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Tasks Lie Ahead for Tribal Casino After Legislation Passes HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) The tribes that run Connecticut’s two casinos have won the long-sought approval of the General Assembly to run a third one, but there are still major tasks ahead as they seek to fend off competition from Springfield, Mass. Federal and local authorizations are needed before the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes can begin transforming a former movie theater complex in East Windsor into a $300 million satellite casino, which will be 25 minutes away from the $950 million MGM Resorts casino, opening in late 2018. MMCT Venture, the company created by the tribes, also needs to finish designing its new gambling and entertainment center and obtain financing while dealing with the legal challenges expected from MGM and others. “We’ve got a few things in the hopper, a few things we have to focus our efforts on to get to the conditions where we can put shovel in the ground,” said Mohegan Tribal Council Chairman Kevin Brown. “We are positively on a path to do that.” Brown said he hopes construction can begin by the end of this year. The final day of the legislative session, the House of Representatives gave final approval to a bill authorizing the 200,000-sq.-ft. casino, which is expected to have 2,000 slot machines and 50 to 150 table games. Under the bill, the state will receive 25 percent of the revenue generated from the slot machines and table games. Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said he anticipates he will sign the bill. Malloy will then have to sign off on an amended compact between the state and the tribes, something Brown said will

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Connecticut. Without offering any specifics, he said Sportech is willing to work with the state toward “a fair arrangement” that will allow the company to build on its investment in Connecticut. Like the two tribes, who own and operate Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun, Sportech has voiced concern about the impact of competition from the MGM Resorts casino being built in Springfield, Mass. Sportech operates an OTB venue in nearby Windsor Locks. The bill that cleared the Senate also creates a new entertainment sharing agreement between the tribes and venues to recruit entertainment acts, and requires the Department of Consumer Protection to set up a framework for sports betting in anticipation of the federal government possibly permitting it. that process will take six weeks. MGM, which lobbied against the bill, has called the whole process unfair. It has a lawsuit pending against the state. Uri Clinton, senior vice president and legal counsel for MGM, said the company will “continue to vigorously advocate in the courts as we seek to protect the constitutional rights of any company hoping to do business in Connecticut.” Any legal challenges from MGM shouldn’t affect the tribes’ construction plans, Brown said. “We promise to move forward and build this facility in East Windsor,” he said. Passage of the casino bill marked the culmination of a two-year push by the tribes to pass legislation allowing the state’s first casino on non-tribal land, an effort they contend will help save jobs at their existing casinos and preserve the $250 million the state receives annually in slot machine revenue. It had appeared questionable in the waning days of the session whether the bill would pass. However, lawmakers secured enough votes in the House by negotiating a separate “sweetener” bill, which, among other things, expands the number of off-track betting parlors and sets the stage for possible sports betting, to deliver more support. Brown said the tribes also agreed to provide the financially strapped state with $30 million in advance tax payments, a measure that he predicted will be included in the unfinished, new two-year state budget. Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Council Chairman Rodney Butler said he credits the frequent presence of Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun casino workers at the Capitol bill’s passage. “I think that message resonated with the legislature throughout,” he said. He and Brown also credited Malloy with recently saying publicly that he preferred legislation benefiting the tribes rather than a competing bill that would have opened the process to other casino developers, such as MGM. “What was a 50-50 proposition all of a sudden turned into a pretty overwhelming vote,” Brown said. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s website at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)

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Connecticut’s O&G Industries Receives 2017 Innovation in Education Award O&G Industries, Connecticut’s largest privately-held construction company, received the Midstate Chamber of Commerce’s Innovation in Education award for the O&G Builds program at Platt High School in Meriden, Conn. O&G Builds is a nine-month experiential learning program in which high school students earn credits while learning hands-on about careers in construction. As a part of the program, students get a behind the scenes look into the construction of their school, while engaging in interactive lectures from the project management team, design team and trade contractors as the project moves through the final phases of construction. The O&G Builds program has been recognized with the Connecticut Construction Industries Association (CCIA) Community Service Award in 2014 and the Midstate Chamber of Commerce Recognition for Business & Education Excellence in 2015. Sixty-five students have graduated

