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April 27 2011 Vol. XLIX • No. 9
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Tunnel Under Lake Ontario Under Way By Mary Reed
boost local construction employment by an estimated 500 full-time jobs each year. The East Side Water Supply Project is one of the region’s most expensive public works venture, with a price tag of $150 million. Funding sources include a $17.75 million grant from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) under the Green Infrastructure project
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Terex Names Ehrbar Full Compact Equipment Dealer…8
JESCO Holds Paving Event on N.J. …14
Hoffman Equipment Hos ts Annual Drive-Thru Show…22
It’s been 50 years since the Monroe County Water Authority (MCWA) in upstate New York first considered construction of a water treatment plant taking water from Lake Ontario to customers in its eastern service area. Now, at last, the East Side Water Supply Project (ESWSP) is becoming a reality. The original plan was put aside in the late 1970s after a cooperative effort between the city of Rochester and MCWA increased the latter’s available water supply. Now, however, constructing a new facility is considered to be the most cost-effective way to deal with aging infrastructure and increasing demands on the system. As Richard Metzger, Monroe County Water Authority executive engineer, pointed out, the benefits of the new facility include: • Enhancing water supply security for the authority’s six-county service region, • Increasing reliability of treatment and transmission should man-made or natural disasters occur, and • Meeting the region’s long-term supply needs as well as those for future growth and economic development. In addition, during the three years it will take to complete the job, the project is expected to
see TUNNEL page 26
The TBM is set in the bottom of the riser shaft to be launched for the 6,000-ft. (1,829 m) tunnel. Crews drill the 96-in. (244 cm) intake shaft.
Table of Contents ................4 Truck & Trailer Section ........ ......................................61-69 Crushing, Screening & Recycling Section ........73-95 Attachment Section .............. ..................................111-116 Parts Section ..................117 Business Calendar ..........130 Auction Section ......123-140 Advertisers Index............138
Pa. Still Tops Feds Lists for Bridges in Bad Shape HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Pennsylvania has the largest percentage of structurally deficient bridges in the nation, according to a new report, leaving state officials to question where the money will come from to fix the problems. The group Transportation for America released a report March 30 saying Pennsylvania has 5,906 deficient bridges,
CONEXPO COVERAGE CONTINUES... see page 28
about 26.5 percent of the 22,271 bridges in the state. Oklahoma ranked second with 22 percent of its bridges rated deficient, compared to 11.5 percent of all bridges nationwide, according to the report. Pennsylvania has had the highest percentage of deficient bridges each year see BRIDGES page 35