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August 10, 2013 • Vol. IX • No. 16 • 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215/885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • Fax 215/885-2910
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I-10/I-25 Interchange: It Grows as It Goes By Mary Reed CEG CORRESPONDENT
Guests ‘Get In Get Real’ With Hawt horne C AT...37
Lyon Hosts Late Model Rental Fleet Sale...56
Ritchie Auction Attr acts Diverse Bidders...58
Table of Contents ............4 Backhoes & Attachments Section ......................15-26 Paving Section ........40-51 Coming Auctions ..........54 Auction Section ......54-62 Business Calendar ........60 Advertisers Index ..........62
Now completed and open to traffic, the rehabilitation of the busy I-10/I-25 interchange in Las Cruces, N.M., has not only addressed structural deficiencies but also ensures motorists will enjoy a safer ride through this aesthetically pleasing interchange. According to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), 27 percent of annual accidents at that location are caused by vehicles overturning on associated ramps, which are not designed to current standards. I-25 handles traffic from El Paso, Texas, and southern New Mexico, while I10 —widened last year from four lanes to six — is a major highway for Mexican and southwestern traffic. “The best feature of the I-10/I-25 Interchange Reconstruction Project is improving the overall traffic safety by constructing an interchange that meets current American Association of State Highway and Transportation [AASHTO] design criteria,” said a spokesperson of the New
“The best feature of the I-10/I-25 Interchange Reconstruction Project is improving the overall traffic safety by constructing an interchange that meets current American Association of State Highway and Transportation (AASHTO) design criteria,” said a spokesperson of the New Mexico Department of Transportation.
Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT). “The I-10/I-25 interchange was built almost 50 years ago and no longer met the demands of increasing vehicle traffic. There also were several safety deficiencies, such as inadequate deceleration and acceleration lanes and tight ramp turning radii which resulted in vehicles exiting the interstate at 65 mph and quickly reducing to 25 mph to avoid overturns, especially for trucks, on the connecting ramps.” An additional safety improvement included constructing new I-10 bridges that cross I-25. The old bridges, were limited to the amount of load weight they could safely carry, the NMDOT spokesperson said, adding that “Other best features of the overall project are measures to reduce traffic noise experienced within the project corridor. One measure was removing the existing concrete pavement and adding a course of rubberized asphalt to aid in reduction of traffic noise. “Other measures to reduce traffic noise include constructing an elevated ramp to connect I-10 eastbound to I-25 northbound and a noise abatement wall located near the south end of the project area.” According to the spokesperson, the I10/I-25 Interchange Reconstruction Project was the result of a corridor study
Moore Paying $80.78 Per Ton to Clear Debris Housing Foreclosure Decline MOORE, Okla. (AP) The city of Moore is paying a local contractor three times what neighboring Oklahoma City is being charged by vendors from out-of-state to remove debris left over from late May’s deadly tornadoes. The disparity comes as a surprise to Moore-based Silver Star Construction, which is charging the suburb south of Oklahoma City $80.78 per ton to clear an estimated 112,000 tons of debris left behind by storms that killed 24 and injured hundreds. see DEBRIS page 57
see INTERCHANGE page 36
Spells Good News for Industry By Lori Tobias CEG CORRESPONDENT
A new report putting the so-called shadow inventory of houses at a three-year low, and showing a decrease in foreclosures spells good news for the construction industry, economists said. According to a report by CoreLogic, a
provider of business data and analytics, “The overall shadow inventory is down 34 percent from its peak in 2010, when it reached 3 million homes, and down 18 percent from a year ago, when it was at 2.4 million.” The shadow market is generally defined as the homes that are in foreclosure, but not on the market, or homes that the bank or mortgage see HOUSING page 60