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1 Volume LIII, No. 5, January 2015 Newsletter of American Society of Highway Engineers Published Monthly by Harrisburg Section This Issue Sponsored by: Barton & Loguidice, DPC Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. Markosky Engineering Group, Inc. Raudenbush Engineering, Inc. Pennsylvania Asphalt Pavement Association P. Joseph Lehman, Inc., Consultant Engineers Susquehanna Civil, Inc. President s Message Happy New Year to everyone! I hope that new year has started well for you all, and that your time off was well spent with family and friends. I know that my new year is off to a good start even though my Steelers are out of playoffs a bit too early for my taste. As I reflect on past year and look forward to what future holds in coming year, it is hard not to be excited about our industry and challenges that await us. Secretary Schoch was our speaker at January luncheon, and had similar sentiments to offer. We thank him for taking time to come out and speak to us. We also thank him for his tireless efforts over last four years serving as our Secretary, and wish him best of luck with his next endeavor. Act 89 was truly historic legislation that has not only paved way for Pennsylvania going into next decade, but is currently serving as a model nationwide for or states that are facing same set of challenges that we faced here in PA. However, re is no rest for weary. The next challenge facing our industry will be getting infrastructure funding increased at national level. Efforts are ongoing to bring funding to forefront and, according to Sec. Schoch, infrastructure funding is one of three major issues that is currently being talked about in our nation s capital, and could actually be addressed in some manner in coming year. As with all efforts to bring about significant change, our industry must take action and make our voices heard to our elected leaders, so y continue to be reminded of importance of maintaining and upgrading our nation s infrastructure. According to most recent ASCE infrastructure report card, America s infrastructure recieved following grades: Roads D (42% of America s major highways are congested) Bridges C+ (1 in 9 bridges in America is structurally deficient) Transit D (45% of American households lack access to transit) In 1993, a gallon of gas cost $1.12 and, until recently, that same gallon was hovering around a national average of $3.50. Over 1 that 21 year span, federal tax on a gallon of gas has not increased, staying constant at $0.184 per gallon. Obviously, something needs to be done to keep up with rising cost of our infrastructure; but, in lies problem, re are too many ideas on how to fund a new program including those who don t think raising taxes is answer. In speaking with Mike Ryan prior to our lunch meeting, he indicated that out of 17 recent meetings with Pennsylvania s congressional leadership, re were probably 15 different ideas presented on how to fund infrastructure. Whatever solution ends up being, it is important for us all to Take Action! which is what ASCE is promoting at Please take some time in coming weeks to visit this website, if you haven t already, and tell Congress to fix our transportation system now. At this website you can sign a petition that urges Congress to get to work, your legislator directly, and/or sign up for news and updates via , which will keep you informed on this important issue. Please help spread word as well by sharing this website with ors! The more voices, louder message! On a sad note, our industry lost a good friend, Pasquale Pat Dougherty, on January 12th. Pat was a long-standing ASHE member, serving over years as a former National President as well as a former Delaware Valley Section President. While I never got chance to work with Pat over years and only frequently interacted with him at ASHE events, I have heard nothing but glowing remarks about what kind of man and engineer he was, which is what I would have expected. He will be missed. Our hearts go out to his family and friends during this difficult time. You are all in our thoughts and prayers. In closing, I would like to extend a few thank you s to a couple of our Past Presidents for some generous donations to our scholarship fund. Dixon Early donated $100 in December, and Rich Heimbach donated back his 50/50 winnings at January lunch meeting, which was $112. Thank you, gentlemen! Your continued support of ASHE and its scholarship program is much appreciated! Stay warm, and see you at February dinner meeting!

Harrisburg Section Officers 2014-2015 President Douglas J. George, P.E. First Vice President Sandra K. Basehore Second Vice President Paul E. McNamee, P.E. Immediate Past President Jennifer L.

