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August 21, 2016 • Vol. IX • No. 17 • 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215/885-2900 • Toll Free 800/523-2200 • Fax 215/885-2910
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NDOT Oversees Tunnel Extension Project By Chuck Harvey CEG CORRESPONDENT
Cashman, Cat Twenty-Two Stand Test of Time...10
Gradall Event Celebrates 20,000th Excavator...42
In response to rock falls in the Lake Tahoe Basin, the Nevada Department of Transportation is overseeing construction of a tunnel extension on U.S. 50. The 60-ft. (18.2 m)-long, 27-ft. (8.2 m) tall flat-topped structure is on the north side of the westbound Cave Rock Tunnel. It will protect motorists and bicyclists by catching falling rocks, while blending in with the natural surroundings. Colors, patterns and textures of the structure will match the adjacent rock faces. The approximately $6 million project results from a large-scale rock fall that occurred in early February 2015 and the threat of future rock falls. Also, U.S. 50 traffic volumes have risen in the area from an average annual figure of 13,600 vehicles a day in 2006 to an average of 19,000 vehicles in 2015. “Our goal is to provide a state transportation system to keep all of Nevada safe and connected,” said Meg Ragonese, public information officer of the Nevada Department of Transportation. “And the project will include other improvements to help keep everyone on the road safe.” Lighting and white paint will be added inside each tunnel see TUNNEL page 14
Ritchie Bros. Hosts Auction in Denver...52
Table of Contents ................4 Attachment & Parts Section ......................................15-20 Recycling Section ........33-41 Truck & Trailer Section ........ ......................................43-45 Business Calendar ............49 Auction Section ............49-55 Advertisers Index ..............54
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In response to rock falls in the Lake Tahoe Basin, the Nevada Department of Transportation is overseeing construction of a tunnel extension on U.S. 50.
Geotechnical Exploration Oklahoma Projects Crucial to Construction Receive $112M in By Lori Lovely CEG CORRESPONDENT
“Most of Alaska is pretty remote,” said Sean Baski, project manager, State of Alaska Department of Transportation, Central Region Highway Design Section. It also features some of the harshest terrain in the United States. It may be remote, but the city of Palmer and the area around Anchorage — the state’s biggest city — is one of the fastest growing areas in the state. Anchorage, hemmed in by mountains, water and a military base, has no space
for growth, so people are building farther out, where land is cheaper. Living in these “bedroom communities” and working in Anchorage results in a lot of commuter traffic. Traffic numbers are going “way up” on the Glenn Highway, which carries commuters to and from the city limits and extends beyond the borough. Average Annual Daily Traffic numbers in 2014 were 17,000-23,000-24,000 vehicles, Baski reported. “Projected for 2034, they’re about 50 percent higher, or 26,000-36,000 vehicles.” see DRILLING page 32
Grant Funding
Highlights of the Oklahoma Transportation Commission’s Aug. 1 meeting include award of nearly $22 million in federal funding for local transportation alternatives projects and emergency declarations for repair of damage to an I-35 bridge in Murray County and a railroad bridge in Kay County. Commissioners also awarded contracts for major Oklahoma Department of Transportation projects on SH 51 in Tulsa County, U.S. 75A in Okmulgee County, several traffic signals in the Tulsa and Oklahoma City metro areas, the Duncan Bypass in Stephens County and SH 99 in Johnston County. The commission approved nearly $22 million in federal funding to be matched with local funding for 45 projects to see GRANT page 30