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September 2013
BE SAFEOne of Our 6 Points of Focus
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE: Our Winning Ways, p. 7 Equipment Sales Help Freshen Fleet, p. 8
Regional Roundup, p. 9 Lane’s New Career Center, p. 16
p. 3
Put safety ahead of production
Recognize outstanding safety efforts
OUR ULTIMATE GOAL:
a ZERO incident rate
Safety is everyone’s
responsibility: We all need to own it
to avoid or fix an unsafe condition
Never pass by an
opportunity

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Message From Bob Alger, President and Ceo
Attention to Safety
Separates Lane From the Rest
Recently, I visited the 1-35 McLennan County and I-35W projects in Texas. As usual, when I show up, it
rained—over 5 inches in Waco! That being said, I had a great tour of both projects, and handed out two
safety incentive awards to Equipment Operators Darryl Curlee and Jose C. Aguilar.
It is great to see what innovative safety-related ideas our employees are coming up with in the field. While
on the I-35W project, Form Builder/Setter Timothy Warren approached me with an idea about requiring
employees to sign out at night and state whether they had any injuries that shift. I can tell you the Safety De-
partment has already reviewed this submission for the safety incentive program and it’s another winner!
Needless to say, I think my safety reviews in the field this year have been outstanding. To walk the job and
talk to the employees on the ground, who are making Lane successful, is something I really enjoy, wheth-
er in Texas, North Carolina or one of our other locations. I want to hear what people in the field have to
say about what’s working and what could be improved. Keep in mind that we are in the “tough” months
in regards to safety. We are making continued progress, but still have to be vigilant and make sure that
everyone takes care of each other every day in the field.
Lane is taking the lead in running the 2014 Construction Industry Safety and Environmental Summit, work-
ing in conjunction with Fluor, and I know we’ll have plenty to share about our safety program and perfor-
mance. The Summit will give the heads of 30+ leading companies from around the country the chance to
share best practices—with the common goal of improving their safety and environmental performances.
In closing, I would like to thank everyone across the company for all their hard work and attention to safety.
This is something that separates Lane from others and makes us a special company to work at.
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Bob Alger,
President and CEO
On the cover: Fabian Perez, Laborer
on the US 98 project in Bartow, FL,
holding a GPS data collector; he is
training as an survey ‘instrument
person.’ Photo by Gregory Allen,
Senior Party Chief, US 98 project. To
achieve the Vision: 2020 goals and
bring out the best in each other, the
company has identified 6 Points of
Focus for employees: Be Safe; Be
Innovative; Seek Continuous
Improvement; Coach and Be
Coachable; Execute with Excellence;
and Continue to Live the Lane Values.
This issue focuses on safety. The
cover story starts on page 3.
Newslines Wins Awards
Lane won third place in the
Internal Newsletter category
of the 2013 National Market-
ing Communications Awards
for Newslines. The award was
presented by the Society for
Marketing Professional Services’
(SMPS) on Aug. 1 in Orlando,
FL. The SMPS Connecticut
Chapter also honored Newslines
as Best Newsletter of 2013.
SMPS is a national organization
of marketing and business
development professionals in
the fields of architecture,
engineering and construction.

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Personal Injury
Reporting Cards
“This year, we focused on
educating our employees
about the proper procedures
for reporting any injuries by
providing them with contact
information cards they can
keep in their pocket or
wallet and use as a quick
reference,” says Rodney
P. Lane, District Manager
in Maine. Pictured: Chris
Stevens, Roller Operator at
White Bros. in Westbrook,
ME, reviewing the card.
Across the entire company,
Lane has specific accident
reporting procedures—
and training on these
procedures—in place.
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Be Safe
One of Our 6 Points of Focus
“Be Safe” is number one on the 6 Points of Focus
list employees are using as a guide on the road to
greatness. Lane’s goal across the board is to
achieve zero recordable incidents. This year, three
districts in particular had outstanding safety per-
formances for the first half of 2013.
What’s working and why?
Here are some thoughts shared by Rodney P.
Lane, District Manager for Maine in the Northeast
Region; Kenneth K. Prince, P.E., a District Manager
for projects in Virginia, Maryland and Washington,
D.C. in the Mid-Atlantic Region; Jason McLear,
District Manager for Dallas-Fort Worth, TX and
north of there in the South Central Region; and
members of the Safety Department.
Kenneth K. Prince
District Manager, Mid-Atlantic Region
Ultimate Goal: Incident Rate of Zero
“We must work diligently and persistently to
ensure that all employees are engaged and
committed to establish a safety culture in order to
reach our ultimate goal of an incident-free (zero)
work environment.”
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Jason McLear
District Manager, South Central Region
Spreading the Word
“If there is equipment damage, a backing accident
or a recordable accident somewhere else, we really
emphasize that. We try to get it out there so
employees hear what is happening. If we have a lot
of backing accidents, we know Steve Ford (Senior
Safety Supervisor) and his crew have to focus on
more training and getting it out there.”
For more safety best practices
and to read about the Near Miss
Report/Safety Improvement
Suggestion Incentive Program,
which is aimed at improving
Lane’s safety culture, visit the
Employee Portal (details on
page 15).

Gary Lewia
Safety Superintendent, Maine District,
Northeast Region
Follow Through and Earn Respect
“Area Safety Manager Dave Tonini, Senior
Safety Supervisor Tom Markle and I are
not out to police people. We’re out there
helping them and we’ve earned their trust.
When they bring concerns up and we
follow through and they see results, we
earn their respect.”
