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V O L . X X I N O. X I I I J U N E 2 9 , 2 0 1 5 14 like Harbor Technologies working with research facilities for testing like the University of Maine's Advanced Structures and Composites Center and the Composites Engineering Research Laboratory run by the Maine Composites Alliance and Southern Maine Community College at Brunswick Landing to help make the case for composites as an alternative to traditional materials. Composites testing and validation Peabody's MDOT colleague Wayne Frankhauser, who also serves as chair- man of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials' committee on fiber-rein- forced polymer composites, agrees. "is Hillman Composite Beam technology is proven," he says, citing the now four-year-old Knickerbocker Bridge built by Richmond contractor Wyman & Simpson in Boothbay as one local example. Frankhauser helped organize the scan team's itinerary in Maine. e federal program's overall purpose, he says, is to highlight innovative practices of high-performing DOTs that could be adopted by other states. Scan topics with EPLI Edge Why would you need protection against employment related lawsuits? Every day in the U.S. hundreds of lawsuits are filed against employers. No matter your size, if you have employees, you are at risk. MEMIC Edge with EPLI is your answer to mitigate that risk. This quality, affordable coverage is available, exclusively through MEMIC, as an endorsement to your workers' compensation policy. For as low as $32 per employee, MEMIC Edge will provide you with coverage including legal defenses against lawsuits claiming: • Discrimination • Sexual harassment • Wrongful discipline • Negligent evaluation • Wrongful termination To learn more about MEMIC Edge, talk to your agent, go to www.memic.com or call MEMIC at 800-660-1306. • Failure to employ or promote • Breach of employment contract • Deprivation of career opportunities • Wrongful infliction of emotional distress » C O N T I N U E D F RO M P R E V I O U S PA G E Portfolio of Harbor Technologies' bridge projects BNSF RR bridge (Colorado, 2011) Two hybrid-composite beams for rail bridge 42 feet long, 7 feet wide Beams subjected to two years of testing with more than 240 million gross tons of Class 1 rail traffic. To open in 2015. Route 97 Bridge (Missouri, 2012) Three beams for 106-foot bridge span, 30 feet wide Demonstration project funded by a Highways for LIFE grant from the Federal Highway Administration. High Road Bridge (Illinois, 2008) Six beams made for bridge 58 feet long, 42 feet wide First permanent HCB bridge installation in world. Contractor was able to install all six beams in less than three hours. Route 97 Bridge beam in transit Transport of three 107-foot beams to Missouri was facilitated by beams' light weight. Beams, pre-filled with concrete to accelerate the overall construction time, still only weighed 62,100 pounds. Knickerbocker Bridge (Maine, 2011) Eight beams for two-lane bridge 540 feet long, 32 feet wide Longest composite bridge installation in world at time of completion. Replaced 1930 bridge in Boothbay. Route 23 Bridge (New Jersey, 2009) Six beams for 32-foot span, 66 feet wide In all, the bridge carries four lanes of traffic, two sidewalks, a gas main, a water main and several communication utilities — all facilitated by lighter-weight beams. P H O T O S / C O U R T E S Y H A R BO R T E C H N O L O G I E S A N D H C B, I N C . . N O T E : Hillman Composite Beams built for HCB, Inc., by Harbor Technologies Inc.

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