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® May 10 2023 Vol. LXV • No. 10
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Inside
Repairing Saint George’s Bridge Army Corps of Engineers Dredges C & D Canal, Rehabs Bridge Overhead
Right Attachments Help Medek ‘Move Fast’...8
Queens Rebuilds Streets, Installs New Mains...12
Contractors remove the existing concrete roadway across the St. Georges Bridge in New Castle County, Del.
By Chuck MacDonald CEG CORRESPONDENT
Tech Levels Playing Field Among Contractors...16
Everyone likes short cuts. It saves time. It saves fuel and it saves aggravation. Business
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Paving Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45-61 Attachments Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65-81 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114-124 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
leaders in the late 1700s envisioned such a short cut slicing through a narrow strip of land to build a waterway linking the Chesapeake Bay with the Delaware River. In 1829, the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal opened for business.
With the opening of the canal, ships leaving Baltimore harbor could save more than 300 mi. from traveling the full length of the Chesapeake Bay and out into the Atlantic. This saving has see BRIDGE page 36
Industry Embraces New Technology, Brings Sophistication to Construction Collaborative Features Boost Production, Safety On Job Sites By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
A push for streamlined workflow and a strong commitment to safety on the job site have the construction industry adopting and integrating automation and technologies as fast as a new product or service pops up on Automated robots, extend- the market. Cutting-edge BIM ed reality headsets, touch- (building information modelpads, complex software and cutting-edge hard- ing), automated data collection ware are changing the and artificial intelligence are construction industry.
see TECHNOLOGY page 30