By Patrick PfannerTHE SANDUSKY REGISTER

Area bridges in need of repairs could contin-ue to decay if funding needs arent reached soon. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) released a

county-by-county report detailing the numberof bridges that need work in the state. In total,more than 6,500 bridges are deemed deficient orfunctionally obsolete.Brown called for a long-term transportation

bill for the state as critical funding for Ohioroads and bridges is set to expire this month,according to a news release.According to Brown’s report, the deficient

bridges are defined as one of the following:• Functionally Obsolete: A bridge that is no

longer functionally adequate. These bridgesmay be perfectly safe and structurally sound, butmay be the source of traffic jams or may nothave a high enough clearance to allow an over-sized vehicle.• Structurally Deficient: A bridge that has one

or more structural defects that require attention.

This status does not indicate the severity of thedefect but rather that a defect is present.Of those 6,500 deficient bridges statewide,

more than 200 are in Erie, Huron, Ottawa,Sandusky and Seneca counties. But these bridges aren’t all owned or main-

tained by the respective counties. For instance,only 12 of the 20 deficient bridges in OttawaCounty are maintained by the county. Thatmeans it's up to the county and other entities tomaintain their bridges.“Ottawa County has developed a Bridge

Capital Improvement program that we use toselect, scope, and schedule improvements forour bridges,” Ottawa County engineer Ron Lajtisaid. "The program is based upon a very simpleconcept of expected service life for any givenbridge.”Lajti said each bridge has an average service

life of about 50 years before it needs majorupgrades or an outright replacement."Using this concept, we want to replace at

least 2 bridges every year to assure that in thefuture we can minimize or eliminate deficien-

cies within our bridge inventory,” Lajti said.The county has conservative plans to replace

five bridges, one per year, through 2019 andupdate two bridges in 2018 and 2019.Bridges slated for replacement include:• 2015: Bridge on Portage South Road over

Wolf Creek. Financed by an equal combinationof county funds and money from a state loan.• 2016: Bridge on Graytown Road over

Turtle Creek. Financed 95 percent by federalfunds and 5 percent county funds.• 2017: Bridge on Graytown Road over

Packer Creek. Financed 95 percent by federalfunds and 5 percent by county funds.• 2018: Bridge on Rider Road over Beef

Creek. Tentatively financed completely bycounty funds.• 2019: Bridge on Wildacre Road over Cedar

Creek. Financed 95 percent by federal fundsand five percent local funds.Additionally, the county plans to update the

Slemmer-Portage bridge over Indian Creek,which will tentatively be funded completely bythe county, Lajti said.

“Sherrod Brown, along with many other sup-porters, is correct in this call for action on a long-term transportation bill,” Lajti said.

This story was reprinted with permission from the SanduskyRegister.

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Close on the heels of an auc-tion in Columbus, Ohio,Alex Lyon & Son held a job

completion auction in Galion,Ohio, for Green Freight Ltd. onJune 19.As well as a large number of

truck tractors, dump trailers andwalking floor trailers, equipmentup for bid included hydraulic exca-vators, skid steers and attachments.The equipment brought in active

bidding from both onsite auctionattendees and online bidders vyingfor the equipment on the block.

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Alex Lyon & Son Holds Job CompletionAuction in Galion for Green Freight Ltd.

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(L-R): Brian Tinch, along with Kevin and Kris Kildow of Kildow Construction,check out a Bobcat T650 skid steer at the auction.Jack Lyon calls out the bids from his “Jack in the Box” truck.

Michael Kilcoyne (L) of Shychuck Inc. and Mark Berryof Mr. Berry Enterprises both entered winning bids onseveral of the attachments up for sale.

Area Bridges in Need Continue to Decay

Photo/Luke WarkThe bridge over Turtle Creek onGraytown Road near Graytown isamong a handful of bridges in OttawaCounty slated to be replaced after U.S.Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) recentlyreleased a county-by-county reportdetailing the number of bridges thatneed work in the state.

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The Ohio State Department of Transportation received bidsfor transportation-related improvement projects.The following is a list of some of the projects let.

