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Pittsburgh’s $27M Riverfront Project Begins By Brenda Ruggiero CEG CORRESPONDENT
Iconic N .Y. Landmark Receives Makeover...8
Walsh Solves LB Water’s Loading Issues...22
Earthmoving has begun on the first major construction project for a unique development in the Hazelwood area of Pittsburgh, Pa. The Phase 1 infrastructure, valued at $27 million, will provide a new riverfront street in the city of Pittsburgh (near the intersection of Hazelwood Ave. and Old Second Ave.) and prepare the entire site for redevelopment. The site’s history can be traced back to 1884, when the J&L Company started its first industrial plants along both sides of the Monongahela River. In 1887, the Hot Metal Bridge was constructed to connect the two plants owned and run by J&L Company. In 1974, LTV purchased J&L, and in 1997 the Hazelwood plant was closed. In 2002, four southwestern Pennsylvania foundations formed a limited partnership with RIDC (Regional Industrial Development Corporation), a non-profit private develop- The Phase 1 infrastructure, valued at $27 million, will provide a new riverfront ment organization as general partner. The group purchased street in the city of Pittsburgh, and see PITTSBURGH page 114
prepare the entire site for redevelopment.
Hudson Tunnel: Is Oft-Maligned Agency Up to the Challenge? By David Porter Li ebherr Holds Ope n House , Demos Ir on.. .30
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK (AP) There’s no question the agency that operates much of the infrastructure around the nation’s largest city has lost esteem in recent years because of flubs including a
scandal that reached into the New Jersey governor’s office, billions of dollars in overruns on projects including the new World Trade Center and an audit calling it “challenged and dysfunctional.’’ So why should the Port Authority of New see TUNNEL page 108
Earthmoving has begun on the first major construction project for a unique development in the Hazelwood area of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Truck & Trailers Section ..67-73 Recycling Section ..........77-103 Snow & Ice Section ......119-122
Obama Signs Infrastructure Spending Bill By Joan Lowy
Attachment & Parts Section ...... ......................................123-131 Business Calendar................132 Auction Section ............136-145 Advertisers Index ................146
ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON (AP) A 5-year, $305-billion bill to address the nation’s aging and congested transportation systems was signed into law Dec. 4 by President Barack Obama, who said it will put Americans to work and provide states with the federal help they need to commit to longterm projects.
The bill, which was overwhelmingly approved by Congress a day earlier, provides a modest increase to highway and transit spending but falls short of the $400 billion over six years administration officials said is necessary to keep traffic congestion from worsening. Nor does it resolve how to pay for transportation programs in the long term. Obama said he’ll continue to push for greater transportation spending to meet the nation’s
infrastructure needs and create jobs. “This bill is not perfect, but it is a commonsense compromise, and an important first step in the right direction,” Obama said in a statement. Despite that, the 1,300-page bill was hailed by lawmakers and the industry as a major accomplishment that will halt the cycle of lastminute, short-term fixes that have kept the federal Highway Trust Fund teetering on the edge see OBAMA page 112