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CALL 888-81-GORILLA(46745) *Some restrictions apply New Hydraulic Hammers. Remanufactured Hammers. Hammer repairs/rebuilding with free area pickup. Hammer toolbits delivered to your site! YOUR ONE-STOP HYDRAULIC HAMMER SHOP™ M.G. Equipment Call Phil (413) 427-7171 SNOW CONTRACT? RENT with us! Other Screeners Available ARGuS INduStRIAL CO. www.ez-screen.com 866-745-5828 6’x5’ Screenbox Works with 1/2 to 1 3/4 Yd. Loaders, 25 H.P. Kohler Diesel Engine, 24” Conveyor Dumps Screened Product 9’ High $41,900 plus freight. 2015 EZ-Screen 1200XLS New Option Separate 3 products WE WANT YOUR HAMMER!! WE WANT YOUR HAMMER!! 61 Silva Lane • Dracut, MA 01826 25% off same class Ramfos hammer with competitor’s trade in Call Today (978) 454-3320 • Repairs • Rebuilds • Replacement Parts in Stock www.foleyengines.com WE STOCK RUBBER TRACKS for Over 3,500 Models! Some Used Tracks Available. GUARANTEED TO FIT HIGH QUALITY FAST SHIPPING 888-888-1248 BEST PRICES! By Jay Adams CEG CORRESPONDENT Edgar A. Browning has lived an eventful life. As a child, he was fasci- nated with construction equipment, but became a soldier, and later a top cop, who started his own part-time construction business. Then he became an industry author who is now connecting vintage heavy iron construction equipment enthusiasts around the world with a simple click of a mouse. Browning was born and raised in New England, specifically, Woonsocket, R.I., an old French- Canadian mill town bisected by the meandering Blackstone River. The river had once provided power for the many textile mills. In August 1955, the city was ravaged by a dev- astating flood due to heavy rainfall from the remnants of Hurricane Diane. The water treatment plant was compromised by the floodwaters. Browning’s Dreams Take Him From Job Site to Successful Authorship THE NEW ENGLAND EDITION A Supplement to: Your New England States Connection • Amanda Hogeboom-Merritt 1-800-988-1203 “The Nation’s Best Read Construction Newspaper… Founded in 1957.” 1 1 1 11 2 16 201 3 9 1 95 95 495 95 9 16 3 26 2 202 89 93 93 95 2 7 4 7 2 89 89 91 91 3 7 2 2 6 90 90 495 95 93 195 95 6 95 7 6 395 95 84 91 91 84 95 E q u I p M E N t G u I d E Formerly March 25 2015 Vol. XLIX • No. 6 ® AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) A $13.5 million project to reconstruct the primary road in Ogunquit and build two new bridges is getting under way. Maine Department of Transportation officials say con- struction work in the coastal Southern Maine town will begin early in March. They hope to finish by December 2016. Construction on Route 1 will be put on hold from June 18 through Labor Day so the town can accommodate the thousands of tourists who visit every summer. Temporary bridges will be used to keep traffic moving, allowing workers to continue construction of the new bridges over the Ogunquit and Josias rivers at that time. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s Web site at www.constructionequip- mentguide.com.) Ogunquit Launches $13.5M Project s to Reconstruct Road, Build Bridges Edgar A. Browning photo Wes Julian uses a Northwest 80-D shovel to load a LeTourneau C Tournarocker aka “water duck.” The operator of a Lima dragline loads a White ten wheeler in the background. The dam contract included re-chan- nelization, widening and deepening of 8,150 ft. (2,484.1 m) of the Blackstone River. see BROWNING page 14

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CALL 888-81-GORILLA(46745)*Some restrictions apply

New Hydraulic Hammers.Remanufactured Hammers.Hammer repairs/rebuilding

with free area pickup.Hammer toolbits delivered

to your site!

YOUR ONE-STOP HYDRAULIC HAMMER SHOP™

M.G. EquipmentCall Phil (413) 427-7171

SNOW CONTRACT?RENT with us!

Other Screeners AvailableARGuS INduStRIAL CO.www.ez-screen.com866-745-5828

6’x5’ ScreenboxWorks with 1/2 to 1 3/4Yd. Loaders, 25 H.P.

