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New Hampshire
OCTOBER–DECEMBER 2013
Magazine of the N. H. Good Roads Association
Celebrating
Good Roads
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New Hampshire
Highways
OCTOBER–DECEMBER 2013
FEATURES
New Hampshire Good Roads Association
261 Sheep Davis Road, Suite 5
Concord, New Hampshire 03301-5750
TEL: (603) 224-1823 (800) 552-7904
FAX: (603) 224-9399
email: [email protected]
Cover Story:
Celebrating Good Roads
Check out our annual photo
album of our summer events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Credits
Publisher...
New Hampshire Good Roads Association
Editor... Brenda J. Clemons
Contributing Writers... Bill Boynton, Brenda Clemons,
Christopher Cornog (Paxton Communications)
Contributing Photographers... Diane Begin,
Bill Boynton, Brenda Clemons
Design and Production...
Paxton Communications, Concord
Advertising Sales and Circulation...
Brenda J. Clemons
COVER PHOTO: Diane Begin
VOLUME 73, NO. 4
Dire States
Former road builder drives across America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Flash Floods
Damage to roads in Monadnock and Upper Valley Regions . . . . . . . 37
Opening of the New Memorial Bridge
Hundreds gathered for the opening of the new bridge
linking Portsmouth with Kittery, Maine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
DEPARTMENTS
President’s Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Commissioner’s Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
People, Places & Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
New Hampshire Highways is published bimonthly by
the New Hampshire Good Roads Association (NHGRA).
NHGRA is an organization dedicated to the advancement of the highway system in the State of New Hampshire.
© 2013. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part
without written consent of the New Hampshire Good Roads
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treated as unconditionally assigned for publication and copyright
purposes. New Hampshire Highways assumes no responsibility for
the advertisements or any representations made therein or the
quality and deliverability of the products/services themselves.
Opinions expressed in articles, letters, and editorials belong to the
author, and do not necessarily represent the opinion of the New
Hampshire Good Roads Association or its membership.
Corporate Membership Directory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Advertiser’s Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
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President’s Letter
NHGRA Board of Directors
OFFICERS
President
Andy Hughes
Hews Company
Vice President
Erika Payne
SUR Construction West, Inc.
Secretary/Treasurer
John Bousquet
R.M. Piper, Inc.
DIRECTORS
Ryan Audley
R.S. Audley, Inc.
Carl Beauregard
Beauregard Equipment, Inc.
William Boynton
NH Department of
Transportation
Paul Busby
Busby Construction Co., Inc.
Paula Cantara
The Rowley Agency
Steve Cillizza
Michie Corporation
Brian Good
Weaver Brothers Construction
Co. Inc.
Jim Major
City of Concord, NH
Larry Major
Pike Industries
Chris Mulleavey
Hoyle, Tanner & Associates
Immediate Past President
Dana Key
D.R. Key Corporation
Executive Director
Brenda J. Clemons
e-mail: [email protected]
www.nhgoodroads.org
MISSION STATEMENT
The New Hampshire Good
Roads
Association
will
encourage the development
of a safe, efficient and environmentally sound highway
transportation system in New
Hampshire. The Association
will work through its members and with other organizations to achieve this goal.
Dear New Hampshire Highways Reader:
Three days of hot and humid summer weather gave exhibitors the
opportunity to set up and put the finishing touches on their exhibits in
plenty of time to kick-off this year’s festivities. From the VIP Night reception to the final clean up, despite the scattered showers on Friday morning the Equipment Show, Lobsterbake, Barbeque, Golf Tournament and
Horseshoe Tournament were a success from start to finish. I would like to
thank the exhibitors and everyone who attended and participated in this
year’s summer events.
I would also like to extend a special thank you to New Hampshire Motor
Speedway owner Bruton Smith and General Manager Jerry Gappens, for
allowing us the use of their spectacular facility and John Zudell, Anastasia
Volsko, Tommy Blanchette, Steve Fay and the entire NHMS staff who
assisted us throughout the entire week.
It is exciting to let you know that due to the support and generosity
of the many individuals who participated in our events, over $1,500 was
raised for the New Hampshire Good Roads scholarship fund. If you think
you, or someone you know, might qualify for this scholarship, please visit
our website. New applications will be posted in late December.
Next on the event schedule in the Fall Social. This year we are planning a country club theme. You won’t want to miss the fun, so grab your
golf or tennis attire and join us on November 2, 2013 at the beautiful
Chase House at Mill Falls at the Lake in Meredith! Check the web site
(www.nhgoodroads.org) or call Brenda at the NHGRA office (224-1823)
for details.
Regards,
Andy Hughes, President
New Hampshire Highways —OCTOBER–DECEMBER 2013
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Feature Story
Celebrating Good Roads
The 2013 NHGRA Equipment Show, Lobsterbake, Barbeque,
Golf Tournament, and Horseshoe Tournament
Photos by Diane Begin
T
hree days of hot and humid summer weather gave exhibitors the opportunity to set up and
put the finishing touches on their exhibits in plenty of time to kick-off this year’s festivities. From the VIP Night reception to the final clean up, the New Hampshire Good Roads
Association’s 2013 Equipment Show, Lobsterbake, Barbeque, Golf Tournament and Horseshoe
Tournament was a success from start to finish. Once again, everyone came together to celebrate
the strength and commitment of our industry in New Hampshire.
With the help of eighteen corporate sponsors, we kicked off the 2013 events with VIP Night
for our corporate members and exhibitors. The evening offered the opportunity to preview the
Equipment Show, visit with friends, enjoy a delicious buffet provided by our friends at Alan’s
Restaurant in Boscawen, and an antique equipment demonstration sponsored by the Northeast
Rockbusters Chapter of the Historical Construction Equipment Association.
The next day, over 2,000 NHGRA exhibitors, members and friends
attended the show, this year held again in the new parking
areas across from the Infield and hosted for the eighteenth
year by the New Hampshire Motor Speedway. It was a
cool, showery day on Friday with a hint of sun every
now and then, but despite the showers, everyone
enjoyed the day!
