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Tulsa’s $20M Bridge Project Includes Crash Walls By Chuck Harvey
Oklahoma Department of Transportation photo
CEG CORRESPONDENT
Komatsu Southwest to Break Ground on HQ Renovation...8
It’s Never Too Early to Lear n Good Habits...38
Pier protection will be part of a nearly $20 million bridge rehabilitation project now under way on the 23rd St. bridge over I-244 in Tulsa, Okla. The work will impact traffic on the 23rd St. bridge until early 2018 and drivers are advised to plan ahead to adjust for slowing. The road on the bridge has been narrowed from two lanes to one as improvements continue. The 1,000-ft. bridge crosses over both I-244 and an adjacent rail yard. Derailing trains have hit the bridge four times in the past two years. The trains damaged three piers, which were repaired. Workers will replace the bridge deck, erect crash walls for each pier, improve the substructure and make critical safety improvements. “The length of the pier protection depends on the length of the pier being protected,” said Mark Zishka, construction engineer for Oklahoma Department of Transportation Division 8. “They range from 25 feet to 90 feet in length.” see BRIDGE page 28
Pier protection will be part of a nearly $20 million bridge rehabilitation project now under way on the 23rd St. bridge over I-244 in Tulsa, Okla.
Nevada’s DOT Celebrates 100 Years Ritchie Bros. Holds Two-Day Sale in Houston...42
Table of Contents................ 4 Atachment Section...... 11-13 Truck & Trailer Section........ ...................................... 29-30 Recycling Section........ 31-37 Auction Section.......... 41-47 Business Calendar............ 44 Advertisers Index.............. 46
The Nevada Department of Transportation is celebrating 100 years with historical photos and timeline posted on the Department’s website, as well as an invitation for Nevadans to share their state transportation memories. The Nevada Department of Highways was formed on March 23, 1917 with a mission to surface the rutted dirt paths that served as the road network of the time. Historical Nevada transportation photos, videos and decade-bydecade history of the progression of state highways are now available at nevadadot.com/100 and by following the department on Facebook and Twitter. An histori-
cal e-book also will be published on-line this week. Nevada residents are invited to provide memories or reflections of early Nevada transportation to potentially be included on the NDOT website and social media posts by visiting nevadadot.com/100 or contacting NDOT at 775/888-7000. “We’ve been helping keep Nevada safe and connected for 100 years,” Sean Sever, NDOT communications director, explained. “Nevada has a rich transportation history, from the dirt paths of a century ago to today’s interstates carrying as many as 300,000 vehicles every day. What we do is about connect-
ing Nevadans, and we want to hear from fellow residents their memories of Nevada’s transportation history, particularly from the first half of the twentieth century.” Nevada State Transportation History — a Brief Overview • The Nevada Department of Highways was formed on March 23, 1917 with a mission to surface what were often rutted dirt paths first forged by pioneers. • Highway construction of the time was an arduous undertaking through Nevada’s desert expanses, with teams of horses grading the roads. • In January 1919, the
Department’s first construction project built a trestle bridge over the Humboldt River in Pershing County at a cost of $10,953. In the same year, a $72,000 project kicked off to build a concrete roadway from Reno to almost 6 mi. south. • In the mid-1920s, the state’s 45 mph speed limit was removed and replaced with a guideline to limit speeds to that of “sane and safe driving.” • In 1923, another vital source of transportation funding was forged as the state gasoline tax came into being as an important resource for developing the state’s transportation system. see NDOT page 26