Kohler Diesel Engine, 24”Conveyor Dumps

Screened Product 9’ High

$41,900 plus freight.

2015 EZ-Screen1200XLS

New OptionSeparate 3products

WE WANT YOUR

HAMMER!!

WE WANT YOUR

HAMMER!!

61 Silva Lane • Dracut, MA 01826

25% off same class Ramfos hammer with competitor’s trade in

Call Today (978) 454-3320

• Repairs

• Rebuilds

• ReplacementParts in

Stock

www.foleyengines.com

w

WE STOCK RUBBER TRACKS

for Over 3,500 Models!Some Used Tracks Available.

• GUARANTEEDTO FIT

• HIGH QUALITY• FAST SHIPPING

888-888-1248

BEST PRICES!

By Jay Adams CEG CORRESPONDENT

Edgar A. Browning has lived aneventful life. As a child, he was fasci-nated with construction equipment,but became a soldier, and later a topcop, who started his own part-timeconstruction business. Then hebecame an industry author who isnow connecting vintage heavy ironconstruction equipment enthusiastsaround the world with a simple clickof a mouse.Browning was born and raised in

New England, specifically,Woonsocket, R.I., an old French-Canadian mill town bisected by themeandering Blackstone River.The river had once provided power

for the many textile mills. In August1955, the city was ravaged by a dev-astating flood due to heavy rainfallfrom the remnants of HurricaneDiane. The water treatment plant wascompromised by the floodwaters.

Browning’s Dreams Take Him From Job Site to Successful Authorship

THE NEW ENGLAND EDITION A Supplement to:

Your New England States Connection •  Amanda Hogeboom-Merritt 1-800-988-1203

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AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) A $13.5 million project toreconstruct the primary road in Ogunquit and build twonew bridges is getting under way. Maine Department of Transportation officials say con-

struction work in the coastal Southern Maine town willbegin early in March. They hope to finish by December2016. Construction on Route 1 will be put on hold from June

18 through Labor Day so the town can accommodate thethousands of tourists who visit every summer. Temporary bridges will be used to keep traffic moving,

allowing workers to continue construction of the newbridges over the Ogunquit and Josias rivers at that time.

(This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s Web site at www.constructionequip-mentguide.com.)

Ogunquit Launches $13.5M Projects to Reconstruct Road, Build Bridges

Edgar A. Browning photo Wes Julian uses a Northwest 80-D shovel to load a LeTourneau CTournarocker aka “water duck.” The operator of a Lima dragline loads aWhite ten wheeler in the background. The dam contract included re-chan-nelization, widening and deepening of 8,150 ft. (2,484.1 m) of theBlackstone River.see BROWNING page 14

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1994 BLAW-KNOX PF161 Pavers/n EQ0014303, 4376 Hrs, Omni1A screed. 4 Cyl John Deere diesel.6000 hours. An owner / operatortrade in VG condition. $22,500

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Chadwick-BaRoss Brings SDLG to Maine, New HampshireThe newest edition to SDLG’s ever-growing dealer net-

work is Maine and New Hampshire’s Chadwick-BaRoss.The company, which is a division of Strongco, will sellSDLG’s complete lineup of wheel loaders. It also will fullyback the machines, providing extensive product support andservice. Randy Mace, product manager of the company, said that

bringing SDLG to Chadwick-BaRoss will give the companyan ideal alternative to higher-priced, premium machines thatsome customers don’t need or can’t afford. “There’s a whole market out there made up of smaller

contractors, municipalities or individuals who would like aquality loader that’s backed by a great warranty, but don’twant to pay for a machine with features they don’t need orwant,” he said. “SDLG enables us to have a product to suittheir needs, too.”Chadwick-BaRoss is an experienced dealer of construc-

tion equipment, with locations in Westbrook, Bangor andCaribou, Maine; Concord, N.H.; and a location inChelmsford, Mass. Many of its customers work in the snowremoval, municipality, residential construction, plumbingand lumber industries, among others.“Customers that only use machines for smaller projects or