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The Show!
Fifty businesses participated in the
Equipment Show, displaying an
extraordinary variety of “highway
related” products and services.
The Fairway!
It was a great day for
seeing old friends…
and making new ones!
It was a cool and misty beginning for
the 178 golfers teeing off in a shotgun start for the annual golf tournament. Threesomes and foursomes at
Pheasant Ridge Golf Club in Gilford
and Beaver Meadow Golf Course in
Concord competed for first place on
each golf course and a number of
terrific prizes donated by corporate
members.
The team of Karin Marshall, Tim
McLaughlin, Eric Botterman and
Norm Brown from SPS New England
playing at Pheasant Ridge Golf
Club were the winners of the New
Hampshire Good Roads trophy. The
team of Jeff Schroeder, Pret Tuthill,
Greg Marceau and Dave Sheldrick
from Infantine Insurance playing at Beaver Meadow
Golf Course were the winners of the Randolph K.
Pike trophy.
The Food!
The food was excellent as well! It is always fun to look
back from year to year to compare how much food
is consumed throughout the day, and this year was
no exception. Over 25 gallons of clam chowder, 400
hot dogs, 600 ears of corn and over 1,200 lobsters
were served to a hungry crowd. In addition to the
Lobsterbake, we offered a St. Louis style barbeque with
chicken, ribs and pulled pork.
Many thanks to Kevin Tacy at Foster’s Downeast
in York Harbor, ME and Paul Murphy and the folks
from the Maine Lobster Outlet in York, ME for
another terrific job!
More 2013 Show
pictures on page 11
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Celebrating Good Roads 2013
VIP Night
Equipment Show, Lobsterbake, Barbeque, Golf Tournament, and Horseshoe Tournament
Clockwise from top left:
Ron Severino, Severino Trucking Co., (L) visits with Steve Tedstone, Milton CAT at VIP Night.
Ginny Busby, Busby Construction Co. visits with Dan Church, The Rowley Agency at VIP Night.
Bill Inman (L) and Glenn Scott, Milton CAT enjoying VIP Night.
Many thanks to Jack McDevitt, Jr., Brian Good and Bruce Crawford for organizing a VIP Night
demonstration by several members of the Rockbusters. Everyone enjoyed watching the antique
equipment.
Alan Austin (L) and Paula Bernard of CN Wood enjoy the festivities at VIP Night.
Chris Seta, Nortrax, Inc., (L) visits with Gary Abbott, AGC of NH at VIP Night.
More 2013 Show
pictures on page 13
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NEW HAMPSHIRE
GOOD ROADS ASSOCIATION
THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
GRAPPONE CONFERENCE CENTER
COURTYARD MARRIOTT
CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE
5:30 PM ~ RECEPTION
7:00 PM ~ DINNER
16TH ANNUAL
NEW HAMPSHIRE GOOD ROADS
HONOR ROAD AWARD
This award will be presented to an individual who has helped encourage the
development of a safe, efficient and environmentally sound transportation system.
Please submit nominations to the NHGRA office
in Concord by February 1, 2014
Recipient will be announced at the New Hampshire Good Roads Association Annual
Meeting on April 3, 2014 at the Grappone Conference Center, Concord, NH.
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DON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY TO NETWORK
WITH OTHER INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS
Top left to right, left, top to bottom:
NHGRA Director Steve Cillizza with help from Tanner Payne deliver soda and water to
attendees in a utility vehicle donated by Bobcat of New Hampshire.
Over 1,200 lobsters were prepared for the Lobsterbake!
The ladies from New Hampshire Motor Speedway joined us and provided attendees with
information about the many events at the track including two exciting NASCAR races.
A Goodtimes DJ George Whitehouse gets a little help from guest DJ, Savanna Clemons.
The folks from Reliable Equipment.
Contests
An annual favorite of attendees
are the equipment contests:
This excavator contest was
sponsored by Nortrax, Inc.
More 2013 Show
pictures on page 15
Bobcat of New Hampshire
provided the opportunity
for attendees to challenge
the “Bobcat Ninja,” Tom
Gardocki, at picking up golf
balls and placing them on top
of a bottle.
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The folks from New England Laser & Transit Company.
NHGRA Director Paula Cantara sells raffle tickets for two 4lb. lobsters
compliments of the Maine Lobster Outlet. The money raised benefits
the NHGRA Scholarship program.
Enjoying the Lobsterbake and Barbeque!
The gals from NAWIC raising money for their scholarship program
with a 50/50 raffle at VIP Night.
Golf Tournament Trophy Winners!
More 2013 Show
pictures on page 17
Not Pictured: The team of
Karin Marshall, Tim McLaughlin,
Eric Botterman and Norm Brown
from SPS New England playing
at Pheasant Ridge Golf Club
were the winners of the New
Hampshire Good Roads trophy.
Winning the Longest Drive Contest:
Bruce Davis of All States Asphalt.
The winning team at Beaver Meadow:
Pret Tuthill, Dave Sheldrick,
Greg Marceau and Jeff Schroeder.
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The folks at Anderson Equipment visit with attendees.
Keith Blevens, Lou Cutler and Aaron Coldwell from Severino Trucking
Co. enjoy the show.
Participating in the Bobcat “challenge,” the guys from Marceau
Construction show off their skills.
Gage Steel Industries showed off their snow broom — designed to
easily remove the snow from the tops of trucks.
More 2013 Show
pictures on page 19
Horseshoes
Contestants compete in the Horseshoe Tournament.
Congratulations to William Doody and Chris Davis from Busby Construction
Company, winners of this year’s tournament!
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Northland JCB demonstrates a piece
of equipment.
CN Wood shows off a remote
control mower.
Pipe cleaning demonstration by
Eastern Pipe Services.
(2 photos) The Rockbusters Chapter
of Historical Equipment created a
“sand pile” to demonstrate several
pieces of antique equipment.
Equipment Demonstrations are a Highlight of the Show!
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Thank You
Equipment Show
VIP Night Sponsors!
Beck & Bellucci, Inc.
