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Dubbed the newest aquarium in the nations oldest city,the St. Augustine Aquarium will serve as one of Floridassplashiest tourist attractions once construction is complete.

The privately-funded, $8 million dollar project consists of 250,000 gallons of indoorand outdoor marine exhibits, including a snorkel adventure, zip line, shipwreck reeftank, stingray encounter and other smaller exhibits. More than 70 species and 1,000fish will be housed in the new state-of-the-art facility.

This project is very important to my wife, Kathy, and me because it represents ourpassion the underwater world and how to conserve it, said Shawn Hiester, aquar-ium owner and founder. Im an avid scuba diver and Kathy is a biologist. We used towatch episodes of Seahunt and The Underwater World of Jacques Cousteau as kids.This project is the fulfillment of our life-long dreams to own an aquarium and share itwith others.

The project will feature an interactive 80,000-gallon snorkel adventure habitat, whichwill be a re-creation of the Florida reef environment, including stingrays and hundredsof fish. While some visitors will make use of clear acrylic view windows, others can

Shawn Hiester photoA 1,500 sq. ft. (139.3 sq m) bar/restaurant and a single-family residence had tobe demolished prior to construction.

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) While Congress remainsstalled on a long-term plan for funding highways, state law-makers and governors arent waiting around.

Nearly one-third of the states have approved measures thisyear that could collectively raise billions of dollars throughhigher fuel taxes, vehicle fees and bonds to repair old bridgesand roads and relieve traffic congestion, according to ananalysis by The Associated Press.

The surge of activity means at least half of the states from coast to coast, in both Republican and Democratic areas now have passed transportation funding measures since2013.

And the movement may not be done yet. Tennessees governor made a 15-city tour highlighting the

states transportation needs. North Carolina lawmakers aredebating a road-bonding proposal. And legislators are return-ing to work in California and Michigan with transportationfunding on the agenda.

I dont know of a state thats not having the conversationabout raising revenue for transportation, said IowaTransportation Director Paul Trombino III, who is vice presi-dent of the American Association of State Highway andTransportation Officials and whose home state recently raisedfuel taxes by 10 cents a gallon.

The widespread focus on transportation funding comes asstate officials are becoming frustrated by federal inaction in

States Raise Taxes,Fees to Pay forRoad Repairs

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campaign. Partnered with creativeagency Cultivate Studios, the goalof the campaign is to honor andcelebrate the American construc-tion worker and those in construc-tion-related trades.

Ozinga Bros., a fourth-genera-tion family-owned business found-ed in 1928 on the south side of

Chicago, a ready mix concreteproducer and supplier, is currentlyrun by five brothers and a cousin.The family is covering the cost ofthe campaign and is pleased withthe results.

Its a significant investmentand the message has beenreceived well and is spreading,

said Tim Ozinga, co-owner andthe firms marketing communica-tions director, and we have a lotof people that we are talking tothat are interested in participatingwith us in the next campaign. Iwas most surprised by the reac-tion on Facebook. We posted the

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Asphalt / Pavers / Concrete Equipment2012 BLAW-KNOX PF1510,100 Hrs ..................................................................................................$176,0002013 BLAW-KNOX RW100B, 20 Hrs ................................................................................................$209,0002013 BLAW-KNOX RW35A, 10 Hrs ......................................................................................................$60,5002007 INGERSOLL RAND PF5510, 3000 Hrs....................................................................................$33,000(2) 2011 VOLVO PF6110, 2900-3100 Hrs ................................................................$165,000-$192,500

Compactors - Padfoot2010 HAMM 3412P, 1300 Hrs ................................................................................................................$62,700

Compactors - Smooth Drum2006 VOLVO DD118HF, 4300 Hrs........................................................................................................$27,5002009 VOLVO SD100D, 2200 Hrs ..........................................................................................................$82,5002013 VOLVO SD75, 1770 Hrs ................................................................................................................$77,000

Drills - Vertical2012 SANDVIK DI550 ..............................................................................................................................$646,600

