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November 4 2017 Vol. XX • No. 22
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Table of Contents ................4 Snow & Ice Section ......41-46 Crawler Loaders, Dozers, Undercarriages & Parts Section ..........................57-67 Paving Section..............83-95 Auction Section ......100-107 Business Calendar ..........101 Advertisers Index ............106
Interchange to Improve Traffic by Year’s End The $25 million plus Nebraska City Southeast Interchange project — a Nebraska Department of Transportation initiative, will be completed by Constructors Inc. by the end of this year. The work, based on improving traffic flow and safety on busy sections of U.S.-75 and Nebraska Highway 2 (N-2), started in March in 2016. Engineers and crews are overcoming serious soil stabilization and groundwater obstacles. The purpose of this project is to improve the U.S.-75 and N-2 transportation asset by improving the roadway’s operational efficiency and decreasing the frequency and severity of collisions by eliminating the at-grade signalized intersection on the N-2 high-speed expressway, according to the project website. Mike Habegger, Nebraska Department of Transportation’s project manager, noted that the old interchange was controlled by stop lights at the intersection for both section of highway. “There had been some congestion,” he said. “Both highways carry quite a bit of traffic and because of the accidents in the past, for safety reasons, they determined to elevate N-2 over U.S.-75 with a compact interchange.” The work site is located at the
The $25 million-plus Nebraska City Southeast Interchange project — a Nebraska Department of Transportation initiative — will be completed by Constructors Inc. by the end of this year.
south edge of Nebraska City, with U.S.-75 coming up from the south. Both highways merge for a section known as the Nebraska City Bypass, which covers the southwest portion of the city. When one reaches the west side of the city, U.S.-75 goes north up to Omaha and continues on to South Dakota, and
N-2 heads west towards Lincoln. Average daily traffic on N-2 in 2015 was 10,000 vehicles and when the work is completed, will increase to 15,000. U.S.-75 carries 7,500 vehicles daily, which will increase to 10,000. Nebraska Department of Transportation estimates that the improvements will
be able to meet traffic needs for the next 20 years. “We’re hoping to have the bulk of the project completed by the end of the 2017 construction season if the weather holds out,” said Habegger. In addition to the work elevating see NEBRASKA page 56
Officials Plan to Widen I-69 in Central Ind. ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) State officials are planning a project that will widen a section of Interstate 69 to six lanes northeast of Indianapolis. The planned project would add a lane for both northbound and southbound traffic on a seven-mile section between Indiana 38 near Pendleton and the Indiana 9 exit at Anderson.
Indiana Department of Transportation spokesman Nathan Riggs told The (Anderson) Herald Bulletin preliminary plans for the project are being developed and a contractor should be picked next spring. He said the preliminary cost estimate is $70 million, with construction expected to last two years. The project will include bridge work
and repairs to the existing lanes. Construction is now being done on adding lanes between the Indiana 37 interchange in Fishers to the Pendleton exit. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s website at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)