Published Nationally Northeast Edition
® November 27 2019 Vol. LVI • No. 24
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Inside
Preventing Floods in an NYC Neighborhood
Tools of the Tr ade for Moving, Making Coal…10
Rubblizat ion Gives New Life t o Dying Roads…45
Crews install a new water main on Staten Island.
By Brenda Ruggiero Monta ber t Op ens New Dis tri buti on Center …94
Table of Contents................ 4 Paving Section.............. 45-63 Trailers Section............ 67-85 Parts Section...................... 86 Snow & Ice Section..107-110 Auction Section...... 114-125 Business Calendar.......... 116 Advertisers Index............ 126
CEG CORRESPONDENT
Work has begun on the $39 million Phase II of the New Creek Bluebelt on Staten Island, N.Y. The project is for the New York City
Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and is being done by the New York City Department of Design and Construction (DDC). It is located in the Dongan Hills and Grant City neighborhoods, where roadways are often prone to flooding during heavy rainstorms. It includes two Bluebelt wetlands,
which will eventually grow to 19 wetlands. They will be designed to receive and naturally filter the stormwater that falls in the area. The prime contractor for the project is DiFazio Industries, with Charles Santoro serving as the superintendent. see BLUEBELT page 118
How Contractors Use Technology in Managing Risk By Joe Trinacria CEG ASSOCIATE EDITOR
In managing the prospects of risk on project sites nationwide, both contractors and insurers alike are optimistic about the potential for modern technology to help mitigate any impending threats to safety in the work environment. According to a recent Dodge Data & Analytics study (conducted in partnership with IRMI Insights and Triax Technologies Inc.),
challenges do remain, however, within the realm of technological advancements and assessing risk before contractors can take full advantage of its untapped potential. Dodge’s report, aptly titled, “Using Technology to Improve Risk Management in Construction,” was based on the findings of two studies that polled contractors and insurers for answers. The quantitative portion examined how contractors manage risk and their assessment of new and emerging tech. The
qualitative piece asked insurers to weigh in on the current state of the construction industry in regard to using data in minimizing risk, as well as the potential for current and developing technologies to improve those capabilities. Throughout the entirety of a project’s life, contractors manage the risks associated with a given job through a variety of means. Some of these activities are considered to be more difficult tasks than others, as the study revealed. see RISK page 104