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April 19, 2017 • Vol. LV • No. 8 • 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215-885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • Fax 215-885-2910
Panel Chooses Team for $1.5B Javits Project
state funds, and the construction cost of $100 million, which will come from Maryland and West Virginia DOT funds. SHA’s contractor for the project is Triton Construction, Inc. of St. Albans, W.Va. The contract calls for widening the road from four to six lanes, including the I-81 bridges over the Potomac River. Work began in the fall of 2016, and
Howard Zemsky, Empire State Development president, CEO and commissioner announced the selection of the design-build team for the $1.5 billion expansion of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Following a rigorous evaluation process utilizing five groups of technical experts, a blue-ribbon selection panel has chosen LendLease Turner as the design-build team that will coordinate and construct the massive project on Manhattan’s West Side. The panel’s recommendation was approved by the Board of Directors of the New York Convention Center Development Corporation, a subsidiary of Empire State Development that owns the convention center’s property and oversees major construction work at the facility. The project is expected to generate $393 million in new annual economic activity, reduce area traffic congestion and increase the efficiency of Javits Center operations to allow for new and expanded events.
see PLAN page 100
see JAVITS page 106
Philadelphia Museum of Art Renovation Under Way...8
Maryland State Highway Administration photo
According to the SHA, the average daily traffic volume in 2016 was 64,000, 28 percent of which was truck traffic.
Manitowoc, Stephenson Celebrate New Crane...14
Maryland SHA, W.Va. DOT Project Widens Interstate 81 By Brenda Ruggiero
The Maryland State Highway Administration is in the early stages of widening I-81 (Maryland Veterans Memorial Highway) and rehabilitating several bridges in the Williamsport area of Washington County. The project is Phase I of a four-phase project. The cost of the project is $105.5 million. The design cost is $5 million, which will come from CEG CORRESPONDENT
Alex Lyon & Son Holds Sale in Atlantic City...138
Table of Contents................ 4 Paving Section.............. 55-71 Skid Steers, Compact Track Loaders & Attachments Section.......................... 75-97 Parts Section....................128 Auction Section...... 132-141 Business Calendar.......... 141 Advertisers Index............ 142
Reagan Nat’l Launches $1B ‘Project Journey’ The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, at its board of directors meeting March 22, kicked off Project Journey, a comprehensive campaign surrounding the planned $1 billion, multi-year capital improvement project that will transform the passenger experience at Reagan National Airport. Scheduled to mobilize in summer 2017, Project Journey includes construction of two new security checkpoints that fully connect the concourse level of Terminal B/C to airline gate areas, buildout of an enclosed commuter concourse to replace the 14 outdoor gates currently serviced by buses from gate 35X and future improvements to roadway Reagan National’s new commuter concourse will have 14 gates consee JOURNEY page 102
nected to regional aircraft.