Steve Ford
Senior Safety Supervisor,
South Central Region
Bob Alger’s Field Visits
“The feedback I received after Bob Alger
visited Texas on his safety tour was very
positive and uplifting. Employees ex-
pressed how they’d never seen the
president from their previous employers
out in the field. Bob Alger’s visit made
them truly feel part of a company that
cares about employees—Lane’s care for
people value in action.”
Getting the Same
Message
“At the I-35W (Tarrant Coun-
ty) project in Texas, Project
Manager Larry Bedrick has a
job site meeting for everyone
first thing Monday morning—
right there at the office site
before they head out to the
job. It’s important in our area
to have an interpreter speak-
ing in Spanish so everyone’s
getting the same message,”
says Jason McLear, District
Manager, South Central Re-
gion. Pictured in center: Su-
perintendent Chris Saucedo
interpreting in Spanish at
the Monday morning job site
meeting.
Recognize Safety
Milestones
The crew on the Bus Rapid
Transit project on Route 1 in
Alexandria, VA in the Mid-
Atlantic Region celebrated
a milestone on July 23: 392
days without an OSHA-
recordable incident.
Kenneth K. Prince
Take Ownership
“All of our employees have the right to go
home free of injuries and incidents. In
order to do this, we must take ownership
and be responsible for our own safety, our
teammates’ and the public’s.”
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Why Can’t Everybody on the Job Be a Safety Person?
“Why do we have people hurt getting on and off equipment? Here in Maine, we talk about three points of contact—your hands
and feet should touch the vehicle in three places,” says Gary Lewia, Safety Superintendent in the Maine District, Northeast Region
(pictured). “I was on a job the other day and saw an experienced driver go over to a new guy and explain why he needed to use three
points of contact. That’s what needs to happen instead of putting 100 safety people in the field. That means your people are getting
it. We make the rounds but we’re not there all day long. Why can’t everybody on the job be a safety person?”
J. R. Glascock
Regional Safety Manager,
Mid-Atlantic Region
Gift Cards Recognize
Outstanding Safety Efforts
“Throughout the company, Safety team
members are on the lookout for employees
on job sites who exemplify our core safety
values. We reward them with $25 gift
cards. We’re recognizing employees who
are putting great efforts toward making
Lane a safer place for our coworkers and
the public.”
Jason McLear
District Manager,
Face-to-Face
“We hold monthly safety meetings with all
of the employees at the Justin, TX plant
location—supervisors, craft people,
everybody. It’s 100 percent about safety.
Sometimes it takes 20 minutes… some-
times it takes 60 minutes. We inform our
employees at those meetings of all the
incidents we are having in the South
Central Region. We have an interpreter
there talking to our Spanish-speaking
employees. I think that has a lot of value.”
Rodney P. Lane
District Manager, Maine,
Northeast Region
Safety Ahead of Production
“We showed our employees that we would
put safety in front of production by holding
two big presentations on safety on July 3
and July 5. We could have been working
on those days around the Fourth of July,
but instead we shut down operations and
paid employees and the presenter. We
brought in Eric Giguere, a former construc-
tion worker (not for Lane), to tell his story
of being ‘buried alive’ when a trench he
was working in collapsed and the impact
that experience had on the people most
important to him. His story is one that hits
home with all of us.”
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Three Points of Contact

Visibility Makes a Difference
“Steve Ford, our senior safety supervisor, has three people working for him full-time. They’re very involved in training all of the
employees, whether it’s flagger training or confined space training. They’re very visible on the projects performing safety assurance
audits. I think they’ve developed a very good relationship with people on the jobs. Craft workers will come up to Steve and talk to his
group and offer a lot of suggestions about things that are happening, issues or things that are going good. That makes a difference,”
says Jason McLear, District Manager, South Central Region. Pictured (l-r): Truck Driver Gerald Forrest and Safety Supervisor Roy
Teal, who is checking the pre-trip inspection booklet of the truck before Forrest leaves the Justin, TX plant.
Jason McLear
District Manager,
Best Practice: Review, Learn,
Make Changes
“Every Friday morning, we have a meeting
with Regional Vice President Larry Hurley,
the Safety team, district managers, and
project and plant managers. We have a
conference call and review all of the
incident reports, not just recordable
accidents. We talk about it, learn from it
and we’re able to make a change if we
need to so we don’t keep having the same
incidents… We borrowed this idea from
the Mid-South.”
Kenneth K. Prince
Factors in Success
“The business units from the craft worker
to the person in charge that believe in
safety and have that commitment from
their people to work safely through proper
planning, auditing, following safe proce-
dures, and open communication are those
areas that are successful. Those success-
ful business units’ supervisors implement
the safety program by engaging their
employees through training, accountability,
sharing lessons learned, planning the
work, continuous improvement and
recognition.”
Gary Lewia
Safety Superintendent, Maine District,
Northeast Region
Ask the People Doing the Work
“It’s very important to get out and visit
folks in their environment. I ask them: ‘Do
you think you’re doing this the best way or
do you think there’s a better way?’ If you
ask them, they will tell you if this is the
best way, or if there is a safer way. They’re
the ones doing these tasks every day.”
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Our Winning Ways
VDOT Names Lane as Prime
Contractor of the Year
Lane was chosen as the 2013 Prime Contractor of
the Year by the Virginia Department of Transporta-
tion (VDOT) and its Transportation Disadvantaged
Business Enterprise (DBE) Advisory Committee.
The award recognizes Lane’s outstanding DBE
participation achievements and support of Virgin-
ia’s DBE Program. Mike Horrell, Lead Estimator,
and Denise Costa, Regional Business Analyst,
accepted the award on behalf of Lane on June 28.
