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January 2012 ASHE Southern New Jersey Dinner Meeting
The January 11, 2012 Southern New Jersey ASHE was held at Maggiano’s in Cherry Hill. The program presentation topic was the Walt Whitman Bridge major reconstruction/rehabilitation. The program was presented by Michael Venuto, P.S. who has been with the Delaware River Port Authority Engineering Department for ten years. Michael has served as the Chief Engineer since February 2010.
The Walt Whitman Bridge is over 50 years old and is scheduled to undergoing a major reconstruction/rehabilitation to continue over the next 4 years. The deck of the suspension bridge will be replaced in 7 stages while the structure remains open to traffic. Future work on the bridge consists of dehumidification of the cable splay areas within the anchorages, dehumidification of the main suspension cables, removal of the original lead-based paint and installation of a 3 coat paint system and hardening (armor protection) of the suspension cables and suspender ropes.
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December 2011 ASHE Southern New Jersey & ASCE South Joint Dinner Meeting
John Keller, P.E.,PMP , the Supervising Engineer for the New Jersey Turnpike Authority provided a presentation on the NJTA plans to construct over forty new buildings and rehabilitations on over fifty facilities, which include Turnpike Toll buildings and tunnels and maintenance buildings on both the Turnpike and Garden State Parkway. John is also the Program Engineer for the Turnpike's Interchange 6 to 9 Widening Program.
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September 20, 2011 ASHE Southern New Jersey & North Central Joint Dinner Meeting
September's Dinner meeting was held at the Cranberry Inn, in Cranberry New Jersey. 125 were in attendance and enjoyed an excellent buffet including prime beef, chicken and fish. Rick Hammer, NJDOT's Assistant Commissioner of Capital Program Management, provided the audience with information regarding the Department's anticipated work program for the coming year.
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ASHE Golf Outing 2011
ASHE-SNJ is proud to announce the great success of our 24th Annual William Reeves Golf Outing on July 14th, 2011 at the Scotland Run Golf Club in Williamstown, NJ. We had an impressive turnout of guests participating in a beautiful, fun-filled day on the green and enjoying a delicious dinner where we raffled off tons of great prizes! All proceeds from the event are being placed into our scholarship fund which we will award to outstanding students pursuing careers in engineering and transportation.
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May 25, 2011 Field Trip
On May 25, 2011 ASHE Southern New Jersey Section held a joint Field Trip and Dinner Meeting with Women’s Transportation Seminar. The field trip and dinner program was presented by George Harms Construction. The focus was NJ Turnpike Widening Section 1, Contract 103 – Interchange 6. The dinner was held at Mastori’s Restaurant in Bordentown. Along with George Harms Construction presentation, students from Rowan University School of Engineering presented a winning school project on a design proposal for the Rt. 72 and Rt. 70 Interchange project. The night concluded with the swearing in of the 2011 – 2012 ASHE Southern New Jersey Board of Directors.
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April 13, 2011 ASHE-SNJ Dinner Meeting
The April 13, 2011 dinner at the Holiday Inn in East Windsor. The meeting was the annual Contractors Roundtable and announcement of the Project of the year. The Contractor's roundtable has been an excellent venue for the contractors to voice their concerns regarding the direction of the construction industry s well as specific issues. This year's contractor's panel included Darrel Harms (IEW Construction), Gene Sullivan (Railroad Construction), Henry Myers (Anselmi), Brad Jorrey (J.F. Creamer Company, Tom Hardell (George Harms Construction, Michael D'Annunzio (D'Annunzio Construction).
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February 16, 2011 ASHE-SNJ Dinner Meeting
The February 16th ASHE SNJ dinner meeting presentation was on the NJ Turnpike Authority Interchange 6-9 Widening Program. The presenters were Thomas O'Connor P.E., Vice President with AECOM USA, Inc. and the Project Manager for the AECOM/GPI/PB joint venture for the widening and Lawrence Williams, P.E. , Chief Engineer of Construction for the New Jersey Turnpike Authority. Mr. Williams is responsible for the development and implementation of the construction component of the Authority's $7 Billion 10 year Capital Investment Program. The New Jersey Turnpike's Interchange 6 to 9 Widening Program is now underway. The Program consists of approximately 35 miles of road widening and associated interchange improvements that will result in a 12 lane dual-dual roadway facility from Interchange 6 in Mansfield Township, to Interchange 9 in East Brunswick Township, able to accommodate traffic needs through the year 2032.