Project No: 150057Type:Major reconstruction.Location: CUY-US 6-12.20 (Part 1 and Part 2).State Estimate: $37,900,000.00Contractors and Bid Amounts:• Great Lakes Construction Company, Hinckley, Ohio

— $41,496,959• Terrace Construction Company Inc., Cleveland, Ohio

— $42,848,591• Anthony Allega Cement Contractor Inc., Valley View,

Ohio — $45,935,294• Karvo Paving Company, Stow, Ohio — $48,814,353

Completion Date: June 15, 2018

Project No: 150126Type:Major reconstruction.Location:MAH-/TRU-IR 80-4.50/0.00 (Part 1, Part 2 &Part 3).State Estimate: $85,480,000Contractors and Bid Amounts:• Shelly & Sands Inc, Columbus, Ohio — $91,150,300• Great Lakes Construction Company, Hinckley, Ohio

— $101,208,531• Walsh Construction Company II LLC, Crown Point,

Ind. — $105,133,911Completion Date: July 31, 2018

Project No: 150137Type:Minor widening.Location:HUR-US 224-06.16 Phase 4.State Estimate: $1,507,000Contractors and Bid Amounts:• Set Inc., Lowellville, Ohio — $1,847,553• Dellinger Excavating Inc., Monroeville, Ohio —

$2,038,059Completion Date:Dec. 15, 2015

Project No: 150169Type:Minor widening.Location: CUY-SR 252-04.11 HSPState Estimate: $1,084,000Contractors and Bid Amounts:• Terrace Construction Company Inc., Cleveland, Ohio

— $1,105,184• Karvo Paving Company, Stow, Ohio — $1,238,566• Perk Company Inc., Cleveland, Ohio — $1,297,971• Fabrizi Trucking & Paving Company Inc., Valley City,

Ohio — $1,349,531Completion Date:Oct. 30, 2015

Project No: 150171Type: Two lane resurfacing.Location:D06-SP-FY15.State Estimate: $790,000

Contractors and Bid Amounts:• Shelly Company, Thornville, Ohio — $1,325,000• Kokosing Construction Company Inc., Columbus,

Ohio — $1,717,230• Shelly & Sands Inc, Columbus, Ohio — $1,999,999

Completion Date:Oct. 15, 2015

Project No: 150182Type: Bridge repair.Location: JEF-SR 7-22.42.State Estimate: $4,782,000Contractors and Bid Amounts:• Shelly & Sands Inc, Columbus, Ohio — $4,643,564• Dot Construction Corporation, Canfield, Ohio —

$4,972,877• Beaver Excavating Company, Canton, Ohio —

$5,641,184Completion Date:Oct. 31, 2015

Project No: 150184Type: Interchange.Location: LUC-US 20A-5.56 Roundabt @ Eber.State Estimate: $1,675,000Contractors and Bid Amounts:• Geddis Paving & Excavating Inc., Toledo, Ohio —

$1,268,255• Vernon Nagel Inc., Napoleon, Ohio — $1,277,374• Gerken Paving Inc., Napoleon, Ohio — $1,277,702• B & J Concrete & Construction Company, Toledo,

Ohio — $1,283,495Completion Date:Oct. 30, 2015

Project No: 150185Type: Four lane resurfacing.Location:MAH-US 422/SR 289/SR 289D-0.00/2.17/0.05.State Estimate: $2,207,000Contractors and Bid Amounts:• Shelly & Sands Inc, Columbus, Ohio — $1,966,395• Shelly Company, Thornville, Ohio — $2,046,369• Karvo Paving Company, Stow, Ohio — $2,048,452• R T Vernal Paving Company Inc., North Lima, Ohio

— $2,288,434Completion Date: Sept. 30, 2015

Project No: 150187Type: Two lane resurfacing.Location:MED-SR 94-1.16.State Estimate: $1,316,000Contractors and Bid Amounts:• Chagrin Valley Paving Inc., Chagrin Falls, Ohio —

$1,214,001• Karvo Paving Company, Stow, Ohio — $1,255,504• Shelly Company, Thornville, Ohio — $1,296,145• Kokosing Construction Company Inc., Columbus,

Ohio — $1,299,877• Shelly & Sands Inc, Columbus, Ohio — $1,345,364

Completion Date:Oct. 31, 2015

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By Kantele FrankoASSOCIATED PRESS