Philip Frazier, Regional Program Manager, notes
that many training programs and countless hours
dedicated to mentoring dozens of small business-
es undoubtedly contribute to Lane’s stellar repu-
tation in the Mid-Atlantic Region and help Lane re-
main the company of choice for its business part-
ners. The award underscores Lane’s longstanding
practice of making reasonable efforts to conduct
business with DBE firms that perform a commer-
cially useful function, add value on contracts, and
provide quality goods and services to customers.
South Norfolk Jordan Bridge
Earns Two ARTBA Awards
The American Road Transportation Builders Asso-
ciation (ARTBA) honored the South Norfolk Jordan
Bridge with two national awards: a 2013 PRIDE
Award and a 2013 Globe Award. Completed in Octo-
ber 2012, the toll bridge in Virginia is owned and op-
erated by United Bridge Partners (UBP), a team of
FIGG Bridge Companies, The Lane Construction
Corporation and American Infrastructure MLP Funds.
Jordan Bridge and UBP won the PRIDE Award for
dynamic community relations efforts and civic in-
volvement during bridge construction. They also
won the Globe Award for sustainable design and
construction practices, and efforts to protect and
enhance the bridge construction area. The awards
were announced June 3 in Washington, D.C.
The National Asphalt Paving
Association (NAPA) honored
Lane with the 2012 Asphalt
Operations Safety Innovations
Award for constructing a
temporary median-access
bridge and ramp system on
the I-85 Widening project in
Cabarrus County, NC. This
innovative solution provides
construction workers with
safer, more efficient and
unimpeded access to the I-85
median. Keeping construction
traffic out of travel lanes
protects both workers and
the public. The national award
was presented in Boston on
July 15. Pictured (l-r): NAPA’s
2012 Chairman Kurt Bechthold
and Mike Cote, Executive
Vice President and Chief
Development Officer for Lane.
The Virginia Department of Transportation named
Lane the 2013 Prime Contractor of the Year for
its support of the state’s Disadvantaged Business
Enterprise (DBE) Program. Pictured (l-r): Mike
Horrell, Lead Estimator; Molly Morgan, President
of Morgan Oil Company (DBE Supplier of the Year
awardee); and Denise Costa, Regional Business
Analyst.
The Hampton Roads Utility Heavy Contractors
Association (HRUHCA) honored Virginia Paving
Company’s (VPC) Norfolk plant with a Safety Award
in June for outstanding and exceptional safety
practices in 2012. Pictured (l-r): Jim Stepahin,
Executive Director of HRUHCA; Ron Burton,
Senior Plant Manager at VPC-Norfolk; Michelle
Teets, Senior Safety Supervisor for VPC’s Norfolk
and Stafford locations; and Wayne Scott, General
Foreman, VPC-Norfolk.
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Safety Award Goes
to Lane-Flatiron’s
Joint Venture In
North Carolina
The North Carolina Depart-
ment of Labor presented a First
Year Silver Certificate of Safety
Achievement to Lane-Flatiron’s
joint venture I-85 over the
Yadkin River Bridge project at its
2012 Safety Awards Banquet.
The award is for the design-
build project’s “outstanding
safety and health efforts that
resulted in a substantial reduc-
tion of injuries and illnesses and
the promotion of safer working
conditions in 2012.”

Equipment Sales
Help Freshen Fleet
Going… going… gone…! Lane’s Mechanical De-
partment not only buys new equipment each year,
it also sells underused and surplus equipment
through auctions or private sales. “These sales
help us eliminate old/high repair cost equipment
and modernize our fleet,” explains Rob Hoffman,
Mechanical Director. This year’s program has been
more aggressive and broader in scope than usual.
“We’ve bought a lot of new equipment this year.
With these sales, we drop off a bunch of 30-year
old machines that typically require a lot of money
and resources to repair. It helps us continue to
freshen up and modernize our fleet,” Hoffman says.
Lane sold 285 pieces of equipment at auctions in
Connecticut and Raleigh, NC in June. Four addi-
tional sales were scheduled this summer for Fort
Worth, TX; Northeast, MD; Orlando, FL; and an on-
line auction. “Think of the logistics of getting hun-
dreds of pieces of equipment from across all of the
regions to auction sites,” Hoffman says. “It’s really
been a good team effort across the board. It’s a lot
of activity and I applaud the work of all the people
who have made it happen in a compressed time-
frame. For all the sales, this work is in addition to
their day jobs.”
Part of the sales prep includes thinking of all the de-
tails—having a mechanic on hand, making sure ev-
ery piece of equipment is operable and has enough
fuel, and that keys are available to start up the en-
gines for customers who come around to inspect
machines before the sale begins.
The first sale was held on June 18 at the Ritchie
Bros. Auctioneers’ site in rural Stafford Springs, CT.
In preparation, 100 pieces of equipment were
transported from Maine as far north as Presque Isle
all the way down to Portland, and from Walpole, NH
to Westfield, MA. Items sold ranged from a 1963
PH truck crane that came from Massachusetts to
a 2006 transit mix truck from Maine. After the auc-
tion, some of Lane’s old machines had a long way
to go—high bids came from customers as far away
as Saudi Arabia and Jordan.
The initiative aligns with one of Lane’s 6 Points of
Focus: Seek Continuous Improvement.
Lane’s first big equipment sale this year was held at
an auction site in rural Stafford Springs, CT. Pictured
(l-r): Ken Blakeley, Mechanical Supervisor at the
Bangor shop in Maine; Ted Toothaker, Mechanical
Supervisor based in Northampton, MA; Martin
“Marty” Kierpiec, Senior Mechanical Supervisor,
Northfield, MA; Rob Hoffman, Mechanical Director;
and Roland “Rocky” Shuffleburg, Equipment
Manager based in Chantilly, VA. Ray Mason,
Mechanical Foreman at the Westfield, MA shop,
(absent from photo) was also at the auction.