Michie Corporation
Berube’s Truck Accessories
Milton CAT
Chadwick BaRoss, Inc.
Nortrax, Inc.
Continental Paving, Inc.
Pike Industries
Donovan Equipment Company
R.M. Piper, Inc.
Hews Company
R.S. Audley, Inc.
Hinckley, Allen & Snyder, LLP
Severino Trucking Company
Komatsu Financial Corporation
The Rowley Agency
McDevitt Trucks, Inc.
Worksafe Traffic Control Industries
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Commissioner’s Corner
The Memorial Bridge–
A Symbol of What We
Still Can Achieve
by Christopher D. Clement, Sr., Commissioner, NH Department of Transportation
F
or months, it was the dominant source of questions
seemingly wherever I go. It
could be when I stopped by the
local coffee shop in the morning, visited a hardware store on
the weekend, or even during a
night out with friends. How’s
the construction of the Memorial Bridge going? How soon
before it’s open to traffic? What
are the plans for a ribbon cutting? I knew the questions were
coming before they are even
asked. I welcomed them.
Commissioner Clement on the new Memorial Bridge.
The Memorial Bridge replacement project captured the pub“I want to drive with my windows
lic’s attention and interest in the
down across that baby!” –Liz T.
Seacoast Region at unprecedented
levels. It has been much, much more
In addition to its economic importhan just a transportation project to
tance
to the region, connecting
the people who live there. Here’s a
Portsmouth,
New Hampshire and
sampling of some of the feedback
Kittery,
Maine
and restoring the misswe received:
ing link in US Route 1 between Ft.
Kent, Maine and Key West, Florida,
“I’m so glad the bridge looks simithe new Memorial Bridge is a historilar to the old one. Great job! Good
cal and emotional bond to the past.
design and done in such a timely
The motto for the project is very
manner! –Debbie M.
fitting—“Connecting Generations &
Bridging Communities.”
“It looks like the beginning of
The new Memorial Bridge’s enginew “hope”. I’m glad she’s comneering
innovations also make it a
ing back in similar form. Always
vision
for
the future of transportaLOVED Mem. Bridge.” –Starr S.
tion. It’s the first bridge of its kind in
the world, designed and built without
“Can’t wait to try her out.” –Fred R.
gusset plates, those steel connector
plates that have been costly to repair
“Bless you! Hugs to come at bridge
and weak links that compromise the
opening.” –Carol S.
strength of the separate pieces
they connect. From the project website—The three spans (or
truss sections) have been designed
with an uninterrupted consistent
profile; therefore expediting fabrication and construction. Then
there’s the metalized zinc coating, applied to the bridge steel at
a company in Claremont, that’s
expected to last up to 50 years
without the need for repainting.
The bridge itself should far outlive its 90 year old predecessor.
It’s hard to believe that this
$84 million project proceeded so rapidly over 18 months,
beginning with the demolition of
the closed steel bridge in early 2012,
and concluding with the memorable
celebration and opening on August
8th. Onlookers have been mesmerized each step of the way, from the
float-out of the center lift span to
the rising of the new lift towers,
to being able to walk and ride the
bridge for the first time.
It’s only one project and many
others are needed across New
Hampshire to maintain and improve
our transportation network. But at
a time when transportation funding needs far outweigh our ability
to respond with available resources,
the new Memorial Bridge stands as a
symbol of what we still can achieve.
It will serve future generations well
for many decades to come.
Please direct your questions or comments to: Christopher D. Clement, Sr., Commissioner,
NH Department of Transportation, P.O. Box 483, Concord, NH 03302-0483, or call (603) 271-3734.
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Thank you…
The Officers and Directors of the New Hampshire Good Roads
Association wish to extend a special thank you to the following individuals and companies who graciously volunteered their
time or donated services to help make this event a success. We
sincerely apologize if we have missed anyone. Please know your
contributions are appreciated!
Rachel Mitchell for all of her administrative assistance, helping out in the
office and during Show set up.
Earl Foss for all of his help assisting exhibitors and getting the Show setup.
Camping World RV Sales & Service, Chichester, for donating an RV for use
as the NHGRA remote office and First Aid station.
Davis & Towle Insurance Group for sponsoring the soda and water for
the Equipment Show.
Bobcat of New Hampshire for use of a utility vehicle to assist with soda
and water delivery.
Diane Begin for taking the fabulous photos for New Hampshire Highways
magazine.
Berube’s Truck Accessories and BTA Signs for providing us with banners
and promotional signs.
Casella Disposal Services for the use of trash receptacles.
Dave’s Septic Service for the use of portable toilets.
D.R. Key Corp., Smith Felix Septic Service, Eastern Pipe Service, and
Northeast Pipe Services for sponsoring the Lobsterbake tent.
Paula Cantara, The Rowley Agency, for helping with registration at the
golf tournament and selling lobster raffle tickets to benefit the NHGRA
Scholarship program.
Bethany Ross, Infantine Insurance, for helping with registration at the
golf tournament.
Greg Foss, K & K Landscape Supply for providing us with pallets for
the Lobsterbake.
Fill-More Industries for donating sand for the antique equipment
demonstration and the contractors who hauled it to the Show.
Busby Construction Co. for donating gravel to fill the wet areas around
the Lobsterbake tent.
Reliable Equipment for donating the use of solar light towers and
generators.
Contractors Equipment Guide for show publicity.
Pike Industries for promoting the Equipment Show on their electronic signage around the state and at the Show and donating the sand for the
horseshoe pits.
To all our members who promoted the Equipment Show with signage,
mailers, and tickets.
And the fantastic crew from Busby Construction Co. who made the pit
boxes and spent time setting up and perfecting the pits for the Good
Roads Horseshoe Tournament.
Thank you for all of your help making the tournament a success!
Editor’s Note: I would like to personally thank the NHGRA Board of Directors for
the support and dedication they gave from start to finish helping to make sure all
the events ran smoothly.
