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® May 14 2022 Vol. XXVII • No. 10
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Taking Care of Our Veterans New $840M VA Medical Center Coming to Louisville By Cindy Riley CEG CORRESPONDENT
Altorfer Kicks Off Caterpillar’s New Operator Challenge...12
Farm-Rite Equipment Hosts Annual Open House Events...16
Bergmann Brings Dumpers to American Market...28
Designed to provide a safe, healing environment for local veterans, Kentucky’s Louisville VA Medical Center will integrate modern patient-centered care concepts when it opens in 2026. The $840 million project, located off Brownsboro Road along the Watterson Expressway, includes a new medical center, a central utility plant, roadways, sidewalks and other site improvements. It replaces the aging Robley Rex VA Medical Center on Zorn Avenue. “The size and scope of this project is truly amazing,” said Robley Rex VAMC Executive Director Jo-Ann Ginsberg. “When the VA MISSION Act of 2018 was passed, it mandated a couple of important changes to VA infrastructure. First, our footprint must align with the needs of our veterans. Second, our facilities must help us meet staff recruiting and retention goals. Ultimately, a new hospital speaks to the core of these tenets, and it will help us achieve our overall mission of ensuring the best possible healthcare for our patients. “Once completed, the new hospital will have more than 972,000 square feet of space, with 2,600 parking spaces,” said Ginsberg. “These are substantial increases from our existing facility. This increased capacity includes a Women’s Health Clinic, which will allow us to offer comprehensive care to our women veterans. As this segment of the veteran population continues to grow, so too will the amount of women’s services that we provide.” see VETERANS page 96
Michael Maddox, USACE Louisville District photo
Key upcoming construction milestones will be the foundations and building structures.
Newer Asphalt Road Construction Technologies Gain Traction
Table of Contents.........4 Paving Section ......59-73 Attachments Section...... ..............................75-91
By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
Auction Section ..99-109 Business Calendar....102 Advertisers Index.....110
State departments of transportation believe autonomous vehicles, dubbed Autonomous Truck-Mounted Attenuators (ATMA), will improve safety in work zones by removing the driver from the impact protection vehicle during normal operation.
The asphalt pavements we drive on daily are the result of decades of blood, sweat and tears, both in the field and in the lab. Experimentation with new and different materials; trial and error developing better, safer construction machinery; and the risks taken to put the finishing touches never stop. see ASPHALT page 94
