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Your Ohio Connection: Ed Bryden, Strongsville, OH • 1-800-810-7640
ODOT: Stim Jobs Spur Economic Growth in Ohio By Linda J. Hutchinson CEG CORRESPONDENT
Three of three major American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Transportation Stimulus Projects in north central Ohio have been completed in 2009, with one reaching completion a year ahead of schedule, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT). ODOT District 3 will award a total of 32 stimulus-related projects, worth an estimated $30 million, in the north central Ohio region which includes the counties of Ashland, Crawford, Erie, Huron, Lorain, Medina, Richland and Wayne, according to its Web site. Projects worth $14.3 million have been awarded in 2009. Completed a year ahead of schedule, the U.S. 42 Bridge Rehabilitation Project in Ashland County included the rehabilitation of a 160-ft. (48 m) bridge over Claremont Avenue in the City of Ashland, south of Beaney Avenue. The rehabbed bridge deck is 5,737-sq.-ft. (532 sq m). see STIMULUS page 2
A new three-span slab bridge over the Jerome Fork of the Mohican River has been completed by Mosser Construction of Freemont, Ohio, for $374,345.
Columbus Equipment Unveils Komatsu Hybrid Excavator
(L-R): Eric Wilde, Komatsu America Corp.’s vice president of product marketing, presents Dick Brannigan, John R. Jurgensen Companies’ equipment operations manager with the keys to the new Hybrid PC200LC-8 excavator with the assistance of Columbus Equipment President Tom Stivison and Columbus Equipment General Sales Manager Tim Albright.
Columbus Equipment Company unveiled a newer, greener future to the Ohio construction industry when it demonstrated the world’s only hybrid excavator, the Komatsu Hybrid PC200LC-8, in Cincinnati, Ohio, Nov. 16. While it uses different technology than today’s popular hybrid cars, the idea behind the hybrid excavator is similar — generating and storing electricity to be used by the engine later, resulting in lower fuel consumption and less air pollution. “We’re very excited about the new technology. This is the first hybrid excavator in North America, and we get a chance to show this technologically-advanced machine to customers who are concerned about the environment,” said Jeff Richards, marketing manager of the Columbus-based construction equipment dealership.
The hybrid machine uses substantially less fuel than conventional excavators — 25 to 40 percent less, depending on what application the machine is used for, based on in-the-field-experience with this hybrid in Asia. Using less fuel means the hybrid is more cost-effective to operate and emits substantially less carbon dioxide than a conventional excavator. Columbus Equipment Company has selected three construction companies to trial the machine. The first is John R. Jurgensen Companies, which is looking to invest in several of the hybrid excavators as soon as they are available for sale in the United States. Jurgensen has received a Diesel Emissions Reduction Grant from Ohio to assist in upgrading to cleaner equipment. Jurgensen’s interest was one factor in Komatsu’s decision to introduce the new see COLUMBUS page 4