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Inside
Contractor Makes Logical Choice With AUSA…12
Brubacher Achieves 50-Year Milestone…26
By Brenda Ruggiero CEG CORRESPONDENT
Baschmann Discusses Aggregate Lineup…59
Table of Contents ................4 Attachments & Parts Section ......................................35-43 Truck & Trailer Section ........ ......................................45-54 Aggregate & Recycling Section ..........................59-77 Auction Section ......100-112 Business Calendar ..........106 Advertisers Index ............110
Potomac River bridge and finally replace the Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge,” said Hogan. “From the start, our administration has consistently taken every step necessary to expeditiously push forward with this much-needed replacement project and going forward we will
The construction of a new Potomac River crossing from Charles County, Md., to King George County, Va., is well under way for the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA). Thousands of Marylanders depend on the Nice/Middleton Bridge daily for work, business and recreation. With one narrow lane in each direction, problems include frequent congestion and traffic issues. By Lucy Perry Funding for the construction CEG CORRESPONDENT of the new bridge was announced on Nov. 21, 2016, by Emerging from the coronavirus pandemic, contactors Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, are struggling to fill crews. Construction employment who noted that the completion dropped by 20,000 from April to May, the third decline in date would be seven years soonthe previous four months. That’s further challenged the er than the legislatively mandatindustry, which for years has faced a stagnant labor pool. ed plan. President Joe Biden is pushing two major bills to boost “With this announcement, I both infrastructure and the supply chain, but some in the am extremely proud to officially industry firmly believe these programs will increase dedicate more than $760 million dollars to fully fund a new see LABOR page 78
continue to push to ensure it’s completed as fast and efficiently as possible. Simply put, Marylanders deserve better than the daily congestion caused by the current bridge and with the construction of this new bridge, they will finally get it.” see POTOMAC page 88
Filling the Labor Pool
Post-Pandemic, Construction Industry Wants Workers to Jump in