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Frederick Ave. Span Replacement on Schedule By Brenda Ruggiero CEG CORRESPONDENT
Latona Works on Steep Conditions…18
Cleveland Brothers Takes on ALS Challenge…22
A project involving the replacement of the Frederick Avenue Bridge in Southwest Baltimore, Md., is currently moving forward. The $14 million contract was awarded to the Joseph B. Fay Company, under the direction of Jim McNelis. Work started in January 2013 and is currently on schedule for a January 2015 completion. Funding for the project is from the city of Baltimore, the Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA), and the Federal Highway Administration. The bridge, originally built in 1930, passes over Gwynns Falls and CSX Railroad in Baltimore. The previous bridge was a two-span filled concrete arch, with each span measuring 100 ft. (30.5 m) in length by 66 ft. (20 m) in width. During this project, the previous bridge will be replaced with a two-span pre-stressed concrete girder bridge that has an arch façade designed to mimic the original arch structure. Construction activities will include the installation of a see FREDERICK page 50
The Frederick Avenue Bridge Replacement project moves along in Baltimore, Md., setting all 16 AASHTO Type V concrete I-beams and all four arches. The concrete I-beams weighed in at 62.2 tons (56.4 t) and measured 112.2 ft. (34.1 m) long each. The arches consisted of three sections at each of the four locations with the heaviest section weighing 18.6 tons (15.2 t).
Industry Marks New Spending High Since 2008 CEG Vis its ALL U’s Headq uarte rs…24
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All major categories of construction spending increased in July and total construction reached the highest level since December 2008, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials welcomed the robust spending figures, but cautioned that growing demand will put new pressure on an already tight labor market.
“It is encouraging to see signs of a broadbased recovery in private construction along with a recovery — at least for now — in public construction investment,” said Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist. “Private nonresidential construction should remain strong through the rest of 2014 and beyond, while residential spending is likely to keep growing, though at a more moderate pace.
However, funding is still inadequate for needed public infrastructure improvements.” Construction spending in July totaled $981 billion at a seasonally adjusted annual rate, up 1.8 percent from the June total, which was revised substantially higher than the initial estimate, Simonson noted. The July total was 8.2 percent higher than in July 2013. Private see SPENDING page 135
Bridging the Gap for Women in Construction
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By David Crary AP NATIONAL WRITER
NEW YORK (AP) Janice Moreno graduated
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“I anticipate a lot of hard work,’’ she said amid instruction in sawing techniques. “I believe it’s going to pay off.’’ If Moreno’s six-week training program in New York City leads to a full-time job, she’ll have bucked long odds. According to the latest federal data approximately 7.1 million Americans were employed in constructionrelated occupations last year — and only 2.6
percent were women. That percentage has scarcely budged since the 1970s, while women have made gains since then in many other fields. Even in firefighting — where they historically were unwelcome — women comprise a greater share of the workforce at 3.5 percent. Why the low numbers, in an industry aboundsee WOMEN page 34