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® November 10 2021 Vol. LXIII • No. 23
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Suburban Md. Eyes Major Metro Makeover Redevelopment Project Expected to Save Metro $130M Over Course of Next 20 Years
Chronic Rockslides Spur Stabilization Work…10
H.O. Penn Holds Unique ‘Can You Dig It’ Events…14
The new building for Metro Washington, D.C., is being constructed on a former parking lot for commuters at the New Carrolton, Md., Metro station. Link-Belt Hosts 2021 CraneFest…18
Table of Contents ....................4 Aggregate & Recycling Section ..............................57-78 Attachments & Parts Section .... ..........................................79-86 Truck & Trailer Section ....87-92 Snow & Ice Section ..........93-97 Auction Section ............100-108 Business Calendar ..............103 Advertisers Index ................106
By Chuck MacDonald CEG CORRESPONDENT
For decades, the New Carrolton Metro station in suburban Maryland has been a key transportation hub. Commuters can catch Metro
trains to Washington, D.C., and Virginia, the Amtrak to New York City and Boston and the Greyhound bus to points all over the United States. When construction on the Purple Line is restarted, commuters also will be able to ride to the busy job center of Bethesda, Md. The station
sits on a connecting loop to D.C.’s bustling 495 beltway. The location has been ripe for development for some time and that is finally happening. This multimodal transportation hub has recently see METRO page 52
Experts Discuss Tips to Keep the Cash Flowing Contractors Increasingly Adopting Technology in Their Quest to Be Paid in Time On Time By Lucy Perry
ic, materials prices and supply bottlenecks. This year’s cash flow and payment report from Levelset found that only one in 10 contractors get paid in full. Cash flow is always an issue in the construction There are ways to reduce the time and effort you put business, but this year it’s magnified by the pandem- into chasing payments — if you’re ready to adopt technology. That one in 10 represents a 75 Third-party payment services can mitigate the bottlenecks in CEG CORRESPONDENT
materials procurement and logistics. The sooner the contractor can acquire inventory the cheaper the future project will be.
see MONEY page 46