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® September 15 2021 Vol. LXIII • No. 19
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Inside
Ida Wreaks Havoc Across Northeast Region…8
Plasterer’s Mike Kernan Nears Retirement…12
By Chuck MacDonald CEG CORRESPONDENT Jersey Eyes $16B Plan to Reduce Flooding…30
Motorists navigating the bustling 495 beltway around Washington, D.C., know they are taking their chances when they exit onto I-66
that services the growing cities of northern Virginia. Bottlenecks and slowdowns are commonplace. Most motorists figure that’s the way it will continue for the foreseeable future. Express Mobility Partners, a public-private partnership, is hoping to change that future by
working with an army of contractors. FAM Construction is coordinating much of the construction as the partnership is building what it hopes to be a highway corridor that will reliably move traffic for the next 50 years. see BELTWAY page 82
Attachments Section ........61-68
Optimism in the Face of Uncertainty
Truck & Trailer Section ....69-76
Industry Wants Fed Help to Tackle Labor Shortages
Snow & Ice Section ..........77-80
By Lucy Perry
Table of Contents ....................4 Aggregate and Recycling Section ..............................35-57
CEG CORRESPONDENT
Auction Section ............102-113 Business Calendar ..............104 Advertisers Index ................114
The funding gap for career training is one reason so many contractors have a low opinion of the current pipeline for preparing new craft construction professionals.
If you believe the projections, the construction industry could see hundreds of thousands of new jobs as a result of the bipartisan infrastructure bill. The industry just needs fed buy-in
for skilled worker training while it waits for shovels to hit the dirt on coming infrastructure projects. If that happens, the turnaround could be dramatic. The massive infrastructure plan, approved by the Senate, is forecast to create nearly a million jobs in see JOBS page 86