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® September 13 2023 Vol. LXV • No. 19
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Raze and Renew
Swank Construction Leads $73M I-79 Widening Project NYC Pursues Billions in Infrastructure Funds...8
Caterpillar Celebrates 130 Years of Earthmoving Innovation in Wis. ...20 The original contract amount was $72,566,238.20 and the current contract amount is $73,571,419.07.
By Brenda Ruggiero CEG CORRESPONDENT
Maryland Seeks Federal Grants to Expand Capital Beltway...28
A large West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) project is widening Interstate 79 to three lanes in each direction from Harrison County, W.Va., to the Pennsylvania state line.
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Aggregate & Recycling Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57-78 Attachments Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79-85 Truck & Trailer Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86-90 Snow & Ice Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91-93 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96-108 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
The contract was awarded to Swank Construction Company LLC, with Matt Schultz serving as site superintendent and Cary Basinger as project manager. The original contract amount was $72,566,238.20 and the current contract amount is $73,571,419.07.
Notice to proceed was given on April 5, 2022, and the current adjusted completion date is Oct. 28, 2024. “This project consists of the construction of two ‘drilled pile and lagging’ retaining walls, lane addition to the Middletown Mall Overpass see WIDENING page 98
From Empty to Energy Some DOTs Installing Solar Panel Fields Along Interstate Stretches By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
The dead space between stretches of interstate is coming alive across the country as states fill these neutral areas with solar panels. California is an early adopter of the concept, putting miles of otherwise empty expanses of land to good use. The Biden administration likes it as a straight path to reaching net-zero goals and is encouraging other states, such as Florida, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Maine, to join the bandwagon. A recent study determined that power to more than 250,000 homes could be generated through solar grids see ENERGY page 46
Rest areas and truck stops offer opportunities for not only solar panels at ground level, but on canopies and building roofs.