2 Harrisburg Section Officers President Douglas J. George, P.E. First Vice President Sandra K. Basehore Second Vice President Paul E. McNamee, P.E. Immediate Past President Jennifer L. Hendricks Treasurer Beatrice A. Walters Assistant Treasurer W. Andrew Bitner, P.E., P.L.S. Section Administrator Jeff M. Robertson, P.E., CPESC Secretary Robert J. Leonard, P.E. Director - 1 Year Robert L. Barton, Jr., P.E. David Frey, P.E. Ryan J. Hale, CPESC Frank P. Huttel, P.E. Keith D. Markel, P.E. Director - 2 Year Jason Bono, P.E. Stephen Roman, P.E. Brian A. Watson, P.E. Jennifer Woodworth, P.E. Scott Young, P.E. Director - 3 Year Bradley J. Heigel, P.E. Michael C. Poletti, P.E. Luis R. Villegas Jeremy D. Wyland, P.E. John Yamashita, P.E., CPESC ASHE Committees Administration & Operations Douglas J. George, P.E. Finance & Audit Beatrice A. Walters Program & Professional Development Sandra K. Basehore Scholarship & Student Development Paul E. McNamee, P.E. Public Relations Ryan Hale, CPESC Membership Keith Markel, P.E. Legislative & Government Affairs Paul McNamee, P.E. Communications Brian Watson, P.E. Fellowship Frank Huttel, P.E. Contact Info Updates: If your contact information changes, please contact Jeff Robertson, Section Administrator for ASHE Harrisburg: Stantec Attn: Jeff Robertson 5000 Ritter Road Suite 102 Mechanicsburg PA Phone: (717) jeff.robertson2@stantec.com New Membership Contact: Download your ASHE membership application at Send your completed ASHE membership application along with payment to: ASHE Harrisburg Section Attn: Secretary Bob Leonard P.O. Box 322 Camp Hill, PA Welcome New Members New Member Robert Scholly David Scherer William Warden Sponsoring Member Luis Villegas Mark Greenholt Russ Micsky Profile Contact: If you have ASHE Profile news, please contact Brian Watson, Profile Editor for ASHE Harrisburg: HDR Attn: Brian Watson 4900 Ritter Road, Suite 240 Mechanicsburg, PA Phone: (717) Brian.A.Watson@hdrinc.com Find Us At: Local: National: Career Opportunities: Friends and colleagues welcomed Secretary of Transportation, Barry Schoch, (pictured at left with ASHE Harrisburg President Douglas George) as he provided what would be his final address to Harrisburg Section as Secretary. Sec. Schoch spent little time recounting his tremendous accomplishments over past four years, but instead chose to look forward to challenges that remain - making federal funding a reality and solidifying PennDOT as an employer of choice. 2

3 Meeting Announcement: February 2, 2015 Topic: What You Need to Know About PennDOT in 2015 Speaker: James D. Ritzman, P.E., Deputy Secretary for Planning Date: Monday, February 2, 2015 Time: Registration and Social Time: 5:30-6:30 Dinner: 6:30-7:00 Presentation: 7:00 Location: Radisson Penn Harris 1150 Camp Hill Bypass Camp Hill, PA Cost: $20 members, $25 non-members Please make checks payable to ASHE Harrisburg Section RSVP by close of business January 28, 2015 Please RSVP by clicking on following link NOTE: Reservations will be accepted electronically through enclosed link or by calling number shown below. Should you choose to register by mail, or pay in advance, please remit enclosed, with a check made payable to ASHE Harrisburg Section. If you make a reservation and wish to cancel it, you must do so no later than January 28th. If you fail to cancel by deadline, we will not be able to refund your payment. No-shows will be invoiced for unpaid amount. RSVP to: Skelly and Loy c/o Vivian Brown 449 Eisenhower Boulevard, Suite 300 Harrisburg, PA Phone: Fax: vbrown@skellyloy.com 3

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5 Charity of Month: Central Pennsylvania Food Bank The Central PA Food Bank distributes more than 15 million pounds and grocery products every year to more than 500 soup kitchens, shelters and food pantries in 27 central Pennsylvania counties. These agencies directly feed thousands of hungry families throughout central Pennsylvania Because no one should be hungry. Central PA Food Bank 3908 Corey Road Harrisburg PA

FUTURE CITY COMPETITION UPDATE & HOW YOU CAN HELP The Central Pennsylvania Future City

In competition, students work with a teacher and engineering mentor as y create cities of

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6 FUTURE CITY COMPETITION UPDATE & HOW YOU CAN HELP The Central Pennsylvania Future City Competition will be held on January 24, 2015 at State Museum in Harrisburg. In competition, students work with a teacher and engineering mentor as y create cities of tomorrow using SimCity software; build a large, 3-D tabletop model of recycled materials; write an essay; and create an oral presentation. More than 30,000 students from 1,100 schools participated in Future City last year. This year s topic is: Feeding Future Cities. We will once again send winner of our competition to Washington, D.C. to compete nationally. Here s how you can help: ENGINEERS: You can help out during Competition by being a Judge. COMPANIES: Companies can help with monetary donations or donations of prizes and small gifts for students. All help is appreciated. EVERYONE: Want to help, but not sure if you have time available? Be a Volunteer day of competition! Volunteers will help keep things running smoothly day of Competition, including set-up, sign-in, and distribution of itineraries, lunch, and breakdown. For more information on judging, sponsorship or volunteer opportunities contact Steve Roman at sroman@wbcm.com. P. Joseph Lehman, Inc., Consulting Engineers is passionate about enhancing quality of life by delivering sound, innovative and responsible engineering and environmental solutions. Olde Farm Ofϐice Centre Post Ofϐice Box 419 Hollidaysburg, PA Tel: Fax: Specializing in: Bridge Design Highway Design Structural Design Site Design and Development Survey Environmental Construction Grantsmanship Geo-Environmental O ϐice Of e Loc ocat atio at tiio onss: Ho ollli lida da d ays ysbu urg g, PA PA Be ed dfo ford rd, PA PA Pittts t bu burg rg gh,, PA 6

