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The official publication of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association VOL. 23, NO. 3 MAY-JUNE 2011

12-37 Special Section: Annual Bridge Design & Construction Issue

∙ Bridge Preservation Action Team Provides Industry Voice

∙ “Bridge-in-a-Backpack”

∙ A Model of Self-Anchor Suspension Ingenuity San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge Replacement

∙ Complex Bridge Jobs Set Benchmarks for Balfour Beatty Infrastructure ∙ ARTBA Bridge Leaders ∙ Bridges Through the Lens

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10 Register Now for ARTBA’s TransOvation 2011 September 7-9, Lansdowne, Va.

35 Project Spotlight: Kernan Boulevard & Beach Boulevard Interchange Jacksonville Transportation Authority, Jacksonville, Fla.

39 Terrible Tuscaloosa Twister: Part One of Two

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6 From the Chairman 8 President’s Desk

42 ARTBA News

44 AEM Corner

46 Index to Advertisers

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Transportation Builder® (TB) is the official publication of the American Road & Trans-portation Builders Association, a federation whose primary goal is to aggressively grow and protect transportation infrastructure investment to meet the public and business demand for safe and efficient travel. In support of this mission, ARTBA also provides programs and services designed to give its members a global competitive edge. As the only national publication specifically geared toward transportation development professionals, TB represents the primary source of business, legisla-tive and regulatory news critical to the success and future of the transportation construction industry.

Publisher: T. Peter Ruane, [email protected] Director: Matt Jeanneret, [email protected]: Jaime Mahoney, [email protected] Writers: Holly Bolton, ARTBA awards & scholarship program manager, [email protected]; Tom Hessling, ARCADIS U.S., Inc.; Steve Jones, Balfour Beatty Infrastructure; Rich Juliano, ARTBA vice president of federal & state relations, [email protected]; Kirk Landers, ARTBA consultant; Barry Raeburn, Advanced Infrastructure Technologies; Greg Sitek, ARTBA consultant; Michael Stenko, Transpo Industries, Inc.; Siva Venugopalan, Siva Corrosion Services, Inc.

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Executive CommitteeChairman: Bill Cox, Corman Construction, Inc., Annapolis Junction, Md. Senior Vice Chairman: Paul Yarossi, HNTB Corporation, New York, N.Y.First Vice Chairman: Steve Wright, Wright Brothers Construction Company, Charleston, Tenn.Northeastern Region Vice Chairman: Nick Ivanoff, Ammann & Whitney, New York, N.Y.Central Region Vice Chairman: Kenneth Aldridge, Aldridge Electric, Inc., Libertyville, Ill.Southern Region Vice Chairman: Thomas S. Elmore, Eutaw Construction Co., Inc., Aberdeen, MSWestern Region Vice Chairman: Jim Andoga, Austin Bridge & Road, Irving, TexasVice Chairman At–Large: Doug Black, Oldcastle Materials, Inc., Atlanta, Ga. Vice Chairman At–Large: Robert Close, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Orange, Calif.Vice Chairman At–Large: John Houle, 3M Traffic Safety Systems Division, St. Paul, Minn.Vice Chairman At–Large: John Kulka, HRI, Inc., State College, Pa. Vice Chairman At–Large: Robert H. Luffy, American Bridge Company, Corapolis, Pa.Vice Chairman At–Large: David S. Zachry, Zachry Construction Corporation, San Antonio, TexasARTBA–TDF Board of Trustees Chairman: Leo Vecellio, Jr., Vecellio Group, Inc., West Palm Beach, Fla.Young Executive Leadership Council Chairman: Christopher Fronheiser, AECOM, Baltimore, Md.Treasurer: Tom Hill, Summit Materials LLC, Washington, D.C.Secretary and President/CEO: T. Peter Ruane, ARTBA, Washington, D.C.Contractors: Thomas Iovino, Judlau Contracting, Inc., College Point, N.Y.Contractors First Vice President: Jeffrey F. Nelson, David Nelson Construction Co., Palm Harbor, Fla.Research & Education: Robert J. Plymale, Marshall University, Huntington, W.V.AEM: Ronald M. DeFeo, TEREX Corporation, Westport, Conn.Materials & Services: Aaron Ozinga, Ozinga Materials, Inc., Mokena, Ill.Planning & Design: Michael P. Hoff, P.E., AECOM, Middleton, Wis.Public–Private Partnerships: D.J. Gribbon, Macquarie Securities (USA), Inc., Infrastructure Group, New York, N.Y.Traffic Safety Industry: Joy Shamay, Evonik Degussa Corp., Bluffton, S.C.Transportation Officials: Darren Kettle, Ventura County Transportation Commission, Ventura, Calif.Council of State Executives Chairman: Robert A. Briant, Jr., UTCA of New Jersey, Allenwood, N.J. Immediate Past ARTBA Chairman: Larry Tate, Caterpillar Inc., Decatur, Ill. Past Chairmen’s Council Representative: James R. Madara, P.E., Gannett Fleming, Inc., Allentown, Pa.

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Bridge Policy & Promotion Council

Now in its third year and com-prised of nearly 70 members, the ART-BA Bridge Policy & Promotion Coun-cil (BPPC) and its action teams have been working to exchange and create “best practice” information, advocate for new federal bridge policies, and highlight the latest design, construc-tion and materials innovations. The BPPC brings different sectors of the industry together to ensure a strong private sector voice in national bridge policy and activities. The BPPC meets several times a year at major ARTBA meetings and has additional confer-ence calls and activities throughout the year. Contact ARTBA’s Allison Wenograd at [email protected] to learn more about how the BPPC can help your firm.

Bridge Preservation Action Team

Earlier this year, the Bridge Pres-ervation Association merged with ARTBA and became the “Bridge Pres-ervation Action Team” (BPAT) under the BPPC. BPAT’s work plan includes:

•Developing national policy on bridge preservation promotion;

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bridge advocates. During the Great Depression years, the association played a key role in passage of the first-ever federal investment tar-geted to bridges. The “Emergency Relief Appropriations Act” provided the equivalent of $3.2 billion in to-day’s dollars for bridge work.

Of course, ARTBA’s signature achievement and the reason it was originally founded, was to push for a federally-supported network of in-terstate highways. When President Eisenhower signed the 1956 law cre-ating the Interstate Highway System, it ushered in the biggest bridge con-struction era the world has ever seen, with more than 55,000 bridges even-tually built on the system.

In the 1970s, we led the charge to create permanent investment pro-grams specifically to support bridge work. In the last three surface trans-portation laws, ARTBA has helped boost the federal government’s com-mitment to state and local bridge improvement programs. And we continue to make the case today for another major infusion of investment in the multi-year highway/transit bill pending before Congress.

The association is actively leading in these areas:

Unparalleled Bridge Market Development Leadership

This special issue of “Transporta-tion Builder” is all about bridg-es… which suits me just fine.

New bridge construction and old bridge repair/rehabilitation have been specialties at my firm, Corman Con-struction, since it was founded more than 90 years ago.

Bridges connect communities, literally and figuratively. They help improve mobility and safety, and fa-cilitate the movement of goods and services. In short, bridges have been critical to the success of the American infrastructure development story.

However, as we begin the second decade of the 21st century, about one-quarter of all U.S. bridges are “func-tionally obsolete” or “structurally de-ficient.” It is clear additional federal resources will be needed to improve and modernize these structures to meet the demands of a growing popu-lation and economy.

Fortunately, and it should not come as a surprise, your national as-sociation is already at work on several fronts to address the issues at hand.

Bridge Advocates from the Beginning

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•Creation of product and service area-specific “best practice” guides and educational webinars for bridge owners, planners, designers and contractors;

•Assisting state and local government agencies in updating their bridge specifications; and

•Development of content for ART-BA’s TransOvation™ 2011, the first annual innovation workshop, which will be held September 7-9 in Lees-burg, Va.

Learn more about BPAT on page 12 of this issue.

International Bridge Conference

This issue’s editorial content and its release in conjunction with the In-ternational Bridge Conference (IBC) in Pittsburgh, Pa., is no coincidence. Our strategic partnership with the IBC’s host, the Engineers’ Society of West-ern Pennsylvania, is now in its second year and continues to be very produc-tive. ARTBA has been developing new program content aimed at help-ing boost attendance by contractors, engineers, public officials and other industry executives. This includes the June 7 National Bridge Industry Work-shop featuring top officials from the Federal Highway Administration for discussions about preservation, asset management, contract administration, innovation and P3s.

Editorial FocusI encourage you to read through

the editorial on the pages that follow. We highlight innovative products such as the “Bridge-in-a-Backpack” product developed by Advanced Infrastructure Technologies. It will

also be showcased later this year at TransOvation™. This issue also spotlights several projects, features profiles of top bridge sector lead-ers, and includes a pictorial of bridges across America, including the iconic Hoover Dam Bypass.

A commitment to bridge market development… providing network-ing and business development op-

portunities for industry executives… sharing information and fostering in-novation… all reasons why ARTBA’s leadership in the bridge sector is un-paralleled!


