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April 18 2020 Vol. XXV โข No. 8
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Relyco Grades for New Lanes on WIS 23
IAAP Holds Convention, Safety Conference in Springfield...8
Walsh Converts McCormick Place Into Care Facility...22
The Wisconsin Department of Transportationโs WIS 23 Expansion, a considerable investment that covers the highway from Plymouth to Fond du Lac is divided into three sections โ two rural and one urban โ and last May, Relyco Inc. began construction on the first rural section. CEGโCORRESPONDENT
By Irwin Rapoport
Theโ Wisconsinโ Departmentโ of Transportationโsโ (WisDOT)โ WIS 23โ Expansion,โ aโ considerable investmentโthatโcoversโtheโhighway
John Deere Begins Production of Face Shields...68
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fromโPlymouthโtoโFondโduโLac,โis dividedโintoโthreeโsectionsโโโtwo ruralโ andโ oneโ urbanโ โโ andโ last May,โRelycoโInc.โbeganโconstructionโonโtheโfirstโruralโsection. Theโ projectโ โโ fundedโ byโ state andโfederalโdollarsโโโโoccurringโin
Skid Steers, Compact Track Loaders & Attachments Section..........................45-61 Business Calendar ............85 Auction Section ..........87-91 Advertisers Index ..............90
tions. Theโ work,โ splitโ intoโ threeโ segments,โwillโfinishโinโ2022.โTheโfirst section,โ2019-21,โisโinโSheboygan Countyโ (2019-21).โ Theโ second, 2020-21,โalsoโrural,โisโinโFondโdu see EXPANSION page 66
Construction Industry Steps Up to Help During Pandemic CEGโCORRESPONDENT
By Cindy Riley
Paving Section.............29-43
SheboyganโandโFondโduโLacโcountiesโwillโconstructโ19.1โmi.โofโtwo additionalโlanes,โmakingโWISโ23โa four-lane,โ on-alignmentโ divided highwayโfromโU.S.โ151โinโFondโdu LacโeastโtoโCountyโPโinโPlymouth andโ improve numerousโ intersec-
Asโtheโworldโstrugglesโtoโmakeโsense ofโtheโdevastatingโeffectsโofโtheโcoronavirus,โcountlessโindividualsโinโtheโconstructionโ industryโ areโ doingโ whatโ they canโtoโeaseโtheโburdensโassociatedโwith COVID-19. โThisโhasโbeenโunprecedentedโforโus since,โ forโ builders,โ workingโ withโ a beginningโandโanโendโisโaโhugeโpartโof
ourโculturalโDNA,โโsaidโJimmyโGreene, CEO/president,โ Associatedโ Buildersโ & Contractorsโ (ABC)โ Greaterโ Michigan chapter.โ โTheโ biggestโ challenge,โ of course,โisโnotโtheโcureโforโCOVIDโ-19, sinceโ weโ arenโtโ medical,โ butโ keeping everyโ employeeโ safeโ andโ healthyโ and planningโwithoutโaโdateโtoโworkโtoward. โWeโ alsoโ areโ findingโ aโ numberโ of opportunitiesโtoโvolunteerโourโservicesโto firstโ respondersโ andโ weโreโ donating see CRISIS page 70
Jimmy Greene photo
According to Jimmy Greene (L), CEO/president of Associated Builders & Contractors, โWe donโt just have a responsibility to build our communities, but the people in them, as well. There is a time when something more than business matters, and itโs when people matter most. This is that time.โ