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PA I-80 Project Continues in Columbia County By Mary Reed CEG CORRESPONDENT
What Lies Beneath Raises Concerns in Paving Industry… 8
IronPlanet/CAS Hold Joint Sale in Fla.,...120
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) project to rehabilitate I-80 between Exits 241 and 242 continues in the Mifflinville area of Columbia County. New Enterprise Stone and Lime Company Inc. (NESL), based in New Enterprise, Pa., is serving as general contractor for the $50 million job, which began in August 2010 and has an estimated completion date of June 2015. “The project was mostly bridge work,
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Table of Contents ................4 Truck & Trailer Section ........ ......................................61-67 Recycling Section ........71-95 Attachment & Parts Section ..................................101-107 Auction Section ......112-133 Business Calendar ..........114 Advertisers Index ............134
see INTERSTATE page 44
Congress Looks to Override Veto of Keystone XL Pipeline By Josh Lederman
Ritchie Breaks Records at Florida Auctions...126
consisting of constructing a new 17 span bridge — the new westbound — approximately 1,700 feet long over the Susquehanna River. Once completed, both east and westbound traffic was put on it, and at that time the old westbound bridge was removed and the existing eastbound bridge rehabbed,” said Steve Zelanko, NESL bridge superintendent. The rehabilitation included modifying the footers, abutments, parts of the piers, and caps. New beams, deck and parapet also were constructed. “The job was fairly complicated, but
WASHINGTON (AP) Defying the Republican-run Congress, President Barack Obama rejected a bill Feb. 24 to approve construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, wielding his veto power for only the third time in his presidency. Obama offered no indication of whether he’ll eventually issue a permit for the pipeline, whose construction has become a flashpoint in the U.S. debate about environmental policy and climate change. Instead, Obama sought to reassert his authority to make the decision himself,
rebuffing GOP lawmakers who will control both the House and Senate for the remainder of the president’s term. Obama vetoed the bill in private with no fanfare, in contrast to the televised ceremony Republican leaders staged earlier in February when they signed the bill and sent it to the president. House Speaker John Boehner said Republicans were “not even close” to giving up the fight and derided the veto as a “national embarrassment.” The move sends the politically charged issue back to Congress, where Republicans haven’t shown they can
The project is mostly bridge work, consisting of constructing a new 17 span bridge — the new westbound — approximately 1,700 ft. (518 m) long over the Susquehanna River.
see KEYSTONE page 96
Construction Spending Increases in January Construction spending rose modestly in January from year-earlier levels despite retreating from a six-year high in December, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials cautioned, however, that those spending gains could be at risk if Congress and the Obama administration fail to address highway funding
shortfalls that once again threaten a new road repair season. “Construction continues to expand overall but with a lot of variability by month and segment,” said Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist. “The generally positive trends are obscured by an unreliable estimate for residential improvements, which purportedly shows
a huge downturn that is inconsistent with other data.” Construction spending in January totaled $971 billion at a seasonally adjusted annual rate, 1.1 percent lower than in December but 1.8 percent higher than in January 2014, Simonson noted. The divergent totals were reflected as see SPENDING page 38