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T. Peter RuaneARTBAPresident & CEO

A Bridge to Somewhere

Since Sunday, November 6, 2005, I’ve kept a particular copy of “Pa-rade” magazine in my office for

all to see. The unfortunate headline reads: “A Visit To The Bridge To No-where.” It has been the lasting carica-ture of SAFETEA-LU, the federal sur-face transportation bill signed into law in the summer of that year. Worse yet, writing for a readership of 75 mil-lion Americans, the author contended that the proposed Alaska bridge was the symbol of all federal government waste and pork barrel spending.

As the prime advocates for federal transportation investment, ARTBA has been fighting this false image ever since. Even though the infamous “Parade” piece stated that so-called “pork projects” comprised only one percent of the total federal budget, the casual reader was left with a vastly different impression. Similarly, we’ve all shared the frustra-tion of trying to refute the “bridge” caricature when talking to otherwise well-informed friends, neighbors and elected officials who think that our federal transportation programs are simply a big pot of earmarks.

ARTBA has a unique record of developing compelling facts, data and research about the benefits of federal transportation investment. But, espe-

cially in today’s hyper-kinetic, multi-media age, symbolism often counts for a lot more than facts. That’s why I’ve kept “Parade’s” “Bridge to Nowhere” issue close at hand. It re-minds visitors to my office that we’ve been facing a massive public rela-tions challenge in recent years, one that undermines long-standing, basic assumptions about the value of the federal transportation programs.

Hot Dam! ... And a Cool New Bridge

Fortunately, my yellowing 2005 copy of “Parade” now shares space with another issue from Sunday, Oc-tober 17, 2010, commemorating the Hoover Dam’s 75th anniversary and the opening of the magnificent Mike O’Callaghan —Pat Tillman Memo-rial Bridge, popularly known as the Hoover Dam Bypass. In full color, “Parade” urged readers to celebrate the “cool new bridge.” Here we have a symbol equally as powerful as the “bridge to nowhere.” It’s a bridge to somewhere; some may even say to everywhere. Arguably, this super structure has become an icon shaping the public’s view of transportation construction for the next generation.

The benefits of the new bridge

are irrefutable. It came in on-time and on-budget, and features numerous engineering and construction innova-tions. Prior to the bridge’s opening, vehicles actually drove across the dam itself. Related traffic congestion was the number one factor determining travel time between Las Vegas and Phoenix. No more. U.S. 93 across the bridge is now free flowing. In short, it is connecting communities, facilitating economic growth, solving mobility challenges and addressing na-tional security concerns.

An Awe-Inspiring TourSeveral ARTBA members can at-

test to this personally because they saw it for themselves in March. A highlight of ARTBA’s Board meeting in Las Vegas was a special presentation on the bridge by its project director, Dave Zanetell of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). His mes-sage of innovation and public-private cooperation was infectious. Later, a busload of us joined Dave and Rick Suarez, Dave’s boss at FHWA’s Cen-tral Federal Lands, for a special tour of this new marvel.

We were hardly the only people walking the length of the new bridge on that warm spring day. Numerous tourists joined us, both to soak in the



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breathtaking views and see this won-drous structure up close. It struck me that in their daily lives, most of them probably didn’t spend much time thinking about transportation infra-structure or how to pay for it. But here they were, taking hours out of this particular day to visit America’s newest 21st century transportation in-frastructure landmark.

Symbolism & ObligationAs part of ARTBA’s “Transpor-

tation Makes America Work!” cam-paign, we’ve produced a brief video highlighting the Hoover Dam Bypass. It provides a powerful testimonial to what our industry can accomplish—in

ligation to repeat like-minded stories routinely to neighbors, community leaders, the media, and elected repre-sentatives. No one else will do this for you! We will not realize increased transportation investment in today’s political environment without “parad-ing” our unique contributions. We can’t let others falsely define us!

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We’re distributing the video to the news media, thought leaders and all over Capitol Hill with this mes-sage: There are many other similar transportation improvement projects in communities around America that are ready to go if Congress would just take action on a long-term, robust sur-face transportation bill.

The Hoover Dam Bypass, which will upgrade the region’s transpor-tation infrastructure for decades to come, is a very real symbol of Ameri-can ingenuity and offers a glimpse of the future. Our industry has an ob-


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Action Team Provides Voice on Bridge Preservation

By Michael Stenko

ARTBA Action Team

As we look to the future of our nation’s infrastructure, it has become obvious that there

needs to be a fundamental change in our approach to bridge maintenance. Until recently, this involved reactive measures rather than proactive ones. It is clear that this practice, along with less than adequate funding, has led to the current situation where an over-whelming number of our bridges are in need of major attention. We need collaboration and leadership to ad-dress the preservation needs in the bridge sector.

To that end, we recently merged the former Bridge Preserva-tion Association (BPA) with ART-BA’S Bridge Policy and Promotion Council (BPPC). This new action team under the BPPC is called the “Bridge Preservation Action Team” (BPAT). The mission of the BPAT will focus on bridge preservation and maintenance practices, procedures, products and technologies that help stakeholders enhance bridge perfor-mance, extend their service life and increase public safety.

What Type of Issues Need to Be Addressed?

Bridge preservation centers on ac-tivities performed on bridge elements or components that aim to prevent, delay, or reduce deterioration. These activities do not entail structural or operational improvements of an exist-ing bridge asset beyond its originally designed capacity.

Currently, the nation’s bridges are inspected bi-annually in an effort to classify conditions and assign each one a corresponding rating. Unfortunately, these inspections do not always result in maintenance actions, and when ac-tions are taken, they are more often than not preservation based.

The Reality of Aging Infrastructure

As an example, the detrimental effect of corrosion caused by the use of deicing salts and the environment can be addressed with relatively mini-mal cost if action is initiated soon after it is detected. When corrosion is left untreated, it will progress at an expo-nential rate and can lead to partial or complete failure. Repairs or replace-ment on failed components or struc-tures can cost as much as 10 times that of a scheduled maintenance or preservation procedure.

Furthermore, the aging infrastruc-ture requires increased maintenance. In the past, owners were not able to identify cancerous corrosion related damage that lead to expensive repairs or replacement. However, there are many non-destructive tests (NDT) available to identify cancerous nature of corrosion.

The Future of BridgesBy not making a concerted effort

to preserve the condition of this na-tion’s bridges, the number in poor or critical condition has and will continue to grow in the future. Many bridges in

the nation’s inventory are in the need of extensive and costly rehabilitation in as little as half of their original design life. By definition “preservation” is a treatment or practice that is designed to extend the structure’s service life.

In recent years, the Federal High-way Administration (FHWA), Ameri-can Association of State Highway and

By Siva Venugopalan

“Currently, our country’s bridges are inspected bi-annually in an effort to clas-sify bridge conditions and assign each one a corre-sponding rating. Unfortu-nately, these inspections do not always result in main-tenance actions, and when actions are taken, they are more often than not pres-ervation based.”



Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and other groups have begun to focus their attention on this issue in order to gain a greater understanding as to the short and long-term benefits of effec-tive bridge preservation programs.

The BPAT AgendaThe BPAT’s plan of work will ad-

dress the industry’s perspective on bridge preservation. Activities will include the formulation of national policies on bridge preservation, cre-ation of products including, best prac-tice guides and educational materials, and development of content for the

International Bridge Conference and TransOvation™. BPAT representa-tives will also continue to serve as the private-sector technical liaisons to the Bridge Preservation Expert Task Group (BPETG), organized by FHWA, and the Transportation System Pres-ervation Technical Services Program (TSP-2), sponsored by AASHTO.

The BPAT hopes to attract mem-bers with knowledge of the bridge in-dustry and bridge preservation as well as those with unique or specific areas of expertise. Industry experts will be asked to contribute to the creation of educational and informational tools in

their specific areas of knowledge. The BPAT will be working to establish sub-committees and work plans for vari-ous bridge components that would qualify for preservation.

Existing BPA members will become ARTBA members. For more informa-tion, or to get involved with the BPAT, visit www.artbabridgecouncil.org or contact ARTBA’s Vice President of Member Services Allison Wenograd at [email protected].

Michael Stenko is the president of Transpo Industries, Inc., and chair of the BPAT. He can be reached at [email protected].

Siva Venugopalan is principal at Siva Corrosion Services, Inc., and co-chair of the BPAT. He can be reached at [email protected].

Bridge preservation focuses on activities performed on bridge elements or components that aim to prevent, delay, or reduce deterioration. These activities do not entail structural or operational improvements of an existing bridge asset beyond its originally designed capacity.

“By not making a concerted effort to preserve the condi-tion of this nation’s bridges, the number of bridges in poor or critical condition has and will continue to grow in the future. Many bridges in the nation’s inventory are in the need of extensive and costly rehabilitation...”


That’s why he recognizes the importance of the National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse.

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The world’s largest cyber library of educational webinars, best practices, laws and regulations, statistics, training information and more is available at www.workzonesafety.org.

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Design-BuildNew Technology

“Bridge-in-a-Backpack” By Barry Raeburn

New technologies are criti-cal to repairing or replac-ing deficient infrastructure

with more cost effective, longer last-ing products, compared to traditional construction.

The University of Maine, the Maine Department of Transporta-tion (MaineDOT), and Advanced In-frastructure Technologies (AIT) have a product application that will play a role in alleviating some of the country’s transportation infrastructure needs.

The product is based on a tech-nology known as the “Bridge-in-a-Backpack” developed over a nine year testing process at the University of Maine and being commercialized by AIT. The product was first used in 2008, and MaineDOT is currently building five new bridges using the technology, including the beautiful, 38-foot-long Royal River Bridge in Auburn, Maine and the 55-foot-long Farm-Access Overpass in Caribou, Maine.

