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May 27, 2015 โข Vol. XXVII โข No. 11 โข 470 Maryland Drive โข Ft. Washington, PA 19034 โข 215-885-2900 โข Toll Free 800-523-2200 โข Fax 215-885-2910
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Downtown Jackson, Miss., Ancient Cure Treasure Receives Upgrade for Traffic Crews remove a globe light fixture.
Hot-Mix Asphalt Key to Palmettoโs Successโฆ8
Border Equipment Welcomes Its Customersโฆ14
Stowers CAT Hosts Customer Service Eventsโฆ18
Table of Contents ................4 Truck & Trailer Section ........ ......................................41-45 Recycling Section ........49-61 Attachment & Parts Section ......................................75-80 Business Calendar ............81 Auction Section ............84-89 Advertisers Index ..............90
By Cindy Riley
Built on the site of the old state penitentiary, Mississippiโs state Capitol is one of downtown Jacksonโs greatest treasures. Featuring marble from around the world, brass fixtures and ornate iron work, the four-story Beaux Arts-style structure was deemed, โa reflex of the stateโs public spirit, pride and integrityโ during its dedication more than a century ago. But time has taken its toll. โThe Capitol was last renovated in the early 1980s and over the course of the last 30 years it has suffered from inconsistent maintenance and from some chronic problems stemming from its original design and construction,โ said Lawson Newman, WFT Architects, who is overseeing the entire project. โThe public will be most interested in the restoration of the stained glass windows and the re-gilding of the eagle, since these are probably the buildingโs most widely known and best loved elements. The repairs to the lantern atop the main dome are probably the most critical because of their difficulty and due to the fact that they will restore the lantern to its original appear-
CEG CORRESPONDENT
By Giles Lambertson CEG CORRESPONDENT
Urban planners and civil engineers need to get in touch with their subterranean resources. Beneath their feet, waiting to be tapped, is an integral part of the solution to traffic and other urban congestion, according to advocates of subsurface development. โFrom a public perspective, people generally donโt think a lot about tunnels,โ said Colin Lawrence, tunnel practice leader of Hatch Mott MacDonald, the engineering firm headquartered in Iselin, N.J., with 76 offices in the United States and Canada. โTunnels are less prominent than other types of infrastructure such as bridges and landmark buildings. Tunnel work can be fairly anonymous in the public eye, but it is essential to the future of society.โ
would expand the Agenciesโ authorities to unprecedented levels, threatening private property rights and economic development. H.R. 1732, the โRegulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015,โ would force EPA and the Corp to develop a new proposal that respects the jurisdictional limitations imposed by Congress and affirmed by the Supreme Court.
A Long History Actually, tunnels have been an essential part of the infrastructure for a very long time. From Roman aqueducts to canal barge tunnels in the years leading up to the industrial revolution to the English Channel train tunnel constructed in the late 20th century, engineers have carved out spaces beneath the surface to benefit society. โTunneling has so many applications,โ said Lawrence. โGenerally speaking, the ground does not know what you are placing inside a tunnel, or its final use, so many of the same challenges for tunneling exist across all types of tunnel.โ Mother Earth surely knows she is being probed. After all, the worldโs longest underground rail route is not exactly minimally invasive: Gotthard Base Tunnel cuts through rock and soil in the Swiss Alps for 35 miles.
see POWER page 81
see TUNNELS page 74
see CAPITOL page 62
PCA Applauds House Action to Block EPAโs Power Grab By a 261 to 155 vote, the U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation that would stop the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) from greatly expanding their regulatory powers under the Clean Water Act (CWA). By changing the definition of โWaters of the United Statesโ (WOTUS) the proposed rule
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