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June 8, 2013 • Vol. IXX • No. 12 • 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215-885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • Fax 215-885-2910
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The New Mississippi River Bridge (NMRB), currently under construction, is a 1,500-ft. (457 m) span that will link downtown St. Louis, Mo., to East St. Louis, Ill.
Students Complete Deere Career Program...12
IAAP Members Take Home Safety Awards...16
Third-Largest Cable-Stayed Span Under Way By Irwin Rapoport CEG CORRESPONDENT
Ri tchi e Bros. Aucti on Dr aws Crowd. ..86
Table of Contents ................4 Air Compressors, Generators & Light Towers Section ........ ......................................39-45 Parts Section ....................59 Paving Section ............63-75 Business Calendar ............81 Auction Section ..........80-89 Advertisers Index ..............90
The New Mississippi River Bridge (NMRB), currently under construction, is a 1,500-ft. (457 m) span that will link downtown St. Louis, Mo., to East St. Louis, Ill. When completed in February, 2014 it will be the third longest cable-stayed bridge in the United States. The $667 million co-project of the Illinois and Missouri departments of transportation, is being built by a joint-venture consisting of the Massman Construction Co., Traylor Brothers Inc., and Alberici MTA installs stay cables at pier 12 see BRIDGE page 38
E. Earl Roland, Machinery Co. Founder, Dies
E. Earl Roland, founder and chairman of Roland Machinery Co., passed away on May 13. Mr. Roland was 90 years of age. Mr. Roland graduated from Hannibal High School, Hannibal, Mo., and Hannibal LaGrange University. He began his business career as a salesman in 1944, after naval service in World War II. He was an Elder of Westminster Presbyterian Church. Mr. Roland was a resident of Springfield, Ill., and additionally had wintered in Naples, Fla., since 1980. Mr. Roland was involved in property development, two additional construction distribution companies, saw mill, and popcorn businesses. Mr. Roland was instrumental in shaping the Fiber Optics Industry in his development of E. Earl Roland.
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see ROLAND page 60
Americans Place High Value on Infrastructure Many Americans are not sure how much money we personally pay every month to maintain and improve the roads, bridges and public transit we use. But 75 to 80 percent of us say having safe, efficient and well-maintained transportation infrastructure is at least, if not more, important to our personal livelihood and well-being than good cable, cell phone, Internet, water, sewage and household electric-
ity and natural gas services. Those are key findings of a first-ever national poll conducted to see how valuable Americans think our road and transit network is to the nation, our everyday life, and relative to other modern necessities we routinely rely upon. The poll found we place a high value on good roads and public transit because: • 8-in-10 of us (78 percent) say driving a
motor vehicle is “very” or “extremely” important to our ability to conduct our daily lives. Twenty-one percent (including 34 percent of low income respondents) say the same about using public transportation; • Nearly 9-in-10 (88 percent) say transportation infrastructure is important to maintaining a strong U.S. economy; see POLL page 50