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“Two 1920s roadway bridges spanning a railroad in downtown Middlebury were in deteriorated condition and needed replacement,” said Timothy Pockette, VTrans resident engineer. “Clearance is insufficient for double-stack rail cars.”

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“The I-84 Waterbury widening project is transforming and revitalizing mobility in Waterbury, and supports our goal to make Connecticut’s transportation infrastructure best-inclass,” Malloy said. “This project is see WATERBURY page 4

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Gov. Malloy Cuts Ribbon on I-84 Widening Project in Conn.

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The $330 million project involves the addition of a third travel lane and full width shoulders in each direction and safety improvements to a 2.7-mi. segment of I-84 from Washington Street, east to Pierpont Road in Waterbury.

The work at Harpers Ferry Road, performed during an eight-week detour, included demolishing three bridges, constructing a box culvert, reconstruction of Harpers Ferry Road, and constructing the new east-west frontage road north of I-84, Plank Road East.

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CTDOT and its contractors to improve mobility and safety through this corridor and on local roads,” Waterbury Mayor Neil O’Leary said. “This work will positively affect the city of Waterbury for many decades to come.”

“The construction industry appreciates this opportunity to participate with our partners delivering this project,” Don Shubert, president of the Connecticut Construction Industries Association, said. “Reducing congestion, improving safety and fostering economic activity is a formula for a better Connecticut. This is another example of how transportation investments can transform the state.”

“It takes a lot of skilled tradespeople who work long days, nights, in the cold of winter, and on blistering hot days to accomplish a project like this,” Nate Brown, president of the Waterbury Building Trades, said. “The building trades are proud to do their part in making this a successful project.” “[Due] to the skills and tenacity of our engineers, contractors, and inspectors, we have made great progress on the project,” CTDOT District Engineer John S. Dunham said.

“Our goal was to open all additional I-84 lanes to travelers as soon as was feasible, without compromise to the high-quality of the construction.”

With the new alignment of I-84 as the backdrop, Gov. Malloy ceremoniously cut the ribbon that spanned the new Harpers Ferry Road Bridge. A local guest of the Commissioner, Dante DiBella, age 6, who has enjoyed watching the progress on the construction since he was three, viewed the event with construction workers, alongside an excavator.

Once three lanes of traffic in each direction are open on I84, milling, shimming, and paving of I-84 will continue.

Final pavement of all lanes on I-84 are anticipated to be completed in the fall. The westbound 25 on-ramp/Plank Road East/Harpers Ferry Road intersection is anticipated to open in November.

Local road work will continue this year and next spring, including improvements and reconstruction of Reidville Drive, East Main Street, Scott Road and Plank Road East.

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Nortrax Event Raises $55K for Travis Mills Foundation

Golfers get ready for the shotgun start at the Toddy Brook Golf Course in North Yarmouth, Maine.

The Travis Mills Foundation (TMF) golf team had a great time at the “Golf, Grub & Gravel” event. (L-R) are Mike Liscomb (TMF), Erick Millette (TMF), Craig Buck (TMF), Chris Roseberry (TMF), and Mike Sullivan, general manager of Nortrax.

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ortrax is proud to announce that the 10th Annual “Golf, Grub & Gravel” event, held Aug. 17, raised $55,000 to benefit the Travis Mills Foundation. Travis Mills (L) introduces Maine’s Gov. Paul LePage, who Travis Mills addresses the crowd at the event. to speak to the Travis Mills is one of five quadruple amputees to survive his came crowd for the kick off of injuries from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. the event.

Mills and his family had a vision to bring recalibrated warriors (recalibrated is what Mills calls himself) to their new home state of Maine so that these warriors could continue their recovery and rehabilitation. Mills founded the Travis Mills Foundation, a nonprofit organization, formed to benefit and assist combatinjured veterans and their families through long-term programs that will help them overcome physical obstacles, strengthen their families, and provide well-deserved rest and relaxation.