Roland “Rocky” Shuffleburg, Equipment Manager,
reviews the auction listings at the Connecticut
equipment sale in June.
Ten days before retiring
from Lane after 43 years
with the company, Martin
“Marty” Kierpiec, Senior
Mechanical Supervisor at
Lane’s Northfield, MA location,
takes a seat in an old CAT D-8
tractor at the June 18 auction
in Connecticut. “I probably
overhauled that D-8 twice
when I was a mechanic,” he
says. “We do have a reputation
as a company that we took
care of our equipment even if
it was still old, it was viable.
Those D-8s, we were still
running them. They weren’t
collecting dust. We didn’t use
them every day but we used
them from time to time.”
Kierpiec’s role at
the auction was to answer
questions from potential
customers about the repair
history on Lane’s equipment
that was up for sale. Later, in
reflecting on his career with
Lane, he shared some words
of wisdom: “Do the best job
you can at whatever you’re
asked to do and you’ll never
have a problem. A mechanic
told me that when I was a
young man and it’s worked
for me.”
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Regional Roundup
The following stories provide a sampling of news
about life on the job throughout Lane’s five U.S.
regions.
Southeast Region
Pile Drivers: A Tight-Knit Team
For a Tough Job
Steve L. Anderson, Project Superintendent on the
Ulmerton Road (State Road 688) project in Clear-
water, FL, writes about Foreman Bobby Wilson
and his pile driving crew. This tight-knit group trav-
els to Lane jobs throughout the state of Florida,
united as a team to get a tough job done safely and
efficiently. Anderson shares the story of Wilson and
his crew because he sees their work as a building
block that can help Lane on the road to greatness.
“Bobby Wilson and his pile driving crew have
shown that you can do the most dangerous job we
do and do it safely and within budget. I have
watched Bobby work his crew… and they know
exactly what to do. There is no yelling, no bad
moods—just a lot of sweat and grease.
“This crew has worked from dark-to-dark many
days because they know that the cost of the
equipment they are using is very expensive and
the sooner we get pile in the ground, the sooner
we release the equipment.
“I have known Bobby for a few years now and I
can say that myself and others could learn a lot
from a true leader such as Bobby. He makes it
look effortless.
“I am writing this because I am proud to have this
crew here to help on this project. This pile driving
team—they stay in hotels, they get as dirty-greasy
as anything I have seen. They work out of town
away from their families and not once do they
complain.
There were two cases on this project that got my
attention; both times Bobby and his team recog-
nized that it was not worth risking safety for pro-
duction. This has made me especially proud of
these guys. They are truly the ‘A team’ in my book.”
Foreman Bobby Wilson leads a pile driving crew in
Florida.
More Than Just Pavement…
Lane Project Is About People
In Orlando, FL, a Lane team is expanding a three-
quarter mile stretch of Lake Underhill Road to four
lanes between Goldenrod Road and Chickasaw
Trail. The project includes new bicycle lanes, side-
walks, two bus bays, underground water and sew-
er utilities work, and utility pole relocation, plus a
new signalized intersection for nearby Florida Hos-
pital East Orlando. Work began in March of 2012
and is scheduled for completion in September. As
the Lake Underhill project drew to a close, Foreman
Paula Davis shared her views on how team mem-
bers lived the Lane value of care for people.
“We may be a small project with only 26 employ-
ees, but a different atmosphere has developed
amongst the employees. They’ve been asked to
step outside their comfort zones and learn new
skills. I have witnessed on several occasions a
team being established with a sincere desire to
help and teach one another, always looking out for
each other’s safety and encouraging one another
when difficulty arises.
“It’s more than the work we put in place. It’s more
than just the job. It’s about caring for people. We
Florida pile driving crew, pictured (l-r): Pile Driver
Charles Edwards; Crane Operator Kenny Burnside;
Foreman Bobby Wilson; Pile Driver Chris Wilson;
and Pile Driver Dustin Hinkson. Both photos on
this page were taken by Steve L. Anderson, Project
Superintendent on the Ulmerton Road (State Road
688) project in Clearwater, FL.
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Construction Dictionary
What Is Pile Driving? Giant
reinforced concrete columns are
driven vertically into the ground
to support bridge piers.
bridge pier
pile cap
pile
Quotable
“Bobby Wilson and his pile
driving crew have shown that
you can do the most
dangerous job we do and do
it safely and within budget.”
—Steve L. Anderson,
Project Superintendent,
Ulmerton Road project,
Clearwater, FL

are vigilant and we are dedicated. When we’re
struggling to overcome an obstacle, I go out and
say ‘what can we do together to get this done?’
And in turn, that’s what they do.
“We all have different tasks to accomplish but we
accomplish them together as a team. The employ-
ees have developed good working relationships,
which have expanded past the job limits. Many of
our employees don’t own a vehicle so they have
walked or ridden bicycles to and from work. As the
early months of the project passed by, I noticed
that those who had vehicles were picking up their
coworkers and bringing them to work and then
back home. If this wasn’t enough to make me real-
ize there was something special about the guys
and how they truly cared for the well-being of each
other, I was told by some employees that when they
needed to move or even go to the grocery store,
their coworkers helped them. This is surely a spe-
cial group of people and I am proud to have been a
part of this team.
“I say to them, at the end of the job, take this expe-
rience with you... Insist on Stretch Flex, say what
you need to say—and smile!”
For this group of employees expanding a stretch of
Lake Underhill Road to four lanes in Orlando, FL,
it’s about more than the job. It’s also about the core
Lane value of caring for people, says Foreman Paula
Davis (pictured at center).
