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February 19, 2017 • Vol. IX • No. 4 • 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215/885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • Fax 215/885-2910
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Crews Overcome Obstacles on Montana Bridge By Chuck Harvey CEG CORRESPONDENT
Colorado State Builds N ew $220M Stadium...8
Rising Sea Level Prompts Highway Realignment...45
Montana’s $13.5 million Cabinet Gorge Replacement Project is progressing despite discovery of a huge boulder obstruction by workers drilling under the Columbia River that slowed foundation work on the bridge that will cross the Clark Fork of the river in Sanders County, Mont. The project, also known as the Heron Bridge Replacement, features a new, sturdier bridge on Heron Road. The bridge site is located about 1.5 mi. (2.4 km) south of Montana state Route 200 and 3.6 mi. (5.8 km) east of the Montana-Idaho state line. Work began on Sept. 9, 2015. Tentative completion is due in October 2017. The bridge will provide an improved connection to the town of Heron, 3 mi. (4.9 km) from the Idaho border. The existing bridge is a deck truss structure with a 360-ft. (110 m) main span, two
100-ft. (30.5 m) back spans, seven 15-ft. (4.6 m) timber approach spans on the south end of the bridge and two 15-ft. timber approach spans on the north side. The new Cabinet Gorge Bridge features a 375-ft. (114.3 m)-long steel plate girder main span with approach section of 275-ft. (84 m) on the south end and 110 ft. (33.5 m) on the north end. It will carry two lanes of traffic instead of just one lane on the existing bridge. The existing bridge will remain in place until the new bridge is ready for traffic, then the old bridge will be taken down. The new bridge is unique as it is one of the longest steel plate girder structures west of the Mississippi River. The structure is slender compared to other large span steel plate girder structures as it carries a narrow two lane rural road across the reservoir. “The narrow section of the bridge contributed to lateral instability challenges that see BRIDGE page 44
Warriors Begin Construction
Trump To-Do List: Airport Upgrades
Alex Lyon & Son Leads Off Florida Auctions...76
Table of Contents................ 4 Excavator Section.................. ...................................... 15-41 California Section........ 45-52 Paving Section............ 61-69 Auction Section............73-83 Business Calendar.............78 Advertisers Index.............. 82
Montana Department of Transportation photo
Work began on Sept. 9, 2015. Tentative completion is due in October 2017.
Chase Center photo
(L-R) Rick Welts, president and chief operating officer; San Francisco Mayor Edwin M. Lee; Joe Lacob, Warriors owner and CEO; Peter Guber, co-owner; Thasunda Duckett, Chase CEO of consumer banking; Steve Kerr, head coach; and Kevin Durant, All-Star forward, ceremoniously break ground on the future Chase Center. See page 52 for the full story.
WASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump told airline and airport executives that he is interested in privatizing America’s air traffic control system and improving the nation’s airports and roads, which he called obsolete. Trump also promised to roll back government regulations and said he will announce a plan in the coming weeks to reduce taxes on businesses. But he sounded skeptical about raising fees that airline passengers pay to fund airport improvements. Airline and airport executives who emerged from the White House meeting called it a positive session. Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly told Trump the best way to help airlines would be to “modernize the air traffic control system.” He complained that money spent on the system has not improved it. see TRUMP page 14