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Army Corps Works to Renourish Beach in Ocean City, Md....8
NYSDOT owns right-of-way along Route 31, with room to implement an environmental enhancement as part of the assignment.
Critical Project Aims to Make N.Y.State Road Safer NYC Officials Break Ground on 3 Hudson Boulevard...18
Messick’s Christmas Light Show Open Through Dec. 30...34
Table of Contents.....................4 Truck & Trailer Section.... 61-67 Recycling Section.............71-93 Snow & Ice Section...... 107-110 Attachment & Parts Section...... ...................................... 111-116 Auction Section............ 120-133 Business Calendar................124 Advertisers Index.................134
By Cindy Riley CEG CORRESPONDENT
Construction crews in New York State are continuing work on a $14 million project to upgrade the junction of Route 531 and Route 36 in the towns of Ogden and Sweden in Monroe County. The assignment, which includes modifications to nearby Route 31, is aimed at easing traffic flow and improving safety where the Route 531 expressway
ends at Route 36. “The primary reasons for reconstructing the terminus of the Route 531 expressway at Route 36 [Washington Street], is to improve highway safety, mobility and the condition of our highway system in an important east-west corridor in western Monroe County,” said New York Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) spokesperson Lori Maher. “The realigned interchange and corridor
improvements will move people and goods more efficiently through the corridor.” The reconstruction project is considered critical to the economic vitality of Monroe County and the success of the Finger Lakes Forward strategy. Making significant improvements to roads connecting businesses and communities throughout the region allows the state to continue supporting tourism, agricultural and manufac-
Cellulose-Infused Concrete Is One Step Closer to Reality By Andrea Watts CEG CORRESPONDENT
On a sunny summer day at Oregon State University, before an audience of researchers and representatives from the construction industry, a Knife Riverowned ready-mix cement truck poured a batch of concrete. By all
appearances the concrete looked similar to concrete poured at a construction site with one notable exception. This concrete had wood in it — more specifically cellulose nanocrystals (CNC). If this test batch of concrete yields the same strength and curing results in a real-world setting as has been found in the laboratory,
CNC very likely could be a gamechanger for the concrete industry. Jeffrey Youngblood, a professor of Materials Engineering at Purdue University whose research focuses on polymers, readily admits that Robert Moon, a materials research engineer with the see CONCRETE page 104
turing industries across the region. “Finger Lakes Forward is the region's comprehensive blueprint to generate robust economic growth and community development,” said Maher. “The state has already invested more than $3.4 billion in the region since 2012 to lay the groundwork for the plan, investing in key industries, including photonics, agriculture and food production and advanced see NYSDOT page 122 Michael Goergen photo
Earlier this year, researchers poured a test batch of cellulose nanocrystals-infused concrete to see how it would perform in real-world conditions. Contractor Knife River participated in the test pour.