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CEG Editor Peter R. Sigmund Passes Away

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CEG - Peter R. Sigmund, of Ambler, Pa., died peacefully on Dec. 17, 2021, surrounded by his family at the Artman Assisted Living Community in Ambler, Pa. He was 91 years old. Mr. Sigmund was the son of the late Paul and Marie (Ramsey) Sigmund and grew up in Wyncote Pa. He lived a life filled wi...

A Work of True Grit: Erie Canal Celebrates Bicentennial

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Pete Sigmund - I've got a mule, her name is Sal15 miles on the Erie Canal…Low bridge, everybody downLow bridge, for we're coming to a townThis song is one of the many echoing through the many generations since men dug shovels into ear...

NYC’s Central Park - Revisiting an American Masterpiece

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Pete Sigmund - In 1849, merchant Robert Minturn and his wife returned from a grand tour of Europe and called a meeting of business leaders at his downtown home. They decided that a park should be established at a site on the East River called Jones Wood. (Bryant also had suggested this site, a breezy 150-acre c...

Review Process Reform Receives Bipartisan Support

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Pete Sigmund - Why do highway construction projects often take a good part of a generation — an average of 13 years — to complete?Many believe the answer lies in two words: excessive review. Everyone in construction seems to favor streamlining the review process. Both parties (and President ...

ConExpo Catapults From Road Show Into Extravaganza

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Pete Sigmund - This ConExpo article was published in Construction Equipment Guide (CEG) in March 2002. This and other ConExpo articles to follow will be part of a continuing series that take a look back at ConExpos past through the reporting of CEG. We hope you enjoy these retros as much as we did searching for...

Sandy Recovery Efforts Provide Multiple Challenges

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Pete Sigmund - The House and Senate have passed, and President Obama has signed into law, a $50.5-billion emergency relief bill to help restore areas devastated by Hurricane Sandy. Obama signed the Sandy relief bill into law on Jan. 29, as soon as it hit his desk.The legislation assists storm vi...

2013 Highway Funding Maintains Status Quo

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Pete Sigmund - (A growing, vibrant highway and bridge program is one of the keys to economic recovery. The American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) addressed important topics and questions pertaining to the infrastructure construction market in a recent “Webinar” forecast for Wa...

Finding Johanna: Tribute to One Uncle’s Beloved Niece

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Pete Sigmund - About 50 relatives in our family had laid plans over several months to meet at a church in the Lower Village of New York City at 5 p.m. on Sept. 10. There, we would begin our observance of the 10th anniversary of the death of Johanna Sigmund, my niece, beneath the North Tower of the World Trade C...

Congress Lags On Highway Bill

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Pete Sigmund - In the words of Satchel Paige: “Don’t look back. Something might be gaining on you.” For the construction industry, that something is many billions of dollars in overdue highway, bridge and transit funding, and an approaching deadline, which is critical for continued activity....

Oil, Gas Drilling Tied to Recovery

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Pete Sigmund - The construction industry is reaping rewards from oil and gas drilling as one of the keys to recovery.The oil and gas industry is closely tied to the U.S. economy — and construction. It supports an estimated 9.2-million jobs and contributes 7.5 percent of total gross domestic product...