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® September 30 2020 Vol. LVII • No. 20
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Inside
Missing Moves No More South State Arrives to Connect Two Important Routes in Jersey
Industry Hoping for Quick Action on FAST…8
Work Begins on $224M Project in Nitro…36
The project will construct four new bridges, as well reconstruct the existing bridge carrying Creek Road over 1-295.
By Irwin Rapoport CEG CORRESPONDENT
Hitachi Construction Celebrates Milestone…88
Construction of the New Jersey Department of Transportation’s (NJDOT) $180 million, I295/Route 42 Missing Moves project began on March 20 when crews from South State Inc. arrived on the work site between I-295 and
Route 42 in the Borough of Bellmawr in Camden County. The federally-funded project calls for building new ramps connecting Route 42 northbound to I-295 southbound, and I-295 northbound to Route 42 southbound in order to allow for the direct movement of traffic between the two roadways — commonly known as the “missing
moves,” demolishing and reconstructing the Creek Road Bridge over I-295 between Route 42 and Almonesson Road, and engaging in grading and paving operations. “The project will construct four new bridges, as well reconstruct the existing bridge carrying Creek Road over I-295,” said Brian Ahrens, an see MOVES page 106
Table of Contents ................4 Paving Section..............41-57 Off Road Trucks Section........ ......................................61-77
Contractors Conquer COVID Jobsite Challenges By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
Snow & Ice Section ......79-82 Business Calendar ..........100 Auction Section ......102-116 Advertisers Index ............114
The coronavirus is a fact of life on the construction job site this year, and contractors have been forced to change the way they complete projects as a result. It is an ongoing challenge as the industry conditions itself to new approaches to work and personal safety. But best practices and ingenuity have advanced
safety and efficiency on the construction job site. Beyond social distancing, sanitizing and personal protection equipment (PPE), contractors and site owners are adopting site safety protocols for tracking traffic and materials; integrating apps, drones and wearables to monitor employee distancing and exposure; and expanding daily routines to include temperature checks and limit in-person meetings.
“Responsible contractors are hungry to publicly prove they can work safely and prevent the spread of COVID-19 while supporting the nation’s critical infrastructure and providing much-needed income for the people who work on those projects,” wrote Jordan Hollingsworth, field operations manager of Safety Management Group, Indianapolis, Ind., in a company blog post. see COVID page 84