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Dobbs Equipment Celebrates Spartanburg Grand Opening...12
Ascendum Team Heads Back to Sweden for Volvo Competition...14
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Despite a dramatic beam collapse last May, Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) crews are looking to complete the $26.5 million U.S. 98 bridge replacement project in Franklin County by late Cindy Riley
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Yancey Introduces New CAT Compact in Cumming, Ga. ...18
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Electric Equipment Section . . . . . . . . . . . .33-35 Paving Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43-57 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72-77 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
summer or early fall. “A temporary support structure failed during the erection of a girder segment over the river, causing other girder segments to fall,” MDOT public information officer Anna Ehrgott told Construction Equipment Guide. “Fortunately, no
one was hurt. An investigation into the cause was conducted, and crews paused work to implement necessary fixes. MDOT and the contractor worked together to ensure the safety of the project moving forward.” see MDOT page 76
‘Unrivaled Infrastructure’ Transportation Industry Groups Endorse New Bipartisan Surface Transportation Package
The House Transportation & Infrastructure committee CEG CORRESPONDENT approved a new, five-year bipartisan authorization of highway, transit and safety programs this month. Considered by the association to be “a critical first step to enacting a new surface transportation bill,” the nearly-unanimously passed bill maintain current core highway and transit programs and increases support for bridge programs. ARTBA noted that rail safety, electric vehicles and transit programs were features of the committee’s consideration. By Lucy Perry
see INFRASTRUCTURE page 74
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The House Transportation and Infrastructure committee approved a five-year surface transportation funding package this spring.