Excavators - Crawler2013 VOLVO EC160DL, 1750 Hrs ......................................................................................................$121,0002013 VOLVO EC210B LC, 3000 Hrs ................................................................................................$110,0002012 VOLVO EC210CL, 3800 Hrs ........................................................................................................$82,500(3) 2013 VOLVO EC220DL, 1700-2050 Hrs ............................................................$132,000-$140,250(7) 2014 VOLVO EC220DL, 1550-1850 Hrs ............................................................$137,500-$145,7502011 VOLVO EC240CL, 3900 Hrs......................................................................................................$110,0002012 VOLVO EC250D LR, 2350 Hrs ................................................................................................$165,0002013 VOLVO EC250D LR, 1750 Hrs..................................................................................................$181,5002011 VOLVO EC250DL, 4000 Hrs......................................................................................................$137,5002012 VOLVO EC300DL, 1549 Hrs......................................................................................................$198,0002006 VOLVO EC330B LC, 2500 Hrs ..................................................................................................$71,500(6) 2012 VOLVO EC340DL, 1920-4800 Hrs ............................................................$154,000-$214,500(7) 2013 VOLVO EC340DL, 1700-3400 Hrs............................................................$160,000-$217,250(3) 2014 VOLVO EC340DL, 1850-4200 Hrs ............................................................$162,250-$220,0002013 VOLVO EC380DL, 4300 Hrs......................................................................................................$170,500(3) 2014 VOLVO EC380EL, 1550-2900 Hrs ............................................................$209,000-$247,5002004 VOLVO EC460B LC, 12400 Hrs ................................................................................................$52,2502011 VOLVO EC460C LC, 6700 Hrs ................................................................................................$209,000(2) 2012 VOLVO EC480DL, 2000-3900 Hrs ..........................................................$236,500-$308,0002013 VOLVO EC480DL, 3400 Hrs......................................................................................................$258,5002014 VOLVO EC480DL, 1796 Hrs......................................................................................................$319,000

Excavators - Wheel2008 FUCHS MHL350D, 12175 Hrs..................................................................................................$110,0002011 VOLVO EW180C, 3100 Hrs ......................................................................................................$125,0002011 VOLVO EW180C, 3400 Hrs ......................................................................................................$125,0002012 VOLVO EW180D, 1785 Hrs ......................................................................................................$170,0002013 VOLVO EW180D, 2100 Hrs ......................................................................................................$160,0002013 VOLVO EW180D, 2200 Hrs ......................................................................................................$165,000

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8 VDOT EMBARKS ON $31.5M PROJECT TO REPLACE BRIDGE NEAR PENTAGON

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) recently began a bridgereplacement project near the Pentagon in Arlington County, Va.

14 LAWMAKERS FACE WEIGHTY LIST OF UNFINISHED BUSINESS, PENDING DEADLINES

Congress returned on Sept. 8 with a critical need for a characteristic rarely evidentthrough a contentious spring and summer cooperation between Republicansand President Barack Obama.

18 DRIVERLESS TRUCK MEANT TO IMPROVE SAFETYFOR ROVING CONSTRUCTION CREWS

Roving construction crews the kind you see blacktopping a road, painting lines,inspecting a bridge or installing a traffic signal are often protected fromoncoming traffic by a specialized truck outfitted with a crash barrier.

18 RADIO AD CAMPAIGN CALLS FOR ACTION ON MULTI-YEAR HIGHWAY, PUBLIC TRANSIT BILL

The Transportation Construction Coalition launched a new radio advertising campaign Aug. 25.

24 WHITFIELD COUNTY FINDS SUCCESS PATCHING POTHOLES

At the conclusion of a recent quarterly meeting and luncheon of the northwestGeorgia branch of the APWA (American Public Works Association), the WhitfieldCounty Georgia Public Works Department held a demonstration of its Stepp

Manufacturing SRM asphalt recycler.

29 ASIAS LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE COULD BRING ECONOMIC GROWTH TO GRINDING HALT

The Philippines is far from alone. The outpouring of support for a Chinese-ledbank to finance infrastructure highlights a gap in Asias success story: From power-starved India to Thailands overburdened railways, developing economiesface a shortage of basic facilities so severe that it threatens to hold back growth

and living standards.

30 FIVE STRATEGIES TO FINDING (AND HIRING) THEBEST EMPLOYEES

Attracting good, smart employees is a challenge. In a way, the odds are againstfinding the best, because stereotypes persist.

37 CABIN RENTAL OWNER BUILDS 94-FOOTSUSPENSION BRIDGE IN ARKANSAS

Rod Corley had a problem. Though he had fallen in love with the hills and woodssurrounding his cabins in Searcy County, when Rush Creek flooded he was cut offfrom the world, the Harrison Daily Times reported.

