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® January 25 2023 Vol. XXXV • No. 2
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Regional Champions Emerge From Global Operator Challenge...8
Buffalo Creek Finds Pair of Sure Things in SANY, Ironpeddlers...12 SCDOT photo
More than 1.3 million cu. yds. of earth are being moved during the widening of U.S. 17 in South Carolina.
U.S. 17 in South Carolina sees traffic from commuters, tourists, commerce, industry and bicycles, too. “There’s a lot of cross-traffic, a lot of different airports you can fly into,” said Greg Moore, South Carolina Department of Transportation resident By Lori Tobias
CEG CORRESPONDENT
AED Welcomes Industry to Its Summit/CONDEX in Chicago...24
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Paving Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41-55 Technology Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57-62 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82-89 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
construction engineer. “We’ve seen double-wides come through, pools come through … On U.S. 17, you can go all the way from Savannah up to Myrtle Beach and keep going.” And yet, the highly-traveled highway is just two lanes — one in each see SCDOT page 38
Robotics: Automation of Job Sites Integration of Technology Dramatically Changing Construction Crews’ Roles By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
The fragmented, specialized nature of construction will always require human involvement, but technology integration — specifically, robotics — is making construction sites even more productive. Though collaboration between tech developers and industry is critical to widespread adoption, safer job sites where workers are free to handle more challenging tasks is happening now. see ROBOTICS page 40
Reality capture technologies, such as unmanned aerial vehicles or 3D scanners, are showing real promise for the construction industry.