Portable Structure“Bridge-in-a-Backpack” is a light-

weight, corrosion resistant bridge construction technology based on carbon fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composite arch tubes that serve as a bridge’s main superstruc-ture components. The technology received its name from the relative portability of its input materials. According to creator Dr. Habib Dagher, director of the University of Maine-based AEWC Advanced

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The beautiful, 38-foot-long Royal River Bridge in Auburn, Maine, was built using “Bridge-in-a-Backpack” technology.



Structures and Composites Center, the carbon fiber composite tubes that form the structural supports for the bridge could be rolled up to fit inside a backpack.

AIT’s custom designed arches act as stay-in-place formwork, and struc-tural reinforcement for a cast-in-place concrete structure which requires no steel rebar. The arch compos-ite shell protects concrete from the environment—no painting, rusting, cracking, or spalling—thus reduc-ing maintenance costs and increasing bridge lifespan. Finally, the arch form superstructure is simple to place, miti-gating the need for heavy equipment, cranes, and large crews. The system’s structural redundancy and predictable performance ensure long term safety while extensive laboratory testing in-dicates the technology exceeds code requirements.

The Benefits of FRP StructuresFor these reasons, the American

Association of State Highway Trans-portation Official’s (AASHTO) Tech-nology Implementation Group has selected FRP Arch Bridges as a “2011 Focus Technology.” AASHTO high-lights that this technology offers par-ticular advantages in environmentally sensitive areas and in locations where it isn’t feasible to bring in heavy con-struction equipment, saving on ship-ping costs and making the technology friendlier to its natural setting. Addi-tional benefits of FRP structures are that they can be less expensive over the life-cycle, longer lasting in severe exposure environments, and have a lower carbon footprint than many other bridge design options.

How does it work? The carbon fiber tubes, typically 12 or 15 inches in diameter, are tensioned, inflated and formed into arches then infused with resin, causing them to stiffen into shape. Installation is simple. In

Crews set hollow arch tubes, filling them after placing the FRP deck panels atop; arch tubes and panels are sufficiently robust to support concrete placement crews. Arch placement, deck installa-tion, and concrete fill can take as little as two days.

Arch placement requires no heavy equipment, just simple equipment to assist in lowering down any embankments. The lighweight carbon fiber arches weigh less than 200 pounds each.



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the case of the Royal River Bridge in Maine, a total of 13 arch tubes were installed. The arches are then filled with concrete, covered with compos-ite decking material, and topped with compacted soil. The arch tubes can support numerous designs such as highly skewed geometries, single and multi-span designs up to 75-foot span, over road, rail, water crossings, and trail systems.

AIT arch products can speed up construction times, some past installa-tions have taken as little as two weeks to complete. Also the life expectancy of a typical bridge built in this manner is estimated to be 75 to 100 years or longer. In contrast to conventional concrete, wood, and steel bridge designs, this longevity is achieved through the use of highly durable materials, rather than by overdesign-

ing sections with sacrificial thicknesses for expected degradation. With AIT’s FRP arch design, a small volume of fiber-reinforced material encases con-crete, adding strength and ductility to the structure. The design also provides a permanent protective shell for the concrete, increasing durability and lon-gevity by keeping out chemicals and environmental elements.

Award-WinningThe American Society of Civil

Engineers awarded the “Bridge-in-a-Backpack” technology with the pres-tigious “Charles Pankow Award for Innovation” for 2011. In addition, the American Council of Engineering Companies of Maine honored Klein-felder/SEA Consultants for its design of the “Bridge-in-a-Backpack” in Au-burn, Maine, with the “Engineering

Excellence Grand Conceptor” award in the small projects category. This is exciting recognition and validation of the new product application.

Arches make beautiful and effi-cient structures. The design strength and structural redundancy of AIT’s products are two of the key differen-tiating features. The product applica-tion allows for quick response manu-facturing times, accelerated bridge construction, which can reduce traf-fic congestion and can help shorten lengthy construction schedules. Each of AIT’s installations has been cost competitive or cheaper than tradi-tional materials with beneficial and demonstrable longevity factors making the product application well suited for performance-based projects. Further, AIT’s systematic approach to design-ing each site for optimal efficiency and constructability holds advantages for design-build and value-engineering projects.

The technology is designed to cre-ate longer-lasting, lower maintenance bridges, particularly in cold weather states and coastal areas, or anywhere concrete suffers deterioration from corrosive factors due to salt water environments and deicing chemicals. FRP arch bridge applications are gain-ing widespread acceptance through-out New England with installations in three states and designs in five others. Competitive on a first-cost basis with numerous life cycle cost advantages, the use of FRP arches could lift the strain of our nation’s already stressed transportation system while extending the lifespan of our future inventory. O

Barry Raeburn is the executive vice president of Advanced Infrastructure Technologies and can be reached at [email protected].



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Project Spotlight

American Bridge/Fluor En-terprises, Inc., joint venture (ABFJV), is constructing

the first ever single tower “self-an-chored suspension (SAS).” Built to last 150 years, this bridge replaces the truss section of the 22,000-foot (6,800m) San Francisco/Oakland Bay crossing, completed by Ameri-can Bridge in 1936.

The new 2,051-foot (625m) single-tower SAS exhibits in excess of 50,000metric tons (mt) of fabri-cated structural steel, and 25,000mt of temporary steel in the form of the of twin orthotropic box girder (OBG) superstructure elements (31,000mt), serving as support while the tower and cables are being erected. The remainder is made of tower elements (13,600mt), temporary support truss and bents (22,000mt), among a vari-ety of other components.

A Multi-Stage VentureThis $1.8 billion project is being

successfully executed through the or-chestration of four consecutive stages: design and/or erection of temporary truss bridges, orthotropic box girders (OBG), temporary and permanent erection towers, and the main and suspender cables.

The twin 607.5m eight-span trusses are each 10 meters wide, and range from 6.5m to 12.5m deep. They are being erected in 35 stages by a variety of methods, with ulti-

mate purpose to support the vertical loads from the box girders as well as lateral loads from wind and poten-tial seismic conditions. The 28 OBG sections are approximately 29m (95-foot) wide, 5m (16-foot) tall, from 20-80m (70-2,660-foot) long and weigh between 480-1,450mt (530-1600t). The sections have been linked through a combination of bolted and welded connections to create two 615m (2,000-foot) road decks and will be permanently sus-tained by the 4,600-foot (1,400m) long, 31.5-inch (800mm) in diameter main cable that will be continuous

from east deck to anchorage to tow-er top to west deviation anchorage back to tower top and back to east deck anchorage.

The 5,720t (5,189mt) cable will be made up of 137 pre-fabricated parallel wire strands (PPWS) and con-sist of 127 wires per strand, wrapped with “z” wire. After the hanger ropes (649mt or 715t) are erected, the 34,000t (30,844mt) OBG deck will be transferred from the temporary trusses to the hanger and main cable in a carefully engineered and precisely sequenced operation making it self-anchored.

San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge ReplacementA Model of Self-Anchor Suspension IngenuityBy John Callaghan, Kadi Camardese, Michael Cegelis, and Thomas Nilsson

The new 2,051-foot (625m) single-tower self-anchored suspension exhibits in excess of 50,000mt (metric tons) of fabricated structural steel, and 25,000mt of temporary steel in the form of the of twin orthotropic box girder (OBG) superstructure elements (31,000mt), serving as support while the tower and cables are being erected.



On the Way to CompletionSince the project’s start in 2006,

ABFJV is over 70 percent com-plete. The third stage of the proj-ect—constructing the single tower portion, which consists of four in-dependent shafts, each made up of four field spliced segments (lifts 1 through 4) interconnected by shear link beams and cross-braces is also nearly complete.

The weight of the shafts for each section range between 1,100mt (1,213t) and 450mt (497t) and their lengths range between 48m (157-foot) and 33m (10-foot). The four shafts are capped by a single built up fabricated piece (tower grillage-lift 5) and the tower’s supporting element for the suspension cable (tower sad-dle-lift 6).

The tower grillage and the tow-er saddle each weigh approximately 450mt (497t). The completed tower

will stand 160m (525-foot) above wa-ter level.

Surrounding the perimeter of the permanent tower is a 161m (528-foot) temporary erection tower designed and fabricated to support the hoisting system, and a tower crane as well as to provide access to the tower’s exterior dur-ing construction.

The Final PhaseErection lifts 1 through 4 have

been successfully placed in their fi-nal positions through the process of tipping 16 individual tower lifts from a horizontal position on a floating barge and hoisting them and trans-lating the lifts to their final place po-

sition at a maximum lifting height of just 166.6m.

American Bridge and ABFJV are now gearing up for this monumental project’s next step—erection of the tower saddle and main cables.

For more information on this proj-ect, visit www.americanbridge.net. O

John Callaghan, Kadi Camardese, Mi-chael Cegelis, and Thomas Nilsson are part of the American Bridge Company team. For more information, contact: [email protected].

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The tower grillage and the tower saddle each weigh approximately 450mt (497t). The com-pleted tower will stand 160m (525-foot) above water level.



