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April 5, 2017 • Vol. LV • No. 7 • 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215-885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • Fax 215-885-2910
I-95 Express Lane Project Progresses in Virginia Extensive tree clearing and grading is being performed in the median of Interstate 95.
Diverse Projects Lead to Busy Year for Schlouch...14
Barber Utilities Makes Right Connections With Volvo...52
Ritchie Bros. Holds Sale in North East, Md. ...128
Table of Contents................ 4 Truck & Trailer Section........ ...................................... 65-69 Recycling Section.........73-97 Attachments & Parts Section...................... 117-122 Business Calendar.......... 130 Auction Section...... 126-137 Advertisers Index............ 138
By Brenda Ruggiero CEG CORRESPONDENT
In Stafford County, Va., construction is under way to extend the Interstate 95 Express Lanes about 2 mi. (3.2 km) beyond the flyover ramp where the current 95 Express Lanes currently end, north of Garrisonville Road (Exit 143). The project reportedly aims to reduce delays for northbound general lanes during the morning peak, reduce delays for southbound express
lanes during the evening peak, improve safety by reducing vehicles weaving to enter and exit the lanes and increase capacity within the existing right-of-way. Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe announced the project in December 2015. “These are significant transportation improvements that will move more people and commerce through an interstate corridor, and a critical jobs corridor,” McAuliffe said in a news release. “In working with our private sector part-
Safety on Two Fronts: Pa. State Police vs. Infrastructure Shifting money around between two seemingly disparate entities in Pennsylvania has caused not only some consternation among residents and lawmakers, but also a funding problem for the Commonwealth’s aging infrastructure. The trouble started in March 2016 when the Associated Press reported on Pennsylvania’s municipalities having an option to rely on the state police for some or all of their protection at no additional cost. Half of Pennsylvania’s 2,561 municipalities — in some cases entire
counties — take advantage of this option. As a result, money from Pennsylvania’s Motor License Fund that includes taxes on fuel, license and registration fees, which is supposed to be earmarked for use on highway and bridge construction projects also was being used to subsidize the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP). This practice also called into question whether or not it was even constitutional to do so, even though money for the fund already was being see POLICE page 22
ner Transurban and local governments, we will fix the bottleneck on the southern end in Stafford County, and travelers will have the choice of taking an express trip from south of Garrisonville Road all the way up to the D.C. line.” Construction began in July 2016, and the entire project is on track to be complete in the summer of 2018. The project’s new southbound exit ramp is anticipated to open in late see VDOT page 110
CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2017
Overall contractor and producer attendance grew by 10 percent at ConExpo-Con/AGG 2017. see CONEXPO page 26