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ODOT Widens SR 94 to Improve Safety, Access of Corridor By Irwin Rapoport CEG CORRESPONDENT

The city of Wadsworth is the center of a $12.4 million Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) road project that is widening a section of SR 94 (High Street) to two lanes in each direction with an added median in the center and a multi-use path. The work includes widening the highway bridge, realigning the Great Oaks Trail/Park Centre Drive intersection, the construction of corridors or alleys to reach businesses, the installation of a median along the center of SR 94, placing of additional traffic signals and a mutli-use path for pedestrian and bike traffic. The project is being funded by ODOT and the city. Karvo Paving Company started the work in last May, and while scheduled to complete the project in June 2018, the company is looking to deliver the project in November or December 2017. The goal of the project is to improve safety, access and the flow through the corridor, with commercial and residential sections. The project includes a bridge spanning Interstate 76. “Left turn crashes and angle crashes on SR 94 are being addressed by controlling access,” said Julie Cichello, ODOT’s traffic engineer. “Previous issues involved difficulty making left turns in and out of drives because of the traffic volumes. The city and residents asked for the multi-use path to be added to the project, which was added. This will allow for added room for pedestrians and cyclists. The project will increase roadway capacity and improve the flow of traffic which will allow for better mobility for through movements on SR 94. The alleys are an important part of the project to maintain access to the businesses where motorists would no longer be able to turn into off of SR 94 because of the center median being installed.” The roadway carries an average daily traffic count of 31,040 vehicles on a daily basis. The bridge, 212 ft. (64.6 m) in length, was

The goal of the project is to improve safety, access and the flow through the corridor, with commercial and residential sections.

built in 1959 to 1960. The new infrastructure was designed by GPD. Chris Brown, an ODOT engineer, noted that there were some issues to overcome. “With there being so many businesses within the project limits,” he said, “maintaining access during construction would be difficult, The widening of the bridge could not be done in one season, it had to be done in two seasons, the maintenance of traffic was difficult and there were a large number of overhead and underground utilities. The project team worked with ODOT and city officials to overcome these obstacles by having frequent meetings to coordinate the progress.” The 2016 construction season — May to December, saw continued utility relocation, drainage work south of I-76, the installing of a water line south of I-76, installation of new traffic signals, the widening of the bridge and the completion of the eastbound road section.

The 2017 construction season, which started in January, is focusing on the drainage work north of I-76, the widening of the west side of SR 94 and the widening of the west side of the SR 94 bridge over I-76. The alley work is limited to alleys 3 and 4 to improve and expand the drive off Great Oaks Trail to busineses, including Panera, Wendy’s, McDonalds and Goodyear. The 2018 work, if needed, will focus on bridge painting, concrete sealing, landscaping, final striping work and the clean up. “We worked through the winter to get ahead of schedule,” said John Chiarappa, Karvo’s project manager, “and the vast majority of the underground installation was completed. At the rate we’re going, we very well may be able to complete 100 percent by the winter of this year. There were conflicts with the overhead utilities, primarily with communications, at the beginning of the project — the relocation was behind schedule.

“This affected our utility and bridge work — at no fault to Karvo, and following discussions, ODOT and the city allowed us to work out a new sequence and work in other areas,” he said. “A job that could have been delayed and pushed into the 2018 season, because of the innovations we proposed, we ended up being ahead of schedule. All of the utilities have now been relocated and we can focus on the road work. We had a few months to plan before the work started and typically the ODOT and the contractor have a pre-construction meeting where you turn a planned schedule. Knowing the hurdles we had in front of us with the utility contractors, we expressed our concerns to ODOT early and gave them a plan and schedule ahead of time.” Chiarappa pointed out that the new schedule has avoided months of delay times, shut downs, and has reduced the cost of the project. see KARVO page 2

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SR 94 Project Includes Bridge Spanning Interstate 76 KARVO from page 1

