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July 11, 2015 • 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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Arizona Executes Emergency U.S. 89 Repair Job By Dorinda Anderson CEG CORRESPONDENT
Skanska, Road Machinery Band Together...12
I-806 Pr oject on Road to Completion...17
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Table of Contents ............4 California Section ....17-25 Wheel Loaders, Tool Carriers & Attachments Section ......................45-60 Paving Section ..........61-69 Auction Section ........72-83 Business Calendar ........79 Advertisers Index ..........82
During mid-February 2013, a landslide along U.S. 89 in northern Arizona made it necessary for traffic to follow a 115 mi. (185 km) detour to travel from Bitter Springs to Page. The landslide, which was next to a mountain slope about 25 mi. (40 km) south of Page, caused about 500-ft. (152.4 m) of damage, causing more than 150 ft. (45.7 m) of roadway to buckle and the slope to fail and tear up the pavement in 4 to 6 ft. (1.2 to 1.8 m) high sections. It was then necessary for the Arizona Department of Transportation to close a 23-mi. (37 km) stretch of U.S. 89 between the U.S. 89A junction near Bitter Springs and the state route 98 junction near Page.
Traffic was detoured by the ADOT east on U.S. 160 to State Road 98 and northwest on State Road 98 for 65 mi. (104.6 km) to Page, adding an additional 45 mi. (72.4 km) for motorists traveling from Bitter Springs to Page, making their trek 115 mi. (185 km) long. To attempt to shorten the trek, traffic was choosing Navajo Route 20, which is a dirt road that was causing trucks to get stuck. It was decided that it would be best to pave a 28mi. (45 km) portion of Navajo Route 20, which is 44 mi. (70 km) long, to create a shorter detour that could handle anticipated traffic volumes and commercial truck traffic. Navajo Route 20 runs parallel to U.S. 89 from Bodaway-Gap to LeChee and is accessible from U.S.
89 about 17 miles north of the U.S. 160 junction, or the Tuba City exit. This $35 million project began at the end of May 2013 with a temporary construction easement. Tribal
The landslide, which was next to a mountain slope about 25 mi. (40 km) south of Page, caused about 500-ft. (152.4 m) of damage, causing more than 150 ft. (45.7 m) of roadway to buckle and the slope to fail and tear up the pavement in 4 to 6 ft. (1.2 to 1.8 m) high sections.
Industry Leader ARTBA, APTA Join Forces Demands Hwy. on Highway Fund Campaign Bill Timetable Two of the nation’s leading transportation advocacy organizations have joined forces to launch a radio campaign urging key members of Congress to stop playing games with federal transportation funding and find a permanent solution for the federal Highway Trust Fund (HTF). The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) and the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) are timing the campaign to coincide with a
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May 31 deadline to extend funding through the HTF for the federal highway and transit program. With just weeks to go, congressional leaders have still not reached agreement on a course of action. The continued uncertainty is causing states to delay or cancel transportation improvement projects. ARTBA and APTA are running 30second spots in states and districts represented by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), House Speaker see CAMPAIGN page 80
Roy Romer, a former three-term Colorado governor and owner of construction and farm equipment dealerships in Colorado and Virginia urged congressional leaders to lay out a clear timetable for reauthorizing the federal highway program. Romer’s call to action came during a Capitol Hill press conference at which leading Democratic senators including Minority Leader Harry Reid (Nev.), Richard Durbin (Ill.), Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) and Barbara Boxer (Calif.) joined with senior business and labor representatives to protest the uncertainty surrounding road, bridge and transit investment. The Highway Trust Fund (HTF) is set to go broke in see TIMETABLE page 80