Northeast #11, 2011

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® May 25 2011 Vol. XLIX • No. 11

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Segment By Segment, ICC Taking Shape By Brenda Ruggiero CEG CORRESPONDENT

Groff Tractor Holds Three Triple Threat Rodeos…8

H.O. Penn Host s Machine Automation Showcase…14

Segment by segment, the Maryland’s Intercounty Connector (ICC) is taking shape. Once complete, it will link existing and proposed development areas between the I-270/I-370 and I-95/US 1 corridors within central and eastern Montgomery County and northwestern Prince George’s County with a state-of-the-art, multi-modal east-west highway that limits access and accommodates the movement of passengers and goods. The full dollar amount for the entire 18.5-mi. (29.7 km) project is $2.55 billion. There are a total of four separate contracts, with each section being built by a different joint venture team consisting of national and local firms. The project begins at I-370 in the Gaithersburg area of Montgomery County, Md. Currently, it ends at I-95 in Prince George’s County and is on schedule. “Soon, the Maryland State Highway Administration will issue a Request for Proposals for the fourth and final section that will be built from I-95 east to Virginia Manor Road, with an option to continue east to U.S. 1,” said Ray Feldman, community outreach coordinator and media relations manager of the ICC project. The first segment, or Contract A, opened to traffic on Feb. 23, 2011. The next segment, which includes Contracts B and C, is scheduled to open later this year or in early 2012. No dates have yet been set for the final segment, see ICC page 48

Oper atio n Smi le Bui lds Glob al HQ in Va. …18

Table of Contents ............4

Workers perform the latex overlay for the ICC bridge over MD 355.

CSI Rochester: Upstate Mike Rowe Speaks N.Y. Gets $30M Crime Lab to Congress About By Laurie Mercer CEG CORRESPONDENT

Truck & Trailer Section .... There is a natural fascination for foren..................................63-71 sics that many, perhaps attributed to popular TV shows like CSI: Crime Scene

Crushing, Screening & Investigation. A tour of Monroe County’s Recycling Section ....75-99 new 45,000-sq.-ft. (4,181 sq m), $30 mil-

lion crime lab satisfies that curiosity about

Attachments Section ........ many new and old methods used in ............................ 113-119 sophisticated criminal evidence gathering. It also illustrates emerging green building

Business Calendar ......122 practices. As a result, the new crime lab is about to earn the county’s Platinum

Auction Section ..127-141 LEED certification.

Monroe County estimates the project

Advertisers Index ........142 has created 400 construction jobs, while

green features, credited to delivering significant long-term cost savings and environmental benefits, initially added approximately $700,000 to construction costs. A quick tour provides a visitor with a realization that fighting crime is a complex, scientific, laboratory-intensive endeavor, and that the lab’s priority is to protect the chain of evidence throughout the process. In the lab dust filtration, vibration dampeners, special airflow, recycled rainwater and design elements are at play in a never-ending battle to help testify against the guilty while proving others innocent. see LAB page 34

Manufacturing Jobs Mike Rowe, host of the Discovery Channel’s TV program Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe, testified before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee’s hearing on “Manufacturing Our Way to a Stronger Economy” in support of U.S. manufacturing jobs and the Association of Equipment Manufacturers’ (AEM) I Make America campaign. In his testimony, Rowe described his experiences working with manufacturers and skilled laborers across America, his personal initiatives in support of jobs creation and the importance of paved roads and reliable bridges. In his written testimony, Rowe said, “I am ready, able see JOBS page 127


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