Working in a confined space is not easy, but solid communications with the public and businesses helps to negate this issue. Because the area is nearly fully developed and other properties are being developed, Karvo established a construction yard off site to store materials, vehicles, and set-up offices. “This is a booming area and we’re surrounded by businesses,” said Chiarappa. “It is a very tight area and it has been a chore to confine everybody to the right-of-ways and work agreement areas. We transport a lot of materials from the yard to the work sites on a daily basis. The concrete supplier is not far away and the aggregate suppliers are moderately close by. Before any construction began, it was a traffic nightmare. “The main reason they are doing this project is to have a better flow of traffic,” Chiarappa said, “and when you close lanes and shift traffic, it backs it up more and our people and trucks also get stuck in it. If you can’t move your people, there goes your efficiency. It has been as good as it can be out there. We’re following the manual traffic standards and

going above and beyond that to keep traffic moving rapidly and avoid people flying down the road at 55 mph through the work zone.” The project has multiple work sites and on March 17, work began on the westbound section of SR 94. The J. D. Williamson Construction Co. Inc., the bridge subcontractor, is doing some additional bridge work, as is Thompson Electric, the electrical subcontractor, which is installing new signalization at new and revised intersections. “J.D. Williamson is doing a wonderful job,” said Chiarappa, “and were a large part of getting innovative with the utility issues. They are have been great to work with.” The striping and installation of the traffic island, which extends almost along the entire project, are being left to the end. “Right now we’re doing all of the ‘dirty work’ — excavation, widening, and concrete work,” said Chiarappa. Karvo anticipates that it will remove more than 100,000 tons (90,718 t) of concrete, asphalt and steel. “We recycle concrete, asphalt and topsoil,” said Chiarappa. “The concrete and asphalt are brought to recycling plants. We work with materials suppliers in the Cincinnati, Dayton and Columbus areas — northeastern Ohio — and we make sure that whenever possible, we forward all materials for recycling purposes and purchase that material right back.” New materials to be brought in includes 10,000 cu. yds. (7,645 cu m) of concrete, 10,000 tons (9,071 t) of asphalt, and a large amount rebar and steel to be determined — thus far several hundred thousand pounds. The project’s two other subcontractors are A&A Safety for striping and CJ Zack for landscaping. The work, done in day and night shifts, has about The roadway carries an average traffic count of 31,040 vehi- 25 people on-site on an average peak day. Much of cles on a daily basis. The bridge, 212 ft. (64.6 m) in length, was the bridge work was done at night, as was the asphalt installation and paving. For the residential area, the built in 1959 to 1960.

city waved ordinances restricting working at night. During the winter, there were about 12 people working on the bridge and underground utilities. Karvo is using a variety of equipment, including Komatsu 228 and 360 excavators and Cat excavators both with GPS controls; Komatsu D37, D39 and D58 dozers and Cat D4, D5 and D6 dozers; John Deere 310 and 410 backhoes; Cat, Vogele and Dynapac pavers; and Sakai compactors. “We have the support of our Komatsu and other dealerships that we deal with,” said Chiarappa. “The majority of wear and tear issues are with our paving equipment — augers and drive systems — and we usually repair that stuff in the winter. Typically, our crews work all their asphalt pavers through the summer — heavy-duty, hard — and are rebuilt in the winter. “Hydraulic line and things like that can go without any warnings,” he said, “and our mechanics are fully equipped with hose makers and key repair equipment. If we blow a hose, we’re fixed up between 30 and 60 minutes and running again. All our Komatsu equipment is on Komtrax and that is linked to our dealer and maintenance shop and red flags come up when it’s time to change the oils, hydraulic filters, and so forth.” For equipment without remote monitoring systems, superintendents log the operational hours of vehicles weekly to help with servicing schedules. The company has between 250 and 300 people at job sites throughout the year and a lot of equipment being used daily. “We try not to leave anything to chance,” said Chiarappa. The company buys its equipment and vehicles from Columbus Equipment Company, Ohio CAT, The Mclean Company and Murphy Tractor. For this project Karvo purchased a Komatsu 210I GPS equipped dozer that can dig right on-grade and Komatsu 320 loader. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s website at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.) CEG

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‘Buckeye State’ Highway Lettings

The Ohio State Department of Transportation received bids for transportation-related improvement projects. The following is a list of some of the projects let. Project No: 170020 Type: Four lane resurfacing. Location: FAI-U.S. 33-00.00.

