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March 26, 2016 • Vol. XX • No. 7 • 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215-885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • Fax 215-885-2910
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The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is spending $13.8 million to rebuild the deck of the Highway 5 bridge/West 7th Street Bridge, an east-west, 1,999-ft. (609.3 m) long span (two lanes in each direction) across the Mississippi River.
IAAP Holds 48th Annual Convention...10
Iowa City Prepares for $59M Flood Prevention Project IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Iowa City is preparing to start work on a $59 million flood recovery and mitigation project. The Iowa City Press-Citizen reported that crews began removing trees in preparation for the Gateway Project, which was prompted by the record-setting 2008 flood. About 300 more trees have been marked for teardown by April 15, and MidAmerican Energy also is preparing to move overhead power lines, underground cables and gas lines. The project is made up of three once-separate projects that include raising a section of North Dubuque Street, installing a new drainage system underneath that street, and replacing the Park Road Bridge. Public Works Director Ron Knoche said the project has been in the works for several years.
Wacker Neuson Restores Nature Center...20
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Record Crowds Visit NTEA Work Truck Show...35
MnDOT’s Hwy. 5Project AGC: Employment Enters Second Phase Up From 2015 to 2016 By Irwin Rapoport
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The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is spending $13.8 million to rebuild the deck of the Highway 5 bridge/West 7th Street Bridge, an east-west, 1,999-ft. (609.3 m) long span (two lanes in each direction) across the Mississippi River. The project, which started last April and will be completed this November, is just north of Highway 55 in Fort Snelling and Wordsworth Avenue in St. Paul. The bridge, built 50 years ago, is undergoing work being performed
Attachment & Parts Section ......................59-62 Recycling Section ....69-89 Business Calendar ........93 Auction Section ....95-103 Advertisers Index ........102
by the Lunda Construction Company to create a smoother driving surface and extend the life of the bridge by several decades. The funding for the work is being covered by State Trunk Highway funding and MnDOT bridge preservation dollars. The work also will result in the repair of the Mississippi River Boulevard/Shepard Road and Edgcumbe Road bridge decks; the replacement of the Hwy 5 bridge joints and approach panels; the repair of the Hwy 5 roadway between the Mississippi River and Munster Avenue, replacement of see MNDOT page 32
Construction employment increased in 243 out of 358 metro areas, was unchanged in 43 and declined in 72 between January 2015 and January 2016, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released March 17 by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials noted that many of the metro areas experiencing drops in construction employment were in energy-producing metro areas. “Demand in most parts of the country is robust and construction employment is growing in more than two-thirds of all metro
areas,” said Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist. “However, the downturn in energy prices appears to be having a significant impact on construction demand in a number of formerly strong markets.” Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, Calif., added the most construction jobs during the past year (12,400 jobs, 15 percent). Other metro areas adding a large number of construction jobs include Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas (11,060 jobs, 6 percent); Orange-RocklandWestchester, N.Y. (7,700 jobs, 22 see AGC page 64