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April 27, 2016 • Vol. XXIX • No. 9 • 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215-885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • Fax 215-885-2910
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S.C. Potholes Abound, But No Tax Hike By Jeffrey Collins
S.C. Firm Purchases Case From Hills Machinery…8
ASSOCIATED PRESS
As the nation’s second largest mixed-use urban development and the biggest building project in Florida’s history, Miami Worldcenter is described as a dynamic urban core of diversity and excitement. Being constructed on a 1.1 million sq. ft. (102,000 sq m) terrestrial landscape spread across a half-dozen downtown city blocks, the multi-billion-dollar, mega-retail, residential, entertainment and transportation complex is expected to be completed in 2018. “Miami Worldcenter is bringing a world-class development in line with Miami’s trajectory as a worldclass city,” said Nitin Motwani, managing principal, Miami Worldcenter Associates. “This is the game changer that will raise all ships for downtown Miami and the area. We like to think of it as the ‘whole of the donut’ in the heart of downtown Miami.” Organizers say Miami Worldcenter will transform some of the most underused streets in downtown Miami, bridging the gap between the central business district and the arts and entertainment district, and
NEESES, S.C. (AP) South Carolina’s roads are in rotten shape — pretty much everyone who drives on them agrees about that. Since 2010, the state has paid $40 million in claims for vehicle damage cause by road problems. A coalition of frustrated business leaders has encouraged drivers to tweet pictures of potholes and linked them with dozens of yellow flags and red triangles on a state map, in an effort to pressure lawmakers for support. And in an ominous message from industry, the chairman of Michelin North American has said his company likely can’t expand its South Carolina operations unless roads improve. But the gas tax, South Carolina’s source of road building and maintenance money, will remain at one of the lowest rates in the nation this year — unchanged for more than three decades in a state where tax is the political equivalent of a dirty word. Lawmakers, most recently in the state Senate, have been unwilling to raise it, even though business leaders, county managers and ordinary drivers say they’d be willing to pay a higher gas tax to help pay
see WORLDCENTER page 30
see TAX page 66
Miami Worldcenter Associates rendering
A rendering of the completed Miami Worldcenter.
Lance Ringhaver Passes Away…12
Largest Building Project in Fla. History Under Way By Cindy Riley
CEG CORRESPONDENT
ASC Host s Event i n Ral eigh…14
Table of Contents ..............4 Truck & Trailer Section ........ ....................................39-43 Recycling Section ......47-59 Attachments Section ............ .................................... 61-65 Auction Section ..........80-85 Business Calendar ............84 Advertisers Index ............86
ARTBA: Final Silica Regs Based on Outdated Data The Occupational Safety & Health Administration’s (OSHA) March 24 final regulation for exposure to crystalline silica is based on outdated data and could actually increase health and safety risks for road construction workers, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) said.
Crystalline silica is a basic component of dust from soil, sand, granite and other minerals associated with construction. The rule, released by the Department of Labor, sets the limit of 50 micrograms per cubic meter of air, averaged over an eight-hour shift, compared to the previous level of 250 micrograms for the construc-
tion industry. The regulation takes effect June 23, but construction companies will have one year to comply. “As currently written, the OSHA rule could actually increase the safety threat for highway see OSHA page 26