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Project Extra Chunk — Ben & Jerry’s RIDOT Selects Tolling Expands Vermont Manufacturing Plant Program Contractor The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced it has signed a contract with Kapsch Traffic Com CEG CORRESPONDENT IVHS Inc. to design and build the all-electronic tolling facilities and associated infrastructure for Rhode Island’s truckSouth Burlington, Vt., is about to get only tolling program. The company also will operate and some more ice cream. The Ben & maintain all the tolling facilities. Jerry’s manufacturing plant located in The truck-only tolling program will help fund the reconthe town has begun a 40,000-sq. ft. struction of deficient bridges throughout Rhode Island. It is a expansion project that will include a vital component of the 10-year RhodeWorks program, a wastewater treatment plant, a new sweeping infrastructure improvement program designed to warehouse and a packaging room, all bring Rhode Island’s roads and bridges into a state of good totaling $14 million. repair, create thousands of jobs and spur numerous economic The contract was awarded to PC development opportunities. Construction Company, which also is “With this contract, we take another step forward toward based in Vermont. Eve Norris is servrebuilding our infrastructure as we develop the tolling sysing as construction executive and Ryan tems that will provide the additional reliable and sustainable Sauer as project manager. The anticifunding to fix our roads and bridges,” said Peter Alviti Jr., pated completion of the facility is RIDOT director. “We look forward to breaking ground in the November 2017. fall and getting the first tolling locations operational by the end of this year.” “With the growth of the business Kapsch was selected from a field of six firms representing comes the need for manufacturing expansion, to keep fans’ hands filled The Ben & Jerry’s manufacturing plant located in the town has begun a all the top-tier, all-electronic tolling companies in the induswith pints of Ben & Jerry’s,” said Rob 40,000-sq. ft. expansion project that will include a wastewater treatment try. The companies competed in a request for proposals (RFP) process that began in December. Bellezza. Ben & Jerry’s factory direc- plant, a new warehouse and a packaging room, all totaling $14 million. The contract with Kapsch encompasses a two-year contor. “Our fans love our product, they struction and installation phase and an initial operations and appreciate our values-led approach, and so does our work- working on the site.” Jay Fayette, senior vice president at PC Construction, stat- maintenance term of 10 years with an option for two fiveforce. This is exciting for our business, and for our team here in St. Albans. We have a very passionate group that makes ed in a press release that the company is “honored to join the year extensions. The overall bid cost for the total services is our ice cream and this solidly anchors the St. Albans plant in Ben & Jerry’s team on the construction of this important $68.9 million. The costs include the systems development, including our long-term manufacturing plan. We look forward to project for Franklin County. Ben & Jerry’s is such an iconic working with PC Construction on the expansion of our St. Vermont company and we’re pleased to be a part of their communications infrastructure, computer hardware and softAlbans facility. Our proximity to the St. Albans Cooperative growth and success as we work to strengthen our state’s ware ($11.2 million); roadside infrastructure costs including the construction of the tolling gantries ($30.6 million); and Creamery where we source our milk and to a skilled and tal- economy.” Major subcontractors for the project include SD Ireland, operations and maintenance over the 10-year period ($27.1 ented workforce in the greater Franklin County area make million). RIDOT’s estimate for these services in February VHV, Omega Electric, AC Hawthorne, and Stonhard. this expansion a great fit for Ben & Jerry’s.” Casey noted that equipment used on the job is fairly stan- 2016, at the time of the passage of the RhodeWorks legislaBen & Jerry’s has been making ice cream in the St. Albans location for 20 years, providing more than 250 jobs in dard, including mid-sized excavators (Cat 320/330); on-site tion, was $82 million. The final contract is $13 million under Franklin County. The location reportedly makes about two- haul trucks; 45-60-ton RT cranes; electric fork lifts; and scis- that estimate. Construction of the tolling facilities will be ongoing sor lifts inside the plant. thirds of the ice cream the company distributes globally. The project includes a 42,000-sq. ft. addition; 25,000 cu. through the end of 2018, with tolling locations coming online “Project Extra Chunk” as the expansion has been named, calls for a new warehouse, packing room, refrigeration yds. of excavation; 400 tons of structural steel; and 62,000 as they are built. The first two tolling locations will be built along I-95 in southern Rhode Island, and are expected to be room, sugar tank room, mix storage space and a wastewater sq. ft. of metal wall panels. “Two companies founded in Vermont coming together to operational and collecting revenue by the end of 2017. treatment plant, according to a press release. PC Kapsch is an international firm headquartered in Vienna, Construction also will provide the foundation and utilities help produce more Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream equals more Austria, with its United States offices based in McLean, Va. for modular building additions on the site. 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CTDOT to Start Construction of Two Case Dealer Plays Rail Projects in Norwalk in Fall 2017 Key Role in Land Clearing Project CASE from page 10