Mid-South Region
New Water-Based Product Improves
Process at Prestress of the Carolinas
Water-based is better. That’s what Prestress of the
Carolinas decided recently after making a switch
from using an oil-based product to one that’s wa-
ter-based in their concrete beam production.
The Lane division makes huge concrete beams
used at various projects in North and South Caroli-
na, both for Lane and other companies. To make a
beam, concrete is poured into an enormous form at
the Prestress plant in Charlotte, NC. Once it’s solid,
giant cranes pull the beam from the form. To re-
lease the beam smoothly without pitting or dam-
age, a form release agent (also called form oil) is
used as a lubricant… it’s like greasing a cake pan.
For the past few years, Prestress has used an in-
dustry-standard mineral/vegetable-based form
oil. When the dark-colored oil was sprayed on the
form, it tended to drip and discolor the ground.
Recently, a Mecklenburg County inspector visited
the site and voiced concern that the form oil might
pose a possible environmental issue. Employees
at Prestress immediately went to work and found
an innovative solution: a new water-based form re-
lease agent.
“Prestress had been using an industry-standard
form oil, and it was just causing discoloration, but
they decided to be proactive to avoid any chance
of a violation,” explains Marcus Hackler, Environ-
mental Coordinator based in Charlotte. “They are
redoing their entire spraying procedure because
of the inspector’s concern. It should be a much
better system.”
Jarrod McCoy, Production Worker at Prestress of the
Carolinas, uses a hand-sprayer to dispense the new
water-based mold release agent onto a form used to
make concrete beams. Prestress makes beams that
average 120-to-130 feet in length, six feet in height
and weigh about 115,000 pounds each.
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On a job site visit this summer
to the I-485/I-85 Interchange
project in Charlotte, NC,
Mid-South Regional Vice
President Mike Hindt made
the rounds to meet the crew.
Pictured (l-r) in foreground:
Hindt and Concrete Finisher
Ryan Phillips. “Our field
employees are one of our
greatest assets. I find it very
rewarding thanking them for
their hard work and
dedication. The success of
this corporation has always
been due to the diligence and
work ethic of our people,”
says Hindt. Scheduled for
completion in the fall of 2014,
the design-build project will
help traffic move more quickly
and improve public safety.
Carpooling: Employees on the
Lake Underhill Road project in
Orlando, FL have developed a
strong bond of teamwork that
includes giving rides to and
from work so their coworkers
don’t have to walk or ride a
bike. Pictured (l-r): Pipe
Foreman Lavira Gelin; Laborer
Angel Rivera; Pipe Layer Roger
Herrera, Laborer Ferold
Metelus; and Loader-Hoe
Operator Geles Delva.
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“We are having good results with the new water-
based mold release agent,” says L. Frankie
Smith, Jr., Plant Manager at Prestress. “It sprays
on white and in 15 minutes becomes colorless.
There are no soiled areas on the ground from this
material. The exterior surface of the beams them-
selves will show no discoloration due to the re-
lease agent we use. This is a great improvement.”
Another improvement is on the way: a new pres-
surized five-gallon air sprayer that will dispense
the product in a much finer mist and provide bet-
ter coverage of the form. It’s all about being inno-
vative and seeking continuous improvement, two
of Lane’s 6 Points of Focus.
Making a Move in Charlotte
Approximately 55 Lane employees from the Mid-
South Regional Office on Park South Drive in
Charlotte, NC and the Corporate Survey Depart-
ment’s office on North Winds Drive in Concord,
NC have moved to a new location in Charlotte, as
of Aug. 19. The new location on Tyvola Centre
Drive is home to the Mid-South Regional Office;
the Corporate Survey Department; and Dave
Rankin, Vice President–Pursuits, Design-Build
Joint Venture Bid-Build, and his staff.
Lane Holds Town Hall Meetings in Texas
A Town Hall Meeting is the term for an informal
public gathering that gives everyone in a commu-
nity the chance to hear from leaders, ask ques-
tions and voice their opinions. In Texas, a total of
approximately 500 Lane employees in the South
Central Region attended Town Hall Meetings held
at different on-site and off-site locations in June.
Lawrence Texada, Field Human Resources Op-
erations Manager, explains why Lane held the
meetings and what’s on tap for the future.
“Considering the growth we are currently experi-
encing, we feel it is important to share key infor-
mation with employees such as safety topics, new
project opportunities and a financial overview. We
also want to listen to any concerns employees are
willing to share. During our first Town Hall Meet-
ings held in June, Regional Vice President Larry
Hurley and District Managers Jason McLear and
Rich Bean met and talked face-to-face with all
employees in the South Central Region.
“There were many takeaways from these meet-
ings, but none were more apparent than the need
to improve communication channels that will keep
all employees informed and engaged. We’ve iden-
tified two bilingual employees who have volun-
teered to assist us in communicating presenta-
tions in Spanish and will interpret at future meet-
ings. Going forward, we plan to hold Town Hall
meetings quarterly.
“We want to thank all the employees who partici-
pated during the discussion. We also want em-
ployees to understand that this is not the only fo-
rum to voice concerns. We encourage employees
to feel comfortable approaching their plant or
project manager, superintendent or foreman to
discuss any issues of concern.”
$849 Million I-35E Managed Lanes
Project Gears Up in Texas
AGL Constructors, a team of Archer Western,
Granite and Lane, is gearing up for the I-35E Man-
aged Lanes design-build project on a 28-mile cor-
ridor from Dallas to Denton, TX. The $849 million
joint venture project for the Texas Department of
Transportation will include the installation of two
reversible managed lanes as well as work on the
existing main lanes and intersections.
