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January 15 2025 Vol. LXVII • No. 2
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Crews Finish Key Work On Susquehanna Span...8
NYC DDC Celebrates Successful Year...12 Workers used excavators and trucks in concert to relocate approximately 245,000 cu. yds. of dirt to make room for the additional lanes on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
By Chuck MacDonald CEG CORRESPONDENT
Amtrak Awards Key Contracts for Bridge...32
The Pennsylvania Turnpike, America’s first superhighway, opened in October 1940; it served as the standard for America’s highways, predating the Interstate Highway System by 16 years.
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Technology Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47-53 Paving Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57-73 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94-108 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
Today, the turnpike stretches 550 mi. across the state and carries an estimated 5.6 million passengers each year. Traveling the turnpike link with other roads in the state, many use this key transportation artery to connect to nearby states and on to destinations throughout the Midwest. This past fall, contractor James D. Morrissey
of Philadelphia began preparing a nearly 1-mi. stretch of the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-276) for the future. Although this section had been repaved numerous times, the road had reached its end of life and is receiving a full-depth replacement. see TURNPIKE page 42
Setting Tone for Safety Culture Universal Toolkit for Construction Employee Well-Being Is Research Collaborators’ Goal By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
At last year’s national stand-down to prevent falls in construction, OSHA’s assistant secretary said citations alone won’t change the culture around construction. Doug Parker believes everyone in the industry is responsible for sustaining a strong health and safety culture. A group of researchers hopes to help with identifying and addressing safety and health challenges Adobe Stock photo unique to the construction industry. Creating a construction safety culture starts During the OSHA-hosted Construction Safety Week event with leadership commitment and involves last May, Parker urged contractors to refocus on a culture of material resources, training, clear policies see TOOLKIT page 38
and open channels of communications.