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May 29, 2013 • Vol. XXV • No. 11 • 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215-885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • Fax 215-885-2910
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SCDOT: $29B Estimated to Repair Roads
The contractor levels the stone with the existing road.
By Jeffrey Collins Pepperdam Overcomes the Odds...8
Bobcat of Charleston Hosts Open House...22
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Table of Contents ................4 Recycling Section ........39-47 Truck & Trailer Section ........ ......................................36-38 Attachments & Parts ............ ......................................51-54 Business Calendar ............66 Auction Section ..........70-79 Advertisers Index ..............78
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NCDOT Project Plans to Improve Safety, Mobility By Cindy Riley
Alex Ly on Holds Auction in Ki ssimmee ... 72
“This is an important project to the traveling public in western Guilford County as it will alleviate congestion along Market Street,” said NCDOT Resident Engineer Brian Smith. “This section of Market Street has seen much industrial growth in the past few years and more is expected. A new FedEx ground facility has recently opened in this area, and truck traffic has seen significant growth. Market Street is currently a two-lane road that sees an average of 24,000 vehicles per day. The new road will
BLACKSBURG, S.C. (AP) Leon Byars has driven on South Carolina’s slowly crumbling roads and bridges for decades, but he didn’t realize how bad things were getting until last month. Road crews suddenly closed a small bridge about a quarter-mile from his Cherokee County home. Years of weathering and pounding traffic caused the bridge’s deck to crumble. Up went the orange and white striped road closed signs, along with mounds of sand. Suddenly, Byars faces a 4-mi. detour for months or even years to get to the Wal-Mart where he likes to shop and the restaurants where he likes to eat with his wife. South Carolina faces problems, large and small, on its roads. For every $500 million project currently on hold, like untangling the Interstate 20 and Interstate 26 interchange in Columbia, there are bridges like the one near Byars’ house that are falling apart and hundreds of other pothole-filled roads and bridges whose foundations and decks are rated poor. The state Department of Transportation estimates it will need $29 billion in the next 20 years to get them
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is overseeing efforts to widen an almost 4-mi. (6.4 km) stretch of West Market Street from Bunker Hill Road at Colfax to North Carolina 68 in Greensboro. According to officials, when complete, the project will enhance safety and mobility in the area significantly, improving access to local businesses and a nearby international airport.
Bobcat Starts $20 Million Dollar Renovation Bobcat Company has officially broken ground on its $20 million renovation and expansion to create the Acceleration Center in Bismarck, N.D. When complete, the Acceleration Center will be a modern complex for advancing innovation where professionals uti-
lize technology and modern design to ensure the position of Bobcat as the leader in the compact equipment industry. The project includes expansion of an existing building as well as development of a new test track and indoor testing facility — all at
the Northern Plains Commerce Centre in Bismarck. The expansion of the existing building will include a two-story office building and provide a total of 160,000 sq. ft. of modern workspace. Additionally, a 35,000-sq.-ft. indoor testing arena will be constructed next to a 22-
acre outdoor testing and track area. Construction is expected to be complete by summer 2014. The Acceleration Center will initially house 135 employees tasked with innovating and advancing designs; testing; prototype engisee BOBCAT page 68