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Project Management

Models of Efficiency Complex Bridge Jobs Set Benchmarks for Balfour Beatty Infrastructure

In an industry where cost overruns and late project completion are anything but rare, one company is

building a new level of efficiency into the process, with some bold results.

Recent bridge projects of Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, Inc.’s, Southeast Region have become examples of well-oiled management, as a number of awards and honors attest. Despite a depth of complexity and technical nuances, both the Trent River Bridge in New Bern, N.C., and the Morganton Bridge near Fort Bragg, N.C., wrapped up ahead of schedule and have drawn attention as models of efficiency.

Trent River BridgeThe Trent River Bridge is a

1,800-foot, double-leaf bascule bridge that opened in March 2010 after three years of demolition and construction. The bridge, which spans an area where the Trent and Neuse rivers meet, provided a backdrop for New Bern’s yearlong celebration of its 300th birthday.

“The town held a mock funeral in 2007 for the old Alfred Cunningham Bridge, which had been in use for 53 years,” said Mark Johnnie, vice presi-dent of Balfour Beatty Infrastructure’s Southeast Division. “It was an old, swing-span bridge. Members of the New Bern community were happy to get a 21st century bridge in its place.”

They may also have been happy with the company’s punctuality. Even

though the North Carolina Depart-ment of Transportation (NCDOT) gave Balfour Beatty Infrastructure an extension on the daunting job, the team concluded its work three months ahead of schedule.

One of the major challenges as-sociated with the $39.2 million project was complying with a four-month “fish moratorium,” during which there was no in-water work allowed. “We were able to build our cofferdam before the deadline, which required some precise planning and a tremendous amount of work,” Johnnie said. “Hitting that

milestone was a real testament to the team’s focus.”

The structure involved a con-crete deck, which is out of the ordi-nary for bascule bridges because of the extra weight it creates: each of the massive bascule sections weighs 1.6 million pounds.

“The mechanism of this bridge is precise and complicated,” said Jay Boyd, the project manager. “The bal-ances and counterweights are set up so a motor of only 50 horsepower is able to effectively raise and lower these 100-foot-long leaves. It’s a highly

The Trent River Bridge is a 1,800-foot, double-leaf bascule bridge that opened in March 2010 after three years of demolition and construction. The bridge, which spans an area where the Trent and Neuse rivers meet, provided a backdrop for New Bern’s yearlong celebration of its 300th birthday.

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sophisticated bridge, technologically.”Balfour Beatty Infrastructure re-

ceived a North Carolina Department of Labor “Gold Safety Award” for working an entire year without a lost-time injury. The project also had an environmentally spotless record.

Morganton Road BridgeThe Morganton Road Bridge re-

placement and highway-widening proj-ect, which Balfour Beatty Infrastructure finished in November 2009, received high accolades for project manage-ment innovation. The Department of Transportation’s Southern Region pre-sented project owner NCDOT a 2010 “America’s Transportation Award” to recognize the job’s excellence.

The $11.8 million project at Fay-etteville, N.C., near Fort Bragg includ-ed demolition and replacement of a bridge. The team also constructed more than a half mile of highway, three retaining walls and four ramps.

“This job had a number of logisti-cal challenges, but the team handled them without a hitch,” said Keith Nixon, project manager. “As a result, we finished more than a month early. Our people worked hard seven days a week so we could open up the flow of traffic ahead of schedule. Everything proceeded like clockwork.”

Among the challenges was the pouring of concrete at night, some-thing Balfour Beatty Infrastructure did to avoid the negative effects of day-time temperatures. The team also used more than 150,000 pounds of ice to control the temperature of the poured concrete.

Because the area was near a busy shopping center, Balfour Beatty Infra-structure waited until after the holiday season to close the bridge. Everything was geared toward minimizing disrup-tion to the local economy and the residents’ mobility.

One of the most notable feats was the demolition of the existing bridge in a single weekend, followed by the six-month construction of a new, wider bridge that accommodates more traffic. Workers completed all deck soffit, overhands and concrete in fewer than four weeks.

On May 15, 2009, the team closed the All-American Highway, set 785,000 pounds of steel and re-opened the highway to traffic by 5 a.m. on May 17. The work was fin-ished 12 hours early. “Keeping the traffic flowing in this busy community was a high priority for us,” Nixon said. “We kept lane closures to a minimum,

and I think area motorists appreciated that extra effort.”

Johnnie pointed to the close wok-ing relationship between Balfour Be-atty Infrastructure and NCDOT as a major factor in the project’s success. “Every two weeks, we had joint prog-ress meetings,” he said. “There were also weekly walkthroughs. The pro-cess was very efficient, helping us fin-ish early and come in under budget. That’s always a plus for the client.” O

Steve Jones is a marketing communica-tions specialist for Balfour Beatty Infra-structure, Inc. He can be reached at [email protected].

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Bridge Leaders

Join us in recognizing five luminaries who are giant figure in their own firms and bring leadership and innovation to the transportation community.

The vibrancy of any industry group depends on the active involvement and leadership qualities of its members, and ARTBA is no exception.

In this issue, ARTBA is recognizing the contributions of five outstanding leaders involved in the organization’s bridge activities:

•Ted Zoli, vice president and technical director for HNTB Corporation;

•Linda Figg, president, CEO and director of bridge art for FIGG;

•Vijay Chandra, senior vice president and director of structures for Parsons Brinckerhoff;

•Mike Flowers, president and chief executive officer of American Bridge Company; and

•Dave Zanetell, Hoover Dam Bypass, project manager.

Each of these individuals provides ARTBA and the bridge community lead-ership in many ways—innovation, technical achievement, business acumen, aes-thetics, and more. In the following profiles, we sketch the unique qualities and contributions of each leader. O

A Salute to ARTBA’s 2011 Bridge Leaders



As a bridge-industry leader within ARTBA, Ted Zoli has shared his expertise and energy on many

endeavors, including the staging of the association’s TransOvationTM workshop, scheduled for September 7-9 in Virginia.

His leadership in the engineer-ing and design of bridges has made him one of the industry’s most recog-nized figures, the subject of profiles in magazines like “Esquire” and “Popu-lar Mechanics,” and the recipient of a “MacArthur Foundation Genius Award.”

Zoli is vice president and technical director for HNTB Corporation. He is also the internationally recognized innovator behind a stunning variety of

bridges—short span, long span, mov-able, pedestrian, rail. His most noted bridges include the award-winning ca-ble-stayed Zakim Bunkerhill Bridge in Boston, the curved cable-stayed Oma-ha Pedestrian Bridge in Omaha, and the Atlantic Avenue Viaduct in New York City, which is being replaced in stages on weekends.

Concept & DesignZoli developed the concept and

led the design of the Blennerhasset Bridge in West Virginia, a network tied arch bridge with a system of hangers that added economy, stiff-ness and redundancy to the 900-foot span. He also designed a series of network-tied arches for the N.J. Tran-sit/Amtrak Portal Bridge project that delivered similar benefits for rail lines crossing major rivers.

Among the short span bridges in Zoli’s body of work, one of the most unusual is the 396-foot-long Squibb Park Bridge in Brooklyn Heights, N.Y. The sustainable design, due to open next year, is crafted from rot-resistant, durable wood calculated to blend with the leafy environs of Brooklyn Heights and add to a park-like atmosphere.

At the Industry’s ForefrontZoli is using some of the money

from the MacArthur grant to develop a lightweight, ultra-portable pedestrian rope bridge for areas in which bridges are lacking.

Following the terrorist attacks of 9/11, Zoli was at the forefront of the bridge community in developing pro-tective measures for such extreme events. His innovations included pro-tective measures for the main cables and hangers of suspension bridges in-corporating advanced composite ma-terials, and he devised tests to make sure they met desired goals. His con-tinuing research in this area has also looked into fire effects on bridge com-ponents, which has become a major consideration in bridge design.

Zoli received a B.S. in engineer-ing from Princeton University and an M.S. from the California Institute of Technology. He has been with HNTB since 1990. He is also a visiting lec-turer in Princeton University’s De-partment of Civil Engineering, and an adjunct professor in the Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at Columbia University. O

TED ZOLI

Innovative LeadershipHNTB Vice President & MacArthur Grant Recipient

The award-winning cable-stayed Zakim Bun-kerhill Bridge in Boston, Mass.



In addition to providing leadership within ARTBA as a member of the Bridge Policy and Promotion Coun-

cil and as a board member, Linda Figg has been one of the most visible lead-ers in the bridge industry throughout her career.

She is president, CEO, and direc-tor of bridge art for FIGG, a family of companies that specialize in bridge de-sign and engineering. Launched in 1978 by Linda’s father, the company’s culture has famously blended art and engineer-ing in its bridges. After graduating from Auburn University as a civil engineer, she brought her own art and science to the firm and succeeded her father, Gene, as president in 2002.

FIGG customers have received 325 design awards for their bridges, including three “Presidential Awards” from the National Endowment for the Arts, and the company’s bridges have appeared on more than 200 magazine covers. Linda Figg has worked on all as-pects of bridge development, from con-cept through construction, contributing artistry, engineering, business acumen and project management expertise.

A Unique ContributorOne of her unique contributions

to the bridge industry is finding ef-fective ways to involve communities in the design of their own bridges. She created the “FIGG Bridge Design CharetteTM” process to expedite com-munity input and has facilitated more

than 300 public workshops for bridge design. “Engineering News Record” magazine hailed this process when honoring her in 1998, calling it “an innovative approach that allows local citizens to vote on a preferred bridge design, promoting seldom seen enthu-siasm among officials and residents.”

