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January 26, 2013 • Vol. IX • No. 2 • 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215/885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • Fax 215/885-2910
Inside
Legacy Helps ODOT With Salt...14
The ongoing construction of the $587 million SR 520 Evergreen Point Floating Bridge and Landings Project in Seattle, Wash. — the longest floating bridge in the world to date — is a complex and sophisticated project.
LiuGong Dealer Shi nes in 2012...16
TxDOT Needs Floating Bridge, Landing at Least $1B Project Proves Complex a Year More Irwin Rapoport CEG CORRESPONDENT
Broce, Waldon Equipment Join Forces...20
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The ongoing construction of the $587 million SR 520 Evergreen Point Floating Bridge and Landings Project in Seattle, Wash. — the longest floating bridge in the world to date — is a complex and sophisticated project. It is bringing together underwater and surface construction techniques and the utilization of a wide variety of equipment to ensure that the delivery date is met. The project, commissioned by the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), is being constructed via a joint venture consisting of Kiewit Corporation, General Construction and Manson Construction (KGM). Work began in September 2011,
California Section ....15-17
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) The Texas Department of Transportation needs an additional $1 billion a year to keep up with maintenance on 80,000 mi. (128,747 km) of roads in the state, the agency’s executive director said Jan. 10. Phil Wilson told a group of officials that TxDOT also is likely to need an additional $3 billion a year to deal with growing congestion on interstates and other roads. Lawmakers have already said Texas will see TXDOT page 30
see KGM page 40
Business Calendar ........30 Paving Section ........31-37 Auction Company Profiles Section ......................41-55 Advertisers Index ..........54
Construction Sector Adds 30,000 Jobs in Dec. Construction employers added 30,000 jobs in December while the industry’s unemployment rate hit 13.5 percent, according to an analysis of new federal data
released Jan. 4 by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials noted that the monthly increase was the largest in nearly two years, driven primarily
by increases in private sector demand for construction. “Resurgent demand for new housing construction and modest growth in private commercial con-
struction are helping create some new construction jobs,” said Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist. “Now that the threat of see EMPLOYMENT page 30