seasonal work don’t need the features of a premium, moreexpensive machine,” Mace said. “Some only need second-ary machines that won’t be running for many hours eachweek. Still others may be in the market for used machine.For them we can now offer a quality product that has quali-ty support.”The addition of the company will strengthen SDLG’s

presence in the region and give customers the support thatonly comes from an experienced dealership. The companystocks a wide range of construction equipment and has ateam of well-trained sales and service personnel to back itsproducts, including SDLG. The company also will offerSDLG’s 21st Century Product Support, which uses a centralparts location to ship parts to customers and dealers oftenwithin 24 hours.Chadwick-BaRoss will sell SDLG’s complete lineup of

loaders that includes: the SDLG LG938L, a 2.5 cu. yd. (1.9cu m) capacity wheel loader; the LG948L, a 3.0 cu. yd. (2.3cu m) capacity wheel loader; the LG959, 4.0 cu. yd. (3 cu m)capacity wheel loader; and the LG958L, which has the samebasic specs as the LG959, but with dry disc brakes ratherthan wet disc. All four loaders are backed by a 12-month,1,500-hour warranty.Al Quinn, director of SDLG North America, said

Chadwick-BaRoss will be a strong ally in the region and thatthe company brings skills to SDLG that were earned byyears of experience. “In growing SDLG across North America, we are choos-

ing dealer partners that are known for their great service andsupport to customers,” he said. “Not only is Chadwick-BaRoss an excellent company with a well-earned reputation,it is a company made up of experts in which we have fullconfidence.”For more information, visit www.sdlgna.com.(This story also can be found on Construction Equipment

Guide’s Web site at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)

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MassHighway received bids for transportation-relatedimprovement projects.Following is a list of some of the projects let.

Town/District: BostonProposal Number: 003 - 875511Project: Roadway reconstruction and related work (includ-ing Casey Overpass removal MBTA station alterations).Location: Route 203 (Arborway) at Washington Street.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• EDM Construction Inc. — $276,657• The Berlin Steel Construction Company — $346,000

Town/District: District 3Proposal Number: 014 - 607806Project: Scheduled and emergency catch basin and pipecleaningLocation:Various locations in District 3.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• National Water Main Cleaning Company —$1,999,705

• DeAngelo Brothers LLC — $2,183,655• Gillis Brothers Inc. — Non-repsonsive

Town/District: District 5Proposal Number: 015 - 607895Project: Scheduled and emergency bridge structuralrepairs. Location:Various locations in District 5.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• N.E.L. Corporation — $3,012,475• SPS New England Inc. — $4,376,527• MIG Corporation Inc. — $6,077,948• Aetna Bridge Company — $6,377,081

Town/District: HubbardstonProposal Number: 002 - 607436Project: Resurfacing and related work.Location:On a section of Burnshirt Road. FA# STP-002S(693)X.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• P. J. Keating Company — $958,383• Palmer Paving Corporation — $987,172• P. J. Albert Inc. — $1,001,653• Massachusetts Broken Stone Company — $1,074,178• J.H. Lynch & Sons Inc. — $1,084,691• Lazaro Paving Corporation — $1,162,873

Town/District: District 5Proposal Number: 004 - 607829Project: Scheduled and emergency guardrail and cablebarrier systems repairs and improvements.Location:Various locations in District 5.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• DeLucca Fence Company Inc. — $607,655• COSCO Inc. — $648,356• Premier Fence LLC — $808,087

Town/District: District 5Proposal Number: 006 - 607830Project: Scheduled and emergency traffic signal repairsand improvements.Location:Various locations in District 5.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Dagle Electrical Construction Corporation —$644,855

• Coviello Electric & General Contracting CompanyInc. — $897,674

Town/District: District 4Proposal Number: 006 - 607594Project: Resurfacing and related work.Location:Along sections of Routes 1 to 16 (Mystic ValleyParkway Connector) 28, 38, 113 and 125.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Brox Industries Inc. — $5,628,028• Aggregate Industries - Northeast Region Inc. —

$5,942,037• D & R General Contracting Inc. — $6,079,736• P. J. Keating Company — $6,959,399

Town/District: District 1Proposal Number: 007 - 607599Project: Scheduled and emergency traffic management.Location:Various locations in District 1.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• RoadSafe Traffic Systems Inc. — $202,027• Hi-Way Safety Systems Inc. — $206,831

Town/District: Arlington and Cambridge Proposal Number: 001 - 605637Project: Intersection reconstruction and related work.Location:At Route 2 (Concord Turnpike) and Routes 3and 16 (Alewife Brook Parkway).

Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Newport Construction Corporation — $3,261,034• Albanese D & S Inc. — $3,394,388• J.H. Lynch & Sons Inc. — $3,636,366

Town/District: District 2Proposal Number: 002 - 607015Project:ADA improvements and upgrades.Location:Various locations in District 2.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• JBL Construction Company Inc. — $767,436• A. Pereira Construction Comapny Inc. —

$819,440• Gomes Construction Company Inc. — $907,835• C & A Construction Company Inc. — $1,042,486

Town/District: District 3Proposal Number: 004 - 607907Project: Scheduled and emergency structural and substruc-ture repairs.Location: Various locations in District 3. Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• N.E.L. Corporation — $1,643,381• SPS New England Inc. — $1,652,275• MIG Corporation Inc. — $1,957,355• Northern Construction Service LLC — $2,514,845

Town/District: District 2Proposal Number: 010 - 607750Project: Pavement repairs.Location: Various locations in District 2. Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Warner Bros. LLC — $559,025.• Palmer Paving Corporation — $575,875• N.E.L. Corporation — $670,200

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The Vermont Department of Transportation receivedbids for transportation-related improvement projects.Following is a list of some of the projects let.

County: OrangeTowns:Bradford and NewburyContract ID: 13A106Location:Bradford Bridges 58N and 58S (1-91 overVt. 25). Bradford Bridges 59N and 59S (1-91 overWaits River). Bradford Bridges D62N and D62S (THNo. 3 over I-91). Newbury Bridges 63N and 63S (1-91over TH No 1). Newbury Bridges 67N and 67S (I-91over Wells River).Project:Cleaning, lead paint removal and repaintingthe existing steel superstructure members and associat-ed work.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Monoko LLC — $4,327,785• Olympus Painting Contractors Inc. — $4,511,973• Royal Bridge Inc. — $4,822,609• Vimas Painting Company Inc. — $4,963,511• Modern Protective Coatings Inc. — $5,598,263• Abhe & Svoboda Inc. — $6,561,910• Atlas Painting and Sheeting Corporation —

$6,940,000• Corcon Inc. — $7,875,234• Hercules Painting Company Inc. — $9,756,816

County: FranklinTown: Fairfield Contract ID: 12J156Location:Approximately 2.5 mi. south of its junctionwith Vt. 36 and 0.05 mi. westerly of the junction ofTown Highway 47 and Vt. Route 36.Project:Replacement of existing bridges (Bridge No.14 and 46) with related roadway approach and channelwork.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• A.L. St. Onge Contractor Inc. — $1,150,384• Parent Construction Inc. — $1,294,740

County: AddisonTowns: Multiple townsContract ID: 12C534Location: Statewide southwest region.Project:The removal of existing signsand posts and the installation of new signs and postsand other related highway items.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• F. R. Lafayette Inc. — $114,966• L & D Safety Marking Corporation — $116,486• American Flagging & Traffic Control (AFTC) —

$127,885• EMI Guide Rail LLC — $171,231

County: LamoilleTown: CambridgeContract ID: 12J166Location: 0.1 mil. west of junction with TownHighway 1 (Pleasant Valley Road).Project:Replacement of Bridge 28 with a new precastconcrete structure with related approach and channelwork.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Blow & Cote Inc. — $694,190• A.L. St. Onge Contractor Inc. — $769,662• Parent Construction Inc. — $834,263• CCS Constructors Inc. — $883,031

County: AddisonTown:BridgeportContract ID: 11C264Location:Bridge No. 2 is located on Vermont Route125 2.3 mi. west of the junction with Vermont Route22A. Bridge No. 5 is located on Vermont Route 1251.6 mi. east of the junction with Vermont Route 22A.Project:Replacement of existing corrugated steel cul-verts with precast concrete structures along with relatedroadway and channel work.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Peckham Road Corporation — $1,227,088

