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November 27 2021 Vol. XXVII • No. 24
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Hiring Vets Could Solve Staffing Challenges…8
Walsh Construction and Trey Cambern Photography photo
Hayden Machinery Becomes Hydrema Dealer…80
The project includes the removal and replacement of the three river-span trusses; seismically retrofitting the existing river piers; and improving the east approach.
By Katherine Petrik CEG ASSISTANT EDITOR
BIC to Host Closing Sale for Hoette Concrete…108
Table of Contents ................4 Paving Section..............37-52
In 2018, Walsh Construction, one of the largest contractors in the United States, began a $172 million project to rehabilitate the his-
toric Merchant’s Bridge — the oldest rail structure over the Mississippi River. The 4,340-ft. bridge connecting St. Louis, Mo., and Venice, Ill., was built in 1889 and had become functionally obsolete with only one rail in use and
weight restrictions in place. The project is being overseen by the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), the BiState Development Agency and the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis (TRRA).
In September, Walsh hit a major milestone with the installation of the first new bridge span. The 520ft., 9 million-lb. steel truss was floated into place on barges and lifted into position with Mammoet see BRIDGE page 66
More Than 52 Pieces of the Infrastructure Pie States, Territories, D.C. Begin Lining Up Projects After Biden Signs Bill
Trailers Section ............67-79
A “patient approach to rebuilding American CEG CORRESPONDENT competitiveness through infrastructure” is how think tank Brookings Institution describes the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Though at $1.2 trillion it’s less than President Joe Biden first proposed, the final breakdown amounts to a five-year funding span that is as broad as it is deep. By Lucy Perry
Snow & Ice Section ......85-91 Auction Section ......105-123 Business Calendar ..........108 Advertisers Index ............122
In addition to a minimum grant of $100 million to each state and U.S. territory for broadband expansion, allocations by state include: Alabama Alabama is set to receive $5.2 billion for federal-aid highway programs and $255 million for bridge replacements; $400 million for public see INFRASTRUCTURE page 28