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Reconstructing Philly’s I-95 James J. Anderson Construction Company Performing “Little Bit of Everything’
For Hurricanes, Hardscapes, N.Y. Biz Thrives With JCB…14
Experts Urge Sustainability to Gain Competitive Edge…20
Joseph T. Walsh III of J. Fletcher Creamer Dies…22
Table of Contents ................4 Aggregate & Recycling Section ..........................57-78 Attachments Section ..79-85
Some highway construction projects extend beyond the horizon, with right-of-way and paving crews transforming a whole countryside. In Philadelphia, the major reconstruction of an urban segment of Interstate 95 is measured in linear feet. Yet, the relatively short stretch of
Auction Section ......100-108 Advertisers Index ............106
job,” said Rick Foster, executive vice president of heavy highway civil contractor James J. Anderson Construction Company. “It pretty much has a little bit of everything. Actually due to the size of the project, a lot of everything. It see RECONSTRUCTION page 48
Reading Anthracite Rolls Out Big Cats at Pa. Mine
Earlier in 2021, Reading Anthracite Truck & Trailer Section ........ Company purchased a Cat 6020B ......................................87-95
Business Calendar ............96
roadway encompasses a wide range of construction tasks. These include demolishing old viaducts, replacement of city streets and offand-on ramps, drilling micropiles and laying cobblestone walkways. “There are all different kinds of work on this
hydraulic mining shovel and two Cat 777G 100-ton haul trucks from Cleveland Brothers Equipment Company Inc. in order to develop its newest mine, Pine Knot, in Schuylkill County. “We decided to go with the 6020B for a multitude of reasons, but mainly for its efficiency and agility at this particular
mine,” said Vice President of Project Management and Logistics William Rich. Reading Anthracite is a coal mining company based in Pottsville, Pa., with origins dating back to 1871 when its predecessor, the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company was chartered. It mines high-quality, multi-grade hard coal see MINE page 42