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March 16 2024 Vol. XXX • No. 6
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MAA Holds Conference, Trade Show in Battle Creek, Mich. ...14
Ronson Equipment’s Ronald Wietbrock, Passes Away at 85...16
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By Cindy Riley Roland Machinery Hosts Paving Seminar in Wilmington, Ill. ...62
Amidst frigid temperatures, construction crews in Minnesota worked on a turbine interchange designed to improve traffic operations and safety on both I-35W and I-494.
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As part of the $103 million project, the new ramp being built in the northeast corner of the interchange will enable vehicles heading northbound I-35W to WB I-494 to move more efficiently. “The turbine [flyover] ramp from NB 35W to
WB 494 is higher speed and allows traffic to flow more freely than the current cloverleaf loop,” explained Tim Clyne, I-494 construction project manager. “The other main feature of the see WINTER page 102
Greenhouse Gas Rules Cause a Stink Industry Calls FHWA’s Arbitrary Emissions Performance Mandate Overreach By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
The construction industry has declared its support of 22 states challenging the FHWA’s greenhouse gas (GHG) performance rules, which went into effect this past December. The AGC and ARTBA believe the federal agency lacks the authority to impose performance measures and that FHWA has underestimated the administrative costs resulting from the mandate. The courts will decide this month. The two associations, filing briefs in federal courts in February, joined several construction industry groups who consider the mandate burdensome and untenable. see RULE page 104
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DOT Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said the proposed performance measure will offer states a clear and consistent framework to track carbon pollution.