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July 12, 2014 • Vol. IX • No. 14 • 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215/885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • Fax 215/885-2910
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Managing Traffic Key to WSDOT’s MTB Job By Irwin Rapoport CEG CORRESPONDENT
The multi-year and $158 million overall project to complete the widening of I-5 from Centralia to Grand Mound, Wash., has entered its final phase with the ongoing work by Kent, Wash.-based Scarsella Brothers Inc., whose $48 million phase of the work includes several new bridges and the building of new roads.
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The multi-year and $158 million overall project to complete the widening of I-5 from Centralia to Grand Mound, Wash., has entered its final phase with the ongoing work by Kent, Wash.-based Scarsella Brothers Inc., whose $48 million phase of the work includes several new bridges and the building of new roads.
Dead Ahead: A Pothole in Highway Construction Aid
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By Joan Lowy
Paving Section ..........19-27
WASHINGTON (AP) As the summer driving season swings into full gear, states can expect a large pothole in their construction budgets if Congress doesn’t reach an agreement quickly on how to pay for federal highway and transit programs, President Barack Obama and his top officials are warning. States will begin to feel the pain of cutbacks in federal aid as soon as the first week in August if lawmak-
Wheel Loaders, Tool Carriers & Attachments Section ......................43-59 Auction Section ........62-67 Business Calendar ........64 Advertisers Index ..........66
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ers don’t act, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said in a letter to states. That’s because the balance in the federal Highway Trust Fund is dropping and will soon go below $4 billion, the cushion federal officials say is needed for incoming fuel tax revenue to cover outgoing payments to states. The cuts will vary from state to state but will average about 28 percent, transportation officials said. By the end of August, the trust fund’s balance is forecast to fall to zero and the cuts
could deepen. A second deadline is coming Sept. 30 when the government’s authority to spend money on transportation programs expires. As many as 700,000 jobs could be at risk over the next year, Obama told a crowd of about 500 gathered July 1 beneath the Key Bridge, which spans the Potomac River and joins the District of Columbia and Virginia. Revenue from federal gas and diesel taxes continues to flow into the trust see POTHOLE page 60
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) project is key to economic growth and improving traffic efficiency for commerce and local residents in Lewis and Thurston counties. The project, when completed, will see the construction of two collector distributor (CD) lanes between the Mellen Street (Exit 81) and Harrison Avenue (Exit 82) interchanges that will see WSDOT page 32
Volvo Unveils New Customer Center
(L-R) are President of Volvo CE Dealer Advisory Council Brad Stimmel; Swedish Ambassador to the United States Björn Lyrvall; U.S. Congressman Scott Perry; Volvo CE America’s President Göran Lindgren; U.S. Congressman Bill Shuster; U.S. Congressman Lou Barletta; Pennsylvania Senator Richard Alloway; Pennsylvania Representative Rob Kauffman; and Pennsylvania State Representative Will Tallman.
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) inaugurated its North American Customer Center June 23 with a ribbon cutting by Congressman Bill Shuster, Congressman Lou Barletta, Congressman Scott Perry, Volvo CE Americas President Göran Lindgren, Swedish Ambassador to the United States Björn Lyrvall and other dignitaries. The inauguration marks the realization of Volvo CE’s $100 million investment in its Shippensburg, Pa., facilities, which was announced in 2011. see VOLVO page 18