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March 10 2021
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Vol. XXXIII • No. 5
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Koss Construction Keeps I-555 Job On Track
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Piedmont Pipe, Hyundai Lead Trenching Jobs...16
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) is currently working on a project to reconstruct approximately 4.716 mi. of Interstate 555 through Jonesboro.
Work includes overlaying five overpasses along I-555 and hydrodemolition and overlay of four bridges on I-555.
By Brenda Ruggiero CEG CORRESPONDENT
Linder Becomes Topcon Dealer in Carolinas...22
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The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) is currently working on a project to reconstruct approximately 4.716 mi. of Interstate 555 through Jonesboro. Additional work includes overlaying five overpasses along I-555 and hydrodemolition and overlay of four
bridges on I-555. The contract for $33,837,374.87 was awarded to Koss Construction Company of Topeka, Kan., with funding coming from both federal and state sources. The contract calls for work to be completed in 497 calendar days. The project began on March 26, 2020, and is expected to be complete by October 2021. According to Brad Smithee, district engineer
Aggregate & Recycling Section ....31-41
Has OSHA Gone Overboard?
Attachment & Parts Section ............45-50
Generic COVID Workplace Guidance Considered Redundant, Impractical for Industry
Truck & Trailer Section ..........51-55 Auction Section ......74-83 Business Calendar ........79 Advertisers Index ..........82
By Lucy Perry
Both ARTBA and the AGC have concerns about the late-January executive order President Joe Biden signed regarding safe workplaces during the COVID-19 pandemic. The guidance CEG CORRESPONDENT
follows Biden’s request that OSHA decide by March 15, 2021, whether an emergency temporary standard (ETS) is needed. The OSHA guidance details measures for limiting the coronavirus’ spread in any workplace. see OSHA page 66
of ArDOT, the project consists of removal and disposal items; earthwork, trenching and shoulder preparation; aggregate base course; ACHM base; binder and surface courses; ACHM patching of existing roadway; approach gutters; minor drainage; erosion control; pavement markers; guardrail; wire rope safety fence; concrete barrier wall; maintenance of traffic; see KOSS page 70