49 ENERGY INDUSTRY CONVERGES ON TULSA, OKLA.,FOR CONFERENCE

The Pipeline + Energy Expo returned to Tulsa, Okla., at a pivotal time in the ener-gy industry. The revitalized event allowed attendees to equip themselves for therebound with the latest technology and knowledge in the pipeline and energyindustry in Oklahoma.

96 RITCHIE BROS. REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2015 RESULTS

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated reported results for the three months endedJune 30, 2015. During the quarter, the company generated $155.5 million of revenue, a 10 percent increase compared to revenue of $141.8 million in the second quarter last year, and net earnings of $46.4 million, an increase of 20 percent compared to net earnings of $38.6 million in the second quarter last year.Diluted earnings per share (EPS) were $0.43, a 21 percent increase comparedto $0.36 in the same quarter last year.

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VDOT Embarks on $31.5M Project to Replace Bridge Near PentagonBy Brenda RuggieroCEG CORRESPONDENT

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)recently began a bridge replacement project near thePentagon in Arlington County, Va.

The $31.5 million project replaces the Route 27(Washington Boulevard) bridge over Route 110 (JeffersonDavis Highway). Currently, the existing bridge carries threelanes of traffic in each direction and has a concrete sidewalkon each side and a 6-ft.-wide (1.8 m) concrete raised medi-an. The bridge was built in 1941 and is considered struc-turally deficient.

The project was awarded to Judlau Contracting Inc. andwork began in March 2015. Completion is expected by May2018.

The contract calls for the bridge to be widened to accom-modate a 14-ft. (4.3 m) shared-use path on the east side, andan 8-ft. (2.4 m) sidewalk on the west. Thesuperstructure will be replaced and widened,increasing the length of the bridge to 470 ft.(143.3 m) by reconfiguring the end spans.

The new bridge superstructure also will beraised by more than 1.5 ft. (.45 m), increasingvertical clearance for westbound Route 110 to16.75 ft. (5.1 m).

The existing slab vault structure behind theabutments will be completely replaced by twonew piers and abutments, adding an additionalspan at each end of the bridge.

The new bridge superstructure will be shal-lower than the existing bridge superstructure,increasing the westbound Route 110 verticalclearance from 15 ft., 4 in. (4.7 m) to 17 ft. (5.2m).

The bridges new aesthetics will reportedlyinclude decorative wrought-iron picket fencing,LED road and pedestrian lighting, gateway pil-lars, and a recessed concrete pattern on the para-pets. A unique feature will be signature medal-

lions on the bridges gateway pillars honoring the Army,Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force.

One of the biggest challenges for this project is certainlythe volume of traffic on this major artery, said JenniferMcCord of VDOT. There are more than 71,500 vehicles perday on Washington Boulevard and more than 61,500 vehi-cles per day on Jefferson Davis Highway at the project loca-tion. Coupling this traffic volume with the bridges urban,high-profile location adjacent to the Pentagon, monitoringthe impacts to commuters is a major priority. Our projectteam is working very closely with the Pentagon Police on adaily basis to ensure that traffic to this extremely importantheadquarters and beyond moves as smoothly as possible dur-ing construction.

In addition, McCord noted that the work space is verytight on the 74-year-old bridge. Traffic was reduced fromthree lanes to two in each direction on WashingtonBoulevard to allow crews room to replace and widen the

structurally deficient bridge.VDOT plans to maintain a min-

imum of two lanes in each direc-tion on both Routes 27 and 110,other than temporary night closuresto install bridge girders. Pedestriantraffic will be shifted to a tempo-rary bridge in 2016.

In the early stages of the project,crews are using smaller equipmentsuch as excavators, small aerial liftsto work under the bridge, andBobcats. They will be using cranesand drill equipment as constructionprogresses.

(This story also can be foundon Construction EquipmentGuides Web site at www.con-structionequipmentguide.com.)CEG

The $31.5 million project replaces the Route 27 (WashingtonBoulevard) bridge over Route 110 (Jefferson Davis Highway).Currently, the existing bridge carries three lanes of traffic in eachdirection and has a concrete sidewalk on each side and a 6-ft.-wide (1.8 m) concrete raised median. The bridge was built in 1941and is considered structurally deficient.

The contract calls for the bridge to be widened to accommodate a 14-ft. (4.3m) shared-use path on the east side, and an 8-ft. (2.4 m) sidewalk on the west.

