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® November 15 2017 Vol. LV • No. 23
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$20M Restoration Under Way on Pittsburgh Bridge By Brenda Ruggiero
American Bridge Company of Coraopolis, Pa., under project managRehabilitation work is er Katherine Quillin. currently being done on Work calls for conthe only parallel cable suscrete and steel bridge pension bridge within the repairs, full bridge paintstate of Pennsylvania. The ing, a new bituminous project involves the Philip wearing course, and Murray Bridge (South installation of a new 10th Street) in Pittsburgh, main suspension cable and is under the direction dehumidification system. of the Department of The contract is for Public Works. Phase 2 of the bridge Work began on April rehabilitation, with work 17, 2017, and physical that began in June. This full dollar amount of work is expected to con- The the project is $20 million. phase of the project tinue until Nov. 7, 2018. Funding includes 80 per- includes replacement of Maintenance of the dehu- cent federal sources, 15 bridge deck, painting, midification system will percent state of structural steel repairs, continue through Dec. 9, Pennsylvania sources, wrapping of the suspen- Rehabilitation work is currently being done on the only and 5 percent Allegheny sion cables, and the parallel cable suspension bridge within the state of 2019. The full dollar amount County sources. installation of dehumidi- Pennsylvania. of the project is $20 milfication system. lion. Funding includes 80 percent federal Stage 1A, involved the following restrictions: on Second Avenue were unable to make a left sources, 15 percent state of Pennsylvania traffic on the bridge was reduced to one lane in turn onto the bridge, and trucks/buses traveling sources, and 5 percent Allegheny County each direction; the inbound, or east sidewalk, inbound on the bridge could not make a right sources. was closed; the turning lanes on Second Avenue onto Second Avenue. In both cases, traffic had to The contract for the project was awarded to were restricted; trucks/buses traveling inbound see BRIDGE page 98 CEG CORRESPONDENT
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Smithsonian Announces Massive $900M Plan
Truck & Trailer Section.... 59-65 Recycling Section............ 69-91 Snow & Ice Section...... 105-108 Attachment & Parts Section...... ...................................... 109-114
The Smithsonian has announced plans to revitalize the National Air and Space Museum and transform its exhibitions. The project, which will take approximately seven years, will be done on a phased sequencing schedule that will keep many exhibitions open during the construction
Auction Section.......... .118-129 National Air and Space Museum photo
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The Smithsonian has announced plans to revitalize the National Air and Space Museum and transform its exhibitions.
process. The building will undergo complete refacing of the exterior cladding, replacement of outdated mechanical systems and other repairs and improvements. The visitor experience also will change when all of the museum’s 23 galleries and presentation spaces are updated or completely redone. “Transformation of exhibitions begins a new era for the museum,” see SMITHSONIAN page 100