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September 23, 2017 • Vol. XX • No. 19 • 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215-885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • Fax 215-885-2910
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MDOT Spends $165M Upgrading Four Spans By Irwin Rapoport CEG CORRESPONDENT
Ronald Reagan Parkway May Open This Fall…10
Finkbiner Equipment Company Hosts Event…12
AGC of Minnesota Supports Students…32
Nearly one-third of the work has been completed on the Michigan Department of Transportation’s $165 million 75 Rouge RiverDetroit-Downriver Connection bridge project. It’s an initiative that is repairing and upgrading four bridges that cross the Rouge River, vital railway lines and canals crucial to the auto and construction industry, and impact life in a residential/urban area in South End Detroit. The project, which started last February by C.A. Hull Co., is expected to be completed in the fall of 2018. The bridges being dealt with are the I-75 over the Rouge River, I-75 over Fort Street, and I-75 over Goddard. The bridges The project, which started last February and 8 mi. of road carry by C.A. Hull Co., is expected to be completabout 110,000 cars and ed in the fall of 2018.
Nearly one-third of the work has been completed on the Michigan Department of Transportation’s $165 million 75 Rouge RiverDetroit-Downriver Connection bridge project.
trucks daily. The work is far from easy as the construction schedule is based on engineering issues in regards to the demolition, re-decking and other
construction-related challenges. MDOT is replacing the existing deck on I-75 over Rouge River. It is in poor condition, according see MDOT page 56
High-Speed Toll Lane Opens in Kansas
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LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) A lane that allows drivers to pass through tollbooths without slowing down has opened at the Kansas Turnpike’s eastern terminal. The single, westbound fast-lane opened to traffic in August near Bonner Springs, the Lawrence Journal-World reported. Drivers with a K-Tag transponder have their bank accounts automatically charged when they drive through a gateless toll lane and onto the turnpike without slowing down. Other drivers still can use tollbooths. The speed limit through the fast lane is currently 55 mph due to the area’s ongoing construction, said Rachel Bell, a spokeswoman for the Kansas Turnpike Authority. The speed
limit will be 75 mph when construction is finished, which is expected by November. “This is a very big deal for our customers, and for [Kansas Turnpike Authority],’’ Bell said. The project began in March and was budgeted at $16.5 million. Bell said the eastern terminal was the first of three high-speed toll lane projects funded by toll revenues. The next place to get such a toll lane will be the eastern Topeka toll plaza, where traffic merges with Interstate 70. Construction is scheduled for 2018 and budgeted at $17.6 million, Bell said. The third is the turnpike’s southern terminal, which is near the Oklahoma border. That
project is scheduled for 2019 and budgeted at $15.6 million, Bell said. Bell said the new fast-lane has caused some hesitation and confusion but that there have been no major problems. “We know it’s kind of a new thing,’’ Bell said. “Everybody’s trying to figure out where they need to be.’’ She said the most important thing for everyone’s safety is that drivers who use the new fast lane heed the sign telling drivers to not slow down. “Don’t stop,’’ she said. “Keep moving.’’ (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s website at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)