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... to the 2013 Equipment Show Exhibitors
Anderson Equipment
Enterprise Trenchless
Northland JCB
Technologies
Beauregard Equipment
Northeast Traffic Control
Felix Septic Service
Services
Bellemore Catch Basins
Freightliner of New
Northeast Rockbusters
Better Life Products
Hampshire
Chapter of the
Berube’s Truck
Historical Construction
Gage Steel Industries
Accessories
Equipment Association
Genalco,
Inc.
Bobcat of New
Nortrax, Inc.
Hampshire
Hews Company
Reliable Equipment
Camping World RV Sales Jordan Equipment
Rochester Truck Repair
& Service
Company
Smith Felix Septic Service
Chadwick BaRoss
Liberty International
Trucks of NH
Stay Safe Traffic Products
C.N. Wood, Inc.
Tenco Industries
Concrete Systems, Inc.
Michie Corporation
Thompson Equipment
Contractors Equipment
Guide
Milton CAT
Texas Refinery
Corporation
Corporate Images
New England Laser &
Transit Company
TST Hydraulics
Dig Safe
Northeast Pipe Services
The Hope Group
EJ USA
New Hampshire
Valley View Equipment
Eastcom Associates
Hydraulics
W.T. Jones Welding &
Eastern Pipe Service
New Hampshire Motor
Line Boring
Eastpoint Lasers
Speedway
Yankee
GMC
E.J. Prescott
Many thanks to all of our exhibitors who provided demonstrations and contests
throughout the day during the Equipment Show.
... to our VIP Night Sponsors
Berube’s Truck Accessories
Chadwick BaRoss, Inc.
Continental Paving, Inc.
Donovan Equipment
Company
Hews Company
Hinckley, Allen &
Snyder, LLP
Komatsu Financial
Corporation
Michie Corporation
Milton CAT
Nortrax, Inc.
Pike Industries
R.M. Piper, Inc.
R.S. Audley, Inc.
Severino Trucking
Company
The Rowley Agency
Worksafe Traffic Control
Industries
A special thanks to Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP.
And to Davis & Towle Insurance Group along with Pleasant View Gardens for
donating the beautiful flower baskets. Proceeds of the basket sale during VIP
Night and the Equipment Show where designated to the NHGRA Scholarship
program. Many thanks to our members and guests for your support – over $600
was generated for the scholarship program from the sale of the baskets.
... to our Golf Tournament sponsors
A.H. Harris & Sons
Busby Construction Co.
Chadwick BaRoss
Contech Engineered
Solutions
Continental Paving
Davis & Towle
Insurance Group
Donovan Equipment
Eastern Salt Company
EJ USA
Genalco, Inc.
Infantine Insurance,
A Division of Cross
Insurance
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Former road builder drives
across America to spur action
on aging infrastructure
CASE Construction Equipment has partnered with
award-winning author and infrastructure expert Dan
McNichol to tour the United States and bring awareness to the challenges facing the nation’s aging infrastructure. The tour—titled Dire States: The Drive to
Revive America’s Ailing Infrastructure—will make stops
at CASE dealers throughout the US and bring together
citizens, government officials and construction professionals to build a community dedicated to advancing
infrastructure-related projects. The primary focus in
bringing these groups together is to identify new and
innovative ways to spur the growth and development of
American infrastructure, and to showcase projects and
communities that are already succeeding at it.
The tour will be documented on the Web at
DireStates.com, CASECE.com and through related
social media channels.
“The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
gives our nation’s infrastructure a grade of D+ and estimates a needed investment of $3.6 trillion by 2020,”
says McNichol. “America’s infrastructure is in trouble,
and it’s not something we can gloss over when we see
it on the nightly news. We’re going to barnstorm this
country in an old and beat-down 1949 Hudson that is
the perfect metaphor for our current infrastructure: it’s
as old, rusty, and energy defunct as our vital systems.”
The Hudson was originally purchased in 1949 for
$2,900, but sat up on blocks in upstate New York for
decades. The odometer read just 31,856 miles when
a friend of McNichol found it. The two bought it for
$2,500. They also gave it a “new” engine from a ’51
Hudson, outfitted it with modern AC and brakes, but
otherwise left the old car in its rusty state for their trip
across the country.
“Depending on this old car to get you to work
everyday is as foolish as depending on our current
systems for everything we need to function as a society,” McNichol said.
“Dan brings a sharp and informed voice to the discussion on America’s infrastructure,” says Jim Hasler,
Vice President, CASE Construction Equipment—North
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) gives our nation’s
infrastructure a grade of D+ and estimates a needed investment of
$3.6 trillion by 2020.
America. “Infrastructure plays a vital role in our quality of life, getting from one place to another safely and
advancing the economic stability of the entire country.
We are a nation that is still standing on the edge of a
fragile recovery, and finding ways to move these projects
forward will help create jobs and spur economic development and prosperity.”
The tour kicks off with a series of events in
Massachusetts; will include stops at CASE dealers
throughout the country; and will culminate with an
event in March, 2014 at ConExpo in Las Vegas — one
of the world’s largest construction industry trade
events. McNichol is expected to bring the tour to
more than 20 CASE dealerships throughout the U.S.
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DIRE STATES
(continued)
Dan McNichol is barnstorming
the country in a 1949 Hudson
that is the perfect metaphor
for our current infrastructure:
it’s as old, rusty, and energy
defunct as our vital systems.
“Sitting and waiting for the problem to get better
isn’t going to work,” says McNichol. “Through this
tour we will bring to light the hidden incremental
cost of continuing to Band-Aid our infrastructure. We
will build a community of professionals and thought
leaders to redefine the expectations of what our infrastructure can be and establish new paths forward.
Our country has stood behind infrastructure in the
past through widespread project development and
it has always led to economic growth. This, almost
more than any other issue facing us today, is what we
should be focusing on domestically.”
For more information on the tour and an updated
list of dates and events, visit www.DireStates.com
Learn more about Dan McNichol at
www.DanMcNichol.com.
