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® April 27 2022 Vol. LXIV • No. 9
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Md. Purple Line Resumes After $2.3B Contract Signed..8
Peak days have 25 construction workers on site.
Woods CRW Hosts Mecalac Demonstration Event...14
By Irwin Rapoport CEG CORRESPONDENT
Volvo Breaks Ground On $6.4M Training Center...20
The $11.8 million reconstruction of the New York State Department of Transportation’s (NYSDOT) State Route 8 Bridge over State Routes 5 and 12 in the city of Utica began in mid-March 2021 and should be delivered by
Bette & Cring LLC (B&C) in fall 2022. The project is replacing the existing structure, built in 1960, that is 217 ft. long and has two lanes in each direction, with acceleration and deceleration lanes. “The new structure will be a modern, multigirder bridge that will enhance safety and enable the continued flow of people and commerce
Table of Contents ................4
Touching the Surface
Aggregate & Recycling Equipment Section ......57-77
Federal Highway, Bridge Funds Steadily Increase Due to IIJA
Attachments & Parts Section ......................................79-86
By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
Funding for America’s surface transportation
Truck & Trailer Section.......... needs has increased markedly over the past two ......................................87-92 years — that’s due in large part to the Business Calendar ............94 Auction Section..........98-108 Advertisers Index ............106
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). In 2021, approximately $53 billion in highway formula funds were made available to states. The DOT FY 2023 budget includes $68.9 billion for the Federal Highway program, representing a $19.8 billion increase from the 2021 enacted level.
“The investments in the president’s budget make traveling safer, easier, cleaner and more affordable for the American people,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said of the funds. see SURFACE page 46
Nearly $57 million in highway improvements was advanced at the state level during FY 2021. The department of transportation’s 2023 fiscal year budget includes almost $70 billion for highways.
along this corridor for Oneida County and the entire Mohawk Valley,” said James J. Piccola Jr., public information officer/construction, NYSDOT Mohawk Valley Region. “The bridge links Utica with the town of New Hartford and is a commonly used route for motorists looking to reach the Southern Tier, Adirondacks and the see UTICA page 38
