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June 14, 2014 • Vol. IX • No. 12 • 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215/885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • Fax 215/885-2910
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Caldecott Tunnel Work to Wrap Up Fall 2014 By Irwin Rapoport CEG CORRESPONDENT
Tony Pedregon, Herzog Partner for Race...10
While the Caldecott Tunnel was officially opened to traffic on Nov. 16, 2013, construction crews are still on site as work is continuing on the roadway approaches (realigning the approaches), as well as testing of the fire safety systems and punch list items. The remaining roadwork will be completed
The project is being undertaken by Tutor Saliba Corporation, a subsidiary of Tutor Perini Corporation, which is employing 40 subcontractors.
Students Take Field Trip to C herry Companies...14
Crews have made solid progress and the tunnel is scheduled to open to motorists on the weekend of Nov. 16 according to Caltrans.
Wheeler Machinery Bulldozes Poverty...38
Table of Contents ............4 Air Compressors, Generators & Light Towers Section ........21-27 Paving Section ........47-55 Auction Section ......59-67 Business Calendar ........60 Advertisers Index ..........66
by the fall of 2014. The landscape project will be advertised later this year under a separate contract. “The Caldecott Fourth Bore has been very well received by motorists, who are excited about the wide lanes and the 10-foot shoulder,
as well as the jet fans and other state-of-the-art technology,” said Ivy Morrison, public information officer, Caldecott Fourth Bore Project. “Perhaps the motorists who are most excited are those who travel in the off-peak direction. see TUNNEL page 46
Kobelco Presents Construction Spending $120,000 to WWP Rises Modestly in April Kobelco Construction Machinery USA, a Houstonbased heavy equipment manufacturer, presented a check of nearly $120,000 to the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) on May 20 in Houston, Texas. Kobelco created only five limited edition SK350LC crawler excavators wrapped in a patriotic/military design as part of a fundraiser for WWP. Kobelco is donating $100,000 to this non-profit organization that supports a full range of programs and services for this generation of injured veterans and their families. At the recent ConExpo/ConAGG construction industry trade show in Las Vegas, Kobelco displayed one of the five limited edition SK350LC’s at its booth. Thousands of show attendees stopped by to have their picture taken with the awe-inspiring machine wrapped in patriotic graphics see KOBELCO page 62
Total construction spending rose modestly for the third straight month in April as a mix of increases and declines in public and private categories showed the sector’s recovery remains fragile and fragmented, according to an analysis of new Census Bureau data by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC). Association officials said the industry could benefit from new federal investments in infrastructure to offset declining public sector demand. “Residential, private nonresidential and public construction spending all have areas of strength but also pockets
of weakness,” said Ken Simonson, the association's chief economist. “While the overall trend remains more positive than last year, growth is likely to be spotty for the foreseeable future.” Construction put in place totaled $954 billion in April, 0.2 percent above the revised February total and 8.6 percent higher than in April 2013. The year-over-year growth so far in 2014 has exceeded the full-year increase of 5.0 percent recorded from 2012 to 2013. Private residential construction spending inched up 0.1 percent in April to a see SPENDING page 65