Southeast #23, 2010

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Southeast Edition

November 17 2010

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Vol. XXIII • No. 23

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‘Missing Link’Span Begins on Foothills Pkwy. By Cindy Riley

CEG CORRESPONDENT

Komatsu, TEC Sponsor NASCAR Sprint Cup Car…8

JCB Unveils New Skid Steers, CTLs…12

In what’s proving to be a challenging task due to rugged terrain, surrounding wildlife and rapidly approaching cold weather, crews in Tennessee are working to complete the so-called “missing link” needed for the Foothills Parkway in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee. Construction began in January 2010 on the roughly $25 million project, which will add an almost 800-ft.long (243 m) bridge connecting the eastern end of the unfinished Wears Valley stretch of parkway to the Walland segment. Expected to be completed in November of next year, the bridge will be supported by four piers up to 100 ft. (30.5 m) above the ground, placing the road across two ravines on the south slope of Chilhowee Mountain. “We are building a temporary bridge to get to the piers and to erect Bell and Associates Construction LP photo the precast segments,” explained The Foothills Parkway Bridge will be located between Pigeon Forge and Townsend, Tenn. In a see PARKWAY page 26

Ritchie Sells More Than 1,400 Lots in Orlando…56

somewhat unusual move, construction is being performed from the top down.

More Than 70 Projects Funded Under TIGER II Forty-two capital construction projects and

the $1.5 billion available under that program.

streetcar line connecting many of the most

ly $600 million from the U.S. Department of

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of

cational and historic centers, demonstrating the

ways and bridges to transit, rail and ports, Secretary Ray LaHood announced. Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) II received nearly 1,000 construction grant applications for more than $19 billion from all 50 states, U.S. territories and the District of Columbia. The tremendous demand for TIGER II project dollars follows a similar demand for TIGER I project dollars. On Feb. 17, 2009, the Department announced 51 grant awards from nearly 1,500 applications for TIGER I grants nationwide. The TIGER I requests were for almost $60 billion worth of projects, 40 times

that will change the U.S. transportation landscape by strengthening the economy and creating jobs, reducing gridlock and providing safe, affordable and environmentally sustainable transportation choices,” said LaHood. “Many of these projects could not have been funded without this program.” Roughly 29 percent of TIGER II money goes for road projects, 26 percent for transit, 20 percent for rail projects, 16 percent for ports, four percent for bicycle and pedestrian projects and five percent for planning projects. An example of projects funded is $47.6 million to the city of Atlanta to construct a new

TIGER II also provided $20 million to the New Hampshire Department of Transportation to replace the deteriorating Memorial Bridge that connects Portsmouth, N.H., with Kittery, Maine. The bridge is at the end of its service life and has a bridge sufficiency rating of six out of 100. Safety concerns recently required a maximum three-ton weight restriction on the bridge, causing all truck traffic to be detoured. The project demonstrates the department’s commitment to bringing the nation’s aging road and highway infrastructure to a state of good repair. In addition, TIGER II funds are being used to

Table of Contents ............4 33 planning projects in 40 states will share near- TIGER I dollars were made available under the important downtown residential, cultural, edu-

department’s commitment to improving quality Truck & Trailer Section .... Transportation’s popular TIGER II program for 2009. of life in major metropolitan areas. “These are innovative, 21st century projects major infrastructure projects ranging from high..................................28-30

Crushing, Screening & Recycling Section ....31-40 Parts Section............42-43 Auction Section ......52-63 Business Calendar ........54 Advertisers Index ..........62

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