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Crews Work to Stabilize MD 135 After Rock Slide By Brenda Ruggiero CEG CORRESPONDENT
ECA Drilli ng Rigs Used on Viaduct Proj ect...8
Monro e Provi des Equi pment, Supp ort...76
The Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Adminstration (SHA) is currently working to remedy a rock slide that occurred in western Maryland near the Allegany/Garrett County line in early January. According to Charlie Gischlar, public information officer of the SHA, the Jan. 2 slide involved a section of the rock face
CEG CORRESPONDENT
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Industry Reps Decry NYC’s Wind Restriction on Cranes By Brenda Ruggiero
A History of Paving, Compaction, Milling.. .98
on Bloomington Mountain adjacent to MD 135 (Bloomington Road) near Upper Savage River Road. As a result, large boulders fell onto MD 135. Because the mountainside was unstable and a risk for further rock slides existed, the SHA closed a westbound lane on MD 135 and traffic was alternated using the eastbound lane guided by a temporary traffic signal. A containment area made of concrete barrier was set up on westbound MD 135
A fatal crane collapse in Lower Manhattan during a winter storm on Feb. 5 set off a chain of events that is still unfolding. The crawler crane collapse occurred along Worth Street, between West Broadway and Church as the crane was being secured because of winds that were approaching more than 20 mi. (32.2 km) per hour. The crane, which was about 600 ft. (183 m) tall, had just been inspected the day before. One per-
son in a parked car was killed and three others were injured by debris. The crane was reportedly owned by Bay Crane of Long Island City, Queens and Hicksville, Long Island, and operated by Galasso Trucking and Rigging. It was installed a few days before at the former Western Union building at 60 Hudson St., and was being used to replace generators and air conditioners on the building’s roof. “In the aftermath, we should recognize that the crew working on this crane was doing exactly what they see CRANE page 124
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Rock bolting involves removing any loose or unstable rock from the mountainside, a process known as scaling.
Asphalt, Concrete, Paving, Compaction & Milling Section ........................75-111
N.J. Dealers Turn Out in Support of Education
Parts Section....................128
New Jersey heavy equipment dealers turned out in force March 1 to show their support for a potential Diesel/Equipment Technology program at Union Community College (UCC) in Cranford, N.J. Approximately 90 percent of the state’s equipment dealers attended the event, which was intended as a discussion to gauge interest from local businesses in hiring graduates from
Auction Section ......132-141 Business Calendar ..........140 Advertisers Index ............142
such a program. Interest in doing so proved resoundingly high. The industry’s widespread technician shortage is well known and deeply felt throughout the country and potential programs such as this at UCC and other community colleges could address some of this pervasive and vital need. So much so that during the event many dealers were saying they need to hire technicians right
now but cannot find enough. But they weren’t the only group represented at the meeting. At the AED Summit in 2015, John Graham, CEO of Fairview Insurance, based in Verona, N.J., listened intently at an AED Foundation event detailing the technical workforce shortage see EDUCATION page 118