Two examples of bridges de-signed with community input include the Broadway Bridge in Daytona Beach, Fla., which won the 2002 “Gus-tav Lindenthal Medal” at the Interna-tional Bridge Conference, and the Penobscot Narrows Bridge & Obser-vatory, in Maine, which features the tallest public observatory in the world atop one of its 420-foot-high pylons.

Innovative Financing LeadersWith funding an ever more nettle-

some challenge in the bridge industry, Linda Figg and her company have also become leaders in innovating financing.

She has served the construction and bridge industries in many capaci-ties in her 29-year career. She cur-rently serves as chairman of the Con-

struction Industry Round Table, an advocacy group of 100 CEOs from leading engineering, architectural and construction companies. She is vice-chairman of the American Segmen-tal Bridge Institute and has received Auburn University’s “Engineering Achievement Award.”

Linda Figg has been a featured speaker at industry events, university programs, and community gatherings. She has written extensively about bridge design and construction, both for professional audiences and for the general public, and she has produced “Big Cable Bridges—How did they do that?” an educational DVD to stimu-late interest in bridge design among young people. O

From a Family of Bridge Designers and BuildersFIGG President & Chief Executive Officer

Sustainable Bridges that Capture Community Spirit

Linda Figg President/CEO/Director of Bridge Art FIGG

Communities are unique, with characteristics that make each one a special place to live, work, and visit. Creating Bridges as Art® can be developed through bridge aesthetics that showcase the special features of a community and celebrate their landscape. Extensive community involvement, by listening, learning and adapting, is the best resource for capturing a community’s vision. Through several case studies, including the new I - 35W Bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this presentation will demonstrate how successful context sensitive solutions have been incorporated into bridges for communities across the United States. Each of these bridges reflects the spirit of the community while embracing the landscape where the bridge will be built. Respect for nature, historical significance, adjacent architecture and cultural heritage are a few of the considerations that might impact the bridge features for a community.

Biographical Sketch: Linda Figg is President/CEO and Director of Bridge Art for FIGG, an international firm that exclusively specializes in bridges. FIGG bridges have received over 325 awards for customers, recognizing economy, innovation, sustainability, and aesthetics, including three Presidential Awards through the National Endowment for the Arts. Linda presently serves as Chair of the board of directors of the Construction Industry Round Table. She was named as one of Engineering News Record’s Top 22 Newsmakers in 1998 and Concrete Construction magazine named Linda as one of the 13 most influential people in the concrete industry in 2007. In 2009 Linda was named to the Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame. Linda’s passion for creating environment friendly and functional bridge sculptures has led her to focus on improving the

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The new I-35W Bridge in Minnesota.

LINDA FIGG



V ijay Chandra has been a leader in technology innovations in the bridge industry throughout a

career that spans more than four de-cades. He is the senior vice president and director of structures for Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB) and his contributions to ARTBA include chairmanship of the Bridge Policy & Promotion Council’s “New Technologies” action team.

As an industry leader, Chandra has chaired the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) committee on bridges and served as an active mem-ber of the PCI committee on transpor-tation and the Post-tensioning Institute committees on bridges and stay cables. Within PB, he manages the National Technical Excellence Center for major bridges where he directs the efforts of more than 300 engineers on all types of bridges and other structures.

Technological InnovatorChandra has been a consultant,

project engineer or project manager on a dozen major concrete bridge proj-ects, four steel highway bridges, and a

number of other structures. He was the principal-in-charge of the world’s first thermoplastic railroad bridge at Fort Eustis, Va. His recent signature bridges include the one-of-a-kind asymmetrical cable-stayed bridge over the Charles River in Boston, the William H. Natcher Bridge in Kentucky and the St. Croix River Extra-dosed Bridge in Minnesota.

Chandra’s technological innova-tions have come on many levels. At PB, he has initiated, implemented and authored many major computer pro-grams for designing and engineering bridges, and for production aspects of bridge projects. In bridge engineering, he developed new standard bridge elements for the state of Hawaii and designed entirely new cost-effective shapes of prestressed beams for a series of major highway and bridge projects in that state in 1975. He also brought new technologies to the U.S. from other parts of the world, including 15-mm strand for prestressed mem-bers back in 1976, and the ungrouted stay cable system with the “iso-tension” method of tensioning cables in 2007.

Seasoned CommunicatorHailed within his company for his

combination of technical expertise and practical knowledge, Chandra has developed quality assurance/quality control and bridge inspection manu-als, and has served on several Federal Highway Administration Accelerated Construction Technology workshops for reducing design-construction peri-ods for major projects.

His leadership includes extensive work in communicating his knowledge to the industry. He has an engineering degree from India’s University of Mysore and a M.S. in advanced structures from the University of London. He has pub-lished more than 50 articles and papers in a variety of professional and construc-tion publications, and made major pre-sentations in many venues around the United States and the world.

Chandra often shares his personal motto with young engineers under his mentorship: “Love and cherish what you do and accomplish.” O

More Than 40 Years of Bridge Industry LeadershipParsons Brinckerhoff Senior Vice President

The St. Croix River Extra-dosed Bridge in Minnesota.

VIJAY CHANDRA



Mike Flowers’ leadership in the bridge community takes in some of the nation’s largest

and most visible bridge projects of the past two decades, as well as involve-ment in many industry affairs. Re-cently named president and chief ex-ecutive officer of Pennsylvania-based American Bridge Company, Flowers’ involvement in industry leadership includes an active role in ARTBA ini-tiatives and in the association’s Bridge Policy and Promotion Council.

Flowers received his B.S. in engi-neering from West Virginia University and his M.S. from the University of Pittsburgh. He started with Ameri-

can Bridge Company in 1975 and worked mainly on industrial projects in the company’s Pittsburgh region and worked on his master’s degree going to night school. Later he worked on major commercial construction proj-ects, including high-rise buildings and bridges throughout the U.S. His proj-ects included the two-tower “Phase II” of the Renaissance Center in De-troit, the One Mellon Bank Center and PPG Place in Pittsburgh, and the Riverside Drive Viaduct in New York, a total reconstruction of an historic 1,725-foot 26-span deck arch viaduct.

National ReachHe has worked on buildings,

bridges and highways for Mellon Stuart Construction and honed his company management skills. Flowers returned to American Bridge Com-pany in 1994 as senior vice president of operations. He became involved with some of the era’s most notable structures, including the reconstruc-tion of the Williamsburg Suspension Bridge in New York, the MacArthur Causeway in Miami, the Lions Gate Bridge in Vancouver, B.C., and the Gateway Boulevard (Arch) Bridge in Nashville. He also worked on the his-toric reconstruction of the 160-year-old Wheeling Suspension Bridge in West Virginia.

More recently, he was involved in the construction of the world’s largest bascule structure, the 8-leaf

Woodrow Wilson Bridge in the Washington, D.C., area.

A Broad ViewIn 2006, he became director for

one of the largest bridge projects in the country, the construction of the $1.6 billion San Francisco Oak-land Bay Self-Anchored Suspension Bridge in California. He oversaw all aspects of the construction of the unique, single-tower, 12-lane suspension bridge, which features a four-legged steel tower and ortho-tropic box girder superstructure.

Prior to heading American Bridge, Flowers managed the addi-tion of a rail deck to April Bridge in Lisbon, Portugal, and the rehabilita-tion of New York’s heavily trafficked Triborough Bridge.

In addition to his activities with ARTBA and several other industry groups, Flowers participates in the Construction Industry Round Table. O

Two Decades of Visibility and InvolvementAmerican Bridge Company Chief Executive Officer

The Woodrow Wilson Bridge in Washington, D.C., while under construction.

MIKE FLOWERS



Dave Zanetell catapulted into the national leadership spot-light when he accepted the

project manager position for the $240 million Hoover Dam Bypass in 2000. The high visibility project was fraught with complexities. Indeed, Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood noted in his blog that the new crossing re-quired “unprecedented engineering and project management creativity.” A number of Zanetell’s colleagues advised him that taking the job was “career suicide” because the funding was inadequate and the stakeholders would never support it.

“Never Had a Doubt”But Zanetell said he never had a

doubt about the endeavor, much like Frank Crowe, project manager for the original Hoover Dam project, never had a doubt. “I think it’s important that, when you’re leading the effort,

your team knows, ‘Our leader has no doubt,’” said Zanetell. In the end, the stakeholders—two state governments, four federal agencies, five general con-tractors and dozens of consultants—united behind Zanetell. The project, which includes a magnificent 2,000-foot bridge nearly 900 feet above the Colorado River, was completed—to rave reviews—in October 2010.

In 2007, he was also appointed to serve as director of engineering for the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Central Federal Lands High-way Division (CFLHD). He provided operation leadership of the division’s $300 million annual program across 14 western states. Zanetell and his team focused on the division’s design-build, consultant, and construction manage-ment delivery processes. By 2010, the division was named one of the nation’s leading agencies in accelerated pro-gram delivery. The CFLHD has also

been recognized by the Project Man-agement Institute as one of the Top 25 project management organizations in the world.