• G.W. Tatro Construction Inc. — $1,251,333• The Belden Company Inc. — $1,281,801• Engineers Construction Inc. — $1,305,000• Kubricky Construction Corporation — $1,329,554• J. A. McDonald Inc. — $1,368,026• CCS Constructors Inc. — $1,433,000• Dirt Tech Company LLC — $1,631,099• J. P. Sicard Inc. — $2,021,291

County: BenningtonTown: WinhallContract ID: 11B268Location:Bridge No. 47 is located on Vermont Route30, 2.3 mi. south of the junction with Vermont Route11. Bridge No. 52 is located on Vermont Route 30, 0.05mi. south of the junction with Vermont Route 11.Project:Replacement of existing corrugated steel cul-verts with precast concrete structures along with relatedroadway and channel work.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Renaud Brothers Inc. — $993,760• J. A. McDonald Inc. — $1,074,455• Neil H Daniels Inc. — $1,248,878• Cold River Bridges LLC — $1,382,273• Rifenburg Construction Inc. — $1,420,375• Bazin Brothers Trucking Inc. — $1,756,640

Washington • Windsor • Bennington • Lamoille • Windham • Chittenden • Orange • Caedonia • Addison • Orleans • Franklin • Essex • GrandeIsle • Washington • Windsor • Bennington • Lamoille • Windham • Chittenden • Orange • Caedonia • Addison • Orleans • Franklin • Essex •Grande Isle • Washington • Windsor • Bennington • Lamoille • Windham • Chittenden • Orange • Caedonia • Addison • Orleans • Franklin •Essex • Grande Isle • Washington • Windsor • Bennington • Lamoille • Windham • Chittenden • Orange • Caedonia • Addison • Orleans •Franklin • Essex • Grande Isle • Washington • Windsor • Bennington • Lamoille • Windham • Chittenden • Orange • Caedonia • Addison •

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“It’s not every day you can bring aproject manager of David Godfrey’sstature into your organization,” saidTom Quinlan, president of South CoastImprovement Inc. “David has a strongtrack record of coordinating multipleprojects and teams simultaneously,coupled with the skills to effectivelymanage staff of all levels and diversebackgrounds as he constantly strives toraise the level of customer service pro-vided to each and every client.”

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“I’ve been fortunate in my career tohave the opportunity to work withsome truly great clients on some veryexciting projects,” said Godfrey. “I’mlooking forward to this next chapterwith South Coast Improvement. Whenit comes to managing construction, ourcore values mirror each other andSouth Coast Improvement’s trackrecord in the educational, institutionaland hospitality industries speaks foritself.”

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Browning’s earliestchildhood recollectionwas walking with hisfamily to the NationalGuard Armory for drink-ing water.“I was not quite three

years old and it was atwo-mile trek. Largeglass jugs were beingfilled for residents frommilitary water buffaloes.We walked to the banksof the river by the SouthMain Street Bridge,” saidBrowning. “The rushingwater was overtoppingthe double stone archstructure built in the1800s. It would be one ofthe few bridges remaining whenthe flood water subsided.”In the years that followed, the

destroyed bridges were beingrebuilt and a massive flood controlproject completed under the aus-pices of the U.S. Army Corps ofEngineers. There was plenty ofscenery for a budding sidewalksuperintendent. The experiencecemented Browning’s futureendeavors. Adjacent to the aforementioned

bridge, a flood control dam wasbeing constructed by Wes-JulianCorp. of Dedham, Mass. “Now five, and not yet tall

enough to see over the solid stonewall on that bridge, my dad wouldplace me on top of it and hold ontome. I might interject at this pointthat my dad was cursed by alcoholand often unsteady,” saidBrowning. “Dangling from thebridge may well be a more aptdescription of my position.“That memory, I concluded, was

the origin of my lifelong fear ofheights. The roar of the machinerydirectly below was deafening.Wagon drills hammered a ledgeoutcropping in the river; vintagedrills with the two rubber tiresmounted on spoke wheels werewrestled into position by bruteforce. Two yellow LeTourneauWestinghouse Model CTournarockers, barely visiblethrough all the rock dust, were nav-igating the river bottom in at leastthree feet of water. My dad calledthem water ducks.”“A factory orange Northwest

Model 6 shovel was loading themwith dippers of shot rock. I wasboth terrified and fascinated at thesame time!” said Browning.