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Feburary 15, 2011 Scholarship Information
William Reeves Memorial Scholarship Program Recommendation Form Download (PDF - 224KB)
William Reeves Memorial Scholarship Program Eligibility Guidelines (PDF - 178KB)
William Reeves Memorial Scholarship Program Application Form (PDF - 217KB)
January 20, 2011 ASHE-SNJ Dinner Meeting
The January 20, 2011 ASHE-SNJ dinner meeting was held at Carlucci’s restaurant. The program was on the Route 7 Wittpenn Bridge Replacement presented by Peter Agnello, P.E. of Dewberry and Lynne Baumann, P.E. of Jacobs Engineering. Joe Fiocco, P.E., Vice President of ASHE-SNJ presented the appreciation plaques to each.
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December 8, 2010 Joint meeting with ASCE Southern Jersey Branch
The Dec 8 meeting was held at the Cranbury Inn in Cranbury, NJ. The I-295 pavement reconstruction (and rubblization) project was presented by Mahesh Patel, Project Manager with the New Jersey Department of Transportation and Robert Sauber, Executive Director with the New Jersey Asphalt Pavement Association. The project is located in the townships of Westampton, Burlington, Florence, Mansfield, Springfield and Bordentown, in Burlington County from milepost 44.9 to milepost 56.8. The construction area extends from Rancocas-Mount Holly Road (Exit 45) to Route 130 (Exit 57). Construction began February 2010 and ii expected to be completed November 2011.
SNJ ASHE scholarships continues to be a very successful program. This year’s award recipients were Pat Saulino, Partn Oza and Paul Santoro. Pat Malleus, President of SNJ ASHE, presented the awards.
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November 10th, 2010 ASHE SNJ Dinner Meeting
GPS Shoulder Widening:
The New Jersey Turnpike Authority is advancing one of the most ambitious safety improvement projects in the State. The purpose of this 16 mile long corridor project is to improve travel safety for the thousands of customers who use the Garden State Parkway corridor daily. Safety studies focused on serious crashes and fatalities and the proposed improvements which can save lives. Detailed studies revealed that fatalities occur during roadway departure crashes in remote areas, well away from crash hot spots at interchanges and toll plazas. The Authority is now working with the consultant community to finalize the design and implement these critical safety improvements.
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October 20th, 2010 ASHE SNJ Dinner Meeting
I-295/I-76/Route 42 Interchange Project:
The meeting was held at the Cranbury Inn in Cranbury, NJ. The first program of the evening was given by recent graduates of Rowan Engineering. They presented a mock engineering plan which was very well received by the group.
The second program was a presentation by Craig Johnson (Vice-President) and Bryan Garbasz (Sr. Structural Engineer). The presentation was on the Rt. 295 Direct Connect. This is a major carrier of Philadelphia commuter traffic via the Walt Whitman Bridge and a connection to the southern New Jersey shore via Route 42 and the Atlantic City Expressway, the interchange is the busiest in the region. High volumes of traffic, low main design speed, the complex configuration of the interchange and the weaving movements combine to cause a high incidence of motor vehicle accidents. The purpose of this project is to improve safety and reduce traffic congestion at the interchange of I-295, I-76 and Route 42 while providing a direct connection for the I-295 through traffic. The existing interchange requires motorists to reduce speed in both directions of I-295 so that they can safely negotiate ramps with 35 mph speed limits.
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September 21, 2010 ASHE and ASCE Joint Meeting
A joint meeting of the Central Jersey Branch of ASCE and the North and South Sections of AHE was held on Tuesday, September 21, 2010. The meeting took place at the Rutgers Visitors Center in Piscataway. The membership showed full support with more than 165 in attendance. Mr. Rick Hammer from NJDOT (Assistant Commissioner Capital Program Management) was the guest speaker on many key topics related to the National and in particular New Jersey current infrastructure deficiencies. Mr. Hammer reached out to civil engineers to accept the many challenges we face now and in the upcoming years. Our infrastructure will require not only major funding but also the creativity and expertise of the engineering community to provide future generations the opportunity to keep pace with other major world economies.
