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Crumbling 100-Year-Old Span to Be Replaced By Brenda Ruggiero CEG CORRESPONDENT
IC Workshops Give Firms Competitive Edge…8
Halmar Sponsors Race for St. Jude’s…14
The project covers the replacement of the existing bridge structure with a new single span structure, minor roadway re-alignment of the east approach, traffic signal improvements, drainage installation and other miscellaneous construction.
Heth’s Run Bridge replacement project near the Pittsburgh, Pa., Zoo and PPG Aquarium is well on the way toward its scheduled opening date of October 1. The 100-year-old bridge was reportedly crumbling and in need of replacement. It carried 26,722 cars each day through Butler Street. According to Dan Cessna of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), the new fourlane bridge is meant to mimic the architecture of the 100-year-old bridge it’s replacing, and has been in development for a decade. PennDOT awarded the contract of $14.9 million to Trumbull Corporation, under the direction of Mehmet Akinci. Work began on Sept. 5, 2013, and full completion is set for Dec. 8. The project covers the replacement of the existing bridge structure with a new see TRUMBULL page 96
Ehrbar Becomes Operating Division of Komatsu Hunya dy Holds S ale fo r Marks C ontra ctin g…122
Table of Contents ............4 Truck & Trailer Section ...... ..................................59-65 Recycling Section ....69-94
It was announced Aug. 1 by Edward Ehrbar Inc. principals Patrick J. Ahern, president, and Matthew J. Ahern, executive vice president, that they have entered into a definitive agreement to form a new business unit with “Ehrbar”
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Auction Section....120-132 Advertisers Index ........130
serve Edward Ehrbar Inc. in their present capacities. Edward Ehrbar Inc. will continue to operate under its founding name. see EHRBAR page 30
Damaged Del. Bridge on I-495 Partially Reopens
Business Calendar ......102 By Randall Chase Attachment & Parts Section ..................109-115
becoming an operating division of Komatsu America Corp., Rolling Meadows, Ill., a subsidiary of Komatsu LTD., the world’s second largest manufacturer and supplier of earthmoving equipment. Both Aherns will continue to
DOVER, Del. (AP) Delaware transportation officials on July 31 partially reopened a bridge on a key East Coast interstate that was closed in early June because several supporting columns were tilting. The southbound lanes of the Interstate 495
bridge over the Christina River were reopened shortly before 5 p.m., about a month earlier than expected. Officials said a jacking operation to realign the south side of the bridge was completed about midday, and six heavily loaded dump trucks were used to weight-test the bridge before the southbound lanes were reopened. The northbound lanes are expected to reopen
by Labor Day. “There is still a lot of hard work to do to fully reopen this bridge, but we’ve reached an important milestone in the effort to safely complete repairs as quickly as possible,” Gov. Jack Markell said in a hastily called news conference shortly before the bridge reopened. Once workers finish stabilizing the bridge see BRIDGE page 121