Golden Triangle Construction was the contractor on this Emergency job in 2018. For the reconstruction of SR30 which included construction of a 400 LF solider pile retaining wall with tiebacks, 35,000 CY of excavation, 30,000 CY of rock embankment, 15,000 of soil embankment, and reconstruction of the roadway.   The schedule required working 7 days per week, 24 hours per day.

The project has been selected to receive a National Award from the Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists as their Outstanding Environmental and Engineering Geologic Project, nominated by their Greater Pittsburgh Chapter.  More about the award can be found here https://www.aegweb.org/OEEGProjectAward. 

“a. NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE OF PROJECT
U.S. Route 30 is a major east–west, coast-to-coast highway. The roadway is the third longest U.S. highway, extending 3,073 miles across the northern tier of the U.S. from Atlantic City, New Jersey, to Salt Lake City, Utah. The portion of Route 30 extending through Pennsylvania is perhaps the most famous of all the U.S. highways, the Lincoln Highway, known as one of the earliest transcontinental highway routes for automobiles across the U.S. Today, the route stretches between two major cities of the Commonwealth, east from Philadelphia west to Pittsburgh.
On April 6, 2018, on a four-lane stretch of the Lincoln Highway located in East Pittsburgh Borough, Allegheny County, engineers from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and Gannett Fleming were investigating a troubled section of Route 30. The roadway, a principal artery between the suburbs and downtown Pittsburgh, was experiencing surface displacement problems.
The investigation revealed much more than expected. The team detected a crack in a retaining wall near the base of the slope below the highway, as well as signs that the retaining wall was beginning to shift—evidence that accelerating surface movements identified at the roadway grade, may be the result of underlying slope movement. Recognizing imminent danger, the team alerted police to evacuate a residential community at the base of the slope.
Within hours and shortly before daybreak on April 7, a landslide sent 300 feet of roadway and thousands of tons of soil plummeting 90 feet down the steep hillside, destroying a home and two apartment buildings.”

Route 30 Slide: Before and After

American Concrete Pavement Association has named the 2018 National Program Winners for the 29th annual “Excellence in Concrete Pavement” silver and gold Awards. Golden Triangle employees brought home the SILVER from Fort Lauderdale, FL in the “Overlays, Highways” category for our Chester Unbonded Concrete Overlay Project in Chester, WV.

Follow the link to the ACPA website to learn more: http://www.acpa.org/overlays-highways-silver/

Golden Triangle’s Chester Unbonded Concrete Overlay Project SILVER AWARD TEAM (from left to right):

Charlie Swart, P.E., Design Engineer-WVDOT District 6

Ryan Pendeville, Project Engineer

Trey Bucci, Project Engineer

Sean Stiger, Batch Plant Technician

Craig Whyte, Estimator

Andy Salo, Foreman

Chip Dalesandro, Project Manager

Josh Prosser, Batch Plant Operator

David Sciullo, P.E., Vice President of Construction

Jason Hultz, Paving Operator

Chuck Niederriter, Chief Operations Officer

Cassie Bucci, Quality Control Director

Mickey Larocka, Foreman

Mickey Richards, Batch Plant Supervisor

American Concrete Pavement Association has named the 2018 National Program Winners for the 29th annual “Excellence in Concrete Pavement” silver and gold Awards. Golden Triangle employees brought home the GOLD from Fort Lauderdale, FL in the “Divided Highways- Rural” category for our US119 CoLine-Crossover Road project in Mt. Pleasant, PA.

Follow the link to the ACPA website to learn more: http://www.acpa.org/dh-rural-gold18/

Golden Triangle’s US119 CoLine-Crossover Road GOLD STANDARD TEAM (from left to right):

Anthony Pastin, Project Manager

Domenic Lagana Jr., Foreman

Mauro Ranallo, Superintendent

David Sciullo, P.E., Vice President of Construction

Joey Fischer, Superintendent

Hamze Samara, P.E., SAI Engineering

Jim Hunter, Superintendent

Chuck Niederriter, Chief Operations Officer

Drew Niederriter, Project Engineer

Golden Triangle Superintendent Dan Bubenheim received the Nova Safety Awareness Award for his outstanding efforts in meeting/exceeding the 911th Airwing Project’s safety initiative. Leading by example, Dan has demonstrated that he is willing to place safety first; driving GTC’s safety culture forward.

The Constructors Association of Western Pennsylvania was recognized during Associated General Contractors of America”s (AGC) 92nd Annual Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Association was awarded the 2010 Chapter of the Year for its outstanding membership service in the areas of labor relations, workforce development, environmental regulatory issues and involvement in the local community.

“CAWP has provided vital support for thousands of hard working construction contractors,” said Ted Aadland, the association”s president and the CEO of Portland, Oregon-based Aadland Evans Constructors, Inc. “Without their tireless efforts, it is hard to imagine where our industry would be today.”

Constructors Association of Western Pennsylvania took “Small Chapter of the Year” for its outstanding workforce development initiatives, diesel retrofit program, promotion of joint training among the union apprenticeship programs, and its work in the community, including the CAWP Constructing Our Community Program, which provided over $25,000 in financial support to the Wounded Warriors Program as a token of gratitude to the brave men and women who were injured fighting to keep America safe.

Aadland noted that CAWP had also found new and effective ways to communicate with its members, issuing e-newsletters and keeping its member companies up to date on local business and political developments. He added that the chapter distinguished itself for its ability to advocate on behalf of the construction community.

Lifetime Pavement Recognition Award – Awarded annually since 1994, the award is presented to the agency owner of an in-service concrete pavement that has demonstrated exceptional performance and service to its local community, state, and users. (This recognition rotates annually between public market segments: highway, street and airport. The 2010 award is presented for a highway pavement.)

For 2010, the ACPA Lifetime Pavement Recognition award is presented to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and Golden Triangle Construction, Company for Interstate 79 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This Interstate highway section has demonstrated outstanding performance in providing more than 20 years of zero-maintenance service to road users, citizens and taxpayers of Pennsylvania. The concrete pavement has stood the test of time and is a testament to the durability and longevity of concrete and the importance of quality construction and design .

About the ACPA
The American Concrete Pavement Association is the national trade association for the concrete pavement industry. The primary mission of the ACPA is to create and maintain a strong national presence through dynamic, strategic leadership; effective technical expertise and resources; and persuasive advocacy on behalf of the concrete pavement industry.

Founded in 1963, the American Concrete Pavement Association is headquartered in Chicago at 9450 Bryn Mawr Ave., Suite 150, Rosemont, IL 60018. Phone: 847.966.2272. The Association’s Washington, DC office is located at 500 New Jersey Ave., NW , 7th Floor, Washington, DC 20001. Phone: 202.638.2272. Visit our technical website at www.acpa.org. Visit our public website at www.pavements4life.com.