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May 10 2025 Vol. XXXI • No. 10
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Brooks Tractor Hosts John Deere Technology Open House...12
Farm-Rite Holds Spring Open Houses in Dassel, St. Cloud...22 INDOT photo
By Cindy Riley CEG CORRESPONDENT
Hardings Inc. Celebrates Grand Opening of New Elwood, Ill., Facility...30
A $500 million project that will provide a faster and safer commute for roughly 120,000 drivers in
Indiana is entering the homestretch. Clear Path 465 is celebrating recent milestones, as it transforms one of Indiana’s most traveled interchanges. “There’s been a tremendous
amount of progress,” said Natalie Garrett, strategic communications director of the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT). “New bridges, ramps and pavement have recently opened to traffic. Crews
have opened nine of the 14 new bridges, including several along westbound I-465 and southbound I-69. see INDOT page 64
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Paving Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37-53 Attachments Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83-95 Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101-111 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109 Paving Section Advertisers Index. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..... .. .. .. .. .37-53 . . .110
U.S. Drivers Want Their Lanes Back
Attachments Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83-95
The federal department of transportation has reversed course on the longtime safety design concept of reduced lane capacity, or “road diets.” Not only are some states also wanting to end lane reductions, but cities in Texas, California and Washington have worked toward a similar outcome. Road diet advocates see the movement as forfeiting a critical tool for slowing down drivers. This spring, when the application window for the federal Adobe Stock photo Safe Streets and Roads for All program opened, it was considThe goal of road diets is to make more ered by many to be tight.
Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101-111 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Opinions Differ On Road Diets for Traffic Calming Efforts Among Transportation Agencies By Lucy Perry
CEG CORRESPONDENT
see TRAFFIC page 82
room for people outside of automobiles and to encourage drivers to slow down.