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® April 4 2018 Vol. LVI • No. 7
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Crews Add Finishing Touches to Audi Field D.C. United photo
A modern stadium that will serve the most decorated franchise in U.S. soccer history is nearing completion in the District of Columbia.
Tony Quinn/D.C. United photo
Komatsu CARE Celebrates 100,000th Service Interval...12
The stadium will include 500,000 total sq. ft. of mixed-use retail and residential space on site.
By Cindy Riley CEG CORRESPONDENT Liebherr to Invest $45M at Its Newport News Facility...24
Ritchie Bros. Draws More Than 4,300 to North East, Md. ...128
A modern stadium that will serve the most decorated franchise in U.S. soccer history is nearing completion in the District of Columbia. The more than half-a-billion dollar investment in Audi Field, the new home of D.C. United, includes an adjoining mixed-use development in the Southwest Waterfront District. “It’s been D.C. United’s vision to construct a soccer-specific stadium in the District since the club’s inception during the inaugural year of major league soccer in 1996,” said Lindsay Simpson, D.C. United director of media and communications. “After several failed attempts to secure land in the District, our current ownership team made it a priority to secure a stadium in the nation’s capital. The construction of the
20,000-capacity stadium will not only provide a catalyst for economic growth in the area, but will make the southwest D.C. location a prime destination for sports and leisure.” The stadium project was designed to host sporting and cultural events, concerts and community activities. It will include 500,000 total sq. ft. of mixed-use retail and residential space on site. Through an integrated design approach, the stadium will be a leader in progressive see AUDI page 100
Rehabilitation Begins on Historic Pa. Bridge
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CEG CORRESPONDENT
The oldest bridge still in vehicular use in the United States is undergoing a rehabilitation to allow it to continue its work in the future. The U.S. 13 (Frankford Avenue) bridge runs over Pennypack Creek in Alex Craft of Loftus Construction Inc. photo
The Frankford Avenue project began on March 26 and will continue through the end of August at a cost of approximately $3.2 million.
Philadelphia, Pa. It is the first of seven structurally deficient Pennsylvania bridges to enter a rehabilitation phase through the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT). The Frankford Avenue bridge and two others in the project are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. “This illustrates our effort to address structurally deficient bridges throughout the state — enhancing the strength, structural integrity, and longevity of these historic structures,” said Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf. see BRIDGE page 40