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September 20, 2017 • Vol. LV • No. 19 • 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215-885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • Fax 215-885-2910
Inside
Texas: Cleaning Up After Harvey
Ground Breaks on Tower of Voices Memorial...14
NYC Water Flickr photo Christian Tycksen, Reuters photo Tracey Road Helps Foothills Sustainable Forestry...18
Flooded downtown is seen from JP Morgan Chase Tower after Hurricane Harvey inundated the Texas Gulf coast with rain causing widespread flooding, in Houston.
By Craig Mongeau CEG EDITOR IN CHIEF
Stephenson Equipment Hosts Demo Day...44
Table of Contents.................... 4 Truck & Trailer Section.... 67-73 Recycling Section.......... 77-101 Snow & Ice Section...... 119-122 Attachment & Parts Section...... ...................................... 123-127 Auction Section............ 132-145 Business Calendar.............. 145 Advertisers Index................ 146
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) was joined by federal, state and local representatives, honored guests and dozens of construction workers to mark the start of tunneling for the Delaware Aqueduct Bypass Tunnel.
NYC, Meet ‘Nora’: DEP Begins $1B Aqueduct Repair Project
Texans are tough. As Hurricane Harvey slowly spun toward southeastern Texas, its residents and businesses, particularly those in the Corpus Christi and Houston The New York City Department of Aqueduct, the longest tunnel in the world. areas, hunkered down, poised to brace against the storm Environmental Protection (DEP) was joined The primary leak will be eliminated through that would make landfall on Aug. 25. While many were fortunate, not all were: At press by federal, state and local representatives, the construction of a 2.5-mi. bypass tunnel, time, Harvey was responsible for approximately 70 honored guests and dozens of construction which will be drilled 600 ft. below the fatalities. Those immediate tragic losses coupled with workers to mark the start of tunneling for the Hudson River from Newburgh to what may prove to be hundreds of billions of dollars- Delaware Aqueduct Bypass Tunnel — the Wappinger. The tunnel will be driven by one of the worth of structural and infrastructure damage. Texas largest repair project in the 175-year history world’s most advanced tunnel boring will be recovering and rebuilding for several years to of New York City’s drinking water supply. The $1 billion project will repair two areas machines. The machine — which measures come. Southeastern Texas contractors, equipment manu- of leakage within the 85-mi. Delaware see NORA page 32 facturers and dealers will ultimately be on the front lines of this massive rebuilding effort. But first, they had to overcome the initial disaster. “We were out of power in Victoria about a week,” said Grant Bradshaw, sales manager of Corpus Christi and Groff Tractor has acquired Folcomer Equipment Pennsylvania; Houston-based Nueces Power Company of Maryland. • Groff Tractor New Jersey (formerly Trico Equipment. “For the most The deal, effective immediately, creates three busi- Equipment); and part, all of our people were ness entities under the parent company, Groff Tractor • the newly formed Groff Tractor Mid Atlantic safe. We never lost power at Holding LLC: (Folcomer Equipment branches combined with the • the original Groff Tractor & Equipment in see GROFF page 140 see HARVEY page 110
Groff Tractor Announces Acquisition of Maryland’s Folcomer Equipment