“Great Things Can Be Done”Dave Zanetell received a B.S. in

engineering from the Colorado School of Mines, and an master’s of civil engi-neering in construction and engineer-ing management from the University of Colorado. He has twice been recog-nized with FHWA’s “Engineering Excel-lence Award” and he has been active in support of ARTBA’s transportation construction management initiatives.

Zanetell’s successes are a remind-er of how vital agency professionals are to all bridge projects. Secretary LaHood said the on-quality, under-budget creation of the new Hoover Dam Bypass, officially named the Mike O’Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge, was “proof positive that Amer-ica is not afraid to dream big.”

Zanetell saw his role in a similar light. He says, “The main outcome we wanted to create is a sense of possibility. Great things can and should be done. It doesn’t have to be that great civil works also leave an uncertain fiscal legacy. We can do both: achieve greatness and do it as planned.” O

In the National SpotlightHoover Dam Bypass Project Manager

The $240 million Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge

DAVE ZANETELL



Bridges Through the Lens

An Industy in PicturesBridge Design & Construction

Earlier this year, Transportation Builder’s (TB) staff asked ARTBA member firms and public agencies to submit their best bridge photos. We received many remarkable photographs in every stage of development; from pre-

planning to construction to breaktaking and artistic completed structures.

Thanks to all who submitted the images on the following pages. O

Photographer: Kevin Ahern, Alfred Benesch & Co. Submitted by: Michael Baker Jr., Inc.

Stearns Road Bridge over the Fox River in Illinois.

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Photographer: Jamey Stillings Submitted by: Jamey Stillings Photography

An aerial view of night-work on the Hoover Dam Bypass while un-der construction. (“The Bridge at Hoover Dam” is an extended pho-tographic essay resulting from a two-year personal project by Jamey Stillings. For more information, see: www.bridgeathooverdam.com.)

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Photographer: Jamey Stillings Submitted by: Jamey Stillings Photography

The completed span of the Mike O’Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge, known as the Hoover Dam Bypass. (“The Bridge at Hoover Dam” is an extended photographic essay resulting from a two-year personal project by Jamey Stillings. For more information, see: www.bridgeathooverdam.com.)

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Photographer: Brian Hull Submitted by: Mississippi Department of Transportation

The new U.S. Highway 82 Mississippi River Bridge is lo-cated 2,800 feet upstream from the 1940 U.S. Highway 82 bridge in Greenville. Features:

• Bridge Type: Cable-stayed• Tower Height: 425 feet above the Mississippi River• Depth of Piers: 129 feet• Number of Spans: 3• Main (middle) span length: 1,378 feet (the fourth lon-

gest cable-stayed span in North America)• Length of Side Spans: 591 feet each• Mississippi Approach: 3,752 feet of roadway and

4,602 feet of bridge• Arkansas Approach: 3,752 feet of roadway and 4,602

feet of bridge• Total Length of Bridge Deck: 2.5 miles• Total Length: 3.8 miles (includes the Mississippi River

crossing, approach structures in each state, and con-necting roadway segments)

• Number of lanes: 4• Cost: $336 million

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Chicago Skyway at sunset (Chicago, Ill.)

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Photographer: Jon Lacey, Michael Baker Jr., Inc. Submitted by: Michael Baker Jr., Inc. Lowering of the pedestrian truss onto the Stearns Road Bridge over the Fox River in South Elgin, Ill.

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Photographer: Brian W. Hull Submitted by: Mississippi Department of Transportation The Biloxi Bay Bridge connecting Biloxi and Ocean Springs, Miss.

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Photographer: Mark McCabe Submitted by: HNTB Corporation

The Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge in Omaha, Neb., is the longest pedestrian bring to link two states.

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Photographer: Jeremy Roskelley Submitted by: Ayres Associates

Bridge inspectors reviewing portions of the Eagle Canyon Bridge along I-70 in central Utah. The inspection was part of a bridge deck replacement project.

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Photographer: John Dowdell Submitted by: RR Dawson Bridge CompanyHurricane Katrina reconstruction of the CSX Transpor-tation Railroad Bridge over the St. Louis Bay in Pass Christian, Miss.

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Photographer: Todd Quam (Digital Sky Aerial Imaging) Submitted by: Sacramento County, DOT

The Watt Avenue Bridge was completed by the Sacramento County, Calif., DOT in 2002.

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Enhancing Transportation for Over 25 Years

The FHWA LTAP/TTAP Clearinghouse, managed by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association- Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF), provides program support for LTAP and TTAP centers.

Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Local and Tribal Technical Assistance Program (LTAP/TTAP) provides information and training to local governments and agencies responsible for over 3 million miles of roadway and 300,000 bridges in the United States.

The LTAP/TTAP network consists of 58 Centers; one in each state, Puerto Rico and regional Centers that serve tribal governments. These Centers may also be known by many other names such as T2, T3 or Technology Transfer Centers. Most LTAP/TTAP Centers are housed at state DOT offices, colleges or universities.

All Centers share a common goal; to bring transportation technology, services, products, and educational resources to the local level. The program’s mission is to foster a safe, efficient, and environmentally sound surface transportation system byimproving skills and increasing knowledge of the transportation workforce and decision makers.

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The FHWA LTAP/TTAP Clearinghouse, managed by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association- Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF), provides program support for LTAP and TTAP centers.

Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Local and Tribal Technical Assistance Program (LTAP/TTAP) provides information and training to local governments and agencies responsible for over 3 million miles of roadway and 300,000 bridges in the United States.

The LTAP/TTAP network consists of 58 Centers; one in each state, Puerto Rico and regional Centers that serve tribal governments. These Centers may also be known by many other names such as T2, T3 or Technology Transfer Centers. Most LTAP/TTAP Centers are housed at state DOT offices, colleges or universities.

All Centers share a common goal; to bring transportation technology, services, products, and educational resources to the local level. The program’s mission is to foster a safe, efficient, and environmentally sound surface transportation system byimproving skills and increasing knowledge of the transportation workforce and decision makers.

To find the LTAP/TTAP Center in your area visit www.ltapt2.org.

Jacksonville’s Kernan Boulevard & Beach Boulevard Interchange

The design-build method of de-livering bridge projects contin-ues to gain momentum across

the county as state agencies seek to do more with less and deliver projects within tighter time frames. While this delivery method is still in its infancy in some states, Florida, in particular, has realized the savings potential design-build can offer. In 2009, the design-build team of ARCADIS and Superior Construction completed the Kernan and Beach Boulevard Interchange for the Jacksonville Transportation Au-thority (JTA) using a design-build pro-curement, completing the project on time and identifying methods to cut $4 million from the client’s original budget for the project.

The ChallengeThis design-build project primarily

consisted of the installation of a new interchange at the existing at-grade in-tersection of Beach and Kernan Bou-levards. The new facility is a modified Single Point Urban Interchange with the six-lane Kernan Boulevard passing over Beach Boulevard.

Construction is an integral part of overall improvements being imple-mented along the 6.6-mile Kernan Boulevard corridor, which connects J. Turner Butler Boulevard with the Wonderwood Connector. This in-terchange, in conjunction with other future projects in the corridor, will provide a significant reduction in traf-

fic congestion along both Beach and Kernan Boulevards.

The ApproachThe design-build team of Superior

Construction and ARCADIS was se-lected by JTA for this project. Design services included preparation of a com-plete set of construction plans and spe-cial provisions in accordance with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), the City of Jacksonville and JTA standard practices. Design includ-ed interchange structures and roadway and drainage system design, as well as

maintenance of traffic, lighting, land-scaping and coordination with utility companies and adjacent construction projects. A three-acre pond was also designed for treatment and attenuation of stormwater runoff.

In order to mitigate for wetland impacts due to construction, a wet-land creation area was designed to offset the impacts. This wetland was designed to be hydrated using dis-charge from the pond through the draw-down orifice.

The interchange structure consists of a three-span continuous steel plate

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girder bridge using integrated pier caps. The 515-foot-long bridge is located on a 2,292-foot radius horizontal curve. Additional components included the construction of MSE walls, a 12-foot multi-use path, a five-foot sidewalk, traffic signals, utility relocations and landscaping. This project connects Ker-nan Boulevard Phase III to the north as well as Kernan Phase IV to the south.

The exit ramps serving Beach Bou-levard consist of a single lane that wid-ens to two, then ultimately four lanes (two left turns, a through lane, and a right turn lane). A U-turn movement is also provided via the “Texas U-turn Ramps.” The entrance ramps from Beach Boulevard consist of two lanes, narrowing to one lane prior to merging with Kernan Boulevard. An additional lane on Beach Boulevard to accommo-date free-flow movement for the right turn movements exiting from Kernan Boulevard is also included.

Utility work included design and FDOT permitting of new utility installa-

The exit ramps serving Beach Boulevard consist of a single lane that widens to two, then ultimately four lanes (two left turns, a through lane, and a right turn lane). A U-turn movement is also provided via the “Texas U-turn Ramps.”

tion within Kernan Boulevard, including 1,890 linear feet of 36-inch HDPE reuse main horizontal directional drill pipeline.

The ResultThe construction of the Beach

and Kernan intersection was complet-ed on schedule in 2009. Notably, the design-build team identified methods to save $4 million from the client’s original budget for the project, reduc-ing the cost from $36 to $32 million. In addition, all project deliverables were submitted within the agreed upon schedule and met all design standards and specifications. The suc-cessful completion of this project was also evident by the large amount of community support that was a result of ongoing coordination with adjacent communities and businesses during design of the interchange. O

Tom Hessling is vice president of AR-CADIS U.S., Inc. He can be reached at [email protected].

