Published Nationally Northeast Edition
® February 2 2022 Vol. LXIV • No. 3
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Inside
Vector Construction Completes Redecking of Thompson Road Bridge Rehabilitation
H&K Self-Performs Concrete Paving for First Time…8
TrenchTech Opens Facility Near Harrisburg…18
Coordination with NYSDOT and CSX is essential and this included collaborating on safety planning for the crews and vehicle and rail traffic.
By Irwin Rapoport CEG CORRESPONDENT
AED Holds Summit, CONDEX in Orlando…32
Crews from Vector Construction began work on the New York State Department of Transportation’s (NYSDOT) $11.4 million Thompson Road Bridge Rehabilitation Project
this past March in Onondaga County. Vector Construction is replacing the concrete bridge decks and bearings to improve travel conditions and enhance safety along one of county’s most important and heavily traveled corridors. Built in 1971, the twin-bridges (504 ft. long)
carry traffic over seven lanes of I-690 and the CSX Railroad in the city of Syracuse and the village of East Syracuse. Financed by state and federal funds, the DOT investment complements “CNY Rising” — the Region’s Comprehensive Strategy to Revitalize see VECTOR page 38
Table of Contents ....................4
Filling the Bill: Contractors Optimistic in 2022
Attachments & Parts Section .... ..........................................42-49
Construction Industry Plans to Bump Up Headcounts to Meet Job Deadlines
Aggregate & Recycling Section ..........................................52-71 Truck & Trailer Section ....73-79 Auction Section ..............92-100 Business Calendar..................94 Advertisers Index ..................98
The supply-chain issues and labor shortages continue, yet respondents to both surveys said they plan to hire and Two big construction industry out- increase staff this year. Contractors look reports released in early January across the construction spectrum are show promising construction industry encouraged to follow suit. In its latest construction hiring surstats where workforce is concerned. vey, the AGC found that 74 Contractors expect revenue and profit percent of more than 1,000 margin gains this year, and believe the member firms plan to add to workforce pool is strengthened through their payroll in 2022. And By Lucy Perry
CEG CORRESPONDENT
building enrollment in technical high schools and vocational training programs.
see JOBS page 36