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“The Nation’s Best Read Construction Newspaper… Founded in 1957.” Your Ohio Connection: Ed Bryden, Strongsville, OH • 1-800-810-7640
Alex Lyon & Son Holds Job Completion Auction in Galion for Green Freight Ltd. Michael Kilcoyne (L) of Shychuck Inc. and Mark Berry of Mr. Berry Enterprises both entered winning bids on several of the attachments up for sale.
Jack Lyon calls out the bids from his “Jack in the Box” truck.
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lose on the heels of an auction in Columbus, Ohio, Alex Lyon & Son held a job completion auction in Galion, Ohio, for Green Freight Ltd. on June 19. As well as a large number of truck tractors, dump trailers and walking floor trailers, equipment up for bid included hydraulic excavators, skid steers and attachments. The equipment brought in active bidding from both onsite auction attendees and online bidders vying for the equipment on the block. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s Web site at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)
(L-R): Brian Tinch, along with Kevin and Kris Kildow of Kildow Construction, check out a Bobcat T650 skid steer at the auction.
Area Bridges in Need Continue to Decay By Patrick Pfanner THE SANDUSKY REGISTER
Area bridges in need of repairs could continue to decay if funding needs arent reached soon. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) released a county-by-county report detailing the number of bridges that need work in the state. In total, more than 6,500 bridges are deemed deficient or functionally obsolete. Brown called for a long-term transportation bill for the state as critical funding for Ohio roads and bridges is set to expire this month, according to a news release. According to Brown’s report, the deficient bridges are defined as one of the following: • Functionally Obsolete: A bridge that is no longer functionally adequate. These bridges may be perfectly safe and structurally sound, but may be the source of traffic jams or may not have a high enough clearance to allow an oversized vehicle. • Structurally Deficient: A bridge that has one or more structural defects that require attention.
This status does not indicate the severity of the defect but rather that a defect is present. Of those 6,500 deficient bridges statewide, more than 200 are in Erie, Huron, Ottawa, Sandusky and Seneca counties. But these bridges aren’t all owned or maintained by the respective counties. For instance, only 12 of the 20 deficient bridges in Ottawa County are maintained by the county. That means it's up to the county and other entities to maintain their bridges. “Ottawa County has developed a Bridge Capital Improvement program that we use to select, scope, and schedule improvements for our bridges,” Ottawa County engineer Ron Lajti said. "The program is based upon a very simple concept of expected service life for any given bridge.” Lajti said each bridge has an average service life of about 50 years before it needs major upgrades or an outright replacement. "Using this concept, we want to replace at least 2 bridges every year to assure that in the future we can minimize or eliminate deficien-
cies within our bridge inventory,” Lajti said. The county has conservative plans to replace five bridges, one per year, through 2019 and update two bridges in 2018 and 2019. Bridges slated for replacement include: • 2015: Bridge on Portage South Road over Wolf Creek. Financed by an equal combination of county funds and money from a state loan. • 2016: Bridge on Graytown Road over Turtle Creek. Financed 95 percent by federal funds and 5 percent county funds. • 2017: Bridge on Graytown Road over Packer Creek. Financed 95 percent by federal funds and 5 percent by county funds. • 2018: Bridge on Rider Road over Beef Creek. Tentatively financed completely by county funds. • 2019: Bridge on Wildacre Road over Cedar Creek. Financed 95 percent by federal funds and five percent local funds. Additionally, the county plans to update the Slemmer-Portage bridge over Indian Creek, which will tentatively be funded completely by the county, Lajti said.
Photo/Luke Wark
The bridge over Turtle Creek on Graytown Road near Graytown is among a handful of bridges in Ottawa County slated to be replaced after U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) recently released a county-by-county report detailing the number of bridges that need work in the state.
“Sherrod Brown, along with many other supporters, is correct in this call for action on a longterm transportation bill,” Lajti said. This story was reprinted with permission from the Sandusky Register.
(This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s Web site at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)