Service to OthersThus began Browning’s lifelong

fascination and devotion to theheavy iron of his youth and hisfather’s youth. But he wouldn’treturn to that hobby until decadeslater, after he had putdozens of murderers andrapists in prison.Browning dedicated hisearly life to the U.S.Army followed by a 29-year-career in policework.Browning wore many

hats, not the least ofwhich as author, dedi-cated to the constructiontrade. He has publishedsix books titled, “RoadBuilding ConstructionEquipment at Work,”focusing on NewEngland, Connecticut,Maine, Virginia,Pennsylvania and inOhio.He is about to publish

his own new magazinecalled “Shovel.”All of these books are

a labor of love, buoyedby a Facebook page Browning hascreated that has connected hun-dreds of purveyors, admirers andcollectors of vintage constructionequipment all over the country.The Facebook page and his own

books are augmented byBrowning’s great memories of themachinery that he remembers fromhis youth in Woonsocket, R.I.“While in the first grade, I was

assigned to the newly constructed

Globe Park Elementary Schoolafter the Christmas break. Theschool was located at the foot of alarge hill that had been excavatedextensively to level the site. Thetough 1959-1960 Rhode Island

winter resulted in the sus-pension of the remainingsite work. A very excitingspring was in store,” saidBrowning. “It began withone of the local contrac-tors, R.A. Bergesson’sbright orange Caterpillar9U D-6 bulldozers, strip-ping overburden and cre-ating a huge stockpile.“All of this action was

taking place right outsidethe classroom. The wholeschool seemed to shakefrom the vibration. Theteacher had difficultycompeting with the con-struction activity. Sheelected to allow us 10minutes to gawk at the

scene before closing the venetianblinds. Most of the boys continuedto peek the rest of the school year.”

Browning Prepares to Launch Magazine Called ‘Shovel’

Edgar A. Browning and his wife PeggyBrowning.

Edgar A. Browning photo Wes Julian Construction Co. of Dedham, Mass., uses a Link-Belt truck crane equipped with aconcrete bucket to unload a fleet of Sterling single axle chain drive mixers belonging to

Rosenfeld ConcreteCo. of Milford, Mass.

The operator of the Case 85XT skid loader loads a Morooka track dump in fall 2003.

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Back to His RootsNow retired in Virginia,

these impressions havenever left him. “Out that school window,

the stockpile was loaded intodump trucks by a Northwest25 shovel. The parking lotwas eventually stoned andpaved with blacktop. Finally,the aforementioned hillsideslopes were dressed withloam. Ten wheelers dumpedon top of the hill, using grav-ity to feed the material to aGradall,” said Browning.“The Tonka T-6 bulldozersold out at Kornstein’sDepartment Store the fol-lowing Christmas. I got onebefore they did.”His first writing to and about the

contracting industry began as achild.“I was provided with an issue of

the New England Constructionmagazine by a classmate whosefather was an engineer. Ten yearsof age, I began writing to manufac-turers and distributors of construc-tion equipment seeking salesbrochures,” Browning said.“Letters to contractors and even acomplimentary subscription to themagazine followed. I amassedquite a literature collection whichincluded many watch fobs and sev-eral hard hats, including one fromthe famed Morrison-Knudsen ofBoise, Idaho.”Photography soon followed and

Browning has amassed a stagger-ing collection of 120,000 vintageconstruction photos over sixdecades.“The first highway construction

project I visited and photographedwas at age 13 during the summerof 1966. M. A. Gammino of RhodeIsland was the contractor on the$1.8 million, three-mile relocationof Route 102 in Burrillville, R.I.,”said Browning. “It was a primaryroute constructed as a super twowith at least one grade crossingeliminated. Rock was a big itemand Gammino was using one oftheir venerable Bucyrus-Erie 71-Bshovels with three spanking newfirst generation Euclid R-35 reardumps and a Mack B-81 tenwheeler with a ledge body.”