AGL has moved into its permanent office in Car-
rollton, TX and anticipates having approximately
200 people when fully staffed for the three-and-a-
half year project. AGL received a signed contract
on May 17 and the first Notice to Proceed on May
Mid-South
Regional Office
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6125 Tyvola Centre Drive
Charlotte, NC 28217
Tel: 704-553-6500
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A large crowd of Lane employees attended the South
Central Region’s first Town Hall Meeting in Waco, TX
on June 3.
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Best Practice Idea:
Would a Lane Town
Hall Meeting improve
communications in your
district or region?
A design rendering of the
I-35E Managed Lanes design-
build project in Texas.
Did you know?
Lane Ranks as a Top
Design-Build Contractor
Engineering News-
Record (ENR) recently
published its Top 100
Project Delivery Firms
article. Lane made its
debut on the “Top 100
Design-Build Firms” list
this year, ranking at
number 38.

30, which enabled AGL to submit its Project Man-
agement Plan for approval. This Notice to Proceed
has also allowed AGL to go out into the project’s
right of way area to conduct surveys and perform
geotechnical evaluations, hazardous material in-
spections, and utility investigations. In addition,
AGL can now negotiate utility agreements with
utility owners, and meet with local municipalities
and third parties concerning the project.
Once the Project Management Plan and Project
Schedule are approved, AGL will receive the sec-
ond Notice to Proceed (anticipated for Aug. 28,
2013), and then can begin all other work and activ-
ities related to the project.
Northeast Region
Noted Speaker Shares Powerful
Safety Message in Maine
Several hundred Lane employees in Maine
heard a nationally known speaker share his pow-
erful and personal message about safety. Gary
Lewia, Safety Superintendent for the Maine Dis-
trict, explains:
“Maine’s 2013 Spring Supervisors Meeting had a
new twist added to it compared to years past.
Safety speaker Eric Giguere, a former construc-
tion worker, shared the riveting story of how he
was “buried alive” in 2002, when a trench he was
working in collapsed. Since his near-fatal acci-
dent, he has spoken to audiences around the
country. Foremen and supervisors who attended
the Spring Supervisors Meeting said more em-
ployees should hear Giguere’s powerful story. So,
he returned to tell his story again—this time for all
of Lane’s hourly workers in Maine.
“His first presentation, preceded by an employee
appreciation barbecue for about 100 hourly em-
ployees, was held July 3 at our White Bros.’ West-
brook location. The second presentation and lun-
cheon for about 270 hourly workers was held at
the Black Bear Inn in Orono on July 5.
“As Giguere told about his near-death encounter,
all eyes and ears were focused on the compelling
message he was sending—how important it is
not to take shortcuts and to never sacrifice safe-
ty for production. It’s a great presentation, but as
he said to the audience, ‘How many of you want
to tell this kind of story?’ When you’ve got 270
construction workers in one room, it can get
boisterous… While he was talking, you could
have heard a pin drop.”
Lane Donates Land for Recreational Use
In Northampton, MA
Lane once operated a hot mix asphalt plant on a
23-acre property in Northampton, MA, but the
plant has been inactive for several years. Now,
Lane has donated approximately 11 acres of that
land along the Connecticut River to the City of
Northampton for recreational use.
Quotable
“Since Eric Giguere’s
presentations, we—the three
safety people in Maine—have
asked employees what they
thought. Many were struck by
how fast something can turn
bad in a heartbeat. You can’t
be complacent. I was on a job
yesterday and a guy on the
milling crew came over to me
and said, ‘I got the message.
Now I know why we need to
speak up.’”
—Gary Lewia,
Safety Superintendent,
Maine District
Pylon Tie-Beam Set
Brazos River Bridges, Waco, TX
These specialized ‘extradosed’ bridges have an
unusual hybrid design combining girder and
cable-stayed construction. They feature pylons
with a tie-beam between them
to support the girders in the
earlier stages of construction.
Ultimately, the girders are
supported by both the
tie-beam and the stay
cables installed through
each pylon. This is the first
time Lane has constructed
this type of bridge; there
are only four others like it
in the U.S.
About 100 Lane employees attended a presentation
by safety speaker Eric Giguere on July 3 at the White
Bros.’ Westbrook location in Maine. In addition, on
July 5, another 270 workers had the chance to hear
Giguere speak in Orono, ME.
Best Practice:
Work safely and if you
see things that aren’t
safe, please speak up!
© Lane

One of the two donated parcels of riverfront prop-
erty will become a public recreation park. On the
other parcel, the City of Northampton will build a
boathouse and dock to provide crew teams in the
area—such as the Smith College team and vari-
ous club teams—with shoreline access at an ideal
spot. “The Connecticut River flows pretty hard,
but the way the shoreline is at this location is very
advantageous,” explains Donald Mason, District
Manager. “It’s a very, very quiet backwater, so
crew teams can easily launch their boats and
bring them back to shore.”
As far as the remaining 12 acres, Mason says
Lane intends to develop the land as commercial
office space and has obtained the four major per-
mits needed from the city; the next step is finding
a developer.
Plenty of Prep Work Primes I-95 Island Falls
To Oakfield Project for Success in Maine
While paving may be the most visible part of a
roadway reconstruction project, a whole lot goes
on behind the scenes ahead of time to create a
smooth-running field operation.
In northern Maine, hot mix asphalt paving began
in mid-July on the I-95 Island Falls to Oakfield
project, which consists of 6.9 miles of full road-
way reconstruction and an additional 2.9 miles of
mill-and-fill paving. By contract volume, the I-95
contract is Lane’s largest project for the Maine
Department of Transportation in the company’s
history.
