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PennDOT Improves New Stanton Interchange By Chuck Harvey CEG CORRESPONDENT
Ransome CAT Offers Deals During One-Day Sale...14
Downsville Dam Keeps Water Flowing to NYC...18
Improving traffic flow is the focus of a $53.7 million Interstate 70 New Stanton Interchange improvement project in Pennsylvania. Overseen by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, it is part of multiple projects along I-70 in the southwestern part of the state. New Stanton is a major highway hub where Route 119, I-70 and the Pennsylvania Turnpike intersect. Work on the project began in late summer of 2015 and is expected to be complete by November 2018 and features a new interchange ramp. Construction crews will close two existing, closely-spaced interchange ramps and build one new one about 1,600 ft. (488 m) to the west. The new interchange will be a diamond with roundabouts at the ramp intersections. A diamond interchange is a common type of PennDOT photo Crews are currently excavating and placing the proposed roadway to template, as well road junction, used where a freeway crosses a as installing drainage.
FAE Host s Demo Open House ..73
Some Worry Cuomo’s New April Construction N.Y. Agency a Power Grab Employment Rises By David Klepper
Table of Contents ....................4 Truck & Trailer Section ....61-69 Recycling Section ..........73-101 Attachment & Parts Section ...... ......................................115-120 Auction Section ............124-137 Business Calendar................126 Advertisers Index ................138
see INTERCHANGE page 38
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) Gov. Andrew Cuomo pitched a new big-projects agency as a way to help smooth the way for massive state construction like the planned $29 billion mass transit overhaul in New York City, but critics worry about a power grab by the famously hands-on leader. The new state budget recently signed by Cuomo creates the Design and Construction Corp., a three-member panel to be selected by Cuomo that will advise other state departments on construction projects costing $50 million or more, such as large university buildings,
in 42 States, D.C.
the new Penn Station and planned upgrades at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. While Cuomo’s administration argues the new agency will save money by making complex projects more efficient, some contractors question the need for more bureaucracy. Critics also say they worry the agency could allow the powerful Democrat to micromanage projects already overseen by other government agencies. “Fundamentally it’s a flawed and bad idea,” said Mike Elmendorf, president of the Associated General Contractors. “It’s based on the premise that state agencies — many of them already
Forty-two states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between April 2015 and April 2016 while construction employment increased in only 23 states between March and April, according to analysis of Labor Department data released May 20 by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials said the slowdown in monthly job growth was likely driven by mild winter weather that allowed firms to start their spring hiring season early, but cautioned that many firms will have a hard time finding qualified workers as demand grows. "The slowdown for the month may reflect the elevated hiring that occurred earlier this year in many states that experienced mild winters," said Ken Simonson, chief economist of the association. "With construction employment having declined for the year in only six oil- or coal-intensive states,
see AGENCY page 46
see EMPLOYMENT page 36