Executive Director “BUY FROM THE ADVERTISERS IN CONSTRUCTION OUTLOOK”

Years of Excellence 1954-2022

OFFICERS

President RYAN McCOURT

McCourt Construction Company President-Elect BRIAN COONEY

C. C.Construction Inc. Treasurer CHRIS VALENTI

GVC Construction, Inc. Secretary QUERINO PACELLA

RJV Construction Corp. BOARD OF DIRECTORS

MARCELLA ALBANESE

Albanese Brothers, Inc. VINCENT BARLETTA

Barletta Heavy Division MIKE BISZKO, III

Biszko Contracting Corp. CALVIN BRANDFORD

CHB Excavating ANDREW DANIELS

J. Derenzo Company GEORGE DeFELICE

DeFelice Corporation JERRY GAGLIARDUCCI

Gagliarducci Construction, Inc. JOE GIOIOSO

P. Gioioso & Sons, Inc. DAN HORGAN

R. H. White Const. Co., Inc. LISA FRENCH KELLEY

W. L. French Excavating Corp. JIM MADDEN

Palmer Paving Corp. ROBBIE OUR

Robert B. Our Co., Inc. RICHARD PACELLA, JR.

R. M. Pacella, Inc. BRIAN RAWSTON

Jay Cashman, Inc. FRED ROGERS

Scrap-It, Inc./Minichiello Bros., Inc. ERIK SVEDEN

C. N. Wood Company, Inc. JORDAN TIRONE

DeSanctis Insurance Agency, Inc. DAVID WALSH

Pawtucket Hot Mix Asphalt JEFF MAHONEY AUGUST, 2022

IN THIS ISSUE

5 President’s Message:

Election Season is Fast Approaching...It’s Time to Make Our Voices Heard!

7 Legislative Update:

• Massachusetts Legislature Winds Up Formal Sessions • Legislature Passes Transportation Bond Bill; Includes UCANE’s Initiative on Dig Safe Improvements • Legislature Passes and Governor Baker Signs Fiscal Year 2023 Budget • Mayor Wu Appoints Kate England as Boston’s Inaugural Director of Green Infrastructure • News in Brief

21 Under the Hard Hat:

An Interview with UCANE Board Member Lisa French Kelley, W. L. French Excavating Corp.

25 To All UCANE Members: OSHA News Release 27 Save the Date: UCANE’s 68th Anniversary Banquet 29 Safety Corner:

Temporary Traffic Control

33 Get to Know Your Associate Members:

Twelve Points Retirement Advisors

34 Mersino Dewatering Expands Operations in New England 41 2022 New England Public Works Expo 43 Public Works Pipeline:

An Interview with Todd Korchin, DPW Director, Town of Westwood, MA

49 Tour de South Shore 51 UCANE Contractors Participate in National Trench Safety Stand Down Week 54 UCANE’s 42nd Annual Golf Tournament 71 Insurance Perspective:

Workers’ Compensation Insurance for Construction

73 Spotlight on Cape Cod:

Wastewater, Housing Named Top Priorities for County ARPA Funds

Editor: Jeff Mahoney, Senior Editor: Anne Klayman, Associate Editor Suzanne Hatch, Magazine Designer/Assistant Editor: Sherri Klayman, Head Writer/Assistant Editor: Mike Lenihan Construction Outlook Chair: Ryan McCourt Editorial Board: Ryan McCourt, Brian Cooney, Chris Valenti, & Querino Pacella

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