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June 18 2025 Vol. LXVII • No. 13
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Atlantic City Repairs Canal, Boardwalk Workers use rebar and concrete to bring the 100-year-old canal to modern standards.
NYC Begins Big Fifth Avenue Redesign...8
Jerry Ahern Passes Away at Age 97...16
By Chuck MacDonald CEG CORRESPONDENT
Anderson Equipment Celebrates Milestone...24
Atlantic City, N.J., hosts approximately 23 million visitors each year and offers a boardwalk
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 NEW! Concrete News Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41-49 Aggregate & Recycling Section . . . . . . . . . . . . .53-70 Attachments Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77-81 Truck & Trailer Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83-87 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90-100 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
that stretches for approximately 4 mi., providing an expansive view of the Atlantic Ocean and comfortable access to the city’s hotels, casinos and entertainment. In contrast, a 10,000-ft.-long canal under
Baltic Avenue holds water from storms and neighborhood runoff. With the storms becoming more frequent and the shoreline eroding, the canal has become more important than ever. see REPAIR page 52
East River Tunnel Rehab Project Officially Under Way In N.J, N.Y. Amtrak crews kicked off the first long-term track outage in support of the East River Tunnel Rehabilitation Project (ERT Rehab), a critical infrastructure investment that will restore the two tunnel tubes damaged by Superstorm Sandy (Line 1 & Line 2). This is Amtrak’s largest planned outage in recent history, an important undertaken planned in coordination with our partners over several years. While still structurally sound and safe for passenger use, the reliability of the systems inside the tubes has continued to deteriorate since the 2012 storm. The century-old tunnels have reached the end of their see TUNNEL page 72
A damaged bench wall in the tunnel.
Amtrak photo