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Current Events

Twister Tortures TuscaloosaBy Greg Sitek

The April 27 tornado that dev-astated the home of Alabama’s Crimson Tide has been fea-

tured on the news and front pages of hundreds of newspapers across the country. It was one of the larg-est in the country’s history. How do you measure the size of a tornado? Wind force, velocity, weather bureau strength ratings, physical size, distance traveled, dollar volume of damage, number of buildings destroyed, num-ber of people missing, number of people directly affected, number of people who died, are all factored into the equation.

What really quantifies the size of a

tornado or any disaster is the pain and suffering, the anguish, the misery, the heartache left in its wake. The “Tus-caloosa Twister” was a behemoth, in every way.

Roar of a Freight TrainI was on the phone when the si-

rens started whaling and were then suddenly joined by the unmistakable rumbling freight train—like roar of what was an F5 tornado. The twister had just finished grazing in Arkansas and Mississippi before feasting on Tuscaloosa.

I had just commented, “Oh no, we’re getting hit with another torna-

do,” when suddenly the phone went dead, the lights blinked on and off and joined the phone service in a state of suspended transmission. I waited. Usually the power is off for a few min-utes and then comes back on, but not on Wednesday. It was down for the count. I decided that since I couldn’t work or talk, I would go to the gym. I left and up to the point where I make a right onto a residential street named “Kicker,” everything seemed quite normal. Once on Kicker. every thing changed and I suddenly found myself on an excursion down the River Styx into Hades.

Treetops MissingTreetops were missing, telephone

poles were gone, power lines were snaked across the pavement in an ar-ray of twisted confusion. Police were directing traffic deeper into the pits of hell. As I slowly passed the intersec-tion I would normally have turned left onto for the gym, I saw gigantic an-cient trees humbled and torn out of the ground by 160 m.p.h. winds ex-posing their now-naked root systems. Tuscaloosa’s underground had been uprooted. As far as I could see, there was nothing left standing, either man-made or nature grown.

Carried by a current of chaos, I mindlessly meandered through this now new underworld, observing res-cue workers cutting the serpentine

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The tornado cut a path that leveled blocks of homes.

Editor’s Note: Greg Sitek, an ARTBA consultant and long-time industry journalist, lives in Tuscaloosa and provided this firsthand account of the recent tornados. In the next issue, Sitek will report on the transportation construction industry’s efforts to aid in recovery operations.



power lines from their energy source to render them harmless; others were dismembering trees to clear the way while others were sawing power poles into manageable lengths. Overriding this cacophony—saws, machines, the crackling of still-live power lines, the blaring of horns and straining of en-gines—was the mournful screeching shrill of sirens screaming for everyone to clear the way; amplifying the fact that theirs was a life or death mission. Over the next two hours, I counted 35 ambulances.

Smells of DisasterIf all these things weren’t enough

to traumatize my senses, there were the reeking smells of disaster—burned lumber, rubber, plastic, garbage; gas rushing from ruptured lines; the un-mistaken ozone smell of unleashed electrical energy as still-live wires power lines danced with reckless abandon across debris-covered sites that only minutes ago were covered with homes or businesses.

Water escaping from broken waterlines celebrated its freedom by spewing a hundred feet into the black

foreboding sky then crashing down, adding to the ever-growing mess ac-cumulating everywhere. The trek down Tuscaloosa’s version of the Riv-er Styx finally brought me back to the upper world and onto University Bou-levard. My lightened mood suddenly darkened when I discovered that I had escaped from one hell only to find myself in another. I knew that I was leaving Homer’s Hades and descend-ing into Dante’s Inferno.

I would go a few hundred feet and be instructed to turn around only

to find myself moving into even more disastrous realms. Tuscaloosa became a labyrinth. I found my self trapped in a maze of growing terror. Remember, I was not alone; I was alone in my car, but a member of the mass that moved with me looking for an escape from this nightmare. I kept shouting to my-self, “Wake up! Wake up! Wake up so this can end.” But I still haven’t woken, and it still hasn’t ended.

Signs of LifeAfter two hours, I finally was able

to get onto the interstate and creep home. Tractor-trailers were the new debris that littered the medium and right hand embankments.

After exiting the Interstate, I got home traveling though dark aban-doned streets. Although none of my clocks worked, time still moved ahead. After 26 hours, the power blinked it-self back on; slowly electronic life was restored to my television, my phones, my computer and the Internet, and I was finally able to let family and friends know that we were all right, and learn some of the details of just how severe the storm had been. O

Greg Sitek can be reached at [email protected] street after the Alabama tornado showing light pole bent at 90 degrees.

An estimated 5,000 buildings were destroyed by the tornado in the Tuscaloosa area.



ARTBA FOUNDATION NEWS

By Holly Bolton

Honoring a Father’s Legacy as Fallen Road Worker

Aside from the monetary ben-efit, this scholarship has also been a great honor to my fa-

ther’s legacy as a fallen road worker. Our family is truly appreciative of both the recognition of my father’s life and the support the program has offered in my academic endeavors.”

This powerful quote was in a March 27 letter to ARTBA from Joe Halvorson, a meteorology major at Iowa State University. Joe is a recipi-ent of the ARTBA Foundation’s “Lan-ford Family Highway Worker Memo-rial Scholarship” Program.

On May 12 , the ARTBA Founda-tion trustees met and awarded 2011-12 scholarship to students from Iowa, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Georgia and Indiana. The first-of-its-kind program, established more than a decade ago by Stan and Jack Lanford of Roanoke, Va., provides post-high school financial assistance to the children of highway workers killed or permanently dis-abled on the job.

I’d like to tell you a little more the 2011-12 class:

Brian Brown, Coeburn, Va.Brian’s father, Robert, was per-

manently disabled in an accident after jumping into a ditch to avoid being struck by a high-speed truck as he worked in a roadway work zone for the Virginia Department of Transpor-

“ tation. Brian is pursuing a degree in biblical studies at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va.

Joseph Halvorson, Ames, IowaJoe’s father, Russell, was working

for Davis Concrete/Silvestri Paving Company installing new curbs on a road in Illinois when he was killed by a drunk driver. He will be a senior next fall.

Brianna Keefe, Wyalusing, Pa.Brianna’s dad, Bret, was killed in

a car accident in 2001, while working for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. She attends North-western University near Chicago and is majoring in journalism and interna-tional studies.

Allison Moore, Chula, Ga.Allison’s father, Steve, was killed in

an accident while working as an em-ployee of the Georgia Department of Transportation in November 1996. Allison attends the University of Geor-gia and is majoring in political science.

Nahun Morales, Springfield, Va.Nahun’s dad, Nahun Levia, was

injured and disabled while working on a highway and bridge project in Mary-land. Nahun attends George Mason University and is majoring in business administration.

Seth Ward, Tell City, Ind.Seth’s father, Ronald, was killed

on the job in 2005, while working maintenance for the Indiana Depart-ment of Transportation. Seth will be attending University of Southern Indi-ana in the fall and plans to major in elementary education.

The ARTBA-TDF is interested in receiving contact leads on students who could benefit from the schol-arship program. Please share them with me at [email protected] or 202.289.4434.

ARTBA would also ask you to consider making a donation to sup-port the program so that we have sufficient funds to provide for the stu-dents in the coming years. Individu-als and firms interested in supporting the fund can do so by sending a check to my attention and made out to the “Highway Worker Memorial Scholar-ship Fund” at this address: ARTBA-TDF, 1219 28th Street, N.W., Wash-ington, D.C. 20007.

With your generous financial support, we can continue to make a profound difference in the lives of the children whose parent made the ulti-mate sacrifice while working to build a better America! O

Holly Bolton is ARTBA’s awards & schol-arship program manager. She can be reached at [email protected].



positions with ASHE, is an active mem-ber of the International Bridge, Tunnel, and Turnpike Association, and recently completed a term as president of ART-BA’s Planning and Design division.

HNTB Named New York’s Top Design Firm

A recent issue of ENR New York, a leading regional construction magazine, honored HNTB Corporation as the publication’s “Design Firm of the Year.”

The firm was recognized for its many accomplishments:

•Through strategic growth with current infrastructure clients, HNTB has doubled its revenue since 2007 and significantly ex-panded its footprint in the New York region.

•The firm’s expansion has succeed-ed despite the recession by focus-ing on emerging opportunities and trends in the transportation mar-ket.

•Major projects include the Lake Champlain Bridge replacement, the $2.7-billion New Jersey Turn-pike widening, the Atlantic Av-enue Viaduct, Goethals Bridge and preliminary engineering for the New York State Department of Transportation’s high-speed rail initiative.

ARTBA MEMBER & STAFF NEWS

Derr Named ASHE National Member of the Year

John A. Derr, P.E., is the recipi-ent of the national 2011 American Society of High-way Engineers (ASHE) “Member of the Year” award. Based in Phoenix, Derr serves as a vice president, west region transportation director, and national highway practice manager for Gannett Fleming. He will receive the award at the ASHE 2011 National Conference, scheduled June 22-26 in Orlando, Fla.

