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April 16 2011 Vol. XVIII • No. 8
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JCB Machines Head to Haiti for Earthquake Help
Plote Construction Helps Build Vet’s Home...20
A small fleet of powerful JCB machines is playing a big role in paving the way for rebuilding in part of earthquake-devastated Haiti. Two JCB excavators and a wheeled loading shovel have been bought by the international charity Oxfam and donated to the not-for-profit organization Disaster Waste Recovery (DWR), which is clearing damaged houses and recycling the resulting debris in one of the poorest areas of the Caribbean island’s capital Port Au Prince. The JCB JS220XD and JS145W excavators and JCB 426ZX machines are working in partnership demolishing damaged properties and loading a crusher and screening plant. The resulting debris is then recycled and used in the reconstruction of buildings, roads and pavements. The order — which was won in the face of competition from other major global manufacturers — also included a JCB HM1560Q Hammermaster breaker and a JCB MP200U multi-processor attachment for use on the JS220XD and a JCB HM860Q Hammermaster breaker for the JS145W. JCB also provided seven days’ on-site operator training in Haiti. Oxfam’s Logistic Co-ordinator in Haiti Hubert Ballaman said, “The location where the JCB machines are working is in the town and often
A Cat 330D excavator digs for pier number five on the south side of the construction site with the existing Hastings Bridge looming above in the background.
OAIMA Holds Legislat ive Reception...26
High Waters Halt Minnesota Bridge Work Near Hastings By Dick Rohland CEG CORRESPONDENT
RMS Rent als Host s Open Hou se.. .56
Table of Contents ........4 Paving, Compaction & Milling Section ......65-79 Parts Section ..............63 Business Calendar ......86 Auction Section ....84-99 Advertisers Index ......98
Rising waters and swift currents halted construction on a new, $120 million bridge over the Mississippi River that will feature the longest free standing arch main span in North America. At a river crossing richly embedded in Minnesota’s transportation history, bridge crews from the joint venture of Lunda-Ames Construction dropped their tools and moved their heavy equipment to higher ground late last month to wait out the high water. Located in Hastings, Minn., just 20 mi. (32 km) south of St. Paul, the new bridge will be 2,000 ft. (610 m) long with a road width of 90 ft. (27 m) to carry four, 12 ft. (4 m) traffic lanes and a 12 ft. (4 m) pedestrian and bike path on its east side. Minnesota Department of Transportation officials see this new bridge as another historic landmark for this site to continue a tradition of unique and iconic bridges established by the first bridge here which incorporated a spiral road deck at its south end. Unique in its
design and the only known bridge of its type in this country, the Spiral Bridge is said to be one of only two of its kind in the world at that time, according to MnDOT staff. The joint venture of Lunda-Ames Construction has more than 100 years of heavy construction experience between them. Lunda Construction is headquartered in Black River Falls, Wis., CONEXPO COVERAGE while Ames is based out of CONTINUES... Burnsville, Minn. Both compasee page 22 nies have regional offices around the country. Though the flood set construction back several weeks this season, the overall schedule is not in jeopardy, said Steve Kordoksy, and Hastings Bridge project manager of MnDOT. However, if a predicted second crest occurs, depending on the timing of this crest, there could be an impact on this year’s schedule, Kordoksy added. This bridge crossing carries TH 61 see BRIDGE page 44
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