The number of unemployed workers with constructionexperience dropped to the lowest total for August since2001, as hiring slowed despite robust demand for construc-tion, according to an analysis by the Associated GeneralContractors of America. Association officials cautioned thatthe hiring slowdown likely has more to do with the lack ofavailable workers in many parts of the country than it doeslow demand.

The recent slowdown in construction hiring appears toreflect difficulty in finding qualified employees rather thanlack of projects needing workers, said Ken Simonson, theassociations chief economist. The pool of qualified con-struction workers will need to expand if firms are going to beable to keep pace with rising construction demand.

Construction employment totaled 6.388 million inAugust, the most since February 2009, but the total rose byonly 3,000 in August and by an average of only 6,800 permonth over the past six months, Simonson noted. In the pre-vious six months, construction employment had risen by anaverage of 29,700 per month. Meanwhile, the number ofunemployed workers who reported last working in con-struction totaled 525,000, the lowest August amount since2001.

Hiring has slowed to a crawl in the past six months eventhough contractors have raised wages at the fastest rate in sixyears and spending on most types of structures has acceler-ated, Simonson said. Other indicators such as risingarchitectural and engineering employment and permits forboth single- and multi-family housing suggest demandfor construction will remain strong, but contractors mayhave difficulty finding enough workers to take on all thoseprojects. Average hourly earnings in construction increased2.8 percent from August 2014 to August 2015, up from 2.1percent in the previous 12 months, a sign that contractors areraising pay to attract more workers, Simonson said.Employment at architectural and engineering services firmsclimbed by 3.0 percent since August 2014, suggesting thatmore workers are being hired to design future constructionprojects, the economist pointed out. Construction spendingput in place a measure of current industry activity jumped 14 percent from July 2014 to July 2015, the CensusBureau reported on Sept. 1. Permits for new residential con-struction increased by 7.5 percent over that period, Censusreported on Aug. 18.

Association officials urged Congressional leaders to focuson increasing funding for career and technical education pro-grams when they return to Washington after Labor Day.They also called on federal, state and local officials to act onother measures included in the associations WorkforceDevelopment Plan that are designed to reinvigorate thepipeline for recruiting and preparing future construction pro-fessionals.

Government officials need to stop giving short shrift tohigh school career and technical education programs or riskdepriving students of significant and growing job opportuni-ties, said Stephen E. Sandherr, the associations chief exec-utive officer. There is nothing wrong with preparing stu-dents to make above-average salaries in constructioncareers.

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WASHINGTON (AP) Congress returned on Sept. 8 witha critical need for a characteristic rarely evident through acontentious spring and summer cooperation betweenRepublicans and President Barack Obama.

Lawmakers face a weighty list of unfinished business andlooming deadlines, including a stopgap spending bill to keepthe government open beyond Sept. 30. The most intractableissues a solution to a yearlong battle over agency budgetsand a deal on a long-sought highway bill have beenkicked to the fall.

Its going to take a sense of give and take on both sides,said Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla. The big deal will be, Can youcome to a deal on transportation, debt ceiling and avoidingsequester? So a large budget deal will determine, I think,whether or not weve really been successful.

Automatic budget cuts called sequestration are the resultof a hard-fought deal Obama signed in a 2011.

GOP leaders are playing down talk of a government shut-down thats being driven by conservatives determined to usethe spending legislation to strip funds from PlannedParenthood. The organization is under intense scrutiny aftersecretly recorded videos raised uncomfortable questionsabout its practices in procuring research tissue from abortedfetuses.

Cole said passing a short-term spending bill will not be acontention-free exercise.

The first days for Congress will be marked by a fiercedebate over the nuclear deal with Iran that Republicans insistmakes too many concessions to Tehran. Democrats have ral-lied behind the president and have already demonstrated theyhave the votes to sustain a promised Obama veto of a reso-lution disapproving the hard-won agreement.

Also on the crowded fall agenda are efforts to increase thegovernments borrowing authority and avoid a first-ever fed-eral default; extend some 50 tax breaks; pass a defense poli-cy bill that Obama has threatened to veto; and renew theFederal Aviation Administrations authority to spend money.

A historic address to Congress by Pope Francis on Sept.24 promises a welcome respite from the partisanship that hasgripped the Capitol for most of the year.

