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NYC Completes Rockaway Corridor Reconstruction...8
Skanska to Redevelop Historic Lehigh Center...12
Crews set bulb-tee bridge girders over Difficult Run for the new westbound Route 7 bridge.
By Chuck MacDonald CEG CORRESPONDENT
SEAA Names Project of Year Winners...74
People living in McLean, Va., and nearby communities are in an enviable situation. These upscale neighborhoods contain million-dollar
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Paving Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43-57 Backhoes & Attachments Section . . . . . . . . . . .61-70 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102-116 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
homes, thriving job centers and the blue-ribbon schools of Fairfax County. But the residents also face some agonizing commutes along Route 7 in northern Virginia. This busy thoroughfare is part of a corridor that runs from Leesburg to Tyson’s Corner, a
bustling center of shopping and jobs. Along the way, Route 7 connects communities in two counties to fire stations, a mega church, seven other churches, a mosque, schools, government contractors and nearly unlimited shopping and see IMPROVEMENTS page 40
Confusion With Construction Rule OMB Hit With Questions Surrounding Build America, Buy America Act By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
While the construction industry awaits the Biden administration’s final wording of its Build America, Buy America Act (BABA), contractors can study up on application of the rule. Meant to bolster the economy through the required use of domestically sourced construction materials, the rule is considered contradictory at best and confusing at worst. The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a Proposed Rule earlier this see RULE page 80
While IIJA earmarked more than $1.2 trillion for infrastructure projects, BABA imposed restrictions to all federally-funded infrastructure projects, regardless of whether they are funded by IIJA.