior bi-directional bus lane plan will not be moving forward until further notice, according to RIPTA. However, Thayer Street’s plan will soon start engineering and design. The conceptual design was determined based on the input RIPTA received and in keeping with its project goals of safety, accessibility and passenger comfort.

RIPTA’s Project Management team is overseeing the renovation effort, including the upcoming construction on the tunnel interior as well as full design and construction of the improved bus stops at Thayer Street.

The transit agency said the process involves continued contact with its stakeholders and working with the city of Providence and the Rhode Island Department of Transportation for approval and permitting. 

Sindoni Bros Construction’s JCB compact wheel loader also has proven to be a very useful piece of equipment with a wide variety of applications.

More Than 200 Guests Attend W.I. Clark Educational Seminar

James Alexander, customer support manager of the Wirtgen Group, reviews best practices for Wirtgen, Hamm and Vogele products.

Ed Ford of LeeBoy provided a presentation on the maintenance and care of LeeBoy and Rosco paving equipment.

Marcus Stevenson, safety professional of the construction division of Tilcon, gave an informative presentation on worksite safety.

Connecticut DOT representatives (L-R) are Nicholas Bertrand, Brian Waters, Shawn Startel, Cameron Shaw and Timothy Williams. More

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