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May 17, 2014 • Vol. IX • No. 10 • 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215/885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • Fax 215/885-2910
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Analysis Finds Many Bridges Require Repair
Kobelco Raises Money for Wounded Warriors.. .28
“It’s a pretty amazing building,” said late Apple CEO Steve Jobs. “It looks a little like a spaceship landed, but there it is. It’s got this gorgeous courtyard in the middle, but a lot more. It’s a circle, and so it’s curved all the way around.” Allen Engineering Marks 50 Year Anniversary…30
Apple Moves Forward With State-of-the-Art HQ Facility By Brenda Ruggiero CEG CORRESPONDENT
Equify Hosts Liquidation Sale...56
Table of Contents ............4 Attachments Section ........ ..................................13-27 Paving Section ..........45-51 Business Calendar ........53 Auction Section ........55-63 Advertisers Index ..........62
The development of an office, research, and development campus for Apple in Cupertino, Calif., is currently moving forward. Plans are to replace existing office and research buildings to create Apple Campus 2, one mi. east of the existing facility. Most of the 175-acre area see APPLE page 44
is located in the former Hewlitt-Packard (HP) campus. Unanimous approval for the project was received from the Cupertino City Council in Nov. 2013, and demolition began shortly after. All the buildings on the site had reportedly been demolished by the beginning of May. Sidewalks in the area have been closed, and a green privacy fence keeps the area hidden from view.
Data from a new government report shows that if all the structurally deficient bridges in the United States were placed end-to-end, it would take you 25 hours driving 60 miles per hour to cross them. That’s like driving the 1,500 mi. between Boston and Miami. And it’s a problem that’s close to home. An analysis of the 2013 National Bridge Inventory database recently released by the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) shows cars, trucks and school buses cross the nation’s more than 63,000 structurally compromised bridges 250 million times every day. The most heavily traveled are on the Interstate system. The problem could get a lot worse, the chief economist of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) said, as states across the nation face a slowdown in reimbursements for already approved federal-aid highway projects in August. Without congressional action, Alison Premo Black said there will be no Highway Trust Fund support for any new road, bridge, or public transportation projects in any state during FY 2015, which begins Oct. 1. “Letting the Highway Trust Fund investment dry up would have a devastating impact on bridge repairs,” Black said, noting the trust fund has supported $89 billion in bridge see BRIDGES page 58
Indiana, Illinois Sign Deal to Build Illiana Road (AP) Indiana and Illinois signed an agreement to build the Illiana Expressway toll road, with Indiana paying $80 million to $110 million, Illinois agreeing to pay at least $250 million, and the rest of the $1.51 billion for the project coming
from private investors. The 33-page document outlines the responsibilities of each state and how the 47-mi. (75.6 km) highway will be run. The agreement specifically states the road between Interstate 65 near Lowell
in northwest Indiana and I-55 near Wilmington, Ill., 60 mi. (46.5 km) south of Chicago, will be reserved for vehicles using electronic toll devices with no option for those wanting to pay cash. The road will be a four-lane highway that could
later be expanded to six lanes. The deal also specifies that each state is responsible for the design, financing, construction and operations of the highway in their state, with Illinois being responsible for see ILLIANA page 58