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November 19, 2016 • Vol. XX • No. 24 • 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215-885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • Fax 215-885-2910
Inside
PCL Civil Constructors photo
Ind.’s Rieth-Riley Celebrates Its 100th Anniversary By Irwin Rapoport
Erb Equipment Celebrates Expanded Facility…10
CEG CORRESPONDENT
Equipment on site has included crane-mounted drill attachments and reverse circulatory drills for installation of the drilled shafts. Case Unveils G Series Wheel Loaders…16
Four-Lane Bridge to Serve ‘Land Between The Lakes’ By Cindy Riley CEG CORRESPONDENT
MTA Works on East Side Access Project…20
Table of Contents ................4 Snow & Ice Section ......41-45 Trailers Section ............63-82 Paving Section............93-104
Crews in Kentucky are working to complete a modern, four-lane bridge to carry U.S. 68/KY 80 over Lake Barkley, and serve as the eastern entrance to Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area. The $128 million project is the second of two bridge replacements. “We are currently working six headings
on the project,” said Eric Chavez, project manager, PCL Civil Constructors Inc. “Roadway work and paving operations are finishing up for the season on the west approach. Foundation installation, 72 and 84 inch drilled shafts are being installed on the west approach. Approach and main span substructure is working three headings.” In the Lake Barkley area, the project will widen approximately 1.5 mi. (2.4 see BRIDGE page 62
Founded prior to the United States involvement in WWI, Rieth-Riley Construction Co. in Goshen, Ind., is celebrating its 100th anniversary and is looking forward to another century of success in Indiana, Michigan and neighboring states. The company is still headquartered in Goshen, Ind., where it was founded in 1916. The company is now 100 percent employee-owned, Albert A. Rieth, the chief surveyor of Elkhart County, started the company, which received the county’s first contract to build a gravel road in 1916 — County Road 32. Rieth earned a degree in civil engineering from Purdue University, and recognized the need for modern see ANNIVERSARY page 32
Rieth-Riley has a large fleet of vehicles and equipment.
Souris River Flood Protection Plan May Cost $1B MINOT, N.D. (AP) The Army
that the draft recommends a plan
transportation closure structures,
(775 cu m) per second, which is the
Auction Section ......109-119 Corps of Engineers has released a the Souris River Joint Board has the reconstruction or modification estimated flow during a 2011 flood Business Calendar ..........116 Advertisers Index ............118
draft environmental impact statement for the proposed Souris River flood protection project in Ward County and is accepting public comments through Dec. 22. The Minot Daily News reported
proposed, which includes nearly 19 mi. (30.5 km) of new levees, nearly 3 mi. (4.8 km) of new floodwalls, two channel realignments totaling nearly 2 mi. (3.2 km), two high-flow bypass diversions, 21
of six bridges and 121 acres of overbank excavation. The draft said the estimated cost is $589 million to $1 billion. The new features would accommodate flows up to 27,400 cu. ft.
in Minot. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s website at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)