Some tea party lawmakers say they will back legislationto keep the government open in the new budget year, whichbegins Oct. 1, only if the measure also terminates PlannedParenthoods federal money even if their battle withObama over the issue should spiral into a government shut-down.

Im for doing everything to halt funds for PlannedParenthood, said Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio. There is no waythey can get taxpayer support.

Conservative groups such as Heritage Action are backingthe strategy, though establishment anti-abortion organiza-tions arent throwing their influence behind it.

Douglas Johnson, legislative director of the powerfulNational Right to Life Committee, said recently that while

blocking Planned Parenthoods funds makes sense, theSenate lacks the votes to do so and abortions would contin-ue anyway. He said lawmakers should also focus on billshalting abortions.

We just dont have the votes to get the outcome that wedlike, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., tolda Kentucky television station. He called ending PlannedParenthoods funding another issue that awaits a new pres-ident.

Past efforts to use must-pass funding bills to blockObamas health care law and his executive actions on immi-gration have failed badly, with the heath law dispute result-ing in a partial government shutdown in 2013.

As a result, House GOP leaders are considering separatelegislation this month cutting Planned Parenthoods fundsand reversing the health overhaul, according to a GOP aideand a lobbyist. They hope such a bill, which would advancefree of a filibuster threat by Senate Democrats, would satis-fy Planned Parenthoods opponents and free up the tempo-rary government funding bill.

Obama would be certain to veto such a bill, but it wouldallow Republicans to vote for those changes and underscorethe need for a GOP president to institute them.

Facing demands for negotiations to lift domestic agencybudgets hit by the return of automatic spending cuts,McConnell has signaled that he is open to talks on a deal thatwould pair increases for domestic programs with budgetrelief for the Pentagon.

To get to an agreement, however, Republicans must strikea deal with Obama and his Democratic allies over compan-ion spending cuts elsewhere in the budget to defray the costof new spending for the Pentagon and domestic programs.Theres a limited pool of such offsets, at least those with anacceptable level of political pain, and considerable competi-tion over what to spend them on.

For instance, McConnell helped assemble a 10-year, $47billion offsets package to pay for a Senate bill with smallincreases for highway and transit programs. Democrats areeying the same set of cuts to pay for boosting domestic agen-cies.

No one is underestimating the difficulty in reaching agree-ment. Speculation is growing that Republicans will try toadvance a bill that would keep most federal agencies operat-ing at current budget levels, with only a few changes for themost pressing programs. The White House has pledged toblock that idea.

One potential glimmer of hope for the talks is that earlierthis year Republicans reversed a position they held in talkstwo years ago and declared that additional defense spendingdoesnt require companion spending cuts.

Congress also needs to raise the governments $18.1 tril-lion borrowing cap by mid-November or early December, anuncomfortable prospect for GOP leaders already facing pot-shots from tea party purists and Republican presidential can-didates as next years nomination contests loom.

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BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) Roving construction crews the kind you see blacktopping a road, painting lines,inspecting a bridge or installing a traffic signal are oftenprotected from oncoming traffic by a specialized truck out-fitted with a crash barrier.

The crash trucks, fitted with a device called a truck-mounted attenuator, have been credited with saving lives.But the workers who drive them are inevitably placed inharms way, literally waiting to be struck, said RobertRoy, president of Royal Truck & Equipment Inc. inCoopersburg.

On Aug. 24, Royal demonstrated its new driverlesscrash truck that it hopes will some day improve safety atwork zones around the country. Two of the autonomousvehicles will make their debut at highway constructionsites in Florida by the end of the year under a stateDepartment of Transportation demonstration program.

Any time a driver can be removed from these vehiclesin a very dangerous situation, and if the vehicles struck,theres nobody inside of it to receive the damage or theinjuries, thats measuring success, Roy said.

Truck-mounted attenuators have been around for 30years. One study, published this year in the Journal of theTransportation Research Board, found they cut work-zoneinjuries and fatalities from rear-end crashes nearly in half.

There is considerable interest in autonomous truck-mounted attenuators, both for their potential to reduce riskand as a way to save on labor costs, one of the studysauthors, Gerald Ullman of Texas A&Ms TransportationInstitute, said.

Connected and autonomous vehicles in general areviewed as the future of surface transportation, and thistechnology may be one of the first ways in which it getscommercialized, he said.

