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Project to Improve Charleroi Locks, Dam By Brenda Ruggiero CEG CORRESPONDENT
Hudson County Schools Use Cat 906…8
Pine Bush Equipment Hosts Charity Event…14
Hunyady Holds Sale in Hampton, N.J.
Table of Contents ............4 Paving Section ..........51-69 Air Compressors, Generators & Light Towers Section ........73-83
The Charleroi Locks and Dam, situated along the Monongahela River between Pittsburgh, Pa., and Fairmont, W.Va., is undergoing improvements to its lock chambers. The purpose of the current project is to replace the existing deteriorating lock chambers with new wider lock chambers capable of handling longer and wider barge tows. Joseph B. Fay Company, an i+iconUSA Company, is constructing the reinforced concrete middle wall monoliths, numbered M-22 to M27. Fay’s new construction will provide a portion of the new middle wall that separates the two chambers. Construction has been phased by the United States Joseph B. Fay Company performs underwater excavation during the Charleroi Locks and Dam project. Army Corps of Engineers based on limited annual funding and is proposed $58,759,345.58, with funding coming from the high water and flooding events, which occurs to continue for approximately seven more years. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Chris Pietrzyk from time to time working along the river [as The project began on Sept. 2, 2014, and is serves as project manager for Fay. see CHARLEROI page 110 “Fay is facing numerous challenges on this scheduled for completion on Sept. 11, 2018. The full dollar amount of the contract is project,” Pietrzyk said. “The first challenge is
Construction Designers Reimagine Baltimore’s Employment Ivy Hotel for Well Over $18M Rises in April By Carrie Wells
Business Calendar ......118
THE BALTIMORE SUN
BALTIMORE (AP) Inside the Ivy Hotel
Parts Section ................121 at North Calvert and East Biddle streets, a Auction Section....126-137 Advertisers Index ........138
curved staircase rises three stories past leaded windows, leading to rooms with canopied beds, fireplaces and bathrooms with heated French limestone floors and deep tubs. see IVY page 102
Construction employment expanded in 232 metro areas, declined in 66 and was stagnant in 60 between April 2014 and April 2015, according to a new analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials said even as contractors in many parts of the country continue to expand their payroll, many firms remain see JOBS page 108