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In Cuyahoga County, Ohio, a $173 million rehabilitation project is replacing the existing pavement along I-90 from the Hilliard Road exit ramp bridge to West Boulevard in Rocky River, Lakewood and Cleveland. Construction includes bridge maintenance, median barrier and drainage work and upgraded lighting. “The aging pavement and infrastructure along the corridor needed to be replaced to reduce maintenance effort and improve rideability,” Drake Brauer, Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) District 12 pavement engineer, told Construction Equipment Guide. “The pavement is reaching its service life and will require higher maintenance costs and effort if not replaced.” Work began in late summer 2025 and is expected to be completed by October 2028. Brauer acknowledged that overseeing such a Work began in late summer 2025 and is expected to be completed by October 2028. lengthy undertaking takes patience. “Multi-year projects, especially ones of this size, have a lot of moving parts that need to be monitored and kept track of, to ensure the project stays on schedule,” he said. “It requires a detail-oriented mindset and organized approach. “Timely responses are critical to keep things moving. Keeping good records is important, since some decisions are sometimes made years in the past, and it can be challenging to remember the reasons for those decisions.” Anaconda Equipment welcomed customers,” said Mike Blumenauer, Anaconda Equipment photo Brauer said first priorities have focused on prephase work the newest member of its dealer general manager of Stone Products to install crossovers and prepare the project limits for the network, Stone Products Inc. Based Inc. construction of eastbound pavement. Replacing the drainage in Canton, Ohio, Stone Products will trunk line is a major part of the prephase, as well. see STONE page 10 serve as the authorized Anaconda During construction, traffic will be maintained through a dealer in Ohio. series of lane shifts, crossovers, lane closures and detours for “Joining the Anaconda dealer (L-R) are Ethan Weyant, business the ramps (when under construction). One lane eastbound network is an exciting step for us development will be closed for a majority of the project life. The location manager of — one that opens the door to new Anaconda; and Levi Simmons, of the lanes for each direction will change via Contraflow opportunities, collaboration and Mike Blumenauer and Tim Byrd traffic pattern as the replacement work progresses. delivering even greater value to our of Stone Products. see ODOT page 6
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Stone Products Joins Anaconda Equipment’s Growing Dealer Network