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February 6 2021 Vol. XVII • No. 3
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Kenny Nichols: The Oldest Dozer Operator...8
Easing EasingMissouri/Arkansas Missouri/Arkansas Border BorderBottleneck Bottleneck
Komatsu, Proterra to Develop All-Electric Equipment...22
MoDOT photo John Deere Rolls Out New Tiering Strategy...58
Equipment being used on the job includes D9, D10 and D11 Caterpillar dozers; 745C and 775F Caterpillar haul trucks; a 651E Caterpillar earth mover/scraper; 825C Caterpillar compactors; and 349E Caterpillar excavators.
By Cindy Riley CEG CORRESPONDENT
Crews are working six days a week on a $70
Table of Contents ................4 million project that will complete the final 5 mi. Aggregate & Recycling Section ..........................29-43
of I-49 in Missouri between Pineville and the Missouri/ Arkansas border. When the I-49
Connector is completed, I-49 will stretch 290 mi. between Kansas City, Mo., and Fort Smith, Ark. “This is the last leg of Interstate 49 to be completed in Missouri,” said Steve Campbell, southwest district engineer, Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT). “Its completion will remove a freight and commuter bottleneck that
has existed at the Missouri/Arkansas border for several years. It will increase the safety of the corridor and shorten travel times for through traffic. This project has been on our list for many years, but funding has only recently become available.” see CONNECTOR page 78
Attachment & Parts Section ......................................59-63
Perplexing Policy
Truck & Trailer Section ........ ......................................69-76
Biden’s Executive Orders Has Construction Industry Concerned
Business Calendar ............81 Auction Section ............81-85 Advertisers Index ..............86
see story page 68