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® January 8 2020 Vol. LVII • No. 1
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Brayman Battles Tight Project Turnaround By Brenda Ruggiero CEG CORRESPONDENT
Major Flood Mitigation Under Way in Central N.Y. …10
Dynapac Seismic Tour Makes First Stop…20
Mammoet Transports Two Cable Reels in N.Y. …44
The work is expected to last 60 days, during which contractor Brayman Construction Corp. plans to maintain two lanes of traffic in each direction.
A major project to replace bridge decks began in early October in Charleston, W.Va. The West Virginia Department of Transportation’s (VDOT) Division of Highways is replacing the decks on the I-64 Danner Road overpass bridge, which is between the Oakwood Road (exit 58A) and Montrose Drive (exit 56) exits. The work was expected to last 60 days, during which contractor Brayman Construction Corp. plans to maintain two lanes of traffic in each direction. The project consists of two phases: Phase I began Oct. 5 and has been completed. It involved completely removing the bridge deck on the eastbound lanes of I-64 and replacing it with new, steel-reinforced concrete that made use of the bridge’s existing beams. To complete this work, eastbound traffic was shifted across the median to the westbound side. see BRIDGE page 94
Recycling Section ............59-82
Economists Make 2020 Construction Predictions
Attachment & Parts Section...... ..........................................83-88
By Lucy Perry
Table of Contents ....................4
CEG CORRESPONDENT
Truck & Trailer Section ....89-93 Auction Section ..............98-105 Business Calendar ..............101 Advertisers Index ................106
Construction economists are not sugarcoating their outlook on the industry in 2020. The Equipment Leasing & Finance Association forecasts slower growth in the economy next year, and predicts equipment investment will be weak. The Associated General Contractors and the Association of
Equipment Manufacturers also expect moderate growth in the construction market. Though not the rosiest picture, there are bright spots. In fact, equipment sales are actually on somewhat of an expansion track. Ken Simonson, AGC chief economist, forecasts growth in public, private The healthiest construction segments in 2020 will likenonresidential, and multifamily con- ly include highway and street construction, transstruction. portation facilities, and power and energy, believes see FORECAST page 14
the Associated General Contractors of America.