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August 2 2020 Vol. IX • No. 16
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Webber Puts Its Signature on Irving Bridge Webber Construction photo
Webber Construction currently is working to deliver the Signature Bridge Project, a 500-ft. long north-south structure that spans State Highway 114 in the city of Irving, and is a nearly $40 million job.
Largest Project in Boulder Can Go On After Ruling...8
Ransome Shark Splitter Saves Hawaii Bridge...16
By Irwin Rapoport CEG CORRESPONDENT
Pavers Beat Extremes To Get Job Done...23
Table of Contents ............4
Webber LLC will deliver the Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) $39.5 million Signature Bridge project, a 500-ft. long north-south structure that spans
State Highway 114 in the city of Irving that will connect the old Texas Stadium, the former home of the Dallas Cowboys (south side) with a large development area – 78 acres – on the north side. Crews began their work on March 2, 2018, and are expected to
finish the job by the end of 2020. The cable-stayed bridge project is funded by federal (20 percent) and state (80 percent) funds, with Irving contributing $10 million for the aesthetics. It will have two through lanes and a left turn lane on each side, along with bicycle
lanes and pedestrian walkways on both sides. The contract also includes frontage road improvements. Substantial completion was achieved over the last few months. The bridge — designed by Bridgefarmer & Associates Inc. — see BRIDGE page 40
Industry Lauds Easing Hours of Service Regs
Paving Section ..........23-34 By Lucy Perry
Backhoes & Attachments Section ......................45-56 Auction Section ........58-61 Business Calendar ........61 Advertisers Index ..........62
CEG CORRESPONDENT
Touting its revised Hours of Service (HOS) regulations as providing drivers more flexibility, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) released a final rule in May. It’s designed to ease HOS rule compliance and takes effect Sept. 29, 2020. While safety advocates have concerns, trucking industry groups applaud the new rules. The rules will provide America’s truckers “greater flexibility to keep America moving,”
said U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao. “The Department of Transportation and the Trump Administration listened directly to the concerns of truckers seeking rules that are safer and have more flexibility — and we have acted.” Based on the thousands of comments the department received, the reforms are designed “to improve safety on America’s roadways and strengthen the nation’s motor carrier industry,” said FMCSA Acting Administrator Jim Mullen. The HOS rules, first adopted in 1937, specify the permitted operating hours of commercial drivers. In 2018, FMCSA asked for public com-
ment on portions of the rules, and last August the agency published a detailed proposed rule that received almost 3,000 public comments. Mixed Reaction Petitions for Reconsideration of the final rule had to be submitted to the FMCSA Administrator no later than July 1. A coalition of safety advocacy groups, with support from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, addressed concerns about the new rule with the FMCSA. see RULES page 22