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September 18 2021 Vol. XXVII • No. 19
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‘BEAM ME UP’ Illinois Tollway photo
Terex Trucks Unveils Its New Rebrand — Rokbak...8
By Cindy Riley CEG CORRESPONDENT
GLTPA Hosts 75th Logging, Heavy Equipment Expo...12
Wausau Auctioneers Hosts Fall Auction in Wisconsin...84
Table of Contents ............4 Aggregate and Recycling Section......................31-43 Attachment Section..51-55 Truck & Trailer Section .... ..................................59-67 Snow & Ice Section..73-79 Auction Section ......83-91 Business Calendar ........87 Advertisers Index ..........90
Crews Install Largest Concrete Beams Manufactured in Midwest On Tri-State Tollway’s $4B Project
Crews work to pour concrete during pier construction for the new southbound Mile Long Bridge along the Central Tri-State Tollway (I-294) near Willow Springs.
County Materials photo
Portions of the old northbound Mile Long Bridge deck are removed along the Central Tri-State Tollway (I-294) near Willow Springs. The new northbound bridge opened to traffic in November of 2020.
Crews in Illinois are carefully choreographing the placement of the largest concrete beams ever manufactured in the Midwest, as they continue reconstructing the Central Tri-State Tollway. The task under way is anything but routine. “Moving the concrete beams is a complex process that requires specialized trucks, with special 10foot-wide, heavy-load semi-trailers, featuring 14 axles, rear steering and custom engineered swivel bolsters,” said Illinois Tollway Executive Director José Alvarez. “Coordinating construction schedules to keep work moving as scheduled, while not disrupting the drivers who use our system, is a vital part of this complex project, which will reconstruct 237 lane see BEAM page 80
Optimism in the Face of Uncertainty Industry Wants Fed Help to Tackle Labor Shortages By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
If you believe the projections, the construction industry could see hundreds of thousands of new jobs as a result of the bipartisan infrastructure bill. The industry just needs fed buy-in
for skilled worker training while it waits for shovels to hit the dirt on coming infrastructure projects. If that happens, the turnaround could be dramatic. The massive infrastructure plan, The funding gap for career training is one reason so many approved by the Senate, is forecast contractors have a low opinion of the current pipeline for see JOBS page 58
preparing new craft construction professionals.
