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August 17, 2016 • Vol. XXIX • No. 17 • 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215-885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • Fax 215-885-2910
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DOT to Spend $199M on PTC Implementation
Our Lady of the Lake photo
Site conditions have proved challenging during the design process.
After more than a decade of planning, a hospital designed to change the lives of Louisiana’s youngsters is taking shape in Baton rouge. Expected to open its doors in late 2018, the new our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital will be six floors, 350,000 sq. ft. (32,516 sq m) and include inpatient beds, a pediatric emergency room, surgical unit and a hematology/oncology unit that will serve both inpatients and outpatients. the estimated construction cost for the hospital and medical office building is $235 million. “A freestanding our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital will serve as the premier destination for high-quality, advanced medical care for children within a statewide network of pediatric healthcare excellence creating advanced research, highly trained physicians and community health initiatives that will ensure a healthier future for Louisiana’s children,” said dr. shaun Kemmerly, chief medical officer, our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital. “our Lady of the Lake Children’s
the U.s. department of transportation announced that it will accept applications for $199 million in competitive grant funding for positive train Control (ptC) implementation. the grants, which will be selected by the Federal railroad Administration (FrA) and awarded and administered by the Federal transit Administration (FtA), will help commuter railroads implement ptC, which prevents accidents and saves lives. “With more passengers depending on rail for transportation, positive train Control is needed more than ever,” said U.s. transportation secretary Anthony Foxx. “I encourage all commuter railroads to take full advantage of this opportunity to invest in the most important rail safety technology in more than a century.” Congress authorized the funding in the Fixing America’s surface transportation (FAst) Act, and the funding is available for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017. ptC technology can prevent certain trainto-train collisions, over-speed derailments, incursions into established work zones, and trains routed to the wrong tracks because a switch was left in the wrong position. FrA will accept applications until 5 p.m. Edt on sept. 28, 2016. projects eligible for grants must develop information that assists in implementing ptC systems, such as costs of installing ptC systems; back office systems; ptC interoperability; technologies that will lower costs, accelerate implementation, enhance interoperability between host and tenant opera-
see HOSPITAL page 28
see TRAIN page 68
Park Construction Puts Its Machines in Action…8
Atlanta JCB Joins North American Net work…12
New $235M Hospital Takes Shape in Baton Rouge By Cindy Riley
CEG CorrEspondEnt
Grad all Ce lebr ates It s 20, 000th Ex cavat or…20
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Georgia, South Carolina to Split Costs of I-20 Bridges AtLAntA (Ap) Georgia’s governor said the state will partner with south Carolina to replace bridges crossing the savannah river and Augusta Canal that are more than 50 years old. Gov. nathan deal’s office
announced July 13 that the estimated $75 million project also will add lanes near the first exit on Interstate 20 in south Carolina. state officials say the Georgia and south Carolina departments of transportation will pay a “proportional share” of initial
engineering and construction costs. deal’s office said more than 60,000 vehicles travel on Interstate 20 around the Georgia-south Carolina line each day. the replacement bridges will include three lanes of traffic in each direc-
tion, while the highway will widen to six lanes from four around the state line. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s website at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)