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® January 22 2020 Vol. LVII • No. 2
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Inside
Concrete General Leads Team Along MD 180
Rebuilding of Church Lost on 9/11 Resumes…20
Crews Connect Past, Present in Philly…44
The prime contractor is Concrete General Inc. of Gaithersburg and the completion date is set for summer 2021.
By Brenda Ruggiero CEG CORRESPONDENT
RAP Finds New Homes in Local, County Roads…59
Table of Contents ................4 Paving Section..............59-73 Parts Section ......................75 Business Calendar ............94 Auction Profiles Section ...................................100-108 Advertisers Index ............110
over U.S. 15 (Catoctin Mountain Highway) will carry the additional lanes. Other plans are for a new left turn from MD 180 to Solarex Court and a designated bike lane. “This project will provide much needed con-
gestion-relief on MD 180 in this thriving area of Frederick County, which has seen tremendous growth in recent years and has more under way,” said MDOT SHA Administrator Gregory
A project in Frederick County, Md., that began in September will enhance safety and add see FREDERICK page 88 capacity on a segment of MD 180 (Jefferson Pike). The $17 million project involves more than half a mile at Solarex Court and Swallowtail Drive and is designed to help alleviate traffic congestion. The prime contractor is By Lucy Perry Paul Michael photo Concrete General Inc. of CEG CORRESPONDENT Gaithersburg and the completion date is set for summer 2021. When it comes to heavy equipment, reliIn addition to the reconstrucable hydraulic system performance is critition of MD 180, from north of Ical to productivity and profitability. A prop70 West Crossing to I-70 East er understanding of the hydraulic fluid, and Crossing (0.7 mi.), the contract its role in the efficient performance of the calls for a new second bridge over hydraulic systems of equipment used in U.S. 15/U.S. 340. off-highway, construction and utility work The project will increase is the basis of optimizing the contractor’s capacity on MD 180 by upgradmaintenance dollar, say hydraulics experts. ing the two-lane highway to four “The main issue we see over and over in Lack of protection from external contaminants can negalanes. tively affect hydraulic fluid and shorten equipment life. see HYDRAULICS page 24 The new bridge along MD 180
Better Living Through Cleanliness Healthy Hydraulics Systems Key to Life of Heavy Equipment