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A new direct ramp from eastbound SR 522 to eastbound U.S. 2 also will help alleviate congestion at the interchange.
Colo. Awarded $400 Million in Military Work
Hubbard Creates Winning Mud Volleyball Courts...6
By Dan Elliott ASSOCIATED PRESS
Hawthorne CAT Promotes New Manager...46
Snohomish Road Widening Job Adds Lanes, Bridges By Lori Lovely CEG CORRESPONDENT
Cat Hosts First Live Auction in Vegas...48
Table of Contents ................4 Recycling Section ........11-19 Truck & Trailer Section ........ ......................................20-23
When the project is completed in 2014, the 4 mi. (6.4 km) of SR 522 from the Snohomish River Bridge to Monroe, Wash., will feature four lanes with a median barrier to separate oncoming traffic, a roundabout, a noise wall and upgraded lighting and signage. Four new bridges will be added, including a new 1,700 ft. (158 m) bridge over the Snohomish River that will be 9 ft. (2.7 m) higher than the existing bridge. Constructed of
structural steel, concrete girders, the new bridge on the north side of the existing Snohomish River Bridge will carry westbound SR 522 traffic. A wildlife crossing also will be added. Nearly 28,000 vehicles travel this stretch of SR 522 each day. Heavy congestion and delays are common in the Puget Sound region, and this small inland city experiences them routinely. As the terminus for SR 522 since the 1970s, Monroe connects with larger cities to the south via Interstate 405, which has established it as a see SNOHOMISH page 10
DENVER (AP) The military awarded more than $400 million worth of construction contracts in Colorado in 2012, roughly in line with other years but especially significant as the state slowly emerges from the recession. The projects include facilities for a new helicopter unit at Fort Carson, a new operations center for top-secret defense intelligence agencies at Buckley Air Force Base, National Guard and reserve centers in Colorado Springs and Loveland, and renovations at the Air Force Academy. The best way to gauge the impact of the spending is to ask “What would happen if we didn’t have it?” said Don Addy, chairman of the Colorado Thirty Group, a nonprofit based in Colorado Springs that advocates for cooperation between the military and civilian governments. “It would be a big hole because of the ripple effect,” Addy said, noting that the construction money is spread out among suppliers and subcontractors who work on the projects. With its heavy concentration of military facilities, Colorado Springs was by far the state’s biggest beneficiary of the construcsee MILITARY page 32
Attachment Section ....28-31
St. Gregory’s to Begin Restoration After ’11 Quake
Auction Section ..........39-51
By Ken Miller ASSOCIATED PRESS
Business Calendar ............42 Advertisers Index ..............50
SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) Work is expected to begin in January on the restoration and renovation of St. Gregory’s University in Shawnee,
about 14 months after the largest earthquake in recorded Oklahoma history resulted in major damage to the small campus’ main building. The 5.6 magnitude earthquake on Nov. 5, 2011, toppled one of the four turrets on each of the four corners of Benedictine Hall and caused
significant damage to the building, opened in 1915, that houses administrative offices, the university library and most of the school’s classrooms. The building also is listed on the National see QUAKE page 36