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® October 2 2019 Vol. LVI • No. 20
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Inside
Major Traffic Conduit Gets $97M Worth of Attention
Five Generations, One Strong Leader…10
Urban purchased the BG 28 H and BG 33 H from Bruce Langan of ECA’s New York/New Jersey branch after a short rental period to overcome challenging soil conditions at 18 Sixth Avenue. JESCO to Host Event in Deer Park, N.Y. …20
Urban Foundation Conquers Boulders Under Brooklyn By Brian M. Fraley FRALEY CONSTRUCTION MARKETING
Tips to Inspect Used Iron Components…32
Table of Contents.................... 4 Paving Section.................. 49-66 Off-Road Trucks Section.. 67-85 Snow & Ice Section...... 113-117 Auction Section............ 122-136 Business Calendar.............. 126 Advertisers Index................ 134
Two yellow masts peek high above the jam-packed city streets of Brooklyn, N.Y. While it was not obvious to passersby, Urban Foundation/Engineering was using two Bauer BG drilling rigs from Equipment Corporation of America (ECA) to literally conquer an underground boulder field in preparation for a 25-story residential building known as 18 Sixth Avenue. The tower — the tallest of 15 buildings planned for this trendy mixed-use development — will top out at more than 500 ft. It sits at the intersection of Sixth and Atlantic avenues adjacent to the Barclays Center indoor arena. 18 Sixth Avenue will feature more than 800 mixed-income housing units stacked upon a ground-floor with retail storefronts. Boulder Field Calls for Bauer BG Rigs Urban runs some other brands of drilling rigs and even manufactures some smaller machines in-house. see BROOKLYN page 38
In Bucks County, Pa., construction continues on the four-year, $97-million U.S. 1 Improvement Project in Bensalem Township.
By Cindy Riley CEG CORRESPONDENT
In Bucks County, Pa., construction continues on the four-year, $97-million U.S. 1 Improvement Project in Bensalem Township. The goal is to improve safety and reduce congestion for commuters and local traffic traveling between Bucks County and Philadelphia. “The overall purpose of the U.S. 1 Improvement Project is to replace and
repair aging bridges, while also incorporating highway and interchange safety enhancements to facilitate safe and efficient inter-modal travel along the U.S. 1 corridor to meet both current and future transportation needs of the area,” said Brad Rudolph, PennDOT deputy communications director. The needs identified within the project corridor include replacing old bridges that are considered to have deficient structural see IMPROVEMENT page 94