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® January 17 2024 Vol. LXVI • No. 2
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Inside
Recap: Top Performing Stories On CEG Online in 2023...8
M. Distasio Excavation Adds to Its Fleet of DEVELON Machines...20
Shirley-Branch Joint Venture team photo
By Chuck MacDonald Modern Hydrogen’s Practical Approach to Decarbonization...60
CEG CORRESPONDENT
The cities of Hampton, Norfolk and Newport News in southeastern Virginia straddle interest-
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Paving Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39-55 Technology Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59-70 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102-112 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
ing and, for motorists, challenging real estate. The region is home to some 1.8 million people and bristles with military bases, universities, companies, retail locations and homes. Major rivers, including the James, Nansemond and
Elizabeth, feed into the Chesapeake Bay and ultimately, the nearby Atlantic Ocean. Motorists who navigate this complicated region often travel on bridges and bridge-tunnels see HAMPTON page 80
Reserving Judgment Contractors Give Mixed Reviews of Their Prospects for 2024 Adobe stock photo
AGC members are most optimistic about work in public-sector markets, but expect less-robust private sector demand.
By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
Though public spending on road construction is projected to increase by double digits again this year, contractors are cautious about this year’s business prospects. Given the continued challenges facing the construction industry in logistics logjams, labor shortages and rising interest rates, the overall mood is “decidedly mixed.” ARTBA reported that the public highway, pavement and street construction sector is expected to see doubledigit growth for the second year in a row. The association said funding will increase 16 percent to see SURVEY page 30