Building His Own ShopThe many visits to Rhode Island

and eastern Massachusetts roadconstruction projects culminated inthe sale of photographs and a storyin 1967 to the NorthwestEngineering Company, then amajor manufacturer of cablecranes and shovels. The story andphotos appeared in the first quarter1968 edition of Northwest’s publi-cation, “Material HandlingIllustrated.” “Henley-Lundgren of

Shrewsbury, Mass. held the $5.6million contract to constructInterstate 495 in Bellingham andFranklin, Mass.,” Browning said.In 1971, Browning entered the

U.S. Army Engineers.Assignments included FortBelvoir, Va., and Fort LeonardWood, Mo., Korea and Fort Eustis,Va. “I left the Army on January 31,

1974 and joined the HamptonPolice Division in Hampton, Va.,the next day. I was a homicide andviolent crimes detective for 22 ofthe next 29 years, the last five as asupervisor.”Browning maintained small

contracting interests briefly in the1970s, clearing land with a newCase 850-B, Ford F-600 flatbeddump and a tag trailer. “I ended the part-time business

during the 1980 recession. In 1980to 1981, I joined a U. S. NavySeabees Reserve Unit and drilledfor six years. In 1987, I restarted

the part-time contracting business.The business remained active forthe next 20 years and grew consid-erably, at least for us, after I retiredfrom the Police Department in2002.“We had two dump trucks, six

trailers and three pickups.Equipment included two skid-steers [New Holland and Case],two compact excavators [Kubota],a Morooka track dump and aCaterpillar D4E bulldozer. We self-performed concrete flatwork anddemolition, shoreline sand replen-ishment and rip rap revetments,”said Browning.Slowed by rheumatoid arthritis

in 2007, Browning slowly trans-ferred most of the business to hisson Adam. “I met Samuel Sicchio of

Natick, Mass. who rekindled myinterests in construction photogra-phy and journalism. Many archivaltrips followed to state archives andlibraries,” said Browning.

Building Up AuthorshipIn 2010, opportunities arose for

Browning to complete a photobook with Iconografix Publishing.Vintage trade journals wereacquired to source the photos. Thebook on road construction inVermont was released in May of2011.“My wife Peggy called the book

a secret that occasionally became arumor. I later had dinner with anauthor friend of one of my friends.He had written several naval war-

fare novels. The gentlemanreturned with his wife to New Yorkand later I found his friend requeston Facebook,” said Browning. “Iwas annoyed as the account hadbeen dormant, but I was curious. Itturns out he had 5,000 Facebookfriends. Then it hit me, the ‘friends’were fans who had purchased hisbooks.“Well, six books later, the books

are no longer a secret. I have beenusing Facebook since 2012. It is awonderful way to share historical,as well as current, industry infor-mation and photos.”Browning served on the

Historical Construction EquipmentAssociation (H.C.E.A.) board forthree years and ran their Facebookgroup page for more than a year.The group grew from roughly 200to more than 5,000. “It became agreat platform for promoting theH.C.E.A. as paid members chidedothers to join. An H.C.E.A. corpo-rate sponsor was signed up onFacebook. The most rewardingelement of Facebook is that it is aforum that provides a uniqueopportunity to match a lot of thehistorical material and photos withgroup members that have somefamily or other connection to it,”said Browning.“A case in point, one member, in

a circuitous route, asked first if Ihad anything on the MassachusettsTurnpike. I informed him I did andasked him the name of the compa-ny. Finally, I got him to tell me hisbeloved deceased uncle had super-

vised work for Bayer & Mingollaon the Massachusetts Turnpike,”said Browning. “I was able tolocate quite a bit of alreadyscanned material on the projectwhich I uploaded for the man.“The material included a

Barber-Greene ad with his uncle’sphoto. A treasure, he had no idea ofits existence. The man thanked meprofusely in a message and finallywrote he had to go as, ‘Tears werestreaming down his face.’ It is ablessing to be able to serve somany,” said Browning. “And, indoing so, the H.C.E.A. is viewed ina positive light. You could say it isbringing the H.C.E.A. to them. Ihave supported many otherFacebook pages in this genre asthey have certainly seemed toflourish in the past year or so.”