area has continued to develop. The Falmouth Conservation Commission had been seeking restoration of the overgrown fields to native grassland for many years, but lack of funding was one factor that had prevented any real progress. However, in January 2016, several local conservation groups banded together to share resources, and by the end of the year were able to recruit the help of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Team Rubicon.

The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is announcing that two projects to be completed in advance of the Walk Railroad Bridge replacement project will begin in October, not July as originally anticipated. The delay is required to align the planned activities for these projects — the CP243 Interlocking Project and the Danbury Branch Dockyard — with other active projects in the area. These projects are independent of the replacement of the 121-year-old Walk Railroad Bridge over the Norwalk River in Norwalk. CTDOT will hold a public meeting on the construction details of the projects on a date to be determined in September at Norwalk City Hall. The meeting will begin with an open house session, where attendees will have the chance to speak one-on-one with the Walk Bridge Program staff, followed by a brief presentation on the project scopes and specific information regarding construction. This meeting will occur in place of the anticipated June Public Meeting. The CP243 Interlocking project is located on the New Haven Line between South Norwalk and Westport. CP refers to the control point, 2 refers to the New Haven Commuter Line and 43 is in reference to the nearest mile post on the rail line, marked from Grand Central Station in New York City. This project includes the construction of a new four-track interlocking which is a powered switch and signal system that allows trains to move from one track to another.

Case and Team Rubicon Team Rubicon — a veteran-led disaster response organization — has partnered with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to create opportunities to provide heavy equipment training to returning veterans. A key component is Team Rubicon’s partnership with Case, which provides both training and heavy equipment through its dealer network. Case dealer Robert Childs Inc. of South Dennis, Mass., donated all of the heavy equipment to be used in the Coonamessett Reservation land clearing project. Tasked with clearing the land of brush, trees, invasive vegetation, overgrown foundations and even an old tennis court from the site’s former days as a resort property, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Team Rubicon accomplished the job at no cost to the local municipalities, saving tens of thousands of dollars in equipment rental fees and labor costs. This project not only made huge strides in continuing to restore the natural landscape of the area, it provided Team Rubicon with an opportunity to train its heavy equipment operators for wildfire, hurricane, tornado and other landclearing disaster response scenarios.

The Danbury Branch Dockyard project will improve and electrify the southern portion of the 24-mi. branch line, from where it splits from the main line to approximately one mile north, to the area commonly referred to as the Dockyard. The Dockyard is where trains are stored and staged when not in use on the mainline, located near Science Road and Interstate I-95. These improvements will allow commuter trains that begin or end in Norwalk to turn, or switch direction. The Walk Bridge Program is developing mitigation plans to address community concerns during construction of the two advanced rail projects. The plans outline site safety, resource protection, community and construction coordination mitigation and will be implemented during construction. For more information, visit www.walkbridgect.com. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s website at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)

What’s Next? Now that the land has been cleared, local conservation groups plan to plant a variety of grasses and other native perennial species to restore the natural sandplain grassland. Plant species also are being selected to help boost the native butterfly species of the area. A mowing and prescribed burn plan will be scheduled to manage this rare habitat and control invasive plant species. In addition, large stumps and other materials left over from this project will be used in a nearby Coonamessett River restoration project. The project will incorporate logs, root structures and slash materials along and within the reconfigured, more meandering waterway to change stream flow, which will improve breeding habitat for native fish species as well as enhance the surrounding wetlands for other local wildlife. For more information, visit TeamRubiconUSA.org, CaseCE.com/TeamRubicon and RobertChildsInc.com. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s website at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)

