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“The Nation’s Best Read Construction Newspaper… Founded 1957.” January 25, 2012 • Vol. XXV • No. 2 • 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215-885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • Fax 215-885-2910 • www.constructionequipmentguide.com
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Lane Works to Ease Congestion in Orlando By Melissa Pascucci SPECIAL TO CEG
Walker M iller Celebrates 50 Years in Business…8
Massive Tunnel Project Under Way in Germany…41
The Lane Construction Corporation is more than half-way through its portion of work on the Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority’s (OOCEA) SR 408 widening and improvements program. OOCEA’s $675 million initiative is designed to significantly reduce traffic congestion and improve mobility in the area. Specifically, more than 130,000 vehicles a day currently travel this stretch of SR 408/417, and volume is expected to increase to nearly 218,000 vehicles a day by 2025. Lane started work in October 2010 on its part of the project, which includes the widening of SR 408 from six to eight lanes (four in each direction); the elimination of exit and entrance ramps at Valencia College Lane; and the construction of a new two-lane ramp from eastbound SR 408 to northbound SR 417. Additional project components include several structures: a 1,600-ft. (487 m) curved flyover bridge with steel tub girders; a 900-ft. (274 m) curved ramp bridge over an existing pond; a 180-ft. (55 m) single span ramp bridge; and two shorter bridges, to be widened. Lane also is adding more than 25 new mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls. Improvements will be made to the storm drainage system, along with new lighting and signage throughout. see LANE page 32
Lar ge Mini ng Equip me nt Sal e Held i n Va. …64
Site Prep Crucial to New S.C. Truck Stop By Peter Hildebrandt
Ramp G (upper left) open to traffic and Ramp D (center deck) partially complete.
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Table of Contents ........4 Paving Section ......41-53 Parts Section ..............54 Auction Section .............. ....................Starts at 64 Business Calendar ......67 Advertisers Index ......72
When you have 150 days to build a new truck stop operation there is very little time for mistakes or second guessing. Pilot-Flying J faces that challenge as they race to construct a large, brand-new truck stop at Exit 77 off I-95 in South Carolina. This is standard operating procedure for how these facilities are constructed according to the director of construction and design at Pilot-Flying J, see SITE page 28
Pipeline Rejected for Now By Matthew Daly THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
There is a huge amount of site work needing to be done, though at least the shell of the building is almost completely finished.
WASHINGTON In a politically explosive decision, President Barack Obama on Jan. 18 rejected plans for a massive oil pipeline through the heart of the United States, ruling there was not enough time for a fair review before a looming deadline forced on him by Republicans. His move did not
kill the project but could again delay a tough choice for him until after the November elections. Right away, the implications rippled across the political spectrum, stirred up the presidential campaign and even hardened feelings with Canada, a trusted U.S. ally and neighbor. For a U.S. electorate eager for work, the pipeline see PIPELINE page 13