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May 30, 2015 • Vol. IX • No. 11 • 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215/885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • Fax 215/885-2910
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Texas Employs Innovation to Fred-Med Span By Irwin Rapoport CEG CORRESPONDENT
Ecoverse Conducts Showcase...29
Equify Hosts Two-Day Sale...46
Beazley Host s Texas Sale...48
Table of Contents ................4 Truck & Trailer Section ........ ......................................24-25 Recycling Section ........29-36 Attachment & Parts Section ......................................37-41 Auction Section ............44-49 Business Calendar ............45 Advertisers Index ..............50
An innovative construction technique — a lateral bridge slide — was employed by the Texas Sterling Construction Company to build a new bridge for the Fred-Med project, a $14.6 million bridge and road project in San Antonio, Texas, with the goals of establishing a free flow of traffic in and out of the Medical Center, improving the safety of people seeking health care and medical assistance, and reducing critical travel time for those seeking emergency care. While most of the work for the Texas Department of Transportation was completed last year, the remainder is taking place in the area beneath the bridge with TSC building the future through lanes away from active traffic. There also is some concrete work to be done along pedestrian areas and
An innovative construction technique — a lateral bridge slide — was employed by the Texas Sterling Construction Company to build a new bridge for the Fred-Med project, a $14.6 million bridge and road project in San Antonio, Texas, with the goals of establishing a free flow of traffic in and out of the Medical Center, improving the safety of people seeking health care and medical assistance, and reducing critical travel time for those seeking emergency care.
the completion of permanent traffic signals. “Most of this work should be complete within the early months of the new year,” said Josh Donat, a TxDOT spokesman, “but a final surface of asphalt won’t be placed until temperatures rise — likely April.”
The seven-lane bridge —three in each direction, with a turn lane in the middle — was installed on Nov. 14, 2014. Work on the project began in late 2013. The bridge, 185 ft. (56 m) wide, 65 ft. (19.8 m) long, is crossed by 33,000 cars daily. The key see BRIDGE page 22
PCA Applauds House to Block EPA’s Power Grab By a 261 to 155 vote, the U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation that would stop the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) from greatly expanding their regulatory powers under the Clean Water Act (CWA). By changing the definition of “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) the pro-
posed rule would expand the Agencies’ authorities to unprecedented levels, threatening private property rights and economic development. H.R. 1732, the “Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015,” would force EPA and the Corp to develop a new proposal that respects the jurisdictional limitations imposed by see POWER page 49
Confined Spaces Rule to Increase Worker Protection The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a final rule to increase protections for construction workers in confined spaces. Manholes, crawl spaces, tanks and other confined spaces are not intended for continuous occupancy. They also are difficult to exit in an emergency. People working in confined spaces face life-threatening hazards including toxic substances, electrocutions, explosions and asphyxiation. Last year, two workers were asphyxiated while repairing leaks in a manhole, the second when he went down to save the first — which is not uncommon in cases of asphyxiation in confined spaces. “In the construction industry, entering confined spaces is often necessary, but fatalities like these don’t see RULE page 49