For more information about CASE Construction
Equipment, visit www.casece.com
About Dan McNichol…
A fifth-generation road builder from Boston, McNichol learned construction working for his father’s company
D. J. McNichol Construction. He was appointed by President Bush (41) to work for the United States Department
of Transportation. He served as a spokesperson for Boston’s Big Dig project and has published four books on
related topics.
Dan McNichol on Roads: “We’re highway committed. Road projects are the largest investment states
make. Road projects are expensive, time consuming and are the most closely watched initiatives a state
undertakes—fraught with political risk. When polled, 100% of the states ranked roads as one of the top 3
sectors of infrastructure. Ranking roads the top concern were 85 percent of the states. Systemic failure: In
Miami, Florida congestion on I-95 at rush hour slows traffic to speeds of a bicycle — an average speed of 17
mph according to the ASCE 2013 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure.
The United States is defined by its road culture — its road culture defines the nation. We have more roads,
more paved roads and more highways than any other nation on earth. 4 million miles of roads, of which 68
percent are paved. The US Interstate System is the most expansive superhighway net. The US Routes, turnpikes and other primary superhighways connects the nation’s centers of government and commerce. Over
$100 billion is lost every year in unnecessarily lost time, burned gas, blown tires, bent suspensions, court costs,
and accident damage.
Roadway usage has been rising steadily. Between 1990 and 2009 there was a 39% increase in motor vehicle
miles driven. More usage, less investment leaves a broken system. Nearly half (42 percent) of all roadways are
congested. Nearly a third (32 percent) are pot holed or pot marked. In the cities the situation is worse: half of
roads are badly damaged (47 percent).
Think differently— act differently: I’m advocating for non-road projects as a way to reduce traffic on the
roadways. Bike paths, urban bike lanes, and better transit ensure drivers that there will be be fewer lane
changes made by more drivers. Getting cars off the road makes it better for those who refuse to surrender the
wheel. Also, take a video of a crap road and post it. I bet you’ll get attention if the condition warrants immediate attention.”
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Flash Floods Damage Roads in
Monadnock and Upper Valley Regions
The quick state and local
response of public works
employees meant that
virtually all of the closed
roads without alternate
routes were reopened
by the end of the week.
Given that this is the
busiest in-state travel
time of the year, that
was fortunate.
– Nashua Telegraph
You really couldn’t blame NHDOT
Highway Maintenance District 4
crews that maintain sections of state
routes 12, 12A, 63, 123, and 123A in
towns like Westmoreland, Alstead,
Acworth, and Surry if they shouted,
“Not Again!”
Heavy rains and flash flooding on
June 28th and July 2nd once again
opened old wounds in the form of
major washouts in some locations
that had seen the same sort of damage at various times dating back
to 2005. The scenarios were similar
—heavy downpours over a short
period of time that transformed
streams into torrents running alongside hilly roads. The results were
significant road damage, and in the
case of at least one town road in
Westmoreland, a bridge collapse.
Also hit were some communities
further north in District 2, where a
huge hole opened up on NH 120
in Lebanon, as well as a section of
Route 12A in Plainfield. Numerous
local roads were washed out in the
western part of the state.
Working from dawn to dusk,
and in some cases right through
the July 4th holiday, NHDOT crews
quick reopened all state routes
except a section of NH 12A in
Alstead and Surry.
Road damage along NH Route 12 in Alstead.
A large section of NH Route 120 washed away in Lebanon.
In a letter to the Alstead Board
of Selectmen, NHDOT District
4 Engineer Doug Graham wrote,
“Several of the areas that washed
out this time on Route 12A are the
same as those damaged in 2005.
Under normal conditions, I would
have expected the previous repairs
to last well into the future. It was
obvious to us that more substantial
repairs than those done in 2005 are
needed to help ensure that road can
withstand more significant storm
events. Unfortunately, this approach
will require Route 12A to remain
closed for several months, likely
until fall, in order for the project to
be designed, bid, and constructed.”
Local and State damage estimates exceeded $6 million. Governor
Maggie Hassan asked President
Obama to issue a major disaster
declaration and provide emergency
assistance for repairing the damage.
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People will remember the August day in 2013 when the Memorial Bridge
reopened after a two-year, $81.4 million renovation project that thrilled the
seacoast. Hundreds of spectators flocked to the newly-built steel structure
Thursday morning to witness the official ribbon-cutting ceremony—an event
that will make the local history books.
– Foster’s Daily Democrat
It was a much-anticipated event that more than lived
up to expectations. In the culmination of an aggressive
bridge replacement project that began a little over a year
and a half earlier, the new Memorial Bridge crossing the
Piscataqua River between Portsmouth, New Hampshire
and Kittery, Maine opened to motor vehicle, bicycle,
and pedestrian traffic on August 8th.
The opening occurred the same day that history was
made when former Portsmouth Mayor Eileen Foley cut
a ribbon to mark the bridge opening, repeating a milestone that she had done 90 years before for the previous
bridge at the age of five in August of 1923. Thousands of
area residents turned out for the occasion.
The large crowd was treated to an event that included
bagpipers, antique cars, a brass band, a uniformed color
guard, police motorcycles, and some of the highest
elected officials in both states. It began with a lowering
of the bridge’s center span and a procession across the
bridge that saw hard-hatted construction workers walking side-by-side with US. Senators.
“This is the first bridge of its kind in the world and
one we can all be proud of,” NHDOT Commissioner
Chris Clement said to begin the celebration.
The project replaced a closed steel bridge with a new
modern lift bridge that honors its predecessor in design
while featuring some of the latest engineering innovations aimed at making the new Memorial Bridge last a
lot longer.
Citing the bridge’s motto, “Connecting Generations
and Bridging Communities,” New Hampshire Governor
Maggie Hassan said the new bridge represents historic
connections between Maine and New Hampshire, as
well as a shared economic future.
“It is impressive to see this new bridge, which
includes numerous modern innovations to meet the
needs of 21st century commerce and travel, and yet
echoes the look and feel of the original bridge from
1923. It is truly an engineering work of art,” Governor
Hassan told a large crowd at the opening ceremony.