Nortrax would like to thank the multitude of hole sponsors, auction item donors, as well as the many golfers and friends that came out to support the event. This year the funds will be used towards a multi-purpose center and a fit- John Paradis, Nortrax territory ness center at the Travis Mills Foundation manager and “Golf, Grub & Gravel” founder and director, has a lit- The Nortrax team presents the proceed check. (L-R front row) are Kim Voisine, Retreat. The Foundation has a donor who will event tle fun posing with the proceeds John Paradis, Travis Mills, Kelly Labbe, Melissa Cry and Mike Bean. (L-R back row) match the funds so the $55,000 will become check and Travis Mills. are Glenn Connell, Mike Sullivan, Armand Richard and Tim Pomerleau. $110,000!

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PawSox to Pack Bags for New Stadium in Worcester The Pawtucket Red Sox signed a Letter of Intent to build an innovative downtown ballpark in Worcester, Mass., that would be scheduled to open in 2021. PawSox Chairman Larry Lucchino signed the letter in a ceremony at Worcester’s City Hall with Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, Mayor Joseph Petty and city Manager Ed Augustus. The project is subject to the approval of the Worcester City Council, the International League, and the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues (“Minor League Baseball”).

“We are eager to build an innovative, family-friendly ballpark that reflects the love and appreciation of baseball and that unifies central Massachusetts and the Blackstone Valley Corridor,” Lucchino said.

The design and construction of the ballpark would be overseen by Lucchino and Janet Marie Smith, who partnered to create Oriole Park at Camden Yards in 1992 and who together oversaw a decade of improvements to Fenway Park, starting in 2002.

Lucchino also spearheaded the effort to create and design Petco Park in San Diego and JetBlue Park in Lee County, Fla. Smith is currently senior vice president of planning and development of the Los Angeles Dodgers. She will continue in that capacity,

overseeing improvements to his efforts to improve his city. We Dodger Stadium, while particialso thank the fans of our region, pating in the design of the ballwho have loyally supported this park in New England. baseball club for decades.

“This day marks a major mile“I also thank the City Manager stone on a journey that began 12 of Worcester, Ed Augustus, who months ago,” said Lucchino. worked relentlessly while leading “Through the entire process, the a process that contained few spirit of collaboration and cooperbumps or bruises, few delays or ation between the city of abrasions. He and his talented Worcester and the team — and the entire communiCommonwealth of ty — have led us to this point.

Massachusetts has been inspiring.

“I also would like to express City of Worcester rendering our gratitude to Worcester “The contagious enthusiasm of the leaders of the business com- The Pawtucket Red Sox signed a Letter of Intent to build an Mayor Joe Petty and the 11 City munity, and of everyday citizens, innovative downtown ballpark in Worcester, Mass.

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10,000 postcards we received from all over point of pride for children and students and “We are here because of the leadership of central Massachusetts, organized by the families throughout central Massachusetts.” Governor Charlie Baker and, especially, the The PawSox will continue to play at 77- tireless can-do attitude of Lieutenant Canal District Alliance.

“We have noted how proud people are of year-old McCoy Stadium the next two years. Governor Karyn Polito. Good things happen this city, how committed they are to its con- Pawtucket and Worcester are part of one when we all work together. tinued resurgence, and how excited they are market as defined by Minor League “We look forward to celebrating with to inscribe a new chapter in its long and rich Baseball. everyone in the heart of the Commonwealth “I thank the Mayor of Pawtucket, Don and the heart of New England.” baseball history.

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Boston’s MIT students and researchers are doing their thing.

The academic brain-trust at the Massachusetts university has contributed to society’s progress in impressive ways and, perhaps, less imposing ways — the oxymoronic all-terrain wheelchair comes to mind. Now an MIT architecture class has come up with a design for a wood building.

That’s it? A building constructed of wood?

That’s a little underwhelming.

Wood buildings have been around a while, probably including the threebedroom bungalow you grew up in.

