Archive of Superintendent's Profile Articles
Craig Mongeau - May 2003
What can you get for a dollar?Sounds like an advertising slogan for any number of products, but it really should be one for the New York State Bridge Authority – at least as far as the Bear Mountain Bridge is concerned. ... more on May 2003
Tracey Road Equipment Takes on Schwarze, Marini
Profile - May 2003
Tracey Road Equipment, headquartered in Syracuse, NY, recently brought on two new equipment lines — Marini milling machines and Schwarze Industries sweepers. The Marini MP 1000 and MP 1300 track-mounted milling machines feature wide-section tracks that reduce pressure to the ground, limiting the risk of sinking when passing over water ducts or drains. ... more on Tracey Road Equipment Takes on Schwarze, Marini
Pinpoint Cable Faults With the Verifier Vision
Profile - May 2003
Now contractors can pinpoint ground faults of buried electric, CATV and telecommunication cables, and in addition, trace and identify cable depth, all with one instrument. The Verifier Vision Fault Finder by McLaughlin, Greenville, SC, combines a fault-finding system with a cable locator designed to be consistently accurate and dependable. ... more on Pinpoint Cable Faults With the Verifier Vision
Profile of Executive Director Jack Gaffney and the New York State Bridge Authority
Jim Cropper - May 2003
In 1609 when Henry Hudson first explored the 306- mile-long river that now bears his name, he likely could not have imagined the roles the river would play in the future of America. One hundred and sixty-six years later, the Hudson River played a critical role in the American Revolution against the British government. ... more on Profile of Executive Director Jack Gaffney and the New York State Bridge Authority
Profile: Superintendent of Highways Tom Wik, P.E. and the Town of Amherst Highway Department
Jim Cropper - March 2003
In 1798, the Holland Land Company acquired most of the land in western New York. Benjamin Ellicott and John Thompson, agents for the Holland Land Company, purchased all of what would become the Town of Amherst for $2 an acre. ... more on Profile: Superintendent of Highways Tom Wik, P.E. and the Town of Amherst Highway Department
Craig Mongeau - March 2003
Have you ever had something in your memory but you don’t remember how it got there? Well, a long time ago – I think – I heard a story that goes something like this:A mother and her young son are standing on the porch of their house, which sits in the mountains of some state that I can’t recall. ... more on March 2003
Christmas Eve Storm Foreshadowed Epic Winter Across New York State
Mark Hoffman - March 2003
George Nealon, DPW commissioner — Albany County, has led the fight against snow and ice and sleet for 25 years, but he can’t recall a worse winter than 2002-3. “We average about 65 inches of snow a year. ... more on Christmas Eve Storm Foreshadowed Epic Winter Across New York State
Profile: Joseph J. ‘Bud’ Nicoletti Jr., P.E. City of White Plains Department of Public Works
Jim Cropper - January 2003
Ten square miles may not sound like a lot of space, but the bustling, thriving City of White Plains in Westchester County covers an area just that size, proving that a lot can be successfully planned and developed on a relatively small parcel of land. ... more on Profile: Joseph J. ‘Bud’ Nicoletti Jr., P.E. City of White Plains Department of Public Works
Craig Mongeau - January 2003
When it is not necessary to change, it is necessary not to change. When I first heard that I’d be the new editor of Superintendent’s Profile, a feeling of nostalgia came over me because I knew that working on this publication would give me opportunities to go home again … sort of. ... more on January 2003