It was a project that was intensively followed every
step of the way by news media and the public on both
sides of the river—from the public involvement early
in the process, to the unveiling of the winning bridge
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Prior to the bridge being opened to vehicle traffic, participants had the opportunity to walk across
the bridge and get a first hand look at all the details of the new bridge.
She was just five years old when she was
chosen to cut the ribbon for the brand new
Memorial Bridge on August 17, 1923. Nearly
ninety years later, Eileen Foley, accompanied
by her granddaughter, cuts the ribbon in
celebration of another new Memorial Bridge.
After the ribbon-cutting ceremony, pedestrians and
design, to the “float outs” during demolition, to the
bicyclists from both sides of the river swarmed the
assembly and “float ins” and creation of a new bridge
bridge, admiring it close-up, taking pictures for posteron the seacoast skyline.
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said.
plates, those connector plates that commonly conA few hours later the bridge was opened to motor
nect steel bridge trusses. There is also a metalized zinc
vehicles and the re-connection was complete.
coating on the steel to provide the highest projection
from corrosion.
“We said we were going to build
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Contractors, told the Portsmouth
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but here we are,
“I was confident it would open,
although a lot of people here have
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said Nickie Hunter, NHDOT district
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Federal Highway Administrator
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opening.
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of what transportation is all about,”
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states. It joins communities and
The celebration included a parade across the new bridge from Kittery to Portsmouth.
families, and it supports jobs and
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Accidental Sunflowers Bring Smiles to Passing Motorists
flowers that seemed to catch the attention of delighted
Wildflower beds long New Hampshire major roads
motorists on NH Route 101 in Exeter and Interstate 89
are not new. Highway beautification efforts date back
in Hopkinton.
decades to the Lady Bird Johnson Highway Beautification
“Indeed the sunflowers caught my eye and as I pass
Act of 1965.
the patch of sunflowers I caught myself
Minimal investments in colorful native,
naturalized and annual wildflowers have I just wanted to say thank smiling at such a nice surprise,” Carol
Ann Bonenfant of Epping told the New
brought scores of positive comments over you for the patch of wildHampshire Union Leader.
the years from residents and visitors to the flowers on I-89 between
So who gets the credit for the addiGranite State. The credit for the plantings exits 6 and 7. They are
tion of the sunflowers that made such
goes to the Roadside Development Section beautiful and bring a
a splash? Well, it turns out it was all an
of the NHDOT’s Highway Design Bureau.
smile to my face every
accident.
The beds feature annuals, such as Cali- time I drive by. Good job.
“We were pleasantly surprised to
fornia poppies, baby’s breath and cosmos
–Carol Zablocki, Warner, NH
see sunflowers because they weren’t
that complement perennials that include
in the mix,” says NHDOT Landscape
black-eyed Susans, wild lupines, gloriosa
Specialist Guy Giunta.
daisies, New England Aster and purple coneflowers.
Apparently the sunflowers made their way into the
These flower combinations are very attractive, but
New Hampshire normal wildflower mix at a supplier for
in September it was the dramatic appearance of sunthe New Hampshire nursery that had this year’s contract
for plantings at seven locations across the state.
“The sunflowers are dramatic,” Guy says. “It’s great
they are bringing smiles to peoples’ faces.”
Guy says the planting of wildflower beds has been
limited in the past 10 years due to funding. The new
plantings are made possible by funding from New
Hampshire’s conservation/moose plate program.
“It is not taxpayer dollars,” Guy says.
For now, Guy Giunta says there are no plans to
continue with the sunflower accident.
Nominations sought for
New Hampshire Construction
Industry Ethics Award
Nominations are currently being sought
for the eighteenth annual New Hampshire
Construction Industry Ethics Award. The
award is presented to “the individual,
business or organization that, through
its words and deeds, best demonstrates
a commitment to upholding the highest
ethical standards in construction.” The
award carries with it a handsome plaque
and a $1,000 cash contribution to the
recipient’s charity of choice.
Nominations will be accepted through
December 2, 2013, with the recipient
to be announced in April. Guidelines for
nominating deserving individuals and/
or companies may be obtained by contacting the award’s sponsor, David W.
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It is now possible for motorists who are not E-ZPass customers and do
not have transponders to utilize the benefits of E-ZPass on the New
Hampshire Turnpike System. The New Hampshire Department of
Transportation (NHDOT) has announced a new E-ZPass account option
that allows travelers to “Prepay a NH Trip” and use dedicated E-ZPass
lanes and Open Road Tolling (ORT) lanes.
Under this option, payments are made in advance of a trip on New
Hampshire turnpikes by establishing a prepaid account and registering
a license plate. Images of the license plate traveling through the dedicated E-ZPass lane or ORT lane will be matched to the account and the
toll will be automatically deducted from the prepaid account balance.
Rules for this E-ZPass option include:
t Prepaid trips are not discounted. Tolls will be charged at the
full fare.
t An account must be opened with a minimum balance of $1.00.
t Multiple vehicles may be registered on an account.
t There is no limit to the number of trips that can be prepaid.
t Accounts can be automatically replenished by credit card.
For additional information, visit https://www.ezpassnh.com/en/
prepay/prepay.shtml.
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Corporate Membership
Accountants
Michie Corporation – Henniker
S.U.R. Construction, Inc. – Rochester
Melanson, Heath & Co., P.C. – Manchester
Scituate Concrete Pipe Corp. – Scituate, MA
S.U.R. Construction West, Inc. – Keene
Nathan Wechsler & Co., P.A. – Concord
Advertising & Marketing
Corporate Images, LLC – Gilford
Paxton Communications, Inc. – Concord
Aggregate Processing
Construction Reports
Construction Summary of NH/ME/VT, Inc.
