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® September 27 2023 Vol. LXV • No. 20
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Crews Lift Main Span of Bridge Over Kanawha River in W.Va. ...8
HEVI Wins Bid for Port of Baltimore’s First Electric Wheel Loader...28
VDOT is planning on untangling the bottlenecks on Route 29 by adding a lane in each direction over a 1.5- mi. stretch of road.
By Chuck MacDonald CEG CORRESPONDENT
Small Business Grows to Become Distributor of Morooka....60
Motorists on Route 29 in northern Virginia face both challenges and inconveniences when traveling this busy four-lane highway. Interstate
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66 lies less than one mile to the north, carrying people in a hurry to get to Fairfax County or Washington, D.C. But for people looking to navigate the busy community of Centreville, Route 29 is often the answer. This route is the lifeline for people traveling to
the community’s network of subdivisions, shopping, schools, businesses and parks. The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is planning on untangling the bottlenecks on this vital road by adding a lane in each direction over a see ROUTE page 84
Construction Workforce Demands May Outstrip Quality Labor Pool Industry Tries to Fill Jobs, But Incoming Workers Often Lack Basic Skills By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
The good news: The Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is infusing the transportation and energy construction sectors with hundreds of billions of dollars. The not-so-good news: the lack of well-prepared workers is almost as great as the lack of workers, period. Combine the two and the result is a potentially insurmountable challenge for the transportation construction industry. see LABOR page 96
The AGC believes it’s time for the United States to rethink its approach to educating and preparing workers for careers in construction.