The 10-mile stretch of I-95 has been closed for
construction and must reopen to free-flowing
traffic by Nov. 2, 2013. While meeting an aggres-
sive schedule, the project team is committed to
executing with excellence—one of the 6 Points
of Focus for employees as Lane moves towards
its Vision: 2020 goals. The $13.2 million project
is being managed from Lane’s Presque Isle, ME
location under the oversight of Senior Plant
Manager Tim Ring and Project Manager Joel
Wardwell.
Celebrating a Commitment
To Safety in Maine
When the Bangor, ME plant earned the Safest
Plant of the North Award for 2012 and the Wash-
ington, ME plant had zero recordable incidents in
2012, it meant Lane employees had committed
themselves to working safely every single day of
the year.
To show appreciation for their hard work and ded-
ication to safety, Plant Manager Brian Raymond
started the Fourth of July holiday celebration ear-
ly. On July 3, employees from both plants gath-
ered for a “surf and turf” lunch at Rocky Knoll
Pictured below: On the I-35
project in McLennan County,
TX, the Lane team completed
steel erection for both
frontage road bridges over
the Brazos River in Waco in
late July. It was a big step
toward the goal of finishing
the two bridges by the time
nearby Baylor University
opens its new football
stadium in August 2014, says
Ernest Trussell, Assistant
Project Engineer, who took
this photo.
© Lane
Pylon Pylon Tub GirderTie-Beam
Lane’s donation of 11 acres of land to the City of
Northampton, MA was officially made on May 28 and
a celebratory ceremony was held on May 30. Pictured
(l-r): Jonathan Wright, President, Wright Builders;
Nora Blake, Chairman, Youth and Community
Rowing; Peter Kocot, State Representative; David
Narkewicz, Mayor, City of Northampton; Wayne
Feiden, Director, City of Northampton Planning and
Development; and Donald Mason, District Manager in
the Northeast Region for Lane.
© Lane
There’s More
to the Story...
Visit the Employee Portal
for more on the I-95 Island
Falls to Oakfield project in
Maine. Project Engineer Pete
Malikowski shares insights
on how Lane employees with
can-do attitudes teamed up to
track down a source of quality
aggregate on a remote hillside
farm, developed a crushing site
within the limits of a potato field,
and more. For details on how
to log onto the Portal, see page
15. Key word search: Plenty of
Prep Work

Country Club in Orrington, ME. Eric Ritchie, As-
sistant District Manager for Maine, presented
Years of Service Awards and congratulated every-
one on a “job well done.”
“The Bangor and Washington plants had a great
year in safety in 2012 because each employee
contributed. Everyone was committed to the ba-
sics of safety and going above and beyond to
eliminate hazards,” says Raymond.
Mid-Atlantic Region
Norfolk Plant Improvements
Reduce Emissions and Odors
Bye-bye, blue smoke! Adios, asphalt odors! Hello,
happy neighbors!
To minimize emissions and keep the scent of as-
phalt from drifting into surrounding residential
neighborhoods, Virginia Paving Company’s (VPC)
Norfolk asphalt plant has installed a state-of-the-
art Blue Smoke Control system and tank filter
emission control system.
The new systems go beyond any federal or state
requirements, says Chris Monahan, Environmen-
tal Manager. “We recognized that we are in a resi-
dential community and need to be proactive as far
as being compatible with our neighbors. We are
voluntarily doing this,” he explains. VPC’s Alexan-
dria plant, which also has many nearby neighbors,
installed the same systems previously with good
results.
Key people who were involved in the Norfolk plant
improvements: Danny Crose, Senior Mechanical
Supervisor; Ron Burton, Senior Plant Manager;
Paul Dougherty, Plant Foreman; and Kevin C.
Houghtaling, Mechanical Supervisor. The project
shows how Lane is seeking continuous improve-
ment and living the Lane values by being a good
neighbor and caring for the environment, two of
the 6 Points of Focus which are helping the com-
pany reach the Vision: 2020 goals.
One Step Closer to Private Bridge
Project in Indiana
Lane is one step closer to its second privatized toll
bridge project—the Cline Avenue Bridge in East
Chicago, IN, a small industrial city next door to
Chicago, IL.
In June, the Indiana Department of Transportation
(INDOT) transferred its right of way holdings on
the footprint where the old Cline Avenue Bridge
was located to a private company, Cline Avenue
Bridge LLC. This company is held by United
Bridge Partners (UBP), a team of the FIGG Bridge
Companies, The Lane Construction Corporation
and American Infrastructure MLP Funds.
The old Cline Avenue Bridge over the Indiana Har-
bor and Ship Canal was shut down in 2009 for
safety reasons and later demolished. Because
Cline Avenue is a vital link in the area’s transporta-
tion system, East Chicago needed to replace the
bridge but public funding for a new bridge was not
available. UBP stepped up with a solution—a pri-
vately funded bridge featuring an all-electronic toll
collection system. Once land surveys as well as
design and traffic studies are completed, and nec-
essary permits are obtained, the bridge will take
24 to 30 months to build. UBP’s first project, the
South Norfolk Jordan Bridge project in Virginia,
was completed last fall.
Virginia’s Governor Praises
95 Express Lanes Project
When Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell paid a visit in
June to the 95 Express Lanes project in Virginia,
he commended the project’s safety record, num-
ber of jobs created for the area, and teamwork
between the Virginia Department of Transporta-
tion and the Fluor-Lane construction team. The
$691 million transportation improvements proj-
ect is a construction joint venture known as Flu-
or-Lane 95 LLC.