– Manchester
Consulting Engineers
Civil Takeoffs, LLC – Gilford
Marcou Construction Co., Inc. – Dunbarton CLD Consulting Engineers, Inc. –
Manchester
Aggregates – Cement
Eckman Engineering, LLC – Portsmouth
Concord Sand & Gravel, Inc. – Concord
Haley and Aldrich, Inc. – Manchester
Fill-More Industries – Loudon
Hoyle, Tanner & Associates, Inc. –
Foster Materials, Inc. – Henniker
Manchester
E.D. Swett, Inc. – Concord
T. Buck Construction – Auburn, ME
Tamchar, Inc. – Auburn
Team Construction – Hudson
Ted Bantis Excavating, Inc. – Auburn
Temple Construction, Inc. – Lunenburg, VT
Thibeault Corporation – Londonderry
Tom Snow & Son Construction, LLC –
Concord
Venture Construction – Pembroke
Weaver Bros. Construction Co., Inc. – Bow
Louis Berger & Assoc. – Manchester
Winterset, Inc. – Lyndonville, VT
Nobis Engineering, Inc. – Concord
Contractors – Building
SEA Consultants, Inc. – Concord
E. Guimond Construction – Bow
Asphalt, Tar, Emulsions
T.Y. Lin International – Concord
Ingram Construction Corp. – West Swanzey
All States Asphalt, Inc. – Sunderland, MA
Vanasse Hangen Brustlin-NH – Bedford
Manchester Sand, Gravel &
Cement Co., Inc. – Hooksett
Pembroke Sand & Gravel – Pembroke
Garrity Asphalt Reclaiming – Bloomfield, CT
Contractors – Paving
Contractors – Bridge, Highway, Site, Utility
Blaktop, Inc. – W. Lebanon
Attorneys
Ambrose Brothers, Inc. – Meredith
Brox Industries, Inc. – Dracut, MA
D’Amante, Couser, Steiner, Pellerin, P.A. –
Concord
R.S. Audley, Inc. – Bow
Bryant Paving – Meredith
Beck & Bellucci, Inc. – Franklin
Gagliuso & Gagliuso – Merrimack
Continental Paving, Inc. – Londonderry
Brox Industries, Inc. – Dracut, MA
Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP – Concord
GMI Asphalt Corporation – Gilford
Busby Construction Co., Inc. – Atkinson
Pike Industries, Inc. – Belmont
Attractions
Coleman Construction Co., Inc. – Pelham
Sealcoating, Inc. – Hingham, MA
New Hampshire Motor Speedway – Loudon
Conn Brothers – Lincoln
Wolcott Construction, Inc. – Gilmanton
Bridge Components
A. H. Harris & Sons, Inc. – Portsmouth
D.R. Key Corp. – Lebanon
Deano C. Construction – Goffstown
EVROKS Corporation – Winnisquam
Curbing, Fencing & Granite
CWS Fence & Guardrail Co. – Andover
Classic Curb, Inc. – Bow
Bridges – Prefabricated
Felix A. Marino Co. – Peabody, MA
Contech Construction Products – New
London
F.W. Whitcomb – Walpole
DeLucca Fence Company, Inc. –
Methuen, MA
Graton 3G Construction – Holderness
Catch Basin Cleaning Services
Swenson Granite Company, Inc. – Concord
JGE Enterprises, Inc. – Manchester
Bellemore Catch Basin
Maintenance – Bedford
Tri-State Curb, Inc. – Weare
Jeremy Hiltz Excavating, Inc. – Ashland
N.E. Catch Basin Cleaners – Meredith
J.R. Gauthier, Inc. – Pelham
Landsite Corporation – Antrim
Drug and Alcohol Testing
Onsite Drug Testing – Concord
Concrete & Concrete Products
Leighton White, Inc. – Milford
Aggregate Industries, NE – Saugus, MA
Carroll Concrete Co., Inc. – Newport
M.E. Latulippe Construction, Inc. – Ashland New England Detroit Diesel-Allison, Inc. –
Wakefield, MA
F.L. Merrill Construction, Inc. – Pembroke
Central NH Concrete Corp. – Henniker
Morrill Construction – North Haverhill
Michie Corporation – Henniker
Northeast Earth Mechanics – Pittsfield
Equipment – Dealers / Service / Materials
Processing (New & Used or Rental)
NESC, Inc. – Salisbury, MA
Park Construction, Inc. – Fitzwilliam
Able Crane Service – Merrimack
Redimix Companies – Winnisquam
Pike Industries, Inc. – Belmont
Anderson Equipment – Manchester
Shea Concrete Products – Amesbury, MA
R.M. Piper – Plymouth
Beauregard Equipment, Inc. – Concord
Southern NH Concrete Products –
Londonderry
James S. Piscopo General
Contractor, Inc. – Winnisquam
Bobcat of NH – Chichester
Concrete – Precast
Sargent Corp. – Stillwater, ME
Casey Equipment & Rental Corp. –
Brentwood
Central NH Concrete Corp. – Henniker
Severino Trucking Co., Inc. – Candia
Chadwick-BaRoss, Inc. – Concord
Concrete Systems, Inc. – Hudson
SPS New England, Inc. – Salisbury, MA
Chappell Tractor Sales, Inc. – Milford
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Engines – Diesel
Corporate Membership
C.N. Wood, Inc. – Woburn, MA
Insurance & Bonding
Eastern Bridge, LLC – Claremont
Cues Equipment – Amherst
Acadia Insurance Company – Bedford
Mill Steel Supply – Manchester
Enterprise Trenchless Technology – Lisbon
Falls, ME
Davis & Towle Group – Concord
Donovan Equipment Co., Inc. –
Londonderry
Munsey & Brazil, Inc. – Laconia
Howard P. Fairfield, Inc. – Concord
Infantine Insurance, Inc. – Bedford
The Rowley Agency, Inc. – Concord
Sweeping Services
Ruel Sweeping Service – Meredith
Tapping and Testing
Smith Felix Pipeline Services – Bow
Genalco, Inc. – Needham Heights, MA
Lasers & Surveying Equipment
Lou Giza Equipment – Nashua
Eastpoint Lasers – Hooksett
Tires
Godwin Pumps of America – Manchester
Keystone Precision Instruments – Epsom
GCR Truck Tire Center – Manchester
Jordan Equipment Company – Pembroke
N.E. Laser and Transit Co. – Newport
Tractor Sales
Milton CAT – Hopkinton
N.E. Positioning/Waste – Concord
Chappell Tractor Sales, Inc. – Milford
NEPCO, LLC – Bedford
Lubricants
MB Tractor & Equipment – Tilton
Northeast Shoring Equipment – Millis, MA
Texas Refinery Corp. – Belmont
Traffic Control Products / Services
Maintenance & Repair
Atlantic Broom Service – Taunton, MA
DLP Industries, Inc. – Weymouth, MA
East Coast Signals – Deerfield
Shawmut Equipment Co. – Manchester, CT
Manhole / Catch Basin Castings
Hawkins Safety Equipment Sales –
Barrington
Townline Equipment Sales – Plainfield
LeBaron Foundry, Inc. – Brockton, MA
New England Signal Systems – Northwood
White Cap Construction Supply –
Stoughton, MA
Water Works Supply – Londonderry
New England Traffic Control Services, Inc. –
Manchester
Excavating
Mineral & Chemical Suppliers
Jennings Excavation – Hollis
Northeast Traffic Control Services, Inc. –
Plymouth, MA
