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July 24, 2016 • Vol. IX • No. 15 • 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215/885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • Fax 215/885-2910
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Becco Crews Demolish Bird Creek Bridges By Lori Tobias
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CEG CORRESPONDENT
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Construction crews recently demolished the last of eight bridges as part of a $45 million Oklahoma Department of Transportation project to expand U.S. 169 in Owasso. The expansion, which stretches 1 mi. (1.6 km) from 56th Street North to 66th Street North, will open the highway from four lanes in each direction to six. “We’re making really good ODOT photo
Before photos — bridge at 56th and the two truss bridges over Bird Creek.
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Table of Contents ................4 Attachment & Parts Section ......................................13-15 Recycling Section ........29-39 Truck & Trailer Section ........ ......................................41-42 Auction Section ............46-51 Business Calendar ............48 Advertisers Index ..............50
see BRIDGE page 20
Construction crews recently demolished the last of eight bridges as part of a $45 million Oklahoma Department of Transportation project to expand U.S. 169 in Owasso.
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Mark Zishka. “We had to regularly go out and make repairs on the trusses. They were high maintenance bridges that we wanted to get off the system as soon as possible. Our maintenance crews were doing maintenance and often it came right before rush hour and created a lot of problems for commuters.” The crews didn’t exactly blow up the truss bridges, but rather set the charges and dropped them straight down. The tricky part
progress on the project,” said Kenna Carmon, ODOT division eight public information officer. Becco Contractors Inc. of Tulsa won the bid for the job and began work in July 2015. It included the removal of two truss bridges over Bird Creek originally built in 1960. “The Bird Creek bridges were in very poor condition,” said ODOT construction engineer
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The expansion, which stretches 1 mi. (1.6 km) from 56th Street North to 66th Street North, will open the highway from four lanes in each direction to six.
ODOT Receives Western States Win Awards $62M Grant for for Transportation Projects 69/75 Project Due to U.S. Sen. James Inhofe, a federal grant will bring convenience, access and safety to the U.S. 69/75 corridor near Durant, putting highway improvements into the fast lane. The $62 million FASTLANE grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation, will help improve safety and efficiency for the significant freight traffic on the U.S. 69/75 corridor by improving approximately 4 mi. (6.4 km) of see DURANT page 40
Seven western state departments of transportation claimed awards in a national competition highlighting excellence in projects that have improved travel safety, reduced roadway congestion and provided more mobility options. The Western Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, known as WASHTO,
announced the winners at its conference in Laramie, Wyo. WASHTO’s membership includes 18 western states and is the second of four regional groups naming recipients of this year’s “America’s Transportation Awards”. Now in its ninth year, the competition — which is sponsored by the American Association of State
Highway and Transportation Officials, the AAA motor club and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce — recognizes the best transportation projects in three categories and sizes: • Quality of Life/Community Development • Best Use of Innovation • Under Budget. see WASHTO page 17