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October 17 2020 Vol. XXVI • No. 21
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Minnesota Bridge Honors Residents See page 84 for full story.
CAWGC Hosts Its First Oktoberfest in Morris, Ill. ...20
IAAP Hosts Annual Golf Outing at WeaverRidge, Coyote Creek...24
Yoder & Frey Showcases Excavators at Auction...82
Table of Contents ....................4 Aggregate Production & Recycling Section .............29-41 Attachment & Parts Section...............................47-50 Truck & Trailer Section ....57-65 Snow & Ice Section ..........71-75 Auction Section ................80-85 Business Calendar..................85 Advertisers Index ..................86
This Hitachi loads stripped pavement material into a side dump. As a byproduct of the bridge improvements, a quartermile of Dale Street is undergoing complete reconstruction including new sidewalk, street lighting and signal systems.
Omaha Invests $300M to Transform Riverfront By Lori Tobias CEG CORRESPONDENT
In downtown Omaha, construction crews are busy both tearing down and building up as they work on a three-phase park project certain to transform the riverfront city. The parks are existing, but separate. The $300 million project will connect the three, add new amenities and remove or modify those already in place. The
The Heartland of America Park closed at the end of 2019 with demolition on a waterfall feature, pavilion and “bunker” used for storage getting under way last spring.
parks were originally built in the early 1990s and encompass 90 acres, making this the largest construction project the city of Omaha has undertaken. “There are three individualized personas,” said Kristyna Engdahl, director of communications of the Metropolitan Entertainment & Convention Authority (MECA). “It encompasses the Gene Leahy Mall, smack in the middle of downtown, see PARK page 68