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Waste from the decontamina-tion and decommissioning of a Cold War-era uranium plantin southern Ohio will go to an on-site disposal facility undera U.S. Department of Energy plan approved by the OhioEnvironmental Protection Agency.The Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Piketon pro-

duced enriched uranium until 2001, and the shutdown leftbehind old buildings, industrial chemicals and radioactiveareas. Approval of the on-site waste disposal plan helps pave

the way for major physical cleanup and redevelopment at theproperty roughly 60 mi. (96.5 km) south of Columbus, Ohio,Craig Butler, EPA director said in a statement.“Careful consideration has gone into making this a viable,

safe plan for cleanup and revitalization of this site,” Butlersaid.The disposal plan clears the way for initial steps to create

a disposal cell that could be used to store waste that meetscertain standards. The plan also allows for some materials,such as those with certain types of contamination, to be takento appropriate off-site locations, the EPA said.The Energy Department also has recommended plans for

possibly demolishing dozens or hundreds of old buildingsand structures at the property. That plan hasn’t yet beenapproved by the EPA.The disposal plan had support from local officials and

lawmakers representing the area. Blaine Beekman, PikeCounty commissioner said the long-awaited decision is crit-ical to get the cleanup rolling and to support lawmakers’efforts to secure continued federal funding for the project.“They can say, ‘Look, here’s the plan for the cleanup. Let's

get it done,’” Beekman said.There are still unanswered questions, including exactly

which types of waste will go where, said UnitedSteelworkers local president Herman Potter, who representshundreds of Piketon workers. Union officials also wants toensure that construction of the disposal facility doesn’t inhib-it other redevelopment at the site, and they worry the lan-guage of the plan leaves room for extending the duration ofthe project and reducing needed jobs _ a big concern in apocket of high unemployment, Potter said.Some area residents and environmental activists also have

objected, with complaints about the selection process andconcerns about future use of the disposal site.U.S. Sen. Rob Portman, a Republican from southwest

Ohio, said the community agreed to on-site disposal to accel-erate the cleanup but remains concerned about the site'sfuture now that the Energy Department estimates the workwill take another three decades. Portman said he’ll continuepushing for the project to be expedited.

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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) A southwest Ohio hospital is plan-ning a two-year, $47.5 million expansion of its suburbancampus in a Dayton suburb.The Dayton Daily News reported that Dayton Children's

Hospital is planning construction of a 70,000-sq. ft. medicaloffice building and a 16-room emergency department at its11-acre campus in Springboro. The plan also calls for an out-patient surgery center with four operating rooms.Hospital officials expect the office building to open next

summer and the emergency department six months later. Thesurgery center will be completed last.The hospital currently provides urgent care, rehabilitation,

sports medicine and imagining services at the Springborosite.Dayton Children's Hospital also expects to complete a

new $140 million, 260,000-sq. ft. patient tower on its maincampus in Dayton in the spring of 2017.

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Dayton HospitalPlans $47.5 MillionCampus Expansion

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AGC of Ohio members Elford Inc. and TuttleConstruction were among the 37 firms named the nation’ssafest construction companies in 2014 by AGC of America.AGC of America oversees the Willis Construction SafetyExcellence Awards (CSEA), an annual ranking of construc-tion safety programs. The winners were selected after dozensof firms made presentations about their safety programs dur-ing AGC of America’s annual convention in early March.Elford received first place honors in the building division’s

250,000 to 450,000 work hour category, and Tuttle placedsecond in the building division’s 100,00-250,000 work hourcategory. They received the recognition during awards cere-mony at the convention held in San Juan, Puerto Rico.CSEA awards are distributed for a number of categories

based on the amount and type of work performed. The num-ber of entries are narrowed by a panel of AGC member con-struction safety professionals, and award winners wereselected by a panel of five independent safety professionalswithin the government, corporate and insurance industries.Final judging for the awards program took place during theconvention.Both companies were also honored by AGC of Ohio with

Ohio Construction Safety Excellence Awards. Elford wonthe award for the building category over 350,000 workhours, and Tuttle Construction for the building categoryunder 350,000 work hours. Limbach Co. received an OhioCSEA of the specialty category. The three firms receivedtheir awards during the annual AGC of Ohio SafetyLuncheon on April 10.Also during the luncheon, the following companies

received a National AGC Safety Awards Certificate ofCommendation for an incident rate of zero or 20 percentbelow their division average in 2013: Atlas Industrial, TheDotson Co., Dugan & Meyers Construction Co., MonarchConstruction, Ozanne Construction, Panzica ConstructionCo., Rudolph/Libbe Inc., and Trisco Systems Inc.

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AGC RecognizesOhio MembersWith Safety Awards

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