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September 18, 2016 • Vol. IX • No. 19 • 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215/885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • Fax 215/885-2910
Inside Honnen Names Dean Hirt Jr. New Director of Product Support ...10
Extra Lanes Highlight $71M I-35 Project in Norman, Okla. ODOT photo
The Oklahoma City metro area has experienced significant growth along the I-35 corridor south to Norman and beyond.
Bridges along U.S. 6 in Denver, Colo., are replaced.
AASHTO Names Project Finalists for 2016 Awards
Hydrema U.S. Moves Into New HQ...24
By Chuck Harvey CEG CORRESPONDENT
Overhead Power Achieves Goals With Sennebogen...35
Crews are onsite in Norman, Okla., on a federally-financed project that includes, widening I-35 from four to six lanes, reconstructing interchanges at SH-9 East and Lindsey Street and building new on-
ramps and off-ramps. Workers will reconstruct the north half of the I-35 and SH-9 East Interchange with new ramps and connect Ed Noble Parkway from Lindsey Street to SH9 East. Braided ramps will be constructed to reduce merging conflicts.
They will reconstruct the I-35 and Lindsey Street interchange as a single point urban interchange featuring longer on-ramps and off-ramps and a wider bridge. A single array of traffic signals will be built on top of the bridge to allow large volumes of traf-
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, AAA and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, announced the finalists in the 2016 America’s Transportation Awards competition. Twelve projects from 10 state departments of transportation are competing for the national Grand Prize and the People’s Choice Award. “From a record 84 nominated projects last spring, we’re down to 12 finalists competing to be called the very best transportation project in America,” said Bud Wright, AASHTO executive director. “This competition shows the excellence in project delivery we see, year after year
see IMPROVEMENTS page 32
see TRANSPORTATION page 12
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State Completes Inspections Following Quake All bridges on the state highway and turnpike system are open to traffic and safe for travel. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation inspected 180 state bridges after a 5.6-magnitude earthquake early Sept. 3 near Pawnee. As part of ODOT’s policy to inspect state highway bridges following an earthquake of 4.7-magnitude or higher, bridges within a 30mi. (48 km) radius of the epicenter of the earthquake were inspected. The department was able to complete these inspections across six counties in less than six hours after the
event. While minor cosmetic damage was noted on two bridges, these bridges are open to traffic and safe for travel. “We are pleased with the speed and efficiency of our crews in their response to this event and dedication to ensuring public safety,” Mike Patterson, ODOT executive director, said. “We offered bridge inspection assistance to cities and counties within the 30-mile radius and in a few instances our offer was accepted.” The department recently went through a rigorous process to develop an earthquake
inspection policy and manual beginning with a 5-mi. (8 km) radius on a 4.7 magnitude. While bridges are designed to withstand a certain amount of vibrations, a 5.6 magnitude is one of the strongest earthquakes the state has experienced. The department will continue to be alert and ready to perform inspections should any aftershock or other fractural disturbance occur in the state. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s website at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)