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Vol. XlIX • No. 27
“The Nation’s Best Read Construction Newspaper… Founded in 1957.” Your New England States Connection • Amanda Hogeboom-merritt 1-800-988-1203
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The Maine Department of Transportation has formally entered into an agreement with Cianbro Corporation of Pittsfield, Maine, for the construction of the new Sarah Mildred Long Bridge connecting Kittery, Maine and Portsmouth, New Hampshire. “This agreement represents a good bridge for a good price with a base bid construction cost of $158.5 million to be divided between the two states,” said MaineDOT Commissioner David Bernhardt. “The seacoast area will be well served for generations with this new bridge.” This will be a precast segmental concrete bridge. The
lift span will have a deck that will lift for ships and lower for the rail. It will have a higher elevation and will reduce the need to lift the deck by 68 percent, which will minimize traffic impacts. The navigational opening will be wider, allowing for much safer ship passage and will better accommodate larger ships. “This agreement marks a significant milestone in this bridge replacement project,” said Cianbro President and Chief Operating Officer Andi Vigue. “It is important to note that this value was derived by the MaineDOT and its see BrIdgE page 16
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Richards Corp. Moves to the Head of the Class With Komatsu D51PXi Dozer The Morgan School, a A Komatsu WA320 is used to load the public school for students in Komatsu haul trucks on site. grades 9 to 12 in Clinton, Conn., is getting a new building. The 141,000 sq. ft. (13,099 sq m) school facility will include parking lots and athletic fields, including baseball, softball, lacrosse, soccer, football, and seven tennis courts. The project, which began in October 2014 with an anticipated completion date of September 2016, also includes the installation of culverts and a pedestrian bridge for crossing the Indian River, which passes through the site. The culvert, which is about 20 ft. wide and on the site were demolished. But before the books and desks are brought in and before 50 ft. long (6 by 15 m), also will be the spot for water and gas utilities to be brought into the site. Beneath the tennis students can show up for class, $8 million of site work must be performed. courts is a massive leach field. The building site is a 41-acre site with 36,000 cu. yd. The site was previously the home of what was once known as the Clinton Nursery, a wholesale nursery operation (27,524 cu m) of material that will be moved on site, most of that was well known in the area. Three pre-existing homes see rICHArdS page 6