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Emergency Work Continues on I-81 Exit 67 By Mary Reed CEG CORRESPONDENT
Emergency work is currently under way on the Interstate 81 Exit 67 interchange just north of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania’s capital, repairing
widespread damage after a tanker hauling 7,500 gal. of diesel fuel overturned and caught fire on May 9, 2013. The incident took place on the ramp from northbound I-81 to westbound Route 22/322. The intense heat from the blazing fuel spilling
Schlouch Tackles Multiple Projects…8
Bagela A sphalt Recycler on Display in N.J. …14
out from the ruptured tanker destroyed the concrete deck of the ramp and caused steel beams on an overhead bridge carrying eastbound Route 22 to buckle. Concerned about the structural stability of the overhead Route 22 bridge, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) closed both directions of I-81 as a safety precaution until the overhead structure could be removed, thus severing a major north/south transportation corridor in the eastern United States. Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett signed a disaster emergency proclamation, permitting the Commonwealth to expedite assistance from contractors and to apply for financial aid from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) toward the estimated $12 million to $13 million needed to pay for restoration of the Route 22 eastbound connection to Harrisburg and the cost of returning the northbound I-81 ramp to westbound Route 22/322 to service. The see I-81 page 38
The intense heat from the fire buckled the beams of the eastbound Route 22 bridge overhead, rendering it unstable and unsafe for traffic either on it or on I-81 below.
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Table of Contents ............4 Paving Section ........59-73 Backhoes & Attachments Section ......................77-97 Parts Section ..............124 Auction Section ..128-145 Business Calendar ......139 Advertisers Index ........146
ARAApplauds Job Gains, Losses Split Evenly Congressmen’s Repeal of HIT Equal numbers of states gained and lost construction jobs in June, highlighting the fragmentary nature of the industry’s recovery, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data. Association officials added that, despite the fact most states added jobs year-over-year, construction employment levels are below peak levels for nearly every state. “Job gains and losses were quite different last month from the patterns in the past several years as some lagging states — notably Nevada — added workers, while former high-flyers such as Texas, had layoffs,” said Ken Simonson, the
association’s chief economist. “On a year-overyear basis, construction employment has increased in more than two-thirds of the states, but nearly all states lag their pre-recession peaks for construction jobs.” In June, 23 states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs, while 24 states shed them. Nevada had the largest one-month percentage increase (5.0 percent, 2,500 jobs), followed by North Dakota (4.2 percent, 1,300) and Iowa (4.0 percent, 2,600). Illinois added the most jobs in June (5,400, 3.0 percent), followed by Washington (4,100, 2.9 percent), Iowa and see JOBS page 125
The American Rental Association (ARA), applauded the action of a bipartisan group of members of Congress to highlight the six month countdown to repeal a tax that will have a damaging effect on small businesses in the equipment rental industry and beyond. Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Rep. Charles Boustany (RLa.) and Rep. Jim Matheson (D-Utah) see ARA page 125