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April 17 2021 Vol. XXVII • No. 8
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Work Resumes On Michigan’s Firesteel River Bridge By Cindy Riley CEG CORRESPONDENT
Farm-Rite of Willmar Hosts Its First Open House of 2021...14
Bane-Welker Expands in Ohio, Acquires Evolution Ag...22
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Approximately 300,000 cu. yds. of dirt will be moved for the bridge over the Firesteel River in Michigan.
see LUNDA page 68
Behind Ireland’s Final Rebellion and … an American Dream...90
Table of Contents................4 Paving Section.............31-45 Skid Steers, Compact Track Loaders & Attachments Section..........................49-67 Auction Section ..........88-97 Business Calendar ............96 Advertisers Index ..............98
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is overseeing a $12.8 million project on M-26 over the east and west branches of the Firesteel River. The work is taking place in Ontonagon County in the western Upper Peninsula. “The project is needed to replace two bridges that were reaching the end of their useful lifespans,” said Dan Weingarten, MDOT communications representative. “They’ll be replaced by modern structures that will provide numerous benefits.” The structures need to be taken down to ensure road safety and function into the future. Safety features include improved geometrics and horizontal and vertical curvature. Work began last spring but was suspended in November for the winter season, with construction resuming this spring.
BLEX Conducts Major Earth Work Operations in Missouri By Irwin Rapoport CEG CORRESPONDENT
JE Dunn Construction Company broke ground last June for the $295,974,160 design-build replacement of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Kansas City district) Fort Leonard Wood Hospital, an initiative expected to be delivered in fall 2024. The project at the U.S. Army Base
near St. Robert, Mo., and funded by Department of Defense military construction funds, was awarded to JE Dunn in August 2019. As the construction agent for Defense Health Agency, the USACE’s Kansas City district is responsible for the design, construction and delivery of the hospital. see EXCAVATE page 84
JE Dunn Construction Company broke ground last June for the $295,974,160 design-build replacement of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Kansas City district) Fort Leonard Wood Hospital.