The oldest wood building according to Guinness records is a five-story wing of a temple built of wood in Japan back in 607 AD. More contemporary structures include a 12story mixed-use building in Portland, Ore., that is primarily of timber construction and an 18-story dorm in Vancouver, currently the tallest timber building.

Japanese architects have a plan ready to build a 70-story skyscraper in Tokyo with wood comprising 90 percent of the construction material. MIT rolled out its much smaller “Longhouse” design the week of Aug. 6.

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Still, MIT rolled out its much smaller “Longhouse” design the week of Aug. 6, and will present the design at October’s Maine Mass Timber Conference. The method of construction is touted as environmentally sustainable because using lumber as it envisions reduces the emission of greenhouse gases compared to a comparable building constructed of concrete. Furthermore, trees capture and utilize carbon and when the timber is turned into a building, the carbon stays captured.

Specifically, the MIT design employs wood veneer, which is laminated into panels 6 in. thick — sounds a lot like heavy-duty plywood — from which arches are constructed. The arches are fashioned into vaulting walls, creating an open space beneath without internal structural supports.

The intricate MIT design produces a handsome community meeting place.

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VTrans’ $71M Job Balances Community Needs, Character TUNNEL from page 1

with an average daily traffic of 7,300, including three percent truck traffic.

Both the Main Street and Merchants Row bridges have been demolished. The tear downs took place in 2017.

“The two bridges were removed over a four-week period,” said Pockette. Each road was closed about 10 days, while the temporary bridges were installed. The concrete railroad bridges were replaced by a Maybey Bridge structure for vehicles. A separate wood, pedestrian bridge also was constructed alongside the vehicle VTrans photo bridge.

Tasks already completed include tree clearing and the installation of temporary bridges. Access roads are currently under construction, The 360-ft. tunnel that will along with the drainage system. replace the Main Street and “Future commuter rail service is sched- for deliveries of various commodities.

Also, the new drainage system for the railMerchants Row bridges will address several “The town of Middlebury and VTrans road will collect and treat stormwater from rail deficiencies to improve rail alignment, uled to connect Albany and New York with Burlington and Montreal. A new drainage have developed a partnership moving the downtown streets, resulting in cleaner dissafety and operations.

“Track and ties near the end of their useful system will be installed. At present, there is project forward. A community liaison fund- charge into Otter Creek.

The agency will use accelerated bridge life will be replaced,” said Pockette. standing water in the railroad bed much of ed by VTrans, but employed by the town, has provided daily outreach to local citizens construction methods to build the tunnel, “Continuous welded rail will be installed at the year.”

The project involves balancing communi- and businesses. Through this partnership, the which will require a road closure in 2020. the end of the project, replacing the existing jointed rail. Vertical clearance will be ty needs and character, and addressing local state and town have been able to identify and Currently, the town is spearheading a planincreased by about three feet. Currently, dou- and regional mobility and construction feasi- resolve issues and devise solutions that ben- ning process on how to redesign new parkble-stack rail cars cannot be accommodated, bility, while keeping the rail line active, efit both. The town has been able to take land that it will receive, once the tunnel is and increasing rail capacity is an important except during the 10-week closure period, as advantage of the project’s need to move util- built. communities along the line depend on rail ities and have them buried underground. long-term objective for the state. see TUNNEL page 20

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In an effort to permanently replace two aging rail bridges with a tunnel, the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) is working with the town of Middlebury on a complex project that will take years to complete.

One of the challenges associated with the project involves performing construction activities near historic buildings. This has required monitoring of multiple structures before, during and after construction activities, such as blasting, tunneling and excavation operations.

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natural resources compared to some competing construction methods and also reduces greenhouse emissions. All good news! Let’s have a shout-out about that!

However, it won’t be a unanimous shout.

