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“The Nation’s Best Read Construction Newspaper… Founded 1957.” November 16, 2011 • Vol. XXIV • No. 23 • 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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Indian Street Bridge Project ARTBA: OSHA Replaces, Renames Old Span Rule Would Hinder Safety By Lori Lovely
CEG CORRESPONDENT
JCB of Georgia Celebrates 10 Years in Business…8
Pinnacle Cranes, Carolina Tract or Serve Lunch…10
Dynap ac, At las Copc o Hol d Open House…18
Table of Contents ............4 Truck & Trailer Section .... ..................................31-35 Crushing, Screening & Recycling Section ....39-49 Attachment Section.53-58 Parts Section ............59-60 Auction Section ................ ......................Starts on 64 Advertisers Index ..........70
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is overseeing the construction of the Indian Street Bridge on behalf of Martin County. When completed, the county will own and maintain the bridge, which the County Commissioners have already renamed Veterans Memorial Bridge. Designated for $127 million through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the contract for this design/build project is $64.1 million. The engineering, surveying, permitting and inspection (CE&I project oversight, conducted by CardnoTBE) contract is $8.5 million. Right-of-way acquisition, including home purchases, required $31.5 million. Martin County issued $29.7 million in bonds for the FDOT acquisition program. Work Detail Designed to provide an additional evacuation route and reduce travel times for residents and seasonal visitors, the bridge is a new, high-level fixed bridge crossing the South Fork of the St. Lucie River and the Okeechobee Waterway to connect Palm City with the city of Stuart in Martin County, Fla. It will have 55 ft. (16.7 m) of see BRIDGE page 28
The overall project length is 1.96 mi. (3.15 km) and will feature dedicated bicycle lanes and separate pedestrian walkways on both sides, as well as six scenic overlooks, like this artist’s rendering.
Designed to provide an additional evacuation route and reduce travel times the bridge is a new, high-level fixed bridge, crossing the South Fork of the St. Lucie River and the Okeechobee Waterway to connect Palm City with the city of Stuart in Martin County, Fla.
A proposed rule to change reporting requirements by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) will increase the burden on America’s workforce and divert resources from programs that actually improve health and safety, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) told the agency in comments filed Oct. 28. ARTBA challenged the reasoning of increasing the regulatory reporting burden on America’s work force at a time when overall death and injury rates are falling, and questioned whether the agency is prepared to receive the additional information stream generated by the proposed changes. The association believes the increase in paperwork — particularly for newly regulated sectors with low injury rates — will dilute OSHA’s ability to quickly target trouble spots and will channel limited resources away from programs that actually improve health and safety. Among other things, the proposed changes would require all work-related, inpatient hospitalizations to be reported to see OSHA page 64
APAC Mid-South’s Work on I-65 Resurface on Schedule By Brenda Ruggiero CEG CORRESPONDENT
A planing, resurfacing and traffic striping project has begun in Alabama on I-65 from south of the Lowndes County line to
south of SR-97. The contract for $10.5 million was awarded to APAC Mid-South Inc. Paving began on Sept. 13 and the project is currently on schedule. The contract must be see APAC page 22
The contract for $10.5 million was awarded to APAC Mid-South Inc. Paving began on Sept. 13 and the project is currently on schedule.