Midwest 8, April 18, 2020

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Midwest Edition

April 18 2020 Vol. XXV โ€ข No. 8

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โ€œThe Nationโ€™s Best Read Construction Newspaperโ€ฆ Founded 1957.โ€ 470 Maryland Drive โ€ข Ft. Washington, PA 19034 โ€ข 215-885-2900 โ€ข Toll Free 800-523-2200 โ€ข www.constructionequipmentguide.com

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Relyco Inc. photo

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 Transportationโ€™s 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. CEGโ€ˆCORRESPONDENT

By Irwin Rapoport

Theโ€ˆ Wisconsinโ€ˆ Departmentโ€ˆ of Transportationโ€™sโ€ˆ (WisDOT)โ€ˆ WIS 23โ€ˆ Expansion,โ€ˆ aโ€ˆ considerable investmentโ€ˆthatโ€ˆcoversโ€ˆtheโ€ˆhighway

John Deere Begins Production of Face Shields...68

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fromโ€ˆPlymouthโ€ˆtoโ€ˆFondโ€ˆduโ€ˆLac,โ€ˆis dividedโ€ˆintoโ€ˆthreeโ€ˆsectionsโ€ˆโ€”โ€ˆtwo ruralโ€ˆ andโ€ˆ oneโ€ˆ urbanโ€ˆ โ€”โ€ˆ andโ€ˆ last May,โ€ˆRelycoโ€ˆInc.โ€ˆbeganโ€ˆconstructionโ€ˆonโ€ˆtheโ€ˆfirstโ€ˆruralโ€ˆsection. Theโ€ˆ projectโ€ˆ โ€”โ€ˆ fundedโ€ˆ byโ€ˆ state andโ€ˆfederalโ€ˆdollarsโ€ˆโ€”โ€ˆโ€ˆoccurringโ€ˆin

Skid Steers, Compact Track Loaders & Attachments Section..........................45-61 Business Calendar ............85 Auction Section ..........87-91 Advertisers Index ..............90

tions. Theโ€ˆ work,โ€ˆ splitโ€ˆ intoโ€ˆ threeโ€ˆ segments,โ€ˆwillโ€ˆfinishโ€ˆinโ€ˆ2022.โ€ˆTheโ€ˆfirst section,โ€ˆ2019-21,โ€ˆisโ€ˆinโ€ˆSheboygan Countyโ€ˆ (2019-21).โ€ˆ Theโ€ˆ second, 2020-21,โ€ˆalsoโ€ˆrural,โ€ˆisโ€ˆinโ€ˆFondโ€ˆdu see EXPANSION page 66

Construction Industry Steps Up to Help During Pandemic CEGโ€ˆCORRESPONDENT

By Cindy Riley

Paving Section.............29-43

Sheboyganโ€ˆandโ€ˆFondโ€ˆduโ€ˆLacโ€ˆcountiesโ€ˆwillโ€ˆconstructโ€ˆ19.1โ€ˆmi.โ€ˆofโ€ˆtwo additionalโ€ˆlanes,โ€ˆmakingโ€ˆWISโ€ˆ23โ€ˆa four-lane,โ€ˆ on-alignmentโ€ˆ divided highwayโ€ˆfromโ€ˆU.S.โ€ˆ151โ€ˆinโ€ˆFondโ€ˆdu Lacโ€ˆeastโ€ˆtoโ€ˆCountyโ€ˆPโ€ˆinโ€ˆPlymouth andโ€ˆ improve numerousโ€ˆ intersec-

Asโ€ˆtheโ€ˆworldโ€ˆstrugglesโ€ˆtoโ€ˆmakeโ€ˆsense ofโ€ˆtheโ€ˆdevastatingโ€ˆeffectsโ€ˆofโ€ˆtheโ€ˆcoronavirus,โ€ˆcountlessโ€ˆindividualsโ€ˆinโ€ˆtheโ€ˆconstructionโ€ˆ industryโ€ˆ areโ€ˆ doingโ€ˆ whatโ€ˆ they canโ€ˆtoโ€ˆeaseโ€ˆtheโ€ˆburdensโ€ˆassociatedโ€ˆwith COVID-19. โ€œThisโ€ˆhasโ€ˆbeenโ€ˆunprecedentedโ€ˆforโ€ˆus since,โ€ˆ forโ€ˆ builders,โ€ˆ workingโ€ˆ withโ€ˆ a beginningโ€ˆandโ€ˆanโ€ˆendโ€ˆisโ€ˆaโ€ˆhugeโ€ˆpartโ€ˆof

ourโ€ˆculturalโ€ˆDNA,โ€โ€ˆsaidโ€ˆJimmyโ€ˆGreene, CEO/president,โ€ˆ Associatedโ€ˆ Buildersโ€ˆ & Contractorsโ€ˆ (ABC)โ€ˆ Greaterโ€ˆ Michigan chapter.โ€ˆ โ€œTheโ€ˆ biggestโ€ˆ challenge,โ€ˆ of course,โ€ˆisโ€ˆnotโ€ˆtheโ€ˆcureโ€ˆforโ€ˆCOVIDโ€ˆ-19, sinceโ€ˆ weโ€ˆ arenโ€™tโ€ˆ medical,โ€ˆ butโ€ˆ keeping everyโ€ˆ employeeโ€ˆ safeโ€ˆ andโ€ˆ healthyโ€ˆ and planningโ€ˆwithoutโ€ˆaโ€ˆdateโ€ˆtoโ€ˆworkโ€ˆtoward. โ€œWeโ€ˆ alsoโ€ˆ areโ€ˆ findingโ€ˆ aโ€ˆ numberโ€ˆ of opportunitiesโ€ˆtoโ€ˆvolunteerโ€ˆourโ€ˆservicesโ€ˆto firstโ€ˆ respondersโ€ˆ andโ€ˆ weโ€™reโ€ˆ donating see CRISIS page 70

Jimmy Greene photo

According to Jimmy Greene (L), CEO/president of Associated Builders & Contractors, โ€œWe donโ€™t 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 itโ€™s when people matter most. This is that time.โ€


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