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November 1, 2014 โข Vol. IX โข No. 22 โข 470 Maryland Drive โข Ft. Washington, PA 19034 โข 215/885-2900 โข Toll Free 800-523-2200 โข Fax 215/885-2910
Inside
Crews Put West Bozeman Bridge on Fast Track
Power Motive Celebrates Cheyenne Opening... 8
Cat 824K Dozer Build Solid Performance...42
The geotechnical and structural analyses included a peak ground acceleration for a design event with a 7 percent probability of excellence in 75 years at this location with its Class C soil.
By Dorinda Anderson CEG CORRESPONDENT
Being able to complete a nearly $8 million, 18-month project in only eight months was no easy feat, but was made possible because of an accelerated labor plan. The 48-year-old dual-bridge replacement
Bidders Flock to WAC for Liquidation Sale...60
Table of Contents ................4 Paving Section ..............25-33 Crawler Loaders, Dozers, Undercarriages & Parts Section ..........................37-45 Business Calendar ............62 Auction Section ............58-68 Advertisers Index ..............66
near Bozeman, Mont., was originally scheduled to be completed in two phases. Phase 1 was set to take place from March through October or November of 2013 and Phase 2 was scheduled to take place from March of 2014 until late July 2014. โWe were able to accelerate the project see BRIDGE page 46
A wide array of excavators with 330 and 355 demo hammers and numerous forklifts and graders were used to excavate 25,821 cu. yd. (19,741 cu m) of excavation backfill.
Industry Employers Add Clock Ticks Toward 16,000 Jobs in Sept. Yet Another Highway Construction employers added 16,000 jobs and the sectorโs unemployment rate fell to 7 percent, the lowest rate for September in years, according to an analysis released Oct. 3 by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials said the construction employment gains come as more firms report having a hard time finding enough qualified workers to fill available positions, citing the lack of local vocational training programs, especially at the secondary level. โWhile we are eager to see even more construction employment gains, there is no denying the fact that the industry has been in recovery mode for much of the past three years,โ said Stephen E. Sandherr, the associationโs chief executive officer. โBut the industry wonโt be able to keep filling positions if there arenโt enough qualified workers available to fill them.โ see JOBS page 55
Trust Fund Crisis With Oct. 1 marking the beginning of fiscal year 2015, the 31-member organization Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) urged Congress to find a way to pay for, and pass, a new long-term surface transportation measure as soon as possible. They cautioned that failure to act would lead to another self-imposed funding crisis that would undermine vital road, highway and transit repairs. โWe worked hard to build broad consensus within a deeply-divided Congress for investing in the nationโs aging roads, bridges and transit systems,โ said Stephen E. Sandherr, the chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America and the Coalitionโs co-chair. โMembers of Congress can either take advantage of that momentum or see FUND page 55