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December 12 2020 Vol. XXV • No. 25
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By Cindy Riley CEG CORRESPONDENT
ASV Increases Production Capacity in Grand Rapids...8
Martin Equipment Ushers in New Era of Female Leadership...18
McCloskey System Offers Solution for Barton Malow...31
Table of Contents ................4 Aggregate & Recycling Section ..........................31-47 Attachment & Parts Section ......................................51-55 Truck & Trailer Section ........ ......................................57-65 Snow & Ice Section ......67-71 Auction Section ............86-93
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At the south end of the project, crews are building a temporary bridge over Lentzier Creek.
Survey Says! Protecting Your Business With Pre-Construction Site Analysis By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
Business Calendar..............92
Property damage claims against construction contractors, prompted by construction operations, are common. One of the biggest generators of property claims for structures near construction sites is vibration
Advertisers Index ..............96
see ANALYSIS page 24
In southern Indiana, work is continuing on a roughly $14.5 million project that will provide a continuous route for heavy-haul vehicles between River Ridge Commerce Center and the Port of Indiana at Jeffersonville. This includes an interchange with SR 265, which was constructed as part of the East End Crossing of the Louisville-Southern Indiana Ohio River Bridges Project. “The new route is designed to heavy-haul standards to accommodate vehicles of up to 134,000 pounds,” said Natalie Garrett, Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) public relations director. The route will serve the growing freight traffic in the area between River Ridge and the Port of Indiana. The increase is due mostly to the 2016 opening of the East End Crossing, connecting the east side of Louisville, Ky., with Clark County, Indiana. The two-lane roadway is being built, in part, to serve a new bridge over Lentzier Creek. Construction on this section of the Heavy Haul Transportation Corridor began last fall, with a see CORRIDOR page 66