Recently, he started a newFacebook group, HistoricalHighway Heavy CivilConstruction Association. “Soon, we will have a magazine

as well. The magazine will useanother technological advance. QRreader codes will permit readerswith smart phones or devices toaccess edited vintage film clips,”said Browning.“An active, well-run Facebook

group page is a goodwill factory.”For more information, call

804/932-8232.(This story also can be found

on Construction EquipmentGuide’s Web site at www.con-structionequipmentguide.com.)CEG

Browning Finishes Photo Book With Iconografix Publishing

Edgar A. Browning photo M. A. Gammino uses a Bucyrus-Erie 71-B shovel to load a MackB-81 ten wheeler with a ledge body in the long shallow rock cut.

BROWNING from page 14

Edgar A. Browning photo M. A. Gammino uses a Bucyrus-Erie 71-B shovel to load shot rockinto a Euclid R-35 rear dump.

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Maine Feels Crunch as FedHighway Funds DiminishBy Alanna DurkinASSOCIATED PRESS

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Maine is amongdozens of states that are feeling the crunch asfederal highway funding diminishes, hinder-ing its ability to keep up with much-neededinfrastructure upgrades and improvements.

The amount of money made available toMaine through the Federal Highway TrustFund fell by about 5 percent,or nearly $10 million, duringthe five-year period endingin 2013, according to figurescompiled by the AssociatedPress. When adjusted forinflation, the drop reachesmore than $26 million in2013 dollars.

Maine has, for the mostpart, been able to weatherincreasing financial pres-sures by prioritizing and bor-rowing to fund infrastructureprojects, officials say.

But they’re urging thefederal government to pumpmore money into the state,warning that Maine needs anadditional $119 million a year just to keep upwith the transportation system’s basic needs.

“As a nation, funding our infrastructurejust isn’t the priority it used to be,’’ saidMaria Fuentes, executive director of theMaine Better Transportation Association,which represents contractors, municipalitiesand trucking companies and lobbies inAugusta for increased road funding.

Figures provided by the MaineDepartment of Transportation show that themoney made available to the departmentremained relatively flat between 2008 and2013, but doesn’t include some highwayfund money that flows through other stateagencies, said Karen Doyle, director offinance and administration of MDOT.

Ted Talbot, spokesman of the department,said that in addition to prioritizing its limitedresources, the state has been forced to dothings like post lower weight limits on moreroads and bridges until they can be fixed orreplaced. Transportation bond proposals alsoare no longer earmarked for certain projects,giving the department the flexibility to spendthe money on the most pressing needs,Talbot said.

“We’re constantly having to innovate, bereally creative with the use of our funds andI’m sure if you call any other state they willsay the same thing,’’ Talbot said.

The department is planning to undertake

nearly 2,000 projects totaling more than $2billion over the next three years, including189 miles of highway reconstruction andrehabilitation and 124 bridge constructionprojects.

But officials say the department needs$119 million more each year if it wants tomeet the capital goals set by the Legislaturein 2011, which it says are “not overreach-ing’’ but would “address just the basic needs

of the existing system.’’ That includes ensuring that the condition

on the state’s most important highways —like the Maine Turnpike and interstate sys-tem — is fair or better by 2022.

While many states are taking matters intotheir own hands by examining new taxes,tolls and fees, no such proposals have recent-ly been seriously considered in Maine.

Republican Gov. Paul LePage hasremained opposed to raising the state’s 30-cents-per-gallon gas tax and in 2011 suc-cessfully pushed to end automatic inflation-pegged increases in the fuel tax, which overthe course of its life generated roughly $300million for the state, Fuentes said.

Rep. Andrew McLean, co-chairman ofthe Transportation Committee, said that it’sclear that the state needs to reform the way itfunds its transportation system.

He has a bill in this session to form agroup to study alternative ways to pay forhighway projects, such as a tax on thenumber of miles traveled or a wholesaletax.

“We need to have this conversation,’’ theDemocrat from Gorham said. “We can’t justkick the can down the road. That’s what thefederal government is doing.’’

(This story also can be found onConstruction Equipment Guide’s Web site atwww.constructionequipmentguide.com.)

“As a nation, funding ourinfrastructure just isn’t thepriority it used to be.”

Maria FuentesMaine Better Transportation Association

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