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Route 61 Project Eliminates Deadly Curve Crews set the pre-stressed concrete beams at the Darkwater Road bridge.
Medico Celebrates New Facility in Pa. ...12
Tech Help A.W.S. Landworks Grow...18
By Chuck MacDonald
Route 61 in eastern Pennsylvania flows through semi-rural areas in Schuylkill County. This divided highway provides important access for residents traveling for healthcare, business, school activities and pleasure. It also serves as a key link to I-81
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Innovation Speeds Up Bridge Deck Work...24
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Paving Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43-62 Attachments Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63-76 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108-120 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
in the north and I-78 in the south. The road has carried heavy traffic over the years and needs full-depth reconstruction. PennDOT’s District 5 is supervising the work, which will include realignment of several substandard curves, wider shoulders, rehabilitation of eight culverts and four retaining walls.
J.D. Eckman of Atglen is the contractor for the project, which also will include work on a bridge on Darkwater Road over Mill Creek, ADA curb ramps and signage. The work also will involve reconfiguring the intersection at Darkwater Road to improve safety. The project is projected for see RECONSTRUCTION page 32
Making Work Zones Safer Protections for Roadside Construction Workers, First Responders at Heart of ‘Slow Down, Move Over’ Laws This year, as Work Zone Safety Week occurred April CEG CORRESPONDENT 20-24, highway workers were getting added protection at both the federal and state levels. In Washington, D.C., bipartisan legislation meant to improve safety for roadside workers has been introduced in congress. Several states have implemented stiffer penalties for drivers putting workers at risk in road and bridge construction zones. These efforts should ensure construction crews feel safe on the job. By Lucy Perry
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The Safe Roads for Those Who Serve Act would demand states develop a safety plan after a two-year rise in injuries and/or deaths in road construction zones.