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Nicholas Mancini Jr. grew up around his family’s construction business. In 2004, when they closed their doors, he picked from their best people and started NJR Construction LLC, specializing in small bridge building in the $1 million to $6 million range Based in Torrington, Conn., with 20 to 30 employees,
Nicholas Mancini (L), president and founder of NJR Construction LLC, and Derek Bauer, president and founder of Able Tool & Equipment.
depending on the workload, the company does the majority of its work in Connecticut and western Massachusetts. “We are generally a self-performing contractor,” Mancini said. “We sub out very little work. We do our own excavating, concrete, carpentry, and utility work. By and large we try see NJR page 16
After Long Delay, Work Begins to Replace Bridge Over Maine’s Androscoggin River The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) has begun onsite construction on the project to replace the Frank J. Wood Bridge, the agency announced July 26. The bridge carries U.S. Highway 201 over the Androscoggin River between the towns of Brunswick and Topsham, northeast of Portland. The new span in Maine’s coastal region is designed to be a newer, safer structure than the current bridge, which is more than 90 years old, and rated in poor condition, MaineDOT noted. see BRIDGE page 18
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The new span in Maine’s coastal region is designed to be a newer, safer structure than the current bridge.