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No Project Too Small for Reliable Contracting...8
ML Cranes: New Name, Same Great Ser vice...14
Grof f Tra ctor Hol ds Demo Day. .. 42
Aborted Hudson Rail Project Could Benefit Amtrak
The work will consist of grinding, resurfacing and widening southbound and northbound MD 355 to provide for an additional through lane south of the Cedar Lane intersection.
By David Porter ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK (AP) A Hudson River rail tunnel project that cost New Jersey millions of dollars and ignited a political firestorm when it was canceled five years ago could wind up benefiting a similar effort that is in its early phases. Amtrak’s estimated $20 billion Gateway project to increase capacity and relieve congestion on its Northeast Corridor between Boston and Washington, D.C., could be expedited if the decision is made to follow the route that was to be used for the Access to the Region’s Core, or ARC. That project was canceled by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in October 2010 amid fears of cost overruns. At a Nov. 2 panel discussion hosted by a trade group, Amtrak officials presented a draft map of the area in northern New Jersey that will be the focus of studies for the new tunnel. The northern edge of the map follows the existing rail line as it travels east, going under the Palisades in North Bergen and under the Hudson River into New York. A shaded portion of the study area diverges from the current line and heads southeast, to a different point see ARC page 128
MD 355 Intersection Receives Much-Needed Improvements By Brenda Ruggiero CEG CORRESPONDENT
Under direction of the Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA), MD 355 (Rockville Pike) at Cedar Lane in Bethesda, Md., is receiving an intersection reconstruction to mitigate for a predicted rise in traffic
due to the Federal Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Act. The road is located in Montgomery County. Currently, the average daily traffic is 64,000 vehicles per day. According to Charlie Gischlar, SHA public information officer, the project consists of roadway and intersection improvements on see UPGRADES page 138
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Rutgers Unveils BEAST to Study Lifespan of a Bridge
Attachment & Parts Section ...... ......................................119-127
By Brenda Ruggiero
Auction Section ............132-149
Rutgers University’s Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT) recently unveiled the BEAST (Bridge Evaluation and Accelerated Structural Testing) a facility created to study future performance and
Business Calendar................137 Advertisers Index ................150
CEG CORRESPONDENT
lifespan of materials and elements, as well as maintenance, rehabilitation and preservation techniques for aging highway bridges. The system is designed to quantitatively measure stresses and deterioration caused by extreme traffic and environmental loading on full-scale see BEAST page 50
Data from the BEAST will allow the projection of future performance and longevity of bridge materials and components.