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May 17, 2017 • Vol. LV • No. 10 • 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215-885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • Fax 215-885-2910
Maryland SHA Reconstructs Salisbury Bypass By Brenda Ruggiero CEG CORRESPONDENT
P&G Invests $500M to Build New Plant in W.Va. ...8
Harter Equipment Plans 50th Anniversary Celebration...28
Hunyady Conducts Barbiche Brothers Liquidation Sale...140
Table of Contents................ 4 Paving Section.............. 57-73 Attachments Section.. 77-97 Parts Section....................125 Auction Section...... 130-145 Business Calendar.......... 145 Advertisers Index............ 146
In August, the Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration (SHA) began a nearly two-year project to rehabilitate 11 bridges on U.S. 13/U.S. 50 (Salisbury Bypass) in Salisbury, which is in Wicomico County. Gov. Larry Hogan announced $23.8 million in funding to repair the structurally deficient bridges this spring. Work began in the fall of 2016, and estimated completion is set for summer 2018. The average daily traffic volume in this area in 2016 was 37,000, with higher numbers in the summer months. The projected volume for 2035 is 54,000. The bypass is a major beach route with traffic increasing 15 percent during the summer. The contract amount is $27.5 million, awarded to Corman Construction of Annapolis Junction, Md. The bridges are at six locations along the northeastern section of the U.S. 50 Bypass between the U.S. 50 Business and U.S. 13 Business interchanges: one ramp bridge from U.S. 13 Business to the Salisbury Bypass; two bridges over the Norfolk Southern Railroad line; two bridges over MD 346 (Old Ocean City Road); two bridges over U.S. 50/U.S. 50 Business (Ocean Gateway); two bridges over MD 350 (Mount Hermon Road); and two bridges over Parker Pond. To help ensure the safety of workers and motorists during structural repairs, SHA reported that it will close one side of the bypass and detour traffic around the see BRIDGE page 110
In August, the Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration (SHA) began a nearly two-year project to rehabilitate 11 bridges on U.S. 13/U.S. 50 (Salisbury Bypass).
UPenn Announces $1.5B Hospital Pavilion Plans The University of Pennsylvania will build a $1.5 billion new hospital on Penn Medicine’s West Philadelphia campus. The Pavilion, which will house inpatient care for the Abramson Cancer Center, heart and vascular medicine and surgery, neurology and neurosurgery, and a new emergency department, is expected to be completed in 2021. Penn Medicine photo
The facility will be the largest capital project in Penn’s history and Philadelphia’s most sophisticated and ambitious health care building project.
The facility will be the largest capital project in Penn’s history and Philadelphia’s most sophisticated and ambitious health care building project. “Penn is proud to be the preeminent health system in the Philadelphia region. This building will be transformational, serving as the flagship facility for Penn Medicine and setting a new standard for modern health care delivery across the nation,” said Penn President Amy Gutmann. “This is the hospital that will see PAVILION page 116