State Estimate: $3,505,000 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Shelly & Sands Inc., Columbus, Ohio — $3,351,305 • Shelly Company, Thornville, Ohio — $3,524,647 • Kokosing Construction Company Inc., Columbus, Ohio — $3,568,908 Completion Date: Oct. 15, 2017

Project No: 170024 Type: Two lane resurfacing. Location: GEA-SR 168-01.64. State Estimate: $2,529,000 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Ronyak Paving Inc., Burton, Ohio — $2,124,816 • Chagrin Valley Paving Inc., Chagrin Falls, Ohio — $2,231,777 • Kokosing Construction Company Inc., Columbus, Ohio — $2,298,386 • Karvo Companies Inc., Stow, Ohio — $2,319,796 • Shelly & Sands Inc., Columbus, Ohio — $2,336,900 • Burton Scot Contractors LLC, Newbury, Ohio — $2,573,981 Completion Date: Oct. 31, 2017 Project No: 170049 Type: Bridge repair. Location: BUT-U.S. 27-10.51. State Estimate: $1,584,000 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Barrett Paving Materials Inc., Middletown, Ohio — $1,614,997 • John R Jurgensen Company, Cincinnati, Ohio — $1,756,944. Completion Date: Oct. 31, 2017 Project No: 170052 Type: Two lane resurfacing. Location: CRA-SR 19-23.28. State Estimate: $1,799,000 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Kokosing Construction Company Inc., Columbus, Ohio — $1,670,523 • M & B Asphalt Co. Inc., Tiffin, Ohio — $1,781,068 • Erie Blacktop Inc., Sandusky, Ohio — $1,835,287 • Shelly & Sands Inc., Columbus, Ohio — $1,906,841 Completion Date: Sept. 30, 2017

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Project No: 170055 Type: Bridge repair. Location: HAN-U.S. 68/SR 12-11.69/3.87/6.25. State Estimate: $1,290,000 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Global Outdoor Solutions, Cleveland, Ohio — $1,112,392 • BCC Ohio Inc., New London, Ohio — $1,135,158 • Bridge Specialists Inc., Canfield, Ohio — $1,166,481 • Complete General Construction Company, Columbus, Ohio — $1,204,523 • Eagle Bridge Company, Sidney, Ohio — $1,291,946 • Great Lakes Construction Company, Hinckley, Ohio — $1,301,764. • Dot Construction Corporation, Canfield, Ohio — see ODOT page 7

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RECO Buys First Two Gen10 Haulers in North America RECO Equipment has become Terex Trucks’ first dealer in North America to buy not one but two Generation 10 TA300 articulated haulers. The momentous sale, which took place in just under two minutes before ConExpoCon/AGG, also saw the leading heavy equipment distributor purchase four 30.9-ton (28 t) capacity Generation 9 TA300s. “Timing played a minor role in this deal as at RECO we were in tune to freshen up some of our fleet, and I had it in my mind that I wanted to buy six trucks,” said Reed Mahany, president of RECO Equipment. “I had a conversation with Terex Trucks and the offer came up that they had four trucks that would be common to what we already run and there would also be two of the new version trucks to bridge the gap — this of course was very appealing. With us being the lifetime Terex Trucks guys, the opportunity to be the first Gen10 dealer in the market was something we couldn’t pass up,” said Mahany. Matt Deloglos, director sales, Terex Trucks America said “RECO Equipment has a long history and has been proudly serving the construction and mining industries for over 30 years. They have earned a reputation for excellent customer service and distinguished technical support. We are honored that RECO Equipment wanted to be the first dealer to order a new Gen10.” A Whole Lot of History Founded by Robert E. Hathaway on Feb. 28, 1983, RECO Equipment set up shop in the Morristown, Ohio, coalfields with 28 employees. The following year after acquiring almost all the Terex parts available in Hudson, Ohio, the company serviced more than 200 Terex TS24s in eastern Ohio. In the late 80s, RECO expanded its operations as the economy boomed and opened facilities in Columbus and Cincinnati before moving into the articulated hauler market in the 90s. Today, RECO has more than 200 employees and operates in a number of states east of the Mississippi River, including

RECO Equipment has become Terex Trucks’ first dealer in North America to buy not one but two Generation 10 TA300 articulated haulers.

