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March 31, 2012 • Vol. IXX • No. 7 • 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215-885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • Fax 215-885-2910 • www.constructionequipmentguide.com
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U.S. 50 Project in Hutchinson, Kan., to Provide $132M Economic Impact By Jennifer Rupp CEG CORRESPONDENT
New AED Chairman Gly nn Loves What He Does...14
World of Asphalt 2012 Draws Crowds...16
Rit chie Br os. Holds Sale Outs ide of C hicag o... 88
Table of Contents ........4 Attachment Section ...... ............................35-37 Recycling Section 55-67 Truck & Trailer ....69-77 Auction Section ....82-95 Business Calendar…..90 Advertisers Index ......94
In attendance for the groundbreaking of the U.S.-50 four-lane expansion project in Hutchinson (L-R) are Dave Kerr, president of the Hutchinson Chamber of Commerce; KDOT Secretary Deb Miller; Nick Dondlinger, vice president of Dondlinger & Sons Construction, project prime contractor; Dave Hubbard of project design engineering firm PEC; State Representative and Speaker of the House Mike O’Neal; Hutchinson Mayor Ron Sellers; and James Schlickau, chairman of the Reno County Commission.
Every state in the United States has the goal to make the most of its transportation dollar. Many states develop special programs designed to maximize their funding and provide economic stimulation, while improving their roadways. In Kansas, the program is called T-WORKS (Transportation Works for Kansas). T-WORKS is a 10-year, $8 billion transportation program designed to create jobs, preserve highway infrastructure and provide multimodal economic development opportunities across the state. As part of this program, the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) declared that economic impact analysis will be used as a factor in selecting highway expansion or modernization projects. In a press release, KDOT stated that “Kansans made it clear they want transportation investments to be linked to the economic priorities of the state.” Using economic analysis helps ensure that Kansas gets the best return on its transportation investment. Through the use of a program called TREDIS, it was determined that the economic impact of the U.S. 50 expansion project in Hutchinson will be $132 million. TREDIS estimates the number of long-term jobs, increase in Gross Regional Product, added safety benefits and income growth that would result from an expansion project. TREDIS relies on county-level economic data about employment patterns, business activity and see IMPACT page 34
AEM Urges Kentucky House Passes $3.5B Action on Budget to Build Roads, Bridges Russian Trade
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) The House has passed a two-year, $3.5 billion transportation budget that would pay for road and bridge construction across the state. That action came the morning of March 16 on an 88-4 vote one day after the House Appropriations and Revenue Committee sent it to the floor.
The plan would funnel money to several major projects already under way, including widening dangerous stretches of Interstate 65 in western Kentucky and the Mountain Parkway in the east. It also provides a portion of the money needed to build two new Ohio River bridges in Louisville.
With Russia joining the World Trade Organization (WTO) in the coming months, Congress must act by granting Russia permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) in order for U.S. workers and businesses to benefit from Russia’s agreement see AEM page 84