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June 26, 2016 • Vol. IX • No. 13 • 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215/885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • Fax 215/885-2910
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Las Vegas’ ‘The Riv’ Goes Out With a Bang By Sally Ho
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LAS VEGAS (AP) The Riviera Hotel and Casino — the Las Vegas Strip’s first high-rise that was as famous for its ties to organized crime as its Hollywood personification of Sin City’s mobster past — exited the scene with a cinematic implosion, complete with fireworks.
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The project is located where I-70 crosses over the Eagle River and U.S. Highway 6 in Eagle County.
Colorado’s Eagle-Vail I-70 Bridge Nears Completion James G. Murphy Co. Hosts Montana Sale...46
Table of Contents ................4 Attachments Section ..11-14 Truck & Trailer Section ........ ......................................23-24 Recycling Section ........31-39 Business Calendar ............40 Auctions Section .................. .................................... 44-51 Advertisers Index ..............50
By Chuck Harvey CEG CORRESPONDENT
Bridge Enterprise, a funding source for repairing and replacing poor-rated bridges across the entire state highway system.
Construction is continuing on an $8.1 million Eagle-Vail Interstate 70 bridge improvement project in northwestern Colorado. The project is located where I-70 crosses over the Eagle River and U.S. Highway 6 in Eagle County. On March 28 workers began construction on the westbound I-70 bridge after a winter break. Work started in August 2014 on the project to restore two bridges, one eastbound and the other westbound on I-70. The project is slated for completion in late-June of this year. Remaining work includes deck repair on westbound I-70, slope and ditch paving and median work. The project is funded through Colorado
Original Bridges Constructed in Early 1970s “It is hoped that new construction will allow another 30 years of service life,” said Gus Bieber, project engineer with Atkins Global, a design, engineering and project management firm with offices in North America. Bieber added that traffic volume has increased on I-70. Crews will replace joints on the westbound I-70 bridge, conduct slope and ditch paving in the area and reset the median to its pre-construction configuration. When finished, workers will have repaired and rehabilitated both the eastbound and westbound bridge structures located near milesee BRIDGE page 22
“Ironically, The Riviera is as famous for its imaginary self as much as its actual self.” Geoff Schumacher National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement
A series of explosions demolished the 24-story Monaco Tower around 2:30 a.m., with the building crumbling from the sides and then into the middle, kicking up a mountain of dust. A fireworks display erupted moments before the demolition. “The Riv” closed in May 2015 after 60 years on the northern end of the Strip. The shuttered casino’s owners, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, spent $42 million to level the 13-building property. Officials said the Monte Carlo Tower will be imploded in August. The tourism agency bought the 2,075-room property that spans 26 acres last year for $182.5 million, plus $8.5 million in related transaction costs, with plans to expand its Las Vegas Convention Center. The Riviera’s implosion marks the latest kiss goodbye to what’s left of the relics of Vegas’ mobster past. “Ironically, The Riviera is as famous for its imaginary self as much as its actual self,” said Geoff see CASINO page 28