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April 13 2024 Vol. XXX • No. 8
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Work Progresses On KYTC’s $740M U.S. 460 Project KYTC photo
“The bridge over Russell Fork is more than a half-mile long, and requires great attention to detail, as contractors work connecting each span to its multiple piers,” said Vincent Hayes, KYTC project manager of construction.
By Cindy Riley CEG CORRESPONDENT
World of Asphalt 2024 Shatters Records in Nashville, Tenn. ...12
LeeBoy Celebrates Its 60th Anniversary in Lincolnton, N.C. ...65
Wausau Auctioneers Has Variety of Equipment at Spring Sale...92
In an effort to provide safer, more efficient travel, crews in Pike County, Ky., are reconstructing two key sections of U.S. 460 as they inch closer to the finish line. Workers are replacing a narrow and winding route with a modern four-lane highway that features wider, 12-ft. lanes and full shoulders. “This and other projects to transform U.S. 460 have been undertaken by Gov. Andy Beshear’s administration to foster economic development and ensure generations of families can travel to and from work, schools, healthcare centers and other destinations along a new highway through the mountains from Pikeville to the Virginia state line that will be safer and faster,” see KYTC page 64
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Skid Steers, Compact Track Loaders & Attachments Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31-53 Paving Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65-83 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90-103 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
Bridging the Gap After Disaster Span Reconstruction Times Vary Depending on Design, Location, More By Lucy Perry
Hours after the Adobe Stock photo Frances Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed, there was already talk about rebuilding. The Biden administration pledged $60 million toward reconstruction, but projections have the bottom line at more than $400 million. How soon can commuters, shippers and commercial enterprises expect a new structure in place? The word is it will take years. The stories behind other notable bridge collapses, and their subsequent rebuilds, serve as a gauge of just how long a major rebuild can take. Storms can take out a bridge. Hurricane Katrina is
CEG CORRESPONDENT
see BRIDGES page 94
said to have caused major damage to 44 bridges, including the I-10 Twin Spans in New Orleans.