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After Funding Delays, Work on U.S. 219 Begins
UTCA Holds 49th Annual Convention…8
Excavation on Fogletown Road is being handled by a variety of Caterpillar equipment. Contractor Sales Adds Allied MP 985R to Lineup…12
By Brenda Ruggiero CEG CORRESPONDENT
The first phase of construction on an extension of U.S. Route 219 in Somerset County, Pa., from Somerset to Meyersdale, is well under way. The $110.5 million contract was awarded to Joseph B. Fay Company, with Richie Schoedel in charge. The project
Bobcat Company Names Winners of Contest…22
Table of Contents ................4 Truck & Trailers Section ........ ......................................67-73 Recycling Section ......77-103 Snow & Ice Section..113-118 Attachment & Parts Section ..................................119-125
began in September 2013 and is scheduled for completion in October 2016. Funding is from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and the federal government. The highway is part of the congressionally designated Appalachian Highway Development System. Partial bridge widening is under way at the The improvements were held up for Meyersdale Interchange and the on and off ramps are see ROUTE page 46
taking shape.
PennDOT to Award Bridge-Building Contracts By Peter Jackson ASSOCIATED PRESS
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is preparing to choose a private-sector team to replace at least 558 ailing state bridges and
maintain them for 25 years as part of an innovative public-private partnership, an official said Sept. 22. The Rapid Bridge Replacement initiative bundles the replacement of bridges that are in poor condition into a single contract. The concept is designed to take advantage of design
similarities and economies of scale that will reduce the taxpayers’ cost, Secretary Barry Schoch said at a news briefing. The program is the nation’s first public-private project that involves multiple assets and assigns long-term maintenance responsibility see BRIDGES page 128
Construction Firms Add Jobs in 36 States Construction firms added jobs in 36 states
Auction Section ......130-148 between August 2013 and August 2014 while
construction employment increased in 28 states
Business Calendar ..........140 between July and August, according to an analysis of Labor Department data by the Associated
Advertisers Index ............146 General Contractors of America. Association
officials noted that construction activity continues to spread across most of the nation even as employment gains remain uneven by month and state. “The number of states with increases in construction employment over the last 12 months
moderated in August but remained strongly positive as construction activity continues to spread across most of the nation,” said Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist. “While most states remain far below pre-recession peak see JOBS page 131