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When Monroe Tractor announced that it had purchased Case of New England in July 2017, many New England contractors might not have heard of the distinguished New York State dealer. But Case Construction Equipment and Monroe’s New York customers knew and it was only a matter of time before the strong reputation Monroe Tractor has earned over its 67 year history would soon be recognized in New England. A Long, Proud and Successful History Monroe Tractor was founded in 1951 by Henry Hansen, when he and his wife Dorothy left farming The fleet of Case construction equipment service trucks is to pursue starting an agriculture dealership in being updated and added to ensure reliable onsite service Henrietta New York, just outside of Rochester. from factory-trained technicians. With many hours of hard dedicated work, the agriculture equipment division ultimately naming Monroe Tractor as an customer base grew. And in 1963 Case Corporation intro- authorized Case construction equipment dealership. In duced its first Pippin backhoe and a loader attached to a August of 1972 Hansen’s daughter Janet Felosky joined the Case tractor which led to Case developing a construction see MONROE page 16
Baker-Polito Administration Celebrates Longfellow Bridge Project Milestone On May 31, Gov. Charlie Baker joined Transportation Secretary and CEO Stephanie Pollack; Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver; Congressman Michael Capuano; members of the Massachusetts Legislature; and local leaders in Boston to celebrate MassDOT reaching the full beneficial use milestone on the ongoing Longfellow Bridge Rehabilitation Project.
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This rehabilitation project has added numerous multimodal benefits including eliminating a vehicular travel lane in the outbound direction; widening the sidewalks and bicycle lane; and adding new MBTA Red Line track.
The achievement of this milestone means that all users are now able to enjoy the full benefits of this major multimodal bridge reconstruction project including the vehicular travel lanes, separated bicycle lanes, and sidewalks on both sides of the bridge, as well as MBTA Red Line infrastructure. The Longfellow Bridge Rehabilitation Project has upgraded the bridge’s strucsee LONGFELLOW page 14