Google and traditional car companies have been devel-oping self-driving vehicles, while Daimler Trucks NorthAmerica LLC recently demonstrated the first self-drivingtractor-trailer to be licensed on public roads. Daimler saidit would be years before a self-driving truck hits the mar-ket.

In the demonstration, a lead truck beamed informationto Royals attenuator truck. The crash truck followed thelead truck around the parking lot of Bethlehems municipalswimming pool, perfectly mimicking its movements,speed and braking.

Royal, the nations largest manufacturer of truck-mount-ed attenuators, is partnering on the driverless crash truckswith Micro Systems Inc. of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., whichsupplies unmanned vehicles to the military and developedthe technology.

Royal said the terms of the agreement with Floridastransportation department are still being negotiated.


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The Transportation ConstructionCoalition launched a new radio adver-tising campaign Aug. 25 aimed atmembers of the House ofRepresentatives about the importanceof fixing the Highway Trust Fund andpassing a multi-year highway andpublic transit investment bill. The 30-second radio spot ran on the home-town radio stations of 16 key membersof the House Ways & MeansCommittee and House Transportation& Infrastructure Committee.

With the fund being the source, onaverage, of 52 percent of highway andbridge capital investments made annu-ally by state transportation depart-ments, the ads highlight the impor-tance of the program to the states.

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The ad also will run in the districtsof these members:

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Rep. Diane Black (Tenn.) Rep. Blake Farenthold (Texas) Rep. Kevin Brady (Texas) Rep. Mark Sanford (S.C.)Coalition officials noted that the

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Our newly refreshed site is designed to serve the infor-mation and resource needs of all our customers, and furtherenhance our levels of service to them, said Charles Smith,president and CEO of General Shale. We are excited to rein-troduce our Web site and use it as a key communications toolfor informing and inspiring homeowners, builders anddesigners about General Shale and our extensive productline. It also presents a tremendous opportunity for us to giveour customers creative ideas for using our vast portfolio ofbuilding products.

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The At Home section features an interactive, photo-rich,modern design, while also providing homeowners anddesigners access to essential product information for projectplanning. In addition, site users can browse an Inspirationgallery for every product line and quickly determine theitems used in a particular project, including product specifi-cations.

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A hot mix of asphalt from the Stepp asphalt recycler is placed on top of thebase material.

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MANILA, Philippines (AP) Looking out at bumper-to-bumper Monday morning traffic crawling along thePhilippine capitals main avenue, taxi driver Ranilo Banezshook his head in frustration.

Congestion has gotten so bad as the economy grew, hesaid, that a 6 mi. (10 km) trip that once took 30 minutes canstretch to two hours.

We lose so much, said Banez. We waste a lot of gaso-line and time.

The Philippines is far from alone. The outpouring of sup-port for a Chinese-led bank to finance infrastructure high-lights a gap in Asias success story: From power-starvedIndia to Thailands overburdened railways, developingeconomies face a shortage of basic facilities so severe that itthreatens to hold back growth and living standards.

Manila and other cities are choked with constructionsites for office and apartment towers. But spending onroads, railways and other unglamorous but essential infra-structure collapsed after the 1997 financial crisis and hasyet to recover.

The catch-up they need to do is still considerable, saidRamesh Subramaniam, director general of the ADBsSoutheast Asia department.

If spending fails to pick up, then this could possibly havean impact on future growth, he said. Certainly it is goingto reduce the competitiveness of the countries in the region.

That gap has given Beijing a chance to assert its ambitionto be a regional leader and fueled a diplomatic alms race.

On top of its planned infrastructure bank, which 57 coun-tries want to join, the government of President Xi Jinping haslaunched initiatives to improve road, rail and sea links.

Japan joined Washington in staying away from theChinese bank. Instead, Tokyo responded in June byannouncing its own credit package of $110 billion for theregion.

The Asian Development Bank has estimated developingAsian economies need to invest $8 trillion in the decadethrough 2020 or some 80 times the planned $100 billion cap-ital of Beijings bank.

India is set to pass China this year as the worlds fastest-growing big economy. To keep that up, its government said,the nation of 1.2 billion people needs to spend $1 trillion oninfrastructure in the five years through 2017.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi called in May for India tospeed up building all projects that will ensure a moderninfrastructure backbone.

Indias most ambitious initiative is the $100 billion Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project. It calls for creatingseven industrial cities, high-speed railways, six airports andthree sea ports.

