Northeast 16, 2010

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Vol. XLVIII • No. 16

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Philly Eagerly Awaits New South Street Span By Mary Reed

CEG CORRESPONDENT

Two-Century-Old Ship Unearthed at WTC Site…8

George & Swede Thanks Customers With Event…24

Jack Lyon Hosts Annual Picnic in N.Y. …132

Table of Contents ........4 Paving Section ......55-69 Backhoes & Attachments Section...... ..............................73-91 Parts Section ....116-117 Business Calendar....117 Auction Section125-140 Advertisers Index ....138

Completion of the ongoing construction of the South Street bridge replacement in Philadelphia later this year is eagerly awaited by city drivers, since the bridge was closed to traffic in fall 2008 and detours have been in place ever since. By then the original bridge was 85 years old, having opened in November 1923 and had become structurally deficient. It was in such bad condition city engineers reportedly did not feel it was strong enough to withstand the oncoming winter. At the time it was used by an average of 23,000 vehicles a day, restricted to a weight of 6 tons and under. The $67.5 million contract for the job was awarded to Driscoll Construction Company see BRIDGE page 36

The South Street Bridge was in such bad condition city engineers reportedly did not feel it was strong enough to withstand the oncoming winter. At the time it was used by an average of 23,000 vehicles a day, restricted to a weight of 6 tons and under. Shown here is the span 10 initial demolition.

Giants Stadium Demolition Enters the Fourth Quarter In late August, the New York Giants and New York Jets will play a preseason football game against each other in what’s now being called the New Meadowlands Stadium. While it won’t be the first game played there — the Giants have a preseason opener before-

hand — it will be the first game at the new stadium that houses both NFL teams. Construction of the new stadium, which sits just 30 yards from the old Giants Stadium that was home to the see STADIUM page 28

A Gramercy operator uses a Komatsu WA480-6 wheel loader to load material onto a truck for transport to a staging area for processing. The company will recycle nearly 40,000 yards of concrete as part of the project.

Growth, Jobs Should Be Bill’s Focus, Cat Exec. Says Fostering long-term economic growth and creating American jobs should be the top priorities in the passage of a new, multi-year federal highway and transit investment bill, Caterpillar Inc., Worldwide Product Manager Larry Tate told attendees at a July 14 hearing called by U.S. Department of Transportation to discuss the overdue legislation. In a panel session “Transportation: Making the Case to the American Public,” the 2010 American Road & Transportation Builders

Association (ARTBA) chairman said it was time to level with the public about the scope of the transportation challenges facing the nation and how much time and money it will take to address them. He outlined a series of transportation-related “truths” during his remarks. “First and foremost, the nation’s future economic growth, which makes possible our quality of life, is heavily dependent on the state of our transportation infrastructure network,” Tate said. ”If, in the future, we invest in making our

network more efficient in moving people — and particularly goods — by adding capacity across all modes, we will be competitive internationally and able to create and sustain American job growth. If we make the wrong choices, we won’t.” Another truth, according to Tate, is that by 2050, the American population will grow by an estimated 112 million people, to 420 million, which by itself will tremendously increase see BILL page 116


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