7 District 8-0 January and February 2015 Anticipated Lettings MPMS County State Route Section Project Title Short Narrative Let Date RANGE Dauphin PA 147 Rock Fence Lancaster 72 ENH Downtown Streetscape III Lancaster Willow Street Resurface PA 147 (North River Road) Upper Paxton Township and Halifax Township North of Millersburg Stabilize Slope North of Halifax Replace Rock Fence and Scale Slope Market St, W Grant St, intersections of: Market & Orange, Queen & King, Orange & Queen, Chestnut & Queen Lancaster City Streetscape, audible pedestrian signals US 222 (Willow Street Pike) from PA 741 (Long Lane) to bridge over Conestoga River Lancaster and West Lampeter Townships Lancaster County Resurface 200, , Lancaster US 30 Resurface West Micro Resurface US 30 from York County Line to East of PA 23 (Marietta Avenue) East and West Hempfield Townships, Columbia and Mountville Borough - 10,000, Perry BRG Pine Hill Road Bridge Pine Hill Road over Fishing Run Rye Township Bridge Replacement 500,000-1,000, York LOC Market Street (York City) Market Street from PA 74 (Carlisle Road) to SR 3025 (Harrison Street) in City of York Mill and Resurface York I-83 Exit 18 PA-124 from S. Ogontz Street to Greenspring Drive and I-83 Spring Garden, York and Springettsbury Townships New Interchange Over 50,000, Adams US-30 Resurfacing No.3 US-30 (Chambersburg Road) from SR 3011 (Cashtown Road) to Gettysburg Borough Line Franklin Township Resurfacing 2/12/2015 7

8 District 8-0 January and February 2015 Anticipated Lettings (continued) MPMS County State Route Section Project Title Short Narrative Let Date RANGE Franklin 7202 BRG Store Lane Bridge County Bridge #54 (Store Lane) over West Branch of Conococheague Creek Fannett Township Bridge Replacement 2/12/ ,000-1,000, Franklin MGS Guide/Sign Maint Various SRs Districtwide Installation and maintenance of major guide signs as directed 2/12/ , , Perry West Main Street Bridge US 11/15 over West Main Street (The Subway) Marysville Borough Bridge Deck Replacement 2/12/ York Lewisberry Road Resurfacing PA 382 (Lewisberry Road) from PA 114 (Cedars Road) to North of Bennett Run Newberry and Fairview Townships and Lewisberry Borough 2/12/ Lancaster PA 896 Bridge Widening PA 896 (Hartman Bridge Road) over Pequea Creek East Lampeter Township Bridge Widening 2/26/ Lebanon White Oak St Brdg over NS PA-934 over NS Railway Annville Township Bridge Rehabilitation Superstructure Replacement 2/26/2015 8

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ASHE Century Club The ASHE Harrisburg Section wishes to thank following Century Club members for ir support during 2014-2015.

10 ASHE Century Club The ASHE Harrisburg Section wishes to thank following Century Club members for ir support during AECOM Alfred Benesch & Company Amman & Whitney Applied Research Associates, Inc. Arora and Associates, PC Arrow Land Solutions, LLC Barton & Loguidice, DPC Buchart-Horn, Inc. C.C. Johnson & Malhotra, PC CDM Smith, Inc. Century Engineering, Inc. Dawood Engineering, Inc. Erdman, Anthony and Associates, Inc. Gannett Fleming, Inc. GHD, Inc. Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. H2 Engineering Services, Inc. HDR JBC Associates, Inc. Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc. KCI Technologies, Inc. Keller Engineers, Inc. Larson Design Group, Inc. L.R. Kimball Mackin Engineering Company Markosky Engineering Group, Inc. McCormick Taylor, Inc. McMahon Associates, Inc. Michael Baker Jr., Inc. Modjeski and Masters, Inc. Navarro & Wright Consulting Engineers, Inc. NTM Engineering, Inc. Pennoni Associates, Inc. Pennsylvania Asphalt Pavement Association P. Joseph Lehman, Inc., Consultant Engineers Raudenbush Engineering, Inc. RETTEW Associates, Inc. Rummel, Klepper & Kahl, LLP SAI Consulting Engineers, Inc. Skelly and Loy, Inc. So-Deep, Inc. Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. STV Incorporated Susquehanna Civil, Inc. The EADS Group, Inc. Traffic Planning and Design, Inc. Urban Engineers, Inc. URS Corporation Whitman, Requardt & Associates, LLP Whitney Bailey Cox & Magnani, LLC Wilson Consulting Group, PC The Century Club is comprised of ASHE members who have made a $200 pledge to support ASHE Harrisburg Section s activities. Century Club Members are prominently displayed in The Profile up to eight times a year. The Profile is issued monthly to approximately 400 Section Members in South Central Pennsylvania. The Century Club is an excellent opportunity to gain recognition among your colleagues, while actively supporting ASHE. Visit or call Sandra Basehore of Skelly & Loy, Inc. at , to make your pledge. HDR Attn: Brian Watson 4900 Ritter Rd, Suite 240 Mechanicsburg, PA Address Correction Requested

Newsletter of the American Society of Highway Engineers Published Monthly by the Harrisburg Section

Newsletter of the American Society of Highway Engineers Published Monthly by the Harrisburg Section Volume LIV, No. 6, April 2016 Newsletter of American Society of Highway Engineers Published Monthly by Harrisburg Section This Issue Sponsored by: Ammann & Whitney C.C. Johnson & Malhotra, PC Keller Engineers,