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Traffic Flowing Easier in Final Stages of Methuen Project METHUEN from page 1

overall for critical movements within the rotary intersection.” In 2003, the Merrimack Valley Planning Commission identified the Methuen Rotary as being deficient, and five years later, MassDOT completed its own study and confirmed the earlier findings. One of the statistics used to demonstrate the interchange’s deficiency was the crash rate being 7.5 times MassDOT photo higher than the statewide average. E.T. & L. Corp., based in Stowe, Mass., was awarded the $66.4-million dollar Given the rotary’s proximity to neighbor- Methuen Reconstruction Project, and they have experience working on rotaries for hoods and it being a heavily traveled route, MassDOT. MassDOT held a series of study advisory committee meetings and also public information meetings while completing their study. Of the nearly 20 alternatives proposed to replace the rotary’s design, the partial cloverleaf was selected as the final design and improvements would be made along Route 110/113 that would include new sidewalks, the addition of bicycle lanes, and new signals at key intersections. This design was a collaboration between MassDOT and the Boston-based office of Jacobs Engineering and would have a price tag of $66.4 million. Although the design was selected in 2009, MassDOT photo other project elements, such as sound barrifor west (southbound) section of new bridge to carry I-93 over the ers and wetland mitigation, continued to be Excavation relocated Route 110/113 finalized, and construction finally began in July 2014. E.T. & L. Corp., a heavy construction and infrastructure contractor based in Stow, Mass., was awarded the contract. “It’s what we do, we’ve been doing it for 73 years here in Massachusetts,” said Garry Balboni, vice president of E. T. & L., as for why his company bid on the project. “Constructing roads, interstate highways, bridges. It’s our kind of work.” This isn’t the first rotary that E.T. & L.’s crews have removed for MassDOT; a few years earlier, they removed a rotary down at the Sagamore Bridge down at Cape Cod, which Balboni said “was very similar to this one.” MassDOT photo “MassDOT as a whole and E.T. & L have experience with this type of work,” Lavallee The Methuen Rotary Reconstruction Project is the first project in Massachusetts to added, “And working together has been ben- participate in a pilot program using intelligent compaction, which uses GPS technology and instrumentation to eficial for both of us.” monitor compaction. To achieve a completion date of June 2018, Lavallee said they developed a construction schedule that use, which basically means giving was “based on required traffic manthe roadway back in its full configuagement constraints such as number ration to allow for a full volume of of lanes to be maintained on I-93 traffic, including break-down lanes during each phase…After ET&L and full-width on-ramps and offwas awarded the contract, they ramps.” developed the detailed construction The work was parceled into four schedule that met the contract milephases, and crews are currently transtones.” MassDOT photo sitioning from Phase 3B to 3C. In David Conroy, the MassDOT area As part of the Methuen Rotary Reconstruction Project, addition to constructing on- and offsupervisor of the project, said these new off- and on-ramps were added to northbound and ramps from I-93, the project also milestones included “full beneficial southbound directions of I-93. called for the construction of a new

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The Methuen Rotary Reconstruction Project is currently in its third year of a four-year project, and already traffic is flowing easier through the area, even during peak hours.

300-ft. bridge to replace the two bridges that currently carried I-93 over Route 110/113. “The main thrust of the job was to build a new bridge over the relocated local roads under I-93,” said Rich Masucci, project manager for E.T. & L. “To maintain three lanes of traffic in either direction on I-93, the contract called for us to build a new bridge in thirds and work our way across the highway.” Of the work involved to reconstruct the rotary, E.T. & L. subcontracted out a substantial portion of the specialty trades, such as the signage, line painting, structural steel erection, paving, guardrail, fencing, and landscaping. Masucci said that they usually have five crews working at any given time, and over the course of the project, these crews have excavated 180,000 cu. yds., (137,620 cu m) and placed 200,000 cu. yds. (152,910 cu m) of fill material. For the foundation of the bridge and roadway, 55,000 tons (49,895 t) of asphalt; 4,500 cu. yds. (3,440.49 cu m) of concrete; 400 tons (362.87 t) of steel reinforcement; and 700 tons (635 t) of structural steel were used. Of the concrete and asphalt from the old rotary, Lavallee said it was recycled. One innovation on the project that Balboni is proud to share is the use of intelligent compaction. “It’s a pilot program that MassDOT initiated at the request of the Federal Highway Administration,” he explained. “All the compaction on the mainline and the new ramps have been done using modern vibratory rollers with GPS technology and instrumentation that monitors the impact of the roller into the ground and the resulting rebound. It gives us an indication not only of the amount of compaction, but in the locations that the machine has passed. It’s something that’s new that’s being done in pilot programs around the country and this is one of the first in Massachusetts.” Operators have reported welcoming these see METHUEN page 16

