$3.00
Published Nationally ®
“The Nation’s Best Read Construction Newspaper… Founded 1957.”
Western Edition
www.constructionequipmentguide.com
July 25, 2015 • Vol. IX • No. 15 • 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215/885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • Fax 215/885-2910
Inside
I-90 Creates Safe Passage for Humans, Animals By Lori Lovely CEG CORRESPONDENT
Interstate 90 is the main east-west transportation corridor in Washington State, connecting the large population and business centers of western Washington with the agricultural industries and recreational areas of eastern Washington. On an average day, 28,000 vehicles travel over
‘Five Days to Victory’ Coming to Vegas...16
WSDOT Photo Wacker Neuson Scores Big With Kings...20
Travel along Snoqualmie Pass is not always reliable due to miles of stand-still traffic during busy summer weekends and closures in the winter due to avalanche control work. Thus, WSDOT has launched the I-90 Snoqualmie Pass East project, a 15-mile safety improvement project from Hyak to Easton. WSDOT Photo
Anaheim Approves $1B Expansion of Disneyland Park Contractor Saves Fourth The I-90 project will increase capacity and improve safety by building a new six-lane highway, replace deteriorating concrete, reduce road closures due to avalanches, add and replace bridges and culverts, straighten sharp curves and stabilize rock slopes.
Beloved Rock & Dirt Employee Dies...48
Table of Contents ................4 Attachment & Parts Section ......................................11-14 Truck & Trailer Section ........ ......................................23-24 Recycling Section ........31-39 Auction Section ............42-51 Business Calendar ............47 Advertisers Index ..............50
I-90; this number doubles on weekends and holidays. Due to heavy volume on I-90 in Snoqualmie Pass, which is expected to increase 2.1 percent annually until it reaches an average of more than 41,000 vehicles per day by 2030, the Washington State Department of Transportation determined that capacity needed to be added. The condition of the existing roadway and surrounding environment indicated the need for safety improvements along the corridor. Travel along Snoqualmie Pass is not always reliable due to miles of stand-still traffic during busy summer weekends and closures in the winter due to avalanche control work. Thus, WSDOT has launched the I-90 Snoqualmie Pass East project, a 15-mi. (24 km) safety
The Anaheim City Council has moved to extend an admissions tax ban to the Walt Disney Co. in exchange for its pledged billion-dollar expansion. According to the Orange County Register, the City Council approved a 30-year entertainment tax exemption after 5 1/2 hours of public deliberation on July 8. The deal requires Disney to begin construction by the end of 2017 and finish within seven years. “What we’re talking about is that next generation of economic growth for the city of Anaheim,” Councilwoman Kris Murray said. “I think this will be remembered as a hallmark opportunity for economic development.” Disney officials said they are still considering potential rides, themed lands and other details for the expansion, see DISNEY page 49
see ROADWAYS page 44
of July Fireworks Show For years, the pristine community of Incline Village, Nev., has provided the perfect backdrop for one of the largest Independence Day fireworks displays in the United States — on the north end of Lake Tahoe. Connolly Crane has had the honor for many years of placing barges in the lake from which the fireworks are set off and the pyrotechnics are the culmination of the “Red, White and Tahoe Blue” celebration. see CONNOLLY page 46
Photo/DronePro Tahoe
The Link-Belt ATC3210 places one of three barges on Lake Tahoe at Incline Village, Nev.