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April 11 2021 Vol. XXII • No. 8
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Easton Sales and Rentals Earns Top Dealer Honor...8
Iron Bound Auctions Hosts Texas Sale...63
By Irwin Rapoport
Like the rest of the country, the COVID-19 pandemic hit Texas hard, but despite this medical emergency, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) currently has more than $24 billion worth of highway, bridge and infrastructure construction projects under way – the largest in the state’s history. This is no coincidence as Texas is home to CEG CORRESPONDENT
Construction Crews Find Rare Discovery...64
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five of the nation’s 13 most populous cities and as the state continues to attract more people, the demands upon its transportation systems are increasing daily. Congestion on major urban highways is one of the main problems being addressed by TxDOT, and this is being done via the Texas Clear Lanes program, which is upgrading and expanding highways in major cities. TxDOT’s 2021 Unified Transportation
Embracing Industry Careers
Skid Steers, Compact Track Women Gaining Ground in Titles, Respect, Awareness Loaders & Attachments By Lucy Perry the construction workforce, and many Section ........................40-53 CEG CORRESPONDENT are front and center in the industry. Auction Section ..........61-65 Business Calendar............ 64 Advertisers Index ..............66
When her husband became ill in the late 1850s, Emily Roebling served as field engineer and took the Brooklyn Bridge to its completion. She also made history as one of the first documented women in construction. Today, women make up 10 percent of
“While women are still very much in the minority in construction safety see CAREERS page 38
When exploring careers in construction, women should try a few different trades and look at where opportunities are.
Program — a $74.7 billion, 10-year plan — is guiding the planning and development for more than 8,000 projects over the next decade in rural, urban and metro districts. The agency has allocated 16.7 percent of the total funding to rural districts, 19 percent to urban districts and 47.7 percent to metro districts. Texas’s population has grown by 15 percent over the past 10 years — adding more people see MONEY page 56
