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Vol. XXXIV • No. 7
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TDOT’s Largest Project in History Under Way:
I-65 Nashville to Kentucky State Line High traffic volumes, peak hour congestion and resulting delays and crashes have resulted in Tennessee Department of Transportation’s (TDOT) efforts to widen Interstate 65 from Nashville to the Kentucky state line, covering Davidson, Robertson and Sumner counties. The almost 26-mi. stretch has been separated into five smaller sections of work: from Rivergate Parkway to near SR 41 (U.S. 31W), from near SR 41 (U.S. 31W) to near SR 257 (Bethel Road), from SR 257 (Bethel Road) to SR 25 (Main Street), where there is engineering under way for all three sections; from near SR 25 (Main Street) to near SR 109, where construction is currently ongoing; and from SR 109 to the Kentucky state line, which is completed. I-65 is a major cross-country north-south corridor, extending from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes. Locally, it is a connection between Nashville and Louisville, serving the smaller cities of Goodlettsville, Millersville, White House and Portland, as well as Hendersonville and Gallatin (via SR 386 / Vietnam Veterans Parkway) in Tennessee. The 10-mi. stretch from SR 25 to SR 109 in Robertson County was awarded to Jones Bros. LLC. in August 2021 for the lowest contract bid received. At $160 million, the contract is the largest awarded in TDOT history, beating only the I-440 reconstruction project, which cost $152 million. Funding for this project — slated to be completed in April 2025 — is through the National Highway Performance Program, which is 80 per-
By Ruksana Hussain CEG CORRESPONDENT I-4 Ultimate Project Reaches Major Milestone in Orlando...8
Commercial Truck Industry Reunites at Work Truck Week...53
J.M. Wood Holds Four-Day Auction in Montgomery, Ala. ...72
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In Out of the Rain
Omnibus Appropriations Act Covers Transportation Under Funding Umbrella
Aggregate and Recycling By Lucy Perry Signing the $1.5 tril- ity until the omnibus bill was signed. H.R. 2471, the “Consolidated Appropriations Section.....................41-51 CEG CORRESPONDENT lion 2022 omnibus spendTrucks & Trailer Section
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ing bill into law in midMarch, President Joe Biden released the full benefits of last fall’s bipartisan infrastructure and jobs act. Not only does highway work move forward with the spending bill’s signing, but energy, maritime, transit, water and airport construction projects launch as well. Praised by the transportation construction industry for its broad infusion into the U.S. economy for years to come, IIJA couldn’t become real-
Act, 2022” provides full-year funding through Sept. 30, 2022, for projects and activities of the federal government. Division N of the bill provides supplemental appropriations for fiscal year (FY) 2022 for Ukraine activities. “Remaining divisions provide authorizations and extensions on a wide variety of government programs and activities,” according to a statement from the White House announcing the president’s signing. see OMNIBUS page 24