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August 1 2026 Vol. XXXII • No. 16
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New Missouri Reservoir Under Construction Allstate Consultants photo
Tree clearing for the dam site began in 2021, with the clearing of navigation channels continuing.
Road Machinery & Supplies Co. Celebrates 100th Anniversary...12
Murphy Showcases New Technology in John Deere Excavators...16
Although construction will take several more years, the Roy Blunt Lano Equipment Hosts Reservoir will supply seven million gal. of water engcon Demo Day in daily to more than 100,000 residents across a 10-county region in Missouri when completed. Shakopee, Minn. ...20 Cindy Riley
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Table of Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Backhoes & Attachments Table of Contents . . . . . .Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-37 . . 4 Paving Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49-65 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84-89 Business . . . . . . . . .Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-37 . . 85 BackhoesCalendar & Attachments Advertisers Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Paving Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49-65 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84-89 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Advertisers Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Formerly known as the East Locust Creek Reservoir, the multi-million project calls for a 2,300-acre water supply and recreational lake currently under construction in rural Sullivan County, Missouri. “Reservoirs are very difficult to permit federal
and state clearances,” Chad Sayre, Allstate Consultants vice-president told Construction Equipment Guide. “There are very few of them nationally, in the Midwest and in Missouri that have been designed, permitted and built in the see RESERVOIR page 48
Not Letting the Train Leave
States Rapidly Financing Local, Regional Transit
By Lucy Perry
Transit is a crucial element of the nation’s total infrastructure investment. In fact, AGC believes highway and transit construction offsets weakness in private construction segments. That’s why the association is pushing Congress to finish its work on renewing the surface transportation bill before its September expiration. But many states aren’t waiting on federal funds and instead are moving forward with transit projects that will have regional benefits.
CEG CORRESPONDENT
see TRANSIT page 74
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The AGC is calling on Congress to finalize renewal of the surface transportation bill before its September expiration. Transportation and transit investments strengthen construction activity, job growth and economic performance, said Jeffrey Shoaf, AGC CEO.