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® November 8 2023 Vol. LXV • No. 23
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Fay Leads Its Largest-Ever Project A Link-Belt RTC8065 crane works on Abutment 2 of the Beaver River Bridge.
Philly Reimagines Navy Yard ...8
Milton CAT Opens New Facility...14
By Brenda Ruggiero CEG CORRESPONDENT
Highway & Public Works Expo Breaks Attendance Record..28
A Beaver County, Pa., project involving the complete replacement of the mainline bridge over the Beaver River is well under way on the
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Aggregate & Recycling Section . . . . . . . . . . . . .57-76 Attachments Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77-82 Truck & Trailer Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83-88 Snow & Ice Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89-91 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98-108 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
Pennsylvania Turnpike. The contract was awarded to Fay, S&B USA Construction. This $270 million project calls for the total reconstruction and widening of 2 mi. of the Turnpike’s east-west mainline (Interstate 76) between Milepost 12 and Milepost 14.
A new 1,645-linear ft., five-span, parallel cast-in-place segmental bridge over the Beaver River will be 25 ft. taller at the crown and approximately double the width. The current single 60-ft.-wide bridge will be replaced with see TURNPIKE page 30
Real Issues With Artificial Intelligence AI Offers Big Benefits But With Potential for Big Risks, as Well By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
Artificial intelligence (AI) is in the construction industry to stay. Consumers use AI daily through their cellphones, while SIRI and Alexa make life more entertaining. However, AI carries some cautions for contractors ready to adopt. New applications are unproven. The technology can’t reason on its own. It can’t always answer the question, “Why?” It’s important to consider the major issues, both good and bad, that AI brings with it to the construcOn job sites today, keeping records and montion industry. In a recent AGC webinar on the impact of AI in con- itoring progress are AI-powered. AI can struction, representatives from both construction and the serve as a tool to mitigate potential bottlesee AI page 34
necks while drones, cameras and sensors help facilitate decision-making.