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Bridge Over I-83 Receives Needed $5.4M Update By Brenda Ruggiero CEG CORRESPONDENT
A bridge replacement project in Baltimore County, Md., is heading for a summer completion date. The contract calls for the replacement of State Bridge No. 03214 on Middletown Road (a two-lane country
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route) over I-83 (Baltimore-Harrisburg Expressway). The bridge was originally built in 1957, and is located at exit 31 on I-83. The cost for construction of the project is $5.4 million, and it began in the fall of 2012. The contract was awarded to the Six-M Company Inc. of Delta, Pa., with Jeff McCoy serving as project manager. In Maryland, the State Highway Administration (SHA) owns and main-
tains state and county highway bridges over non-toll interstate routes. Work will consist of removal and replacement of the bridge; approach roadway improvements including the widening of Middletown Road to meet the new bridge structure; realignment of existing interchange ramps to meet the new bridge; relocation of roadway lighting and a traffic signal at the end of see MIDDLETOWN page 138
See page 32 for an ongoing series of highlights from past ConExpos as they were reported in the pages of CEG.
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Table of Contents ............4 Paving Section ........61-72 Excavators & Attachments Section....................73-115 Business Calendar ......122 Parts Section ..............130 Auction Section ..134-145 Advertisers Index ........146
State Highway Administration photo
Crews work on construction of the north side during stage 1 using a Terex 80-ton (72.6 t) crane in the median and smaller crane along northbound I-83.
Keystone XL Oil Pipeline Clears Significant Hurdle By Matthew Daly ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON (AP) The long-delayed Keystone XL oil pipeline cleared a major hurdle toward approval Jan. 31, a serious blow to environmentalists’ hopes that President Barack Obama will block the controversial project running more than 1,000 miles from Canada through the heart of the United States. The State Department reported no major environmental objections to the proposed $7 billion pipeline, which has become a symbol of
the political debate over climate change. Republicans and some oil- and gas-producing states in the United States — as well as Canada’s minister of natural resources — cheered the report, but it further rankled environmentalists already at odds with Obama and his energy policy. The report stops short of recommending approval of the pipeline, but the review gives Obama new support if he chooses to endorse it in spite of opposition from many Democrats and environmental groups. Foes say the pipeline would carry “dirty oil’’ that contributes
to global warming, and they also express concern about possible spills. Pushing back on the notion that the pipeline is now headed for speedy approval, the White House said the report isn’t the final step and noted that the report includes “a range of estimates of the project’s climate impacts.’’ Only after various U.S. agencies and the public have a chance to weigh the report and other data will a decision be made, said White House spokesman Matt Lehrich. see KEYSTONE page 130