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May 1 2021 Vol. XXVII • No. 9
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See story on page 80
Ames Construction photo
Five bridges carrying traffic over local city arterials were demolished and reconstructed and a sixth was repaired as part of the I-35W road improvements.
RB Scott Joins Atlas Copco Power Technique Dealer Network...22
Farm-Rite Hosts Spring Open House in St. Cloud, Minn. ...34
Taylor Excavating Chooses Volvo for Stanley’s Demolition...37
Table of Contents.............4 Aggregate and Recycling Section......................37-49 Attachment Section ...................................50-55 Trucks & Trailer Section ...................................56-63 Business Calendar..........66 Auction Section ........78-87 Advertisers Index ..........86
End in Sight On 12-Mile Road Repair Project in Minnesota Challenges Persist as Construction Ramps Up Industry Contends With Cost, Supply, Labor Issues Amid Construction Boom Gains By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
The good news: Construction project bottlenecks are loosening, work is ramping up and the industry can start to breathe a general sigh of relief. The bad news: The cost of construction materials is going through the roof. A spring survey of civil contractors found that nearly three quarters of respondents have felt the impact
of fluctuations in material costs on their projects in the past six months. Even more (76 percent) of those contractors expect cost increases in the next half year, according to the survey by Dodge Data in the latest issue of Civil Quarterly. Dodge chalks up the challenges to the pandemic, the reduction in material backlogs over time and disruptions in material production and distribution. see COSTS page 26