Scheduled for completion in 2014, it will improve
and expand 29.4 miles of High Occupancy Vehicle
(known as HOV) travel lanes. The 95 Express
Lanes project got underway in 2012.
The new Blue Smoke Control system at Virginia
Paving Company’s Norfolk plant has a seven-stage
filtration system to capture the particulates and fine
droplets that create “blue haze” during load-out
operations when trucks are being filled with asphalt
under the silos.
Lane is working towards a
November deadline on the
I-95 Island Falls to Oakfield
project in northern Maine.
Pictured: Grader Operator
Wayne Ireland in a high-speed
dozer placing dense, graded
aggregate on the project. See
story on page 13.
© Lane
Construction Dictionary
What is contract volume?
Contract volume is the dollar
amount Lane bid for the project
and anticipates being paid by
the customer.
© Lane
Lane–the preferred
partner to connect
and improve the
communities and
world in which we live.

Moving Quickly on $39 Million
Project In Pittsburgh
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
(PennDOT) awarded the $39 million West Carson
Street reconstruction project in Pittsburgh, PA to
Lane in July—and work began in August.
“The project has a very aggressive schedule that
will require a great deal of coordination between
Lane, PennDOT, various utilities and two railroads
with active facilities immediately adjacent to the
work areas,” says Kerry Kennedy, Senior Project
Engineer. The two-mile project is located on State
Road 51, which is across from downtown Pitts-
burgh and runs parallel with the Ohio River.
The two-year project roadway construction proj-
ect includes new concrete pavement, curbs, side-
walks, cantilevered concrete slabs and structural
repairs to the roadway retaining wall. The project
requires intensive utility work, including sanitary
sewer and water line relocation, and electrical util-
ity relocation. Lane will also remove the West Car-
son Street Viaduct, a 325-foot multi-span struc-
ture dating back to the early 1900s.
Work on the runway and taxiway project at Abu Dhabi
International Airport in the United Arab Emirates
(UAE) got underway around June 1. The project is a
joint venture of Lane Mideast Contracting, LLC; Drake
Scull; and the National Contracting Transport
Company (NCTC). In August 2012, Lane Mideast
Contracting, LLC began work on its first Middle East
airport runway job at Sharjah International Airport in
Sharjah, an emirate in the UAE. Lane is the majority
partner in this JV project with NCTC.
The International Scene
Career Opportunities
In the Middle East
As Lane continues its growth in the Middle East,
exciting new positions are developing with each
awarded project. These are once-in-a lifetime op-
portunities for employees to enhance their skill
sets on an international level while helping Lane
achieve its Vision: 2020 goals.
To learn more about these opportunities, please
contact Sherif Afifi, Human Resources Specialist,
at 203-439-2183 or SAfifi@laneconstruct.com.
Read more about Lane employees’ experiences of
living and working in the Middle East. Visit the Em-
ployee Portal. Key word search: Middle East.
Design rendering of the West Carson Street roadway
reconstruction project in Pittsburgh, PA.
How to
Access the
Employee
Portal
Interested in checking
out the Employee
Portal, the online
source of Lane
information, news
and resources?
Here’s an easy way to
get there:
Go to www.
mylanecommunity.
com, then use your
employee ID number
and last name to
log into the Portal.
Your employee ID is
the six-digit figure
located just above
your name on the top
center of your ‘Pay
Advice,’ (the portion
of your paycheck
and/or electronic
deposit receipt that
contains the income
and withholding
information).
Scan the code to visit
mylanecommunity.com.
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Introducing Lane’s New Career Center
The first generation of Lane’s new online Career Center for employees is now live! The Career Center groups all of our learning and de-
velopment resources together, making it easier for you to develop and manage your career with Lane. This initiative is tied to two of our
6 Points of Focus: Seek Continuous Improvement and Coach and Be Coachable.
To visit the Career Center, go to the Employee Portal (see page 15) and click on the “My Career” tab. You’ll
find tools and resources such as:
n Training by department or subject
n Guidance if you are in a new position, whether you are new to the company or new to the role
n Job descriptions and internal job postings
n Information on tuition assistance and useful articles on a variety of subjects
What you will see now is just the beginning. Lane’s new Learning Management System (LMS), which is in development, will offer a variety
of learning opportunities customized to your specific needs through the Career Center.
Scholarship Winners for 2013
Lane is proud to announce the 2013 recipients of the Lane Industries Scholarship Program, which was established to assist employ-
ees’ children who are continuing their education in college. Each year, scholarships are awarded to 10 students who are studying full-
time at an accredited institution. This year’s recipients are:
n Madison T. Beatty, daughter of Daniel P. Beatty, Senior Estimator, Chantilly, VA
n Emily K. Estry, daughter of Daniel Estry, Safety Supervisor, Maitland, FL
n Alyssa R. Jack, daughter of Harry E. Jack, Project Manager, Pittsburgh, PA
n Tori L. Kennedy, daughter of Debby L. Kennedy, Senior Project Engineer, Justin, TX
n Jessica L. Moore, daughter of Chris Moore, Purchasing Manager, Cheshire, CT
n Kayla D. Murdaugh, daughter of Michael D. Murdaugh, Project Engineer, West Columbia, SC
n Danielle T. Rupprecht, daughter of Daniel T. Rupprecht, Assistant Plant Manager, Pittsburgh, PA
n Laura A. Sullivan, daughter of Keith D. Sullivan, Senior Estimator, Cheshire, CT
n Tippayanawat Tongvichit, daughter of Anawat Tongvichit, Assistant Project Engineer, Woodbridge, VA
n Evan J. Waddell, son of Bryce M. Waddell, Engineer II, Bangor, ME
Congratulations!

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