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® September 29 2021 Vol. LXIII • No. 20
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Inside
Rock Slide Road Repair Enters Home Stretch…8
Crews Help Lake Placid Return to Glory Days…12
By Brenda Ruggiero CEG CORRESPONDENT
SEI Holds Event to Announce Acquisition…16
Table of Contents ................4 Paving Section..............43-58 Off-Road Trucks Section ........ ......................................59-78
A project to enhance safety and increase capacity at an interchange in Frederick County, Md., continues toward an early 2023 completion date. Under the direction of the Maryland
Business Calendar ..........108 Auction Section ......114-117 Advertisers Index ............118
“This project is part of Gov. Larry Hogan’s $1.97 billion investment in highways and bridges announced in 2015,” said Shanteé Felix, assistant media relations manager of MDOT SHA’s office of communications. “The reconstruction project addresses two poorly rated bridges, reduces congestion and accommodates see INTERCHANGE page 94
Net-Zero Arrives: e-Revolution Picks Up Steam Off-Highway Manufacturers Are Adopting New Technology for Greener, Carbon-Free Job Sites By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
Snow & Ice Section ......79-83
Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA), construction began in fall 2018 at the I-270 (Washington National Pike) and MD 85 (Buckeystown Pike) Interchange. The $88.8 million project was awarded to prime contractor Fay, S&B USA Construction, with project manager Bellal Shaaban.
Long before President Joe Biden made a nationwide goal of 100 percent clean energy and net-zero emissions by the year 2050, construction equipment manufacturers were Industry partnerships are bringing hydrogen fuel technology to earth work, mining and other off-high applications.
doing their part. So were project owners, specifying eco-friendly machines on job sites. Contractors stocked electric and hybrid machines and hired operators to run them. But Biden’s edict aside, the industry is driving closer toward mainstreaming of zeroemission construction equipment. In fact, The Bellona Foundation, a global non-profit fighting climate challenges, has see EMISSIONS page 36
