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October 30 2021 Vol. XXVII • No. 22
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Pat Kelly Equipment’s 45th Anniversary Celebration...12
Equipment On Display at Minnesota Fall Expo...18
Trucks loaded with hot-mix asphalt are ready to transfer their loads to a shuttle buggy and then to the paver.
By Chuck MacDonald CEG CORRESPONDENT Ill. Candidate Gary Rabine Makes His Case With IED...30
The Michigan DOT had a solid plan for rebuilding I-69 in the southern part of the state. The plan called for four separate projects to be
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designed and constructed within eight years. It was a good plan until the department made the decision to utilize its innovative contracting department and the design-build procurement method. When this method was announced to the Michigan contracting industry, Michigan
Michigan DOT photo
Paving and Materials (CRH Company) jumped in. It put together a robust design and contracting team to tackle the project. The new concept called for a tactic that would combine the four projects into a single see MDOT page 110
Paving Section ..........39-55
Is Your Equipment Fleet Ready for Winter?
Crawler Loaders, Dozers, Undercarriages & Parts Section........................71-79
Keep These Tips in Mind to Ensure Your Iron Doesn’t Give You the Cold Shoulder
Snow & Ice Section....89-95 Business Calendar ..........96 Auction Section ....102-113 Advertisers Index..........114
By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
Is your construction fleet ready for winter? As cold weather arrives, it’s critical that your heavy machinery runs when you want it to, even if that’s not until the weather turns warm again. Will you operate your equipment through the colder months, or will you store it for
the winter? That will dictate how you winterize it. Ice can build up quickly in cold, wet weather. Failing to take precautions to prevent the destruction of equipment from extreme elements can cost you in parts replacement and down time when your equipment won’t fire up. see WINTER page 88