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June 22, 2013 • Vol. IXX • No. 13 • 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215-885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • Fax 215-885-2910
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The first phase of the work is divided into six sections and in total, 24,000 cu. yds. (18,349 cu m) of concrete pavement, between 8 and 9 in. (20 and 22.8 cm) thick, will be removed and recycled for use in future projects.
Thousands of U.S. Bridges at Risk of Freak Collapse By Mike Baker and Joan Lowy
Erb Hosts ‘Stronger Than Steel’ Tech Service...10
Nor trax Thanks Veterans With Fishing Trip...18
I. R.A. Y. Sal e Bring s in Big P rices ... 90
Table of Contents ................4 Attachment & Parts Section .................................... 29-33 Business Calendar ............52 Recycling Section ........53-67 Truck & Trailer Section ........ ......................................69-81 Auction Section ..........86-93 Advertisers Index ..............94
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Weather Impacts Spearfish I-90 Reconstruction By Irwin Rapoport CEG CORRESPONDENT
Three major snow storms in April and serious rainfalls in May have hampered the work of Rapid City, S.D.-based Heavy Constructors Inc. on the South Dakota Department of Transportation’s project to rebuild the eastbound lanes between the 8 and 17 mile section of Interstate 90 that passes
through the city of Spearfish. Located 40 mi. (64 km) west of Rapid City along I 90, the threephase project will see 7 mi. (11 km) of road (two lanes) rebuilt by Nov. 1, the westbound lanes rebuilt in 2014, and between 2015-2016, 1.5 mi. (2.4 km) of the road within the heart of the town. The first phase, valued see STORMS page 30
In addition to rebuilding the road, five structures are being rehabilitated — the off-ramp structure for exit 10, the Spearfish Creek Bridge and three continuously reinforced concrete bridges between exits 12 and 17.
SEATTLE (AP) Thousands of bridges around the United States may be one freak accident or mistake away from collapse, even if the spans are deemed structurally sound. The crossings are kept standing by engineering design, not supported with brute strength or redundant protections like their more modern counterparts. Bridge regulators call the more risky spans “fracture critical,’’ meaning that if a single, vital component of the bridge is compromised, it can crumple. Those vulnerable crossings carry millions of drivers every day. In Boston, a six-lane highway 1A near Logan airport includes a “fracture critical’’ bridge over Bennington Street. In northern Chicago, an I-90 pass that goes over Ashland Avenue is in the same category. An I-880 bridge over 5th Avenue in Oakland, Calif., also is on the list. Also in that category is the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River north of Seattle, which collapsed into the water after officials say an oversized truck load clipped the steel truss. Public officials have focused in recent years on the desperate need for money to repair thousands of bridges deemed structurally deficient, which typically means a major portion of the bridge is in poor see BRIDGES page 92
Illinois Tollway Awards $6.6M in Contracts On April 25 the Illinois Tollway Board of Directors approved two new construction contracts totaling $6.6 million, including work on the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I90) Rebuilding and Widening Project. More than $374 million in con-
struction and engineering contracts have been approved by the Tollway Board so far in 2013. A total of more than $1 billion in construction and engineering contracts has been awarded since the Move Illinois Program began in 2012. “With more than $1 billion in
new contracts awarded over the first 16 months of the Move Illinois Program, we are on our way to delivering improvements that will serve our customers for decades to come,” said Illinois Tollway Executive Director Kristi Lafleur. “Much of the work we will deliver through Move Illinois
will keep the existing Tollway system’s roads and bridges in good repair.” Construction contracts approved include a contract for steel beams to rebuild eight local crossroad bridges on I-90 later this year, as well as a contract for see TOLLWAY page 92