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Officials Celebrate Construction Start of Blue Hill Station By Klark Jessen MASSDOT

Gov. Charlie Baker, Transportation Secretary and CEO Stephanie Pollack and MBTA Acting General Manager Brian Shortsleeve held a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the construction of the new Blue Hill Avenue Station on the Fairmont Commuter Rail Line. “Construction of the Blue Hill Avenue Station is a long-awaited milestone for the Mattapan community,” said Baker. “Commuter rail access to and from Mattapan at the Blue Hill Avenue Station will provide faster and affordable access to jobs, educational opportunities, and economic growth along the entire Fairmount Line corridor.” “This new station will serve as a vital connection to housing, jobs, retail destinations, and entertainment options,” said Pollack. “Having a commuter rail station stop off Blue Hill Avenue will open doors to a whole new world for many people who have been eager to have an efficient way to travel between their homes and downtown and to other major destinations.” “Blue Hill Avenue Station wouldn’t have been possible without a close working rela-

Officials held a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the construction of the new Blue Hill Avenue Station on the Fairmont Commuter Rail Line.

tionship with the neighborhoods we serve,” said Shortsleeve. “We’re excited to provide another public transportation option to the community as we continue our major improvements along the Fairmount Line.” The construction of Blue Hill Avenue Station is part of $130 million in Fairmount

Line investments, including the opening of Talbot Avenue Station in 2012, the opening of Newmarket and Four Corners/Geneva Avenue Stations in 2013, bridge replacements, and significant rail and tie replacement work. Blue Hill Avenue will be located approximately 6.5 mi. from South Station

and a quarter mile from Mattapan Square, featuring a center-island platform and two covered, fully accessible pedestrian ramps. The station’s construction contract was awarded to McCourt Construction in January 2017 in the amount of $16.97 million. Blue Hill Avenue Station is expected to open to Fairmount Line customers in 2019 after a two-year construction period. Construction of the new Blue Hill Avenue Station on the Fairmount Commuter Rail Line will take place on weekends and in the evening weekday hours that began on June 3, for up to 24 months. During this time, weekend Fairmount Line trains will be replaced with dedicated shuttle buses between Morton Street and Readville Stations in both directions. Train service will be uninterrupted between Morton Street and South Station, in both directions. On weeknights, the last two outbound Fairmount Line trains from South Station will be replaced with dedicated shuttle buses serving all stops between South Station and Readville. For more information, visit mbta.com. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s website at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)

New Ramps Part of MassDOT’s Maine Airports Put Projects On Methuen Rotary Reconstruction Schedule Due to Federal Funds METHUEN from page 14

new telematics tools in the cab, and Balboni sees the potential in quality control by having these real-time results because it means the area is not over-compacted. “Once you train the operators, and you can train them fairly quickly, they can all do a first-class job, even a young apprentice,” he said. With a little more than a year left before the completion deadline, Masucci said they are on schedule or a little bit ahead. “The key for us so far is to try to complete a stage in the time of the year when you can install asphalt paving,” he said. “We’ve been able to do that so far.” This is welcome news to the drivers and the neighbors who have had to navigate through and live next to a construction zone for the past three years. In spite of the public concerns about noise during the night and the project design, Dan Fielding, the public and legislative liaison for MassDOT said “I’ve heard nothing but positive things. That’s a credit to the project team out there and the contractor.”

