Southeast 20, 2009 - CEG

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Published Nationally ®

Southeast Edition

October 7 2009

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Vol. XXII • No. 20

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Georgia Flood Recovery Begins in Earnest By Lori Lovely CEG CORRESPONDENT

Stafford Holds Open House at Its New Va. Facility…8

HCEA Holds 24th Annual Convention…18

St. Johns River Dredging Under Way…27

Table of Contents ............4 Paving Section ........33-45 Mini & Compact Equipment Section ..49-62 Parts Section............64-65 Business Calendar ........74 Auction Section ......80-91 Advertisers Index ..........90

Aseries of torrential downpours in the Atlanta metro area in late September caused what U.S. Geological Survey experts deemed a 500-year flood, leaving 10 people dead and 20 counties in Georgia disaster areas. The rain also triggered extensive flooding throughout Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama. Flooding in Atlanta peaked on Sept. 21, after more than 20 in. of rain fell overnight. Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue quickly declared a state of emergency in 17 Georgia counties, clearing the way for the massive deployment of state personnel and equipment. President Barack Obama followed suit in similar rapid manner, issuing a Federal Disaster Declaration for individual assistance to aid residents of the 14 counties that were hardest hit: Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton, Gwinnett, Newton, Paulding, Rockdale, Stephens and Walker. The Georgia Emergency Management Agency coordinated the state’s recovery effort with local, state, federal and volunteer counterparts. “Damage assessment teams are continuing to work with local authorities in all affected areas of the state to assess losses,” Georgia Emergency Management Agency Director Charley English told reporters in the days following the flood. With reports of closed highways, roads, bridges, schools and businesses, and as many as 20,000 homes and other structures that have suffered major damage, Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine adjusted his initial estimate of flood-related insurance claims, doubling the total to as much as $500 million. However, Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin, isn’t happy with even the revised numbers. She predicted to presidential officials that damage will reach $1 billion, pointing out that repairing the R.M. Clayton sewage treatment plant on the Chattahoochee River could cost $100 million alone. GDOT Deployment While stating its own prediction of $2 billion in damages, the Georgia Department of see FLOOD page 25

Cat 321C LCR and 330DL excavators are hard at work at a C.W. Matthews project in Northeast Cobb County, Ga., for emergency Cobb DOT road replacement, which included installation of a triple barrel 72 in (183 cm)., 70 ft. (21 m) long piping system and temporary road to service 40 homes that were without a roadway to get out of their Waterford subdivision homes.

Hensel Phelps Leads Charge for New Fort Bragg Commands By Angela B. Hurni CEG CORRESPONDENT

In 2005, the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) law was passed by Congress. With BRAC, the Department of Defense reorganized its installation infrastructure in order to more effectively and efficiently support its forces. As a result of this law, operational readiness would increase and allow for innovation in doing business. A major change that has occurred under BRAC involves moving two commands, U.S. Armed Forces Command (FORSCOM) and

the U.S. Army Reserve Command from Fort McPherson, in Atlanta, to Fort Bragg, in Fayetteville, N.C. The new Command Headquarters complex is currently under construction at Fort Bragg. The groundbreaking ceremony for the Command Headquarters complex was held December 8, 2008, and construction began in February 2009. The building will house both commands, but they will remain separate. According to Billy Birdwell, Public Affairs Specialist, Savannah District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), “The consee BRAC page 67


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