Eastern Salt Company – N. Chelmsford, MA Stay Safe Traffic Products – Westford, MA
Granite State Minerals, Inc. – Portsmouth
Worksafe Traffic Control Industries – Barre,
VT
Pavement Marking Contractors / Suppliers
Trucks – Sales & Service
Franklin Paint Co., Inc. – Franklin, MA
Northland JCB – Concord
Nortrax, Inc. – Concord
E.W. Sleeper Co., Inc. – Concord
Jeremy Hiltz Excavating, Inc. – Ashland
Ted Bantis Excavating, Inc. – Auburn
Valley Excavating, Inc. – Henniker
Explosives
L&D Safety Markings Corp. – Randolph, VT
Buckeye Blasting Corp. – Epsom
Maine Drilling & Blasting, Inc. – Auburn
Pipe Suppliers
Northeast Directional Drilling – Northwood
Contech Construction Products, Inc. –
New London
Financial Advisors
CSR New England Pipe – Raymond
Raymond James & Associates – Portland, ME Everett J. Prescott, Inc. – Concord
Fine Grading
Paul S. Charbonneau, LLC – Bradford
Hanson Pipe & Precast – Wauregan, CT
Red Hed Supply – Colchester, VT
Vellano Brothers, Inc. – Raymond
AXL, Inc. Heavy Hauling – Greenland
Freightliner of NH – Londonderry
Liberty International Trucks, Inc. –
Manchester
McDevitt Trucks, Inc. – Manchester
New Hampshire Peterbilt, Inc. – Bow
P/M Services of NH – Canterbury
Rochester Truck Repair – Rochester
TransAxle LLC– Shrewsbury, MA
Forestry & Land Clearing
Water Works Supply – Londonderry
Truck Equipment & Accessories
For-Tek, Inc. – North Billerica, MA
Winwater Works – Concord
Berube’s Truck Accessories – Bow
Hopkinton Forestry and Land Clearing –
Henniker
Pressure Washing
Cues Equipment – Amherst
L.L. & S. Waste Wood Processing, Inc. –
Salem
Mobile Sales & Service – Manchester
Donovan Equipment Co., Inc. –
Londonderry
Shoring and Trench Boxes
Fuel Distributors
Bunce Positioning – Stow, MA
Hews Company, LLC – Bow and
S. Portland, ME
Dennis K. Burke, Inc. – Chelsea, MA
Jordan Equipment – Pembroke
Underground Plant Protection
Texas Refinery – Belmont
Dig Safe System, Inc. – Woburn, MA
Hydraulic Components – Sales & Service
Steel – Fabrication & Suppliers
Welding & Lineboring
New Hampshire Hydraulics – Merrimack
Barker Steel Company, Inc. – Canaan
Stedt Hydraulic Crane – Westboro, MA
Cohen Steel Supply – Concord
W.T. Jones Welding & Lineboring –
South Sutton
The Hope Group – Manchester
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Welcome New Members!
Advertisers’ Index
The Board of Directors of the New Hampshire Good
Roads Association is pleased to welcome the following
new members to our organization.
New Hampshire Highways
OCTOBER–DECEMBER 2013 Issue
New Corporate Members
Eckman Engineering, LLC, Portsmouth
Shawmut Equipment Company, Manchester, CT
White Cap Construction Supply, Stoughton, MA
Melanson, Heath & Co., PC, Manchester
All States Asphalt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Anderson Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Beck & Bellucci, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Bobcat of NH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Brox Industries, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Brown Engineering, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
New Individual Members
Chadwick-BaRoss, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Richard Churchill, R.H. Churchill Excavation, Bradford
Civil Takeoffs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Pete Kohalmi, Pembroke
CLD Consulting Engineers, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Dana White, D.A. White Excavating, Plymouth
Construction Summary of NH/ME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Continental Paving, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
CWS Fence & Guardrail, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
To become part of the New
Hampshire Good Roads
Association, and join us as a
corporate or individual member,
go to www.nhgoodroads.org
Dennis K. Burke, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Dig Safe Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Donovan Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
EJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
E.J. Prescott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Eastpoint Lasers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Franklin Paint Co., Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Gagliuso & Gagliuso PA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
To Site Contractors, Blasters, Engineers,
Developers, Municipalities, State Agencies. . .
Hews Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
William C. Partridge
Infantine Insurance, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
North Sutton, NH
Jordan Equipment Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Provides Digitized or Paperless Earthwork Takeoff
Maine Drilling & Blasting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
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Marcou Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Milton CAT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44, 45 & 48
Nathan Wechsler & Co.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
New England Traffic Control Services . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Nortrax, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Pembroke Sand & Gravel, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
R.S. Audley, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Rowley Agency, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Scituate Concrete Pipe Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Sealcoating, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
SPS New England . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Weaver Brothers Construction Co., Inc. . . . . . . . . . 20
William Partridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
W.T. Jones Welding & Line Boring Service . . . . . . . 36
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