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May 2 2020 Vol. XXV • No. 9
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$4B Illinois Tollway Reconstruction Under Way
Star Equipment’s Max Bowman Passes Away at Age 85...12
Brian Fritz Photography/Illinois Tollway photo
Work on the Central Tri-State Tollway project started in June 2018 and is anticipated to be completed in late 2026. Doosan Bobcat Resumes Production at Facilities...14
West Side Tractor Expands Its John Deere Offering in Ind. ...50
Table of Contents ..............4 Recycling Section ......25-37 Attachments Section ............ .................................... 45-49 Truck & Trailer Section ........ ....................................57-63 Auction Section ..........68-73 Business Calendar ............71 Advertisers Index ............74
By Irwin Rapoport CEG CORRESPONDENT
The Illinois Tollway’s $4 billion reconstruction of the 22-mi.-long Central Tri-State Tollway (I-294) from Balmoral Avenue to 95th Street will provide congestion relief and reconstruct aging bridges and other infrastructure to meet current and future traffic demands,
while also addressing regional transportation needs in the western Chicago area. Work on the project started in June 2018 and is anticipated to be completed in late 2026. It is part of the Tollway’s 15-year, $14 billion capital program Move Illinois: The Illinois Tollway Driving the Future. “This project will replace an outdated, heavily congested roadway
with a modern, 21st Century corridor that will serve as a vital link in the region’s transportation network while allowing customers to travel more safely and efficiently for decades to come,” said José Alvarez, Illinois Tollway executive director. “Rebuilding and widening I-294 at this time also allows us to address regional and local issues, particularly relieving traffic con-
gestion on local roads, improving drainage and increasing access to neighboring communities.” This section of I-294, along with the bridges, opened to traffic in 1958 and provides four lanes in each direction. It is the most heavily traveled roadway in the 294-mi. Tollway system, supporting as many as 360,000 vehicle trips see TOLLWAY page 44
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Using Skills to Battle COVID-19 By Eric Olson CEG CORRESPONDENT
In times of national emergencies, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has historically taken the point among federal agencies in providing engineering skill to important public works projects stateside, as well as to American military sites abroad. With an existential crisis now upon the nation unlike anything since World War II, the USACE is again on the front lines, this time fighting an enemy impervious to traditional
weapons. Rather, the Corps is doing battle the way it knows best: by applying strategy, planning and engineering to slow the advancing adversary. With the COVID-19 pandemic spreading its tentacles across the United States, local, state and federal agencies like the USACE are joining with medical personnel to race ahead of the coronavirus and eradicate it as soon as possible. It could be that this may be the Army Corps of Engineers’ finest hour. see USACE page 64
Army Corps' New York Commander and District Engineer Col. Thomas Asbery (L) makes a point to Army Corps Chief of Engineers Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite (C) as officials look during conversion of Jacob Javits Convention Center into an alternate care site to treat both coronavirus patients and non COVID-19 patients in support of New York City hospitals.