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® April 26 2023 Vol. LXV • No. 9
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NYSDOT Project Enters Third, Final Phase
HEVI Leads U.S. Charge to Heavy Equipment Electrification...8
NYSDOT photo SEI Holds Paving Seminar in Pa. ...14
Crews perform concrete placement for the Stage 4 bridge deck on westbound Bruckner Expressway.
By Irwin Rapoport CEG CORRESPONDENT
Biz Finds ‘Sweet Spot’ With Screeners...55
El Sol/DeFoe Joint Venture began major operations in late February for the third and final phase of the New York State Department of
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Aggregate & Recycling Section . . . . . . . . . . . . .55-74 Attachments Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75-80 Truck & Trailer Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81-87 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90-104 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
Transportation’s (NYSDOT) $1.7 billion Hunts Point Access Improvement Project, via a $446.6 million contract for the transformative project in South Bronx. “This new phase includes the reconstruction of the Bruckner Expressway interchange with
Sheridan Boulevard, the completion of the New Bryant Avenue Pedestrian Bridge and other improvements that will reduce congestion, enhance bicycle and pedestrian safety and provide easier access to the Hunts Point Terminal see ACCESS page 32
In the Zone, in the Trenches Industry On Mission to Protect Pavement, Trench Workers By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
The DOL and OSHA are laser-focused on highway worker safety this construction season. The deaths of six Maryland highway workers on the job recently prompted demands that the feds realize workers, too, are vulnerable road users. Meanwhile, trenching-related deaths doubled in the past two years, and the agencies are recognizing trench workers are at risk, as well. A worker is three times more likely to die on a construction site than in general industry, said Scott OSHA inspectors are now required to stop and Ketcham, OSHA directorate of construction director. inspect any construction site where trenching or see SAFETY page 36
excavation are taking place.