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August 14 2024 Vol. LXVI • No. 17
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Milton Rents Eyes Growth in 2024..12
Komatsu Stores East Holds Open Houses...30
A 300-ton Liebherr crane dumps tons of rock into the river daily.
The Army Corps of Engineers has contracted Agate Construction to combat scour and a failing shoreline at the Indian River Inlet in Delaware. The Corps manages key water resources and infrastructure projects around the country, including work on rivers, dams, levees and bridges. Agate, located in nearby Cape May, N.J., specializes in heavy civil construction projects, often over water with tricky access.
By Chuck MacDonald CEG CORRESPONDENT
G & C Marine Successfully Rolls With the Tides’...32
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Aggregate & Recycling Section . . . . . . . . . . . . .53-70 Attachments & Parts Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71-76 Truck & Trailer Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77-80 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92-100 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
A third key partner has been Vulcan Materials, whose quarry in Havre de Grace, Md., has provided the stone for the job. “I can’t say enough about the great cooperation we have received from Vulcan,” said Conor Teesdale, who is managing the project for Agate. “Communication between all of us has been vital as the project has been flowing smoothly with a target date of mid-2025 for finishing.” see INLET page 42
Construction Inflation Dilemma Increased Costs, Long Lead Times for Materials, Union Labor Agreements Worsen Situation Rising highway construction costs are draining more CEG CORRESPONDENT dollars from BIL funds allocated for federal transportation projects across the country. The FHWA admits that what can be purchased today with BIL funds earmarked in 2021 is markedly less that what was pledged. Those construction costs rose an “unprecedented” 26 percent in 2022. The record annual increase was 20 percent in 2005, said the agency. By Lucy Perry
see COSTS page 44
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The increased cost of construction is tapping more dollars from the bipartisan infrastructure bill, reducing the amount of infrastructure that can be bought today.