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‘Old Man River’ to See New Bridge
CAM Hosts Construction & Design Tradeshow…10
The $68.2 million project is a collaboration between the Missouri and Illinois departments of transportation, MoDOT and IDOT, respectively. AED Holds Its Annual Summit, CONDEX…14
By Eric Olson CEG CORRESPONDENT
Looking Back at Excavators…76
Table of Contents ................4 Paving Section ............35-45 Excavator Section ........53-91 Auction Section ........97-109 Business Calendar ..........105 Advertisers Index............110
The mighty Mississippi River has long been regarded as a dividing line between the American East and West. Flowing south from its headwaters in Minnesota, the 2,320mi.-long river almost splits the country from north to south all the way to the Gulf of Mexico south of New Orleans. In the 19th century, when settlers from the
east made the arduous journey out west, the only method to traverse the often wide and swift-moving river was to use ferries. Due to the unpredictability of the river, ferries proved a hazardous way to cross the Mississippi. Thankfully, engineering technology advanced to the point that steel and iron bridges could be built over the river and, beginning in 1855, hundreds of spans were constructed. Many, of course, have since been demol-
ished and replaced, having outlived their usefulness and safety standards. An Old Man Over “Old Man River” One ancient bridge along a remote — yet vital — highway between Missouri and Illinois is finally nearing retirement with a new replacement currently being built. Louisiana, Mo., is a 200-year-old historic village of about 3,300 people located 25 mi. see RIVER page 48
Proposed $2.5B Plant to Convert Coal to Diesel DALE, Ind. (AP) An energy company is seeking to build a $2.5 billion plant in southern Indiana that would convert the region’s plentiful coal reserves into diesel fuel and other products. Riverview Energy officials said the plant proposed for the Spencer County town of Dale would employ about 225 workers and create about 2,000 temporary construction jobs in the community,
which is about 40 mi. northeast of Evansville. Company officials don’t have a timeline on when the plant would be built, The Herald reported. “Dale was a prime location due to its proximity to the exact type of coal needed, and the logistical routes to move the end product northeast or to the Gulf,’’ Riverview Energy President Greg Merle said. “Indiana, as well, is an
excellent location because it is a pro-business, pro-jobs and prodevelopment state.’’ The company filed a construction permit request with Indiana in late January. But speculation about a project coming to Dale has been circulating since April, after the town council annexed more than 500 acres of land on the community’s north side. The plant would convert coal
into diesel fuel and other products like Naphtha, which is used to produce products like plastics and gasoline. The plant would plan to use 1.6 million tons of coal and produce 4.8 million barrels of clean diesel and 2.5 million barrels of Naphtha each year. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s website at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)