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September 11 2024 Vol. LXVI • No. 19
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Substantial W.Va. Project Nears Completion
TAMCO Makes Huge Equipment Purchase...8
Lane JV Lands Hudson River Tunnel Contract...12 The bid amount on the project was $224,480,422, but the amount is currently $254,178,832.89 with change orders.
By Brenda Ruggiero CEG CORRESPONDENT
Harder Dump Box Spreaders Put LaGasse On Map...51
A West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) project involving the widening of Interstate 64 and major upgrades to the Nitro-St. Albans bridge is nearing completion. This is located between Nitro and Scott Depot, W.Va.
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Attachments & Parts Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41-46 Truck & Trailer Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47-50 Snow & Ice Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51-53 Aggregate & Recycling Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57-77 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96-108 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
The prime contractor is Brayman–Trumbull, a Joint Venture. Funding is mostly from WV Roads to Prosperity Bonds, with some FHWA Build Grant funding, as well. Design for the design-build project started in December 2019. Field work began in December 2020 and work is currently on schedule with completion expected in the fall 2024.
The bid amount was $224,480,422, but the amount is currently $254,178,832.89 with change orders. According to Jason Hamilton, regional construction engineer, the project upgrades I-64 from four to six lanes between Exit 40 (Scott Depot, U.S. 35) to Exit 45 (Nitro, WV25). see BRIDGE page 26
Firms Roll Up Sleeves to Find Workers AGC Finds Contractors Using Multiple Hiring Tools to Grow Workforce Numbers By Lucy Perry
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CEG CORRESPONDENT
The construction industry is no stranger to hard work. So, when it comes to workforce shortages, instead of throwing up their hands contractors are rolling up their sleeves. Companies have gotten clever in their strategies to overcome workforce issues. Not wasting time pointing fingers at the federal government’s preference for higher education over craft training, the industry instead is opting to develop a culture that invests in workers for the long haul. In its annual workforce survey, the AGC finds its members are carving away at the “significant” impact of see WORKERS page 30
AGC members are sharing recruiting ideas, from online outreach to referrals through subcontractors.