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January 31 2024 Vol. LXVI โข No. 3
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Mosites Modernizes Tuscarora Tunnels
USPS Stamps Highlight Bridge Construction...20
AED Gathers for Annual Summit/CONDEX...24
According to the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, the project is needed to improve and modernize the tunnels and to maintain safety for workers and travelers.
project to improve both the eastbound and westbound tubes of the Tuscarora Tunnel. Iron Helps O&G With The tunnel is located on the PA The Pennsylvania Turnpike Green Initiatives...49 Commission is nearing the end of a Turnpike Mainline (I-76) between mileposts 186 and 187 between Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 the Fort Littleton Interchange Aggregate & Recycling Section . . . . . . . . . . . . .49-66 (Exit 180) and the Willow Hill Attachments Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67-72 Interchange (Exit 189) on the Truck & Trailer Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73-77 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84-92 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90 By Brenda Ruggiero CEG CORRESPONDENT
Huntingdon/Franklin County line. This is approximately 40 mi. west of Carlisle. According to the commission, the project is needed to improve and modernize the tunnels and to maintain safety for workers and travelers. Project notice to proceed was
given on July 31, 2019, and the current contract completion date was Jan. 18, 2024. The original contract amount of $109,977,777 was increased to the current amount of $118,685,857. The prime contractor is Mosites Construction Company of see TUNNEL page 44
BABAโs Policies Bruising IIJA Benefits Inflation Has Contractors Taking Pass On Federally-Funded Transportation Projects
By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
Construction contractors are between a rock and a hard place: What the Biden administrationโs IIJA has gifted with a hike in construction work, Buy America policies have taken away by making the work much pricier to perform. Construction costs rose almost 3 percent during the first quarter of 2023, and contractors have seen a 50 percent increase over the past two years. see POLICY page 28
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Most materials prices have seen modest inflation while the cost of asphalt rose 20.5 percent in the second quarter of last year.