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June 4 2011 Vol. VII • No. 12
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Paving Operation Under Way on I-10 By Jennifer Rupp CEG CORRESPONDENT
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A 17-mi. (27 km) section of I-10 in Cochise County, Ariz., is undergoing a 9-month repaving project. In the center of the project is the town of Bowie, famous for the historical site, Fort Bowie. For more than 30 years, Fort Bowie and Apache Pass were the focal point of military operations eventually culminating in the surrender of Geronimo in 1886 and the banishment of the Chiricahuas to Florida and Alabama. The project consists of milling and replacement of the existing asphaltic concrete in both lanes for eastbound and westbound I-10 from milepost 367.67 to milepost 385.03, and for eastbound I-10 from milepost 356.5 to milepost 357.7. The ramps at the East San Simon Traffic Interchange also will be replaced. Bridge rails will be updated on the San Simon River Bridge (eastbound and westbound), Cochise Avenue (eastbound and westbound), and Luzena Road (eastbound) structures. Additional work consists of removal and replacement of guardrail, placing millings at specified crossovers, new striping and other related work. The project runs from January to September 2011, and encompasses 17 mi. (27.4 km) or 68 lane mi. (109.4 km) see PAVING page 24
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Table of Contents ............4 Air Compressors, Generators Light Towers Section11-15 California Sections ..17-21 Business Calendar ........24 Paving Section ........33-39 Auction Section ......44-51 Advertisers Index ..........50
Valentine Surfacing Company used a Roadtec milling machine followed by a road grader, which repurposed the old asphalt into roadway shoulders.
AED Chairman to Congress: Mike Rowe Speaks Give Us a Highway Bill Now to Congress About A new multiyear highway bill must be a top legislative priority Associated Equipment Distributors’ (AED) 2011 Chairman Dennis Kruepke told a crowd gathered for the Rally for Roads May 25 on the National Mall in front of the U.S. Capitol building. “A new highway program is about America’s future,” said Kruepke, who is president and CEO of McCann Industries, the Case equipment dealership serving the Chicago metropolitan area with seven branch locations. “It’s about having the roads and bridges we need to compete in the 21st Century. It’s about getting traffic moving again, reducing the costs of congestion, and wasting less time and less gas sitting in traffic. It’s about a better environment.
It’s about having roads that get our families home safely. “We need a road bill that builds a solid foundation for America’s future economic leadership. And we need it now,” Kruepke told rally attendees. Held in conjunction with the Transportation Construction Coalition’s (TCC) 2011 Washington Fly-In and spearheaded by the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association and the National Ready-Mixed Concrete Association, the Rally for Roads brought together construction industry leaders and senior members of Congress involved in transportation policy. Speakers from Capitol Hill included House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Ranking see BILL page 10
Manufacturing Jobs Mike Rowe, host of the Discovery Channel’s TV program Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe, testified before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee’s hearing on “Manufacturing Our Way to a Stronger Economy” in support of U.S. manufacturing jobs and the Association of Equipment Manufacturers’ (AEM) I Make America campaign. In his testimony, Rowe described his experiences working with manufacturers and skilled laborers across America, his personal initiatives in support of jobs creation and the importance of paved roads and reliable bridges. In his written testimony, Rowe said, “I am ready, able and eager to partner with the federal government to help reconnect our country to the importance of manufacturing and skilled labor.” see JOBS page 10