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April 17, 2016 • Vol. IX • No. 8 • 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215/885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • Fax 215/885-2910
Inside
Massive Widening Job Nears End in Scottsdale George Raymond Photography photo
Caltrans to Reopen Hwy 3 by Memorial Day...13
Progr ess Made on St. Luke’s Hospital...16
The work is taking place year-round, and in the summer, a lot of the concrete pours are done at night due to the heat. Heavy traffic also has led to all of PCCP placement being done at night.
By Irwin Rapoport CEG CORRESPONDENT
Crews from Pulice Construction Inc. are expected to complete the 2.5-year Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) project on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, near Scottsdale, Ariz., in the fall of 2016. Work on the $74 million project includes widening 11 mi. (17.7 km) of Loop 101 between Shea Boulevard and Loop 202 (Red Mountain), with the addition of one new lane in each direction. A second new northbound Loop 101 lane also will be constructed between the Loop 202 interchange and McDowell Road. Highlights also include: additional travel lane southbound from Shea Boulevard to McKellips Road; an additional travel lane northbound from McDowell Road to Shea Boulevard; two additional travel lanes from the northbound Loop 101/Loop 202 intersee ADOT page 38
Census Reveals Growth in Sun Belt, Suburbs By Brenda Ruggiero Drumcutters, Komatsu Offer Solution...24
Table of Contents ............4 California Section ....13-21 Paving Section ..........27-35 Skid Steer Section ....45-67 Business Calendar..........68
CEG CORRESPONDENT
New information released by the U.S. Census Bureau late last
month reveals that the future of American growth apparently has a distinct concentration in suburban areas, particularly in Sun Belt states such as Florida,
Advertisers Index ..........78
United States. “In many areas, it drives population change, and it can affect things from jobs, to services, to local infrastructure like buildings and
roads,” the blog read. “Domestic migration refers to people moving between areas within the United States, and is often one of see CENSUS page 74
Gaylord Rockies Begins $800M Colorado Project By Chuck Harvey CEG CORRESPONDENT
Auction Section ........71-77
Texas and the Carolinas. Random Samplings, the official blog of the U.S. Census Bureau, states that where people move can have a big impact on the
An $800 million project to build a two-million-sq.-ft. (185,806 sq m) Gaylord Rockies Hotel and Convention
Center kicked off with a Jan. 13 groundbreaking ceremony at the Aurora, Colo., site where vertical construction has begun. The Gaylord Hotels chain is part of see ROCKIES page 74
An $800 million project to build a two-million-sq.-ft. (185,806 sq m) Gaylord Rockies Hotel and Convention Center kicked off with a Jan. 13 groundbreaking ceremony at the Aurora, Colo., site where vertical construction has begun.