Published Nationally Northeast Edition
® January 18 2023 Vol. LXV • No. 2
“The Nation’s Best Read Construction Newspaper… Founded 1957.”
470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215-885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • www.constructionequipmentguide.com
Inside
North to South
Crews Finish One Section of $900M Job, Move to the Next Netflix Comes to Fort Monmouth, N.J. ...8
Susan Connolly Retires From Foley Inc. ...12
Circular temporary excavation support systems (shoring) were used to construct several land pier foundations.
By Chuck MacDonald CEG CORRESPONDENT
Regional Champs Emerge for Cat GOC Finals...16
Residents of central Pennsylvania showed their enthusiasm for the Central Susquehanna Valley Transportation Project (CSVT) by showing up in June to celebrate the opening of the northern section of the project. More than 6,000 people came to the special one-time event. Some
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Paving Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39-53 Technology Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57-65 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96-108 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
people drove over 50 miles for the occasion. Many children and adults hopped on their bicycles or walked to try out the new pavement and river bridge. Why such enthusiasm? This project has been in the making for decades and makes sense for long-haul travelers and for locals. For truckers and people traveling through the state, the project adds up to huge
time savings and increased safety. For locals, the project will carry heavy-duty traffic onto the new highway, leaving the local roads freer for people to use for their daily lives —shopping, entertainment and school activities. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) used input from community meetings to help craft plans for see CSVT page 68
Robotics: Automating the Job Site Integration of Technology Dramatically Changing Construction Crews’ Roles By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
The fragmented, specialized nature of construction will always require human involvement, but technology integration — specifically, robotics — is making construction sites even more productive. Though collaboration between tech developers and industry is critical to widespread adoption, safer job sites where workers are free to handle more challenging tasks is happening now. Reality capture technologies, such as unmanned aerial see ROBOTICS page 74
vehicles or 3D scanners, are showing real promise for the construction industry.