The arcane science of long-term environmental solutions is not settled. Just in terms of trees, there is not unanimity. Some say, clear-cut forests and replant, thereby using environmental-friendly timber and reducing forest fire dangers! Don’t harvest trees at all, others insist. Rather, let them absorb CO2, fall to earth and rot into the ground to naturally reinvigorate the soil! And so on.

So the debate continues. Earlier this decade, a Santa Clara University faculty member and a steel industry representative researched the question, “What’s the most CO2-friendly method of building a home?”

If you guessed their answer was “steel,” you’re right. The team developed a “CO2 index” and compared the impact of constructing a ranchhouse of wood, of concrete, and of steel. In the end, the comparison ended up with a steel CO2 index of 1, concrete 1.52 and wood 4.44, the lower the number the better.

Then there is the insulated concrete form (ICF) industry. It builds walls of buildings using polystyrene — Styrofoam, in a word — that are then filled with concrete and left

in place. The wall is, as mentioned, insulated so that energy costs are reduced. What’s more, the forms themselves are manufactured from recycled materials and are 100 percent recyclable at the end of their useful life. An insulated concrete form brand, RASTRA, also did a CO2 impact test, factoring in recyclability and energy costs, and concluded that — surprise! surprise! — ICF is the most environmentally friendly construction material.

So there is plenty to shout about, all right, with all these competing construction industries and researchers going at it head to head.

We lay people have neither the knowledge nor the inclination to worry too much about the debate. Even construction industry professionals can’t get too caught up in the sustainability debate. They are too busy building today’s infrastructure and housing to worry overly about tomorrow’s.

But they are monitoring it. When a clearcut most sustainable construction method is identified, or when interim methods of building green are proven to be long-term solutions, the industry can be expected to embrace them and incorporate them into their business plans. After all, this is their world, too.

(This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s website at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)CEG

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Construction Near Historic Buildings Poses Challenges bridge construction methods and collaborating with the railroad operator.

Detailed discussions between utiliIn addition to the replacement of ty companies, property owners, and existing bridges, building the tunnel municipal departments have been calls for installation of drainage, the crucial. Coordination between moving of utilities, stabilization of VTrans and Vermont Railway excavation, installation of the tunnel, Services, the railroad operator, was construction of new roadways, conrequired for the 10-week closure peristruction of park amenities and site od of the active rail line. Additional stabilization. This amounts to four projects have been necessary to years of construction activity. On year accommodate railroad services durthree, there will be a 10-week road ing the closure period. closure. Two years of activity will be The deterioration of both bridges largely focused on site preparation has worsened with time. Concrete and restoration. cracking, delamination and spalling Main equipment being used on the had occurred on all bridge compojob includes cranes for drainage nents. Embedded steel reinforcement improvements and tunnel construcwas rusted and exposed. There also tion; excavators for drainage was leakage through the deck and full improvements, excavation of soils, depth holes on the Merchants Row construction of roadways and railroad sidewalk that had to be patched. improvements; and a variety of Since last year, officials have been trucks. Drilling equipment also is VTrans photo especially concerned about the deterineeded for drainage improvements, Drilling equipment is needed for drainage improvements, stabilization of excavations, drilling orated condition of the sidewalks and stabilization of excavations, drilling concrete that’s fallen onto the railroad and blasting of ledge. A small boring unit will be required for tunneling. and blasting of ledge. A small boring tracks. A sudden, unplanned emerunit will be required for tunneling. activities near historic buildings. This has gency closure would result in road cloDuring construction there are safety plans required monitoring of multiple struc- in place for general work activities, drilling sures in downtown Middlebury for sevtures before, during and after construc- activities, confined spaces and blasting opereral months. VTrans decided to remove tion activities, such as blasting, tunneling ations. There also is a monitoring plan in both bridges and install temporary and excavation operations. bridges, until permanent structures are place for historical structures and railroad Work officially started last year with infrastructure, including seismographs, setbuilt. Both the Main Street and the replacement of the existing bridges. tling monitoring points, crack gauges and Merchants Row Bridges were demolThe construction of the major drainage displacement ished in July/August 2017, and travel monitoring points. system and utility relocations will occur Coordination between the contractor and the was restored roughly a month later. in 2018. Stabilization of excavation, Middlebury fire department has been ongoThe tunnel that will replace the Main water and sewer relocations and prepara- ing for confined spaces and emergency Street and Merchants Row bridges will tion for the tunnel work will occur in extraction plans. address several deficiencies now facing 2019. The installation of the tunnel, conthe railroad. Currently, the bridges do not Bridge rehabilitation was given serious struction of the new roadways and the consideration, but was not a viable option. have enough vertical clearance for doureplacement of the rail will occur in No part of the original bridge decks and supble-stack rail cars. By lowering the rail 2020. Final project construction of park porting structures were considered salvagebed approximately 4 ft., clearance can be amenities, sidewalks, lighting, etc. will able and rehabilitation wouldn’t improve increased to 21 ft., without impacting the take place in 2021. grade of the road and sidewalks above. two current deficiencies that affect rail.

