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October 19 2019 Vol. XXV • No. 21
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Keeping Work Zones Safe in Today’s Tech Age
IAAP Members Gather for Annual Golf Outing...24
Building A New ‘Field of Dreams’ With less than a year to go ’til game day, event planners are hard at work getting the “Field of Dreams” ballpark ready for the Aug. 13, 2020 Major League Baseball game between the White Sox and Yankees.
By Lori Tobias ICUEE 2019 Shatters Attendance Records...30
CEG CORRESPONDENT
With less than a year to go ’til game day, event planners are hard at work getting the “Field of Dreams” ballpark ready for the Aug. 13, 2020 Major League Baseball game between the White Sox and Yankees. The new baseball field is being constructed
CEG Looking Back: Rogers Bros. Corporation...32
Table of Contents ....................4 Attachment & Parts Section...............................37-39 Snow & Ice Section ..........45-49 Recycling Section ............55-71
Crews clear a cornfield near the original “Field of Dreams” movie field in Dyersfield, Iowa, to make way for a new MLB baseball field.
in a former cornfield near the original “Field of Dreams” movie field in Dyersfield, Iowa. It’s part of an effort by Major League Baseball to bring the game to places that don’t normally see the sport. A field was constructed previously in 2016 in Fort Bragg, N.C. “Commissioner Rob Manfred and Deputy Commissioner Tony Petitti, believe strongly in bringing major league games in areas of the country that do not typically get to enjoy major league games,” said Michael Teevan, MLB vice-president of communications. “There are pockets around the country that have very strong fanship. In the commissioner’s vision we’ve brought games to Omaha, Nebraska at the site of the College World Series, an annual game to Williamsport, Pa., home to the Little League World Series, and they played at Fort Bragg as a salute to the military. It’s all a part of making regular season more festive, to bring games to fans who don’t normally get to attend games and to create memories for people at these really exciting venues.” see DREAMS page 76
Truck & Trailer Section ....83-89 Auction Section ................93-99
Will people come?
Business Calendar..................96
“People will come. People will most definitely come.” Anthony Castrovince, MLB.com reporter
Advertisers Index ..................98
Photo courtesy of the American Traffic Safety Services Association
With their reflective striping, mobile barriers help drivers recognize they are approaching active work zones while traveling at night.
By Chuck MacDonald CEG CORRESPONDENT
Drivers need to see the work zone not as just another delay in their workday or as a slowdown on their trip to a favorite vacation spot, but as an alarm bell alerting them to be cautious. Almost always work zone activities have been carefully organized, but drivers are often not as cautious. The Federal Highway Administration reports that 4,400 people died in work zone crashes over the last five years and 200,000 people were injured during that time. In 2017 alone, distracted driving was responsible for 3,166 deaths. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that 20 percent of weekend nighttime drivers tested positive for drugs in a nationwide survey. People reading or sending a text message usually take their eyes off the road for an average of five seconds — the equivalent of driving the length of a football field with your eyes closed. The consequences of these actions can be especially frightening for workers in a work zone. Many road-building and road repair actions take place at night when traffic is lighter. It is not unusual for worksee SAFETY page 80