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Pa. Contractor Replaces Turnpike Bridge By Brenda Ruggiero CEG CORRESPONDENT
Natural Gas Boom Boosts Pa. Firm’s Busi ness…8
Ransome CAT Host s Sales Event…18
Nati onal NB T60 Comes to Pa . …24
Table of Contents ................4 Truck & Trailer Section ........ ......................................61-67 Recycling Section ........71-93 Attachment & Parts Section ..................................107-115 Auction Section ......120-136 Business Calendar ..........133 Advertisers Index ............134
A bridge replacement project for the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is well on its way in Pennsylvania’s Allegheny County. The overall project involves the replacement of an existing threespan steel girder bridge with a new two-span pre-stressed concrete PA bulb tee bridge over the Pennsylvania Turnpike, the replacement of a dual metal arch culvert with a new dual precast concrete box culvert, and the reconstruction of Thorn Hill Road between Brush Creek Road and State Route 19. The contract was awarded to Joseph B. Fay Company of Crews remove a culvert along the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Pittsburgh, Pa., under the direction of Keith Moatz, vice president of damages if the road is not opened to trafoperations. The full dollar amount is fic by that date. Two structures, a two$6,363,407. Notice to proceed was given span bridge over the Turnpike and a dual on Nov. 6, 2014, and project completion is precast concrete box culvert under Thorn set for Oct. 30, 2015. Detour dates for the Hill Road, are in close proximity to each area run from March 16, 2015, to Sept. other on the project, requiring a high level of coordination between the work 25, 2015. “This challenging project requires us to on each, in order for both crews to operwork an aggressive schedule to complete ate at the same time. Without significant the work before a firm completion date of coordination between personnel, access Sept. 25, 2015,” said Brian Westrom, see BRIDGE page 94 project manager. “Fay faces road user The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a final rule to increase protections for construction workers in confined spaces. Manholes, crawl spaces, tanks and other confined spaces are not intended for continuous occupancy. They also are difficult to exit in an emergency. People working in confined spaces face life-threatening hazards including toxic substances, electrocutions, explosions and asphyxiation. A major regulatory proposal transportation improvements, the Last year, two workers were asphyxiated while announced just recently by the U.S. American Road & Transportation repairing leaks in a manhole, the second when he went Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Builders Association (ARTBA) says. down to save the first — which is not uncommon in relating to the Clean Water Act (CWA) At issue is how EPA’s attempts to cases of asphyxiation in confined spaces. will require additional burdensome per- define the types of bodies qualifying as “In the construction industry, entering confined mitting requirements and could be used as “waters of the United States” and therespaces is often necessary, but fatalities like these don’t a litigation tool by project opponents, fore subject to federal authority. see RULE page 47 both of which will result in delays to key see POWER page 47
Confined Spaces Rule to Increase Worker Protection
EPA Proposal to Require Burdensome Permits