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Flag-Draped Excavator at Work on Ground Zero Downtown Manhattan has been abuzz with massive construction projects for more than 10 years following 911. While the construction and reconstruction continues, the new normal in terms of pedestrian traffic in the area is starting to present itself. The Vesey Street, West Side Highway intersection is one area that represents this shift. The first Vesey Street Bridge originally

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Pa. Court Strikes Down Zoning Limits on Drilling 

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provided access from the World Trade Center to the World Financial Center. This original bridge was destroyed in the collapse of 1 World Trade Center during the Sept. 11 attacks, closing the intersection of Vesey Street and the West Side Highway. Ground was broken for a temporary Vesey Street Bridge in August of 2003,

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Dec. 19 struck down portions of a law that stripped some of the powers municipalities have to decide where the booming natural gas industry can operate — portions that the industry had sought from Gov. Tom Corbett and lawmakers. The justices ruled the 2012 law unconstitutionally restricted the power of municipalities, although the 4-to-2 majority disagreed as to why it was unconstitutional. Seven municipalities challenged a law known as Act 13, which grew out of the state’s need to modernize 20-yearold drilling laws to account for a Marcellus Shale drilling boom made

possible by innovations in drilling and technology. The law restricted local municipalities’ ability to control where companies may place rigs, waste pits, pipelines and compressor and processing stations. Among the objectionable provisions cited by the lawsuit are requirements that drilling, waste pits and pipelines be allowed in every zoning district, including residential districts, as long as certain buffers are observed. “It’s a tremendous victory for local governments, for local democracy, for public health and for the environment,’’ said Jordan Yeager, one of the plaintiffs’ lawyers. “It’s a huge, huge victory for the people of Pennsylvania.’’ The municipalities said the zoning restrictions run counter to objectives of 

The Kobelco excavator/shear product combination, with its 10.0 rpm swing speed, quickly cut through all 167,000 lbs. (75,750 kg) of the six, 10 ft. (3 m) sections of the bridge.

Transit SystemsHit By Sandy Set to Receive $3B U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx

will be awarded by the Federal Transit

Hurricane Sandy devastated transportation sys-

billion to strengthen the resiliency of public transportation systems affected by Hurricane Sandy, which triggered the worst transit disaster in U.S. history just over a year ago. The funds

projects that protect critical transit infrastructure from being damaged or destroyed by future natural disasters. “We’ve made great progress in the year since

in the storm’s path,” said Foxx. “With this funding, the Obama Administration is making good on its promise to the millions of transit riders

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