Pennsylvania, Indiana, North Carolina, Florida, Kentucky and West Virginia. Serving customers in the excavating, scrap processing, industrial, coal mining and construction industries, RECO is a full line distributor offering new, used, and rental equipment. A partnership which dates back more than 30 years, RECO takes pride in its ability to provide sales, service and parts for Terex Trucks’ articulated range. “A direct result of our longterm relationship RECO and Terex Trucks know each other well, and while there’s been some new people on both sides of the fence, there’s an unsaid appreciation for each other, Mahany said. “There’s a lot of good history and I think what both companies have passed through over the years has given them both the strength to endure and work through tough times. The time-honored partnership is one both companies are really proud of – that’s the way it’s been for years.”

“With us being the lifetime Terex Trucks guys, the opportunity to be the first Gen10 dealer in the market was something we couldn’t pass up.” Reed Mahany RECO Equipment

Proven Products, Performance and People Ready to bring its partnership with Terex Trucks into a new era, RECO received the two 30.9-ton Generation 10 TA300s in March, alongside the four Gen9 machines. The culmination of more than 65 years of hauling experience, the Gen10 model is an EU Stage IV/Tier-4 Final emissions-compliant machine which showcases improvements in quality and dura-

bility and also features new styling. Made in Motherwell, the Gen10 TA300’s primary purpose is to ensure that customers benefit from lower operating costs and increased performance — even in the toughest of terrains. The second product to be launched by Terex Trucks since its acquisition by Volvo Construction Equipment, the hauler comes with upgraded hydraulic and electrical interfaces and improved aesthetics in order to maximize uptime. To aid productivity in all conditions, the engine

and drivetrain have been optimally matched. Additionally, cushioned stops on the steering cylinders have been integrated to provide operators with a more comfortable ride, and the cab comprises of an enhanced air conditioning and ventilation system. Furthermore, for customers in the United States and Canada, the Gen10 model also comes with an extended three years of full machine warranty, three years planned maintenance and three years telematics as standard. Mahany said, “RECO is proud to be a Terex Trucks dealer — we like the products, we like the people and we consider ourselves as Terex Trucks people. We’ve been through the good together and we’ve been through the bad together; we fly the flag.” (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s website at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)

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$1,754,000 • Marucci & Gaffney Excavating Company, Youngstown, Ohio — $1,799,652 • Shelly & Sands Inc., Columbus, Ohio — $1,896,909 • Triton Construction Inc., Saint Albans, W.Va. — $2,167,480 Completion Date: Sept. 30, 2017

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$1,327,456 • Miller Bros Construction Inc., Archbold, Ohio — $1,383,118 Completion Date: Sept. 30, 2017 Project No: 170056 Type: Two lane resurfacing. Location: HAS-U.S. 250-0.00. State Estimate: $1,750,000 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Shelly & Sands Inc., Columbus, Ohio — $1,636,384 • The Lash Paving Company, Bridgeport, Ohio — $1,807,777 • Barbicas Construction Company Inc., Akron, Ohio — $1,817,632. • Superior Paving & Materials Inc., North Canton, Ohio — $1,887,567 Completion Date: Oct. 31, 2017 Project No: 170057 Type: Two lane resurfacing. Location: HEN-SR 65/SR 18-0.0/16.55. State Estimate: $2,590,000

Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Gerken Paving Inc., Napoleon, Ohio — $2,668,316. • Shelly Company, Thornville, Ohio — $2,824,093 Completion Date: Oct. 31, 2017 Project No: 170060 Type: Bridge replacement (1 bridge). Location: JEF-SR 7-07.71. State Estimate: $1,935,000 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • A P O’horo Company, Youngstown, Ohio —

Project No: 170064 Type: Bridge repair. Location: LIC-SR 79-04.19. State Estimate: $2,910,000 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Double Z Construction Company, Columbus, Ohio — $2,655,860 • Complete General Construction Company, Columbus, Ohio — $2,663,413 • Shelly & Sands Inc., Columbus, Ohio — $2,736,105 • George J Igel & Company Inc., Columbus, Ohio — $2,782,651 Completion Date: Oct. 15, 2017

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