The Phoenix Sonoran section of ASHE nominated Derr for the honor. Since the section formed in 2009, Derr has been an important facet of the group, helping to launch the chap-ter and to grow it to its current stand-ings of more than 80 members. He served in the Harrisburg, Pa., section of ASHE from 1995 to 2003, rising through the ranks from director to section president. He currently serves as immediate past president for the Phoenix Sonoran section, while also serving as the chair of the nominating committee and the leader of the golf scholarship committee.

At 6,000 members strong, ASHE promotes collaboration among its members and others engaged in the study of higher education through re-search, conferences, and publications.

Derr holds a bachelor of science in civil and environmental engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Mad-ison. He has held various leadership

“Our goal every day is to exceed client expectations in the delivery of complex infrastructure projects,” said Tom Potts, P.E., New York City office leader. “HNTB’s employee owners are honored this dedication to quality has garnered this special recognition, and to have served the New York metro area for nearly 100 years.”

The firm employs 310 people in the region and has offices in Albany, N.Y.; Camden, Newark and Wayne, N.J.; and near Hartford, Conn., as well as New York City.

“Green & Clean” Wins International Awards

A special 36-page ARTBA publi-cation, “Green & Clean: Transporta-tion Design & Construction,” and a companion video that spotlight envi-ronmental excellence and innovation during the design and construction of transportation improvement projects May 5 won two “gold level” Hermes Creative Awards. Both were pro-


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ARTBA Ports & Waterways Council Taps Experienced Executives as Co-Chairs

ARTBA Chairman Bill Cox appointed William Spiel-vogel, chief operating officer at Jay Cashman, Inc., and Pierce Homer, transportation director at Moffatt & Nich-ol, to serve as co-chairs for the ARTBA Ports and Water-ways Council (PWC).

Spielvogel has over 25 years of construction experi-ence. He has a degree in civil engineering and is also a registered professional engineer. At Jay Cashman, Inc., he’s responsible for the company’s field operations, including its substantial marine construction practice.

Homer has experience managing capital projects, in-frastructure investment programs, and P3’s over his 25-year career. He also has the distinction as the longest-serving Virginia Secretary of Transportation, among other things, leading the state’s multi-modal program and Port Authority.

ARTBA’s PWC is crafting policy reflecting the current issues and challenges confronting ARTBA members in the port and waterway sector.

To get involved, contact PWC Managing Director, Kenyon Gleason at [email protected].

William Spielvogel

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duced as part of the “Transportation Makes America Work” campaign.

The annual international compe-tition, judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Pro-fessionals, honors creative profession-als involved in the concept, writing and design of traditional materials and programs, and emerging technologies.

“Green & Clean” profiled 10 highway, bridge, airport, tunnel and transit projects from across the nation that are setting new standards for en-vironmental protection and mitigation, The six-minute video featured the en-vironmental achievements on three of the projects.

ARTBA Announces Two New Hires

ARTBA has announced the hiring of two key executives. Peter S. Em-brey is the new director of sales. He is responsible for boosting advertising in ARTBA publications, sponsorships and exhibition space at a variety of ARTBA conferences and workshops, and product sales.

Embrey is a seasoned associa-tion management professional, having worked previously at the American Trucking Associa-tions, Commercial Vehicle Safety Alli-

ance, and the National Association of Manufacturers. He also has worked

with federal, state and local transpor-tation regulatory, compliance and law enforcement officials.

Beth McGinn is the director of public affairs. She

serves as a spokesperson and handles all media relations activities, communi-cating ARTBA’s public policy positions to external audiences. McGinn also manages the award-winning “Trans-portation Makes America Work” cam-paign, which is aimed at building public and political support for significant in-creases in federal surface transporta-tion investment. McGinn was deputy spokesperson for the House Govern-ment Reform Committee under Rep. Dan Burton (R-Ind.) From there, she served as a legislative communications

specialist at the National Republican Congressional Committee during the 2002 election cycle. Most recently, Beth was communications director for the House Judiciary Committee and spent several years as spokesper-son for the Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas). She has also worked on several congressional and presidential campaigns. O

Does your company have news of interest to “Transportation Builder” readers? Submit your news releases and photos to Jaime Mahoney: [email protected].


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New “Job Board” Targets Industry Workers & Employers

A new online “job board” focused on the off-road equipment industry is now available from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), created specifically to connect quali-fied job seekers with employers in the agriculture, construction, forestry, min-ing and utility sectors. Visit the “AEM Career Center” at www.aem.org for more details.

Employers can post jobs for free through June 30 with code AEMJOBS11; thereafter a modest fee applies that is very competitive com-pared to traditional broad-based job boards. Job listings can be posted in multiple areas within the network to increase visibility and attract the most qualified candidates.

For job seekers, it offers free per-sonalized “job alert” e-mails of new postings that match candidates’ search preferences. There are 40 job catego-ries from “A” (accounting) to “almost-Z” (welder) and include positions in both manufacturing and service-relat-ed, office and in-the-field, private and public sector, from entry-level to exec-utive positions, and located in the U.S., Canada, and worldwide.

The job board includes a career re-source center with an online library of helpful job-search information and links to related sites. The career resource area also features a “career coaching” option with the site’s career experts available for personalized coaching ses-sions, and they respond to individual questions in an “ask the experts” sec-tion.

For more information, con-tact AEM’s David Bannister: [email protected]

“I Make America” Launches “Picture a Better America” Photo Contest

AEM and the “I Make America” campaign launched the “Picture a Bet-ter America” photo contest to dem-onstrate the urgent need to invest in America’s crumbling infrastructure. By showcasing the hard-working men and women who “make” America, the contest aims to greatly amplify the voices of the campaign’s grassroots supporters and others committed to demonstrating the real cost of Con-gressional inaction on infrastructure investment.

“We’re calling on all Americans to send in their photos to the ‘Picture a Better America Photo Contest.’ We need to show our elected officials that our roads, bridges and highways are crumbling and America needs Con-gress to pass a fully-funded highway investment bill this year,” said AEM President Dennis Slater.

From April 28 through July 15, people across the U.S.—both recre-ational photographers and profession-als—can visit www.IMakeAmerica.com/photocontest to enter their pho-tos in the four thematic categories be-low. Anyone may enter, regardless of their amateur or professional status as photographers.

Contest entries are limited to one per category:

• One Bumpy Ride: Disintegrating roads are a fact of life for almost ev-eryone. Some have even rewarded us with a flat tire or worse! Send a photo of a decaying bridge or road-way; show Congress the conse-quences of their inaction.

• When We Work, America Works: Did you know that every $1 billion spent on infrastructure provides more than 30,000 jobs to hard-working Americans? Send a photo of a job site to show what a working America looks like.

• America Grows Here: A fully-funded highway and transit bill will ensure that the crops that feed and clothe the world reach their final destination. Contestants can show the beauty of America’s farms by submitting a photo today.

• Our Many Faces: Americans work hard; it’s what we do. Send us a picture of you, a family member, a neighbor or a colleague hard at work, contributing to the national effort of building America!

One winner in each category will be selected by a guest panel of judges (to be announced) and the winners will be announced at www.IMakeAm-erica.com/photocontest in August. Each category winner will receive a $250 cash prize. O

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READY FORMORE?

MORE PRODUCTIVITYFOR YOUR MONEY.

The Cat® Production-ClassVibratory Soil Compactors offerthe same legendary Cat reliabilityas their predecessors, with a fewimprovements and new featuresto sweeten the deal. Robust newemissions-compliant engines,improved operator visibility andgreater ease of service—it alladds up to what our customersreally care about: day-after-dayof profit-churning productivity.High production is the mainreason why more constructionprofessionals choose Cat than any other brand of soilcompactor. With a size to fitnearly any application, andproductivity options to addversatility, there is a CatProduction-Class Vibratory SoilCompactor to suit your needs.

Visit your Cat Dealer today to see our full line of world classsmooth-drum and padfoot-drumVibratory Soil Compactors.

www.cat.com

PAVING ALL DAY.EVERY DAY.

© 2011 Caterpillar All rights reserved. CAT, CATERPILLAR, ACERT, their respective logos, and “Caterpillar Yellow,” aswell as corporate and product identity used herein, are trademarks of Caterpillar and may not be used without permission.

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MISSING SOMETHING?you won’t be with tensar’s spectra® system. it’s more than geogrid. it’s your complete roadway reinforcement solution.

©2011, Tensar International Corporation. TENSAR, SPECTRA and TRIAX are registered trademarks.

Don’t miss out on the complete roadway reinforcement solution only

from Tensar International. For more information, call 888-268-4994,

e-mail [email protected] or visit www.tensarcorp.com/Spectra_TB.

For paved or unpaved surfaces that cost less to construct, require less maintenance and

last longer, you need more than materials alone. You need a complete, engineered solution.

The kind that only a system can provide.

Tensar International’s Spectra® System, featuring patented Tensar® TriAx® Geogrid,

provides a mechanically stabilized layer (MSL) that optimizes your pavement design,

reduces base and aggregate thicknesses and improves serviceability. It’s the only single-

source system that supports you from start to fi nish with all the necessary components:

site assessment, design, specifi cation, geogrid and on-site assistance. Components that,

working together, provide solutions that ensure long-term performance and value. Spectra® System incorporating TriAx® Geogrid – designed to optimize the full pavement structure.

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