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® July 10 2019 Vol. LVI • No. 14
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Md. Eyes Innovative Fix for I-270 Congestion By Brenda Ruggiero CEG CORRESPONDENT
State Line Machine Treats Customers to History…16
Looking Back at Building the Conn. Turnpike…24
Ritchie Bros. CEO to Step Down…38
Table of Contents................ 4 Paving Section.............. 47-62 Wheel Loaders, Tool Carriers & Attachments Section........ ...................................... 63-85
The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) is well into an Innovative Congestion Management (ICM) project in Montgomery County that is designed to reduce congestion on I-270 (Eisenhower Highway) through innovative technologies and techniques. The total cost of the multi-lane freeway project is expected to be $111.8 million. Work was back in progress this spring following a winter hiatus and is anticipated to be complete by the end of 2020. As of late May, the work was reported as 33 percent complete. Intermittent lane closures are scheduled on I-270 (Eisenhower Highway) southbound at MD 109 (Old Hundred Road) and I-270 northbound from Democracy Boulevard to Montrose Avenue. The prime contractor is Concrete General of Gaithersburg, Md. Notice to proceed for the final design was given in the spring of 2017, and construction began in the fall of 2017. According to Shanteé Felix, assistant media relations manager, Office of Communications, MDOT SHA, the ICM work is made up of 14 roadway improvements — including extending merge lanes and adding local and continuous flow lanes — that will eliminate bottlenecks. “Some of the technology being used includes ramp metering, a proven concept that uses ramp meters to manage merging traffic from ramps to the mainline; and an automated traffic flow management system that combines real-time communication to drivers, traffic monitoring with cameras and sensors MDOT SHA is well into an Innovative Congestion Management (ICM) project see EISENHOWER page 28
in Montgomery County that is designed to reduce congestion on I-270 through innovative technologies and techniques.
LaGuardia’s Upgrade Reaches Major Milestone Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced the first of four concourses that will comprise Delta’s new state-of-the-art terminal at LaGuardia Airport is on track to open this fall, a major milestone in the $8 billion construction of a whole new LaGuardia Airport. The spacious new 105,000-sq.-ft. concourse will feature floorto-ceiling views of Citi Field and Flushing Bay, gates that can see LAGUARDIA page 98
Auction Section...... 118-128 Office of the Governor of New York rendering
Business Calendar.......... 123 Advertisers Index............ 126
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced the first of four concourses that will comprise Delta’s new state-of-the-art terminal at LaGuardia Airport is on track to open this fall, a major milestone in the $8 billion construction of a whole new LaGuardia Airport.