Nationwide, the government said India needs 450 newcoal-fired power plants. It also plans a $10.2 billion high-speed train to link Mumbai, the financial capital, withAhmedabad, an industrial city to the north.

In Vietnam, the ruling Communist Party in June approveda proposal for a $15.8 billion second airport for its businesscapital, Ho Chi Minh City.

To meet power demand that rises by 10 percent a year,state media say Vietnam needs to spend $50 billion in thedecade through 2020 and another $75 billion over the nextdecade. They put Vietnams spending needs for highways at$22.5 billion in 2015-20.

Thailand has a $92 billion building plan for 2015-22 that

includes high-speed train routes that eventually will stretchfrom China in the north through Malaysia in the south toSingapore. It calls for expanding seaports and Bangkokscommuter trains.

In the Philippines, President Benigno Aquino III in Mayapproved $1.4 billion in spending for seven projects includ-ing commuter rail in Manila, upgrading 211 mi. (339 km) ofnational roads and irrigation for 175,000 acres (70,000 ha) offarmland.

Bjorn Pardo, founder and CEO of Xend, a delivery com-pany in the Philippines with 250 employees, said it copeswith congestion by using custom-outfitted motorcyclesinstead of trucks.

The traffic situation will not get significantly better any-time soon, said Pardo in an email.

The Philippines ranks 95th out of 144 countries on aWorld Economic Forum survey of infrastructure quality. Its2011-16 development plan promises to reduce the number ofhomes without access to power and running water and buildports, railways, power plants and cargo terminals.

Our priority will be energy, said Benjamin Diokno, aneconomist at the University of the Philippines and formerCabinet secretary. The urban rail system is also pressing.The railway system from north to south is pressing.Everything is pressing.

The Asian Development Bank said if the required facili-ties are built, the regions people could get an extra $4.5 tril-lion in income in the decade through 2020 and another $8.5trillion after that.

Many have yet to work out how to pay for those projects. Before the 1997 crisis, public works spending in many

developing Asian economies was equal to 6 to 8 percent ofannual economic output.

Post-crisis, that tumbled to as little as 2 percent. It dippedbelow 1 percent in the Philippines in 2010. Today, it is below3 percent in Indonesia, Pakistan and other economies lessthan half the level the ADB says is needed to support growthat current levels.

In the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, courier Yusuf Abdillahcomplained he loses two hours a day in traffic jams that canstretch up to 5 mi.

Im fed up, said Abdillah. The government is beingirresponsible.

Many governments want to draw in money from pensionfunds, insurance companies and other private investors.

The Philippines hopes encouraging private investmentwill help boost infrastructure spending from 3.4 percent ofgross domestic product this year to 5 percent next year,according to Economic Planning Secretary ArsenioBalisacan.

But many projects have yet to be structured as profit-ori-ented ventures to repay investors. And investors are wary ofpolitical interference and potential delays over environmen-tal and other concerns.

China has pledged to supply most of the initial $50 billionin capital for its Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.

In June, governments including Britain, New Zealand,France, Australia and South Korea signed an agreement onthe banks basic principles.

Still, the ADBs Subramaniam said the regions totalspending is likely to be less than half the amount required.

The continuing unmet needs clearly indicate we needmore resources and different ways of structuring projects,he said.



D-Mar General Contracting Analyzes Labor ShortageRecent reports on national employment

and building trends reveal that the construc-tion industry is facing an imminent talentshortage. Certified general contractorDoreen DiPolito, owner and president of D-Mar General Contracting and Developmentin Tampa Bay, Fla., advises construction andcontracting firms to act quickly to addressthe coming worker shortfall before it ham-pers their ability to complete new projects.She envisions more women in constructionas a way to address the dearth of skilledlabor, and she outlines the advantages of hir-ing female workers for these traditionallymale-dominated occupations.

iCIMS, a firm specializing in talent acqui-sition solutions, asserts that the constructionindustry is facing the second largest talentshortage of all industries nationwide (secondonly to the pharmaceutical industry) withjust 94 applicants per 100 jobs, while theInstitute for Supply Management (ISM)recently added construction labor to its list ofcommodities in short supply. Meanwhile,demand for skilled workers continues togrow; the U.S. Department of Commercereported that permits to build new homeswere up 30 percent and housing starts upnearly 27 percent in June 2015 compared tothe previous year. In addition, nationwide

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