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February 14 2026 Vol. XXXII • No. 4
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$400M Rehabilitation of Michigan’s Edenville Dam By Lori Tobias
Four Lakes Task Force photo
CEG CORRESPONDENT
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Five years after days of steady rain caused the failure of one dam and damaged three others in Gladwin and Midland counties, Michigan, a $400 million project to “repair, improve and restore” the dams are on schedule and on budget. Crews with Spence Brothers are currently at work restoring spillways on the Edenville Dam, the largest of the four that also includes the Sanford, Secord and Smallwood Dams. Located on the Tittabawassee and Tobacco Rivers, the Edenville Dam provides water control for the Wixom Lake on which about 2,785 homeowners enjoy waterfront property. “We had what is basically a big trencher come in,” said Jim McIntyre, Edenville project manager, Four Lakes Task Force. “In one pass as it’s pulling out the dirt, it puts bentonite see DAM page 70
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Paving Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71-87 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95-101 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
Build America Update Takes Effect New Information Clarifies Rules for Specific Materials In February, the FHWA Adobe Stock photo published an updated Q&A document on the Build America, Buy America law. Clarifications on iron and steel construction products can be found in the document, along with a definition of what constitutes being “made in America.” Application dates for the rule, which eliminates the manufactured products waiver, are also included in the updates. In the process, the agency keeps the Biden-era manufactured products rule unchanged and removes a This year, FHWA published a final update on its waiver that industry groups favored.
By Lucy Perry
CEG CORRESPONDENT
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rollback of the Build America, Buy America materials waiver.