Tasks already completed include tree The tunnel also will allow for the In addition, relocation was one of four clearing and the installation of temporary alternatives studied. In 2013, a report conalignment of the rail to change, softening bridges. Access roads are currently under cluded moving the railroad would create the curve that now exists, allowing VTrans photo construction, along with the drainage improved horizontal clearance for trains. unacceptable impacts to existing buildings, Drainage improvements and covering The nearly century-old structures were built system. The stabilization of excavation historic resources and would not be costthe track will reduce the risk of icing roughly 300 ft. apart on two roads. The 360-ft. also is under way. effective. that will replace the Main Street and problems that have been severe during tunnel Replacing the two bridges in the center Pockette emphasized that the ongoing Merchants Row bridges will address several some winters, as well as ponding that rail deficiencies to improve rail alignment, of Middlebury with a tunnel is no simple construction has not happened overnight, occurs. assignment. It has involved collaboration having undergone extensive planning and safety and operations.

The project team has focused on placwith the town, detailed planning to public involvement. ing utilities in the Printer’s Alley underunderstand the full scope of the project mitigate risk from the 100-year flood level of “The construction manager/general conground to prevent interference with the crane Otter Creek. Developing a communication and its impacts, as well as creative thinking tractor process is being utilized for the needed to construct the tunnel. Acquiring and outreach program to identify and to incorporate improvements that will bene- design of this project. VTrans, Kubricky right-of-way, both temporary and perma- respond to community concerns was another fit both the town and state. There also has Construction, designers VHB and the town nent, also has been necessary, along with consideration. Before proceeding with con- been a commitment to adjust work sched- of Middlebury have been meeting for severnegotiating with Vermont Rail Systems struction, VTrans also conducted an environ- ules, so as not to interfere with important al years, planning and designing the project.” about feasible work windows that enable mental assessment, in accordance with the community events.

(This story also can be found on construction to be completed without inter- National Environmental Policy Act. Continuous public relations efforts also Construction Equipment Guide’s webrupting rail service.

One of the challenges associated with the have been required, as well as monitoring site at www.constructionequipmentOfficials also had to design the project to project involves performing construction historic buildings, incorporating accelerated guide.com.) CEG TUNNEL from page 16

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NEW ENGLAND SUPPLEMENT ADVERTISER INDEX ACE EQUIPMENT SALES INC...................................... 12

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ARGUS INDUSTRIAL COMPANY.................................... 1 ASTRO CRANE.............................................................. 14 BULLETIN BOARD..........................................................14 CHADWICK-BAROSS INC..............................................24 CLASSIFIEDS................................................................ 14 DAVIS AUCTIONS INC.................................................. 19 EMPIRE CRANE LLC......................................................14 EQUIPMENT EAST...................................................... 1,13 FOLEY MARINE & INDUSTRIAL ENGINE...................... 1 GORILLA HAMMERS........................................................1

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