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® April 14 2021 Vol. LXIII • No. 8
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Diversity Drives Wearable Technology…8
Restoration of Md. Oyster Reefs Resumes…20
By Brenda Ruggiero Sandvik, Allied See Growth Together …90
CEG CORRESPONDENT
After a winter slow-down, crews are getting back to work to complete a design-build highway project in Grantsville, Md., which is in the
westernmost part of the state, Garrett County. At the end of March, the $61.5 million project was 83.2 percent complete, according to the Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration (SHA). The project involves U.S. 219 (Chestnut
Ridge Rd.), I-68 (National Freeway) and Old Salisbury Rd. The federal-aid contract utilizes Appalachian Development Highway System funding. The project includes design and construction of U.S. 219 to a four-lane divided see HIGHWAY page 112
Smallest Va. Town Tackles Big, Innovative Project Table of Contents ................4 Paving Section..............41-57 Skid Steers, Compact Track Loaders & Attachments Section ..........................61-77 Business Calendar ..........104
By Eric Olson CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
Hillsboro may be a tiny northern Virginia community of only 120 residents, but it began a big revitalization effort in March 2020 that could be a model for how many future infrastructure projects are funded, designed and built. Through a unique collaboration with several Virginia agencies, the smallest incorporated town in the state will see HILLSBORO page 34
Auction Section ......106-116 The ReThink9 plan enabled Hillsboro to get approval Advertisers Index ............114
from the state for a complete road closure, during most of the project, every day during daylight hours and one-lane traffic maintenance at other times.