INVEST IN INFRASTRUCTURE BY TONY HERNANDEZ

It has been extremely busy for our industrial painters and I believe that industry will continue strong for at least the next 10 years, if this infrastructure bill passes. Bridge infrastructure is falling apart and it will demand an enormous amount of the skilled labor force. We must continue to bring more young men and women to join the FTI Industrial Apprenticeship program to meet that demand.

Active Projects

L&L was awarded the Tobin Bridge painting project. We have up to 52 members on-site at this two-year project with 100,123 man-hours reported through August of this year.

TSI was awarded the $3,220,603 Massport Conley Crane Painting Program, #M249-C1. This work will start in the middle of October and continue through the winter. They started working on Rt. 146 in Worcester and at Cutler Naval Base in Maine.

MPC continues working on Rt. 89 in Hopkinton, New Hampshire.

Prime Coatings is working on the Lowell Connector, North Washington Street Bridge in Charlestown, the Lechmere/Cambridge MBTA Viaduct Railroad Bridge, Rt. 195 in Swansea, and Washington Street Bridge in Somerville.

Atsalis Brothers is in I-290 Solomon Pond Rd in Northborough, Rt. 195 in Swansea, the General Pierce Bridge in Montague and Greenfield, and three bridges on Rt. 24 in Brockton.

Coastal Marine Construction is working on the Commonwealth Pier.

John W Egan is working at the Wellington MBTA garage and Chelsea Viaduct.

Atlas Painting continued working on the Worcester Viaduct.

Allied Painting is working on Rt. 290 in Worcester and five bridges on the Columbia Greenway Railroad Trail in Westfield.