And this is praise that Balboni seconds: “This project is successful because we work as a team — Dave and Jeff and the crew [at Jacobs Engineering], and E.T. & L. folks work together. We have weekly job meetings. We get answers quickly when we need them. And that’s what you need to get a big job like this one done successfully and done on time or early.” With the project steadily approaching completion, MassDOT also recognizes the benefits of the collaborative efforts everyone brought to the project. “We thank everyone who has played a role in this project, the designers, planners, MassDOT personnel, contractors and our law enforcement partners,” said Thomas J. Tinlin, MassDOT highway administrator. “And we would like to specially thank our customers for their patience as we continue this important work and improve this roadway.” (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s website at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.) CEG

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Regional Airport to remove obstructions in Runway 01 approach and transitional surfaces. This grant will provide funding to install wind cones, which will enhance aircraft visual guidance and enhance safety of aircraft movements. • $31,500 to Northern Aroostook Regional Airport to maintain structural integrity of the pavement and to minimize foreign object debris on the runway. This grant will provide funding for Runway 14/32 crack sealing. • $162,808 to Bangor International Airport to maintain structural integrity of the pavement and terminal foundation of the apron. This grant will provide federal funding for the design phase of the apron repair project. • $94,500 to Greenville Municipal Airport to update the existing master plan to help identify future airport needs. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s website at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)

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Museum Tries to Save War Boat From Lake Bottom By Wilson Ring ASSOCIATED PRESS

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) More than two decades after it was discovered at the bottom of Lake Champlain, a Revolutionary War gunboat may see the light of day under a museum plan to raise, preserve and put the vessel on display. The Spitfire, a 54-ft. boat that’s part of a fleet built by Benedict Arnold before he turned traitor, sank a day after the 1776 Battle of Valcour Island, helping delay a British advance down the lake. “At the end of the day, the obligation to try to preserve the Spitfire for future generations and be able to utilize it as a connection to the formative years of this nation proved to be the overwhelming value that drove us,”said Art Cohn, co-founder of the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, which is planning the work. The Spitfire represents the hundreds of shipwrecks in Lake Champlain and other waterways that provide links to the nation’s past, Cohn said. The Spitfire’s sinking made it possible for the 1777 American victory at the Battle of Saratoga, a key moment in the American Revolution because it led to French recognition of the fledgling United States of America. The boat is “the closest contact you can have with the men and women of the past,” said John Krueger, a retired University of Vermont history professor who serves on a committee that promotes the lake’s environmental and cultural resources. The Spitfire was found during a 1997 sonar survey of the lake. Museum divers check on it yearly. Its mast is still erect and the bow cannon still in the firing position. The ammunition and other artifacts from the battle are buried in mud. For almost 250 years, the Spitfire has been protected by the cold water of the lake. But Cohn said its future is in danger because of the expected arrival in the lake of quagga mussels, an invasive species that has reached the Great Lakes and could potentially destroy metal fastenings that hold the vessel together. The book “A Tale of Three Gunboats” is being published by the Maritime Museum and the Smithsonian. Cohn, one of the

authors, said he and others chose to put the Spitfire plans in a book so the public could be more involved in the process. The three boats featured in the book are the original Philadelphia, a sister vessel to the Spitfire that was recovered from the lake in the 1930s. The Philadelphia II, a replica made by the Maritime Museum that still plies the waters of Lake Champlain, is the second. And then there is the Spitfire.

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Navy Lt. Chloe Morgan, of the Naval History and Heritage Command, which manages more than 17,000 sunken artifacts from ships to airplanes, said officials are aware of the proposal to raise the Spitfire, but they have not yet received it formally. “These are incredible cultural resources, Morgan said. “Our biggest mission is to share naval history and heritage with the public and artifacts can be a great way to do that.” The five-phase plan for raising and preserving the Spitfire calls for planning and construction of a facility on the Burlington waterfront where the Spitfire would be preserved before it is brought to the surface between 2024 and 2026. The preservation process, which strengthens the cell structure of the wood with chemicals, would take 15 years. Meanwhile, a museum building, somewhere near Plattsburgh, N.Y., would be constructed. Under the plan, the preserved Spitfire would be delivered to the new museum between 2038 and 2040. The book does not have specific plans for funding beyond a public private partnership. The first two years of planning would cost an estimated $1 million while the 22-year process would cost about $44 million. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s website at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)

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