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Squirrel Hill Tunnel Project Moving Ahead By Brenda Ruggiero CEG CORRESPONDENT
Cinelli Continues Tradition With Help From Harter…8
N.Y. State Thruway Crews Smooth Out Interstate 90…14
ConExpo Retro See page 48 for an ongoing series of highlights from past ConExpos as they were reported in the pages of CEG.
Table of Contents ................4 Paving Section ............59-73 Trailers Section ............77-92 Snow & Ice Section 125-126 Parts Section ..................127 Auction Section ......132-145 Business Calendar ..........144 Advertisers Index............146
A project headed by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) to rehabilitate the Squirrel Hill Tunnels in Pittsburgh, Pa., is curIndependence rently running ahead of schedule. The contract, valued at $49.5 million, Excavating Inc. is was awarded to Walsh Construction one of the major Company, Canonsburg, Pa. The superin- subcontractors on the job. tendent on site is Tom Beckowitz. Work began in the spring of 2012 and is scheduled for completion by the summer of 2014. According to Steve Cowan, press officer of the PennDOT’s Engineering District 11-01, the project involves the rehabilitation of the tunnels, updating of electrical system, tunnel lighting, tunnel Cowan noted that working under traffic with control system, over-height truck detection system, ventilation systems, structural repairs to lane restrictions has presented a challenge. The walls and ceilings, installation of life safety sys- average daily traffic is 101,635 vehicles. Another difficulty has been completing the tems, expansion, dam replacement and bridge work required with limited working times on repair.
nights and weekends. “The Squirrel Hill Tunnel Rehabilitation project is not your typical roadway or bridge project,” Cowan said. “The project includes the see SQUIRREL page 102
DOT Approves $1.6B Loan for Tappan Zee Bridge By Michael Virtanen ASSOCIATED PRESS
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) A $1.6 billion federal loan has been approved for replacing the Tappan
Zee Bridge over the Hudson River north of New York City, officials said Oct. 31. Plans call for building two new spans, with the first done in the summer of 2016, the second in 2018, and tearing down the old bridge but
Fitzgerald Appointed New G&R President Giles & Ransome Inc. recently announced the appointment of Kristin Bromley Fitzgerald as president of the company. Her father, Wayne Bromley, has assumed the position of chairman of the board. Giles & Ransome was founded in 1916 by Fitzgerald’s great grandfather, Percy A. Ransome Sr., and represents the fourth generation of owner see G&R page 114
Kristin Bromley Fitzgerald is now president of Giles & Ransome Inc.
using the same landings. Construction is proceeding on the project, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. The cost has been estimated at roughly $4 billion. “Because it was a big project, we needed a big loan,’’ he said, noting it’s a record for similar highway projects. “This adds a critical piece, which is a financing piece.’’ Asked about the expected tolls for drivers on the bridge or other parts of the state Thruway system, Cuomo said other questions need to be answered first, including actual construction and project management costs and the time required, which will affect the financing costs. A group is working on financing and toll plans, he said. The U.S. Department of Transportation said the loan decision see TAPPAN page 140