A special thank you to Sarah Weissman of the National Traffic Safety Administration and the Rutgers Staff for their efforts in coordinating an excellent program.
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22nd Annual William Reeves Golf Outing
The Southern New Jersey (SNJ) section of ASHE hosted their 23rd Annual William Reeves Golf Outing on July 14, 2010. Proceeds from the event will be used to fund scholarships and provide financial assistance to students who are seeking a career in the Civil Engineering field. To date, the 22 previous golf tournaments has raised approximately $99,500 for engineering scholarships given to students residing in Southern NJ in the memory of former Gloucester County Engineer William Reeves.
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ASHE 2010 National Conference June 09, 2010 - Cincinnati, Ohio
The ASHE 2010 National Conference took place in Cincinnati, Ohio from June 9-13, 2010. The conference, was attended by many and enjoyed by all. There were exciting technical programs, guest tours, networking, good friendship and hospitality.
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Route 36 Highlands Bridge Replacement Field Trip - May 2010
A Route 36 Highlands Bridge field trip was held on Wednesday May 19, 2010 followed by dinner at McLoone’s Rum Runner Restaurant in Sea Bright, NJ. The meeting was attended by members of ASHE Southern New Jersey and the Greater New York Chapter of WTS. The Route 36 Highlands Bridge project is the ongoing replacement of the existing Route 36 Bridge, a 1,240-ft long low-level movable bridge, with a mid-level fixed bridge. The new bridge replaces the existing movable double leaf bascule.
The program consisted of a short documentary of the Rt. 36 Bridge by Stokes Creative Groupfollowed by a presentation by Kevin Brennan of J.H. Reid.
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Instilation of Officers
January 2010 Meeting
The Atlantic City Regional Transportation Plan presents a program of transportation strategies and actions that first address existing needs and then support the anticipated increase in casino industry in the city. These strategies and actions will increase regional roadway capacity and connections, improve traffic flow on the city street network, improve multimodal safety and provide expanded and new public transit service. This Plan provides an investment program that will enable the regional and local transportation system to accommodate the increased volumes generated by increased casino development.
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December Meeting 2009
The Monday, December 10th, 2009 event was a joint ASHE/ASCE meeting held at Carlucci’s on the Waterfront in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey. The presentation was on the Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA) Capital Program presented by Mr. Bill Brooks, Chief Engineer, DRPA. The presentation was sponsored by So-Deep Inc.
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November Meeting 2009
The Monday, November 9, 2009 event was a joint ASHE/MASITE meeting held at Maggiano’s Restaurant in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. The program was on the Route 73/70 – Marlton Circle Elimination. The presenters were Patricia Ott, P.E, Director and William Beans, Chief, both of the NJDOT Division of Traffic Engineering and Safety. The presentation was sponsored by Atlas – Flasher & Supply Company.
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October Meeting 2009
The ASHE Southern New Jersey October Dinner Meeting was held Wednesday, Oct 21, 2009 at Carlucci’s. Sam Donelson, P.E. and Bart Mueller represented the South Jersey Transportation Authority in presenting their plans to widen a 24 mile section of the Atlantic City Expressway. In addition they discussed exciting developments at the Atlantic City International Airport. The winners of the William Reeves Memorial Scholarship were also awarded to Kara Borzillo, Alison Carey and Louis Ross. Scholarship funds were made possible through the 22nd Annual William Reeves Golf Outing, which was held on July 15, 2009.
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September Meeting 2009
Commissioner Stephen Dilts was the guest speaker at the September general membership meeting on Thursday, September 10. The meeting was held at the Holiday Inn of East Windsor, NJ. This was a joint meeting between ASHE – Southern NJ Section, ASHE – North Central NJ, PE Society of Mercer County, NJ Alliance for Action, UTCA of NJ, AGC of NJ and CIAP of NJ. Commission Dilts discussed some of the major current and upcoming DOT projects, the capital program, the stimulus funding and future DOT objectives.