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April 20 2022
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Vol. XXXIV • No. 8
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Kelly Tractor Hosts Cat Operator Challenge in Ft. Myers...14
Florida Department of Transportation photo
Tech Helps Miller’s Construction Complete Range of Projects...20
A critical infrastructure project that will provide a new gateway to Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is under way in Florida. The $126 million undertaking involves building two highlevel fixed bridges over the Indian River, which links Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island and Cape Canaveral to Titusville. “Since the original construction of the NASA Causeway Bridge in 1964, travel and transportation across the bridge has significantly increased, which has increased the need for it to be replaced to ensure the structure remains not only safe for travel, but enhanced for mobility and
By Cindy Riley
CEG CORRESPONDENT
Cemen Tech Products, Technology Broaden Opportunities...30
Table of Contents ..............4 Paving Section............35-51 Skid Steers, Compact Track Loaders & Attachments Section ......................53-69 Auction Section ..........79-81 Business Calendar ...........81 Advertisers Index ............82
connectivity as well,” said Suzanne Phillips, Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) operations engineer. “Additionally, this is a drawbridge, meaning visitors, commuters and workers who depend on the causeway to travel must wait while it rises for large vessels to pass safely underneath. With the new construction, it will be replaced with a taller and wider fixed span causeway, thus eliminating the wait time for drivers for maritime traffic. “The upgrades also include increasing the payload for the bridge, which will allow large loads and transports with heavy machinery to use the see NASA page 26
The Right to Do It Yourself Is Right-to-Repair Order a Sleeper Issue for the Construction Industry? By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
Have you been following the Right-toRepair debate? Though President Joe Biden’s executive order limiting anti-competitive practices was meant to chiefly benefit consumers and farmers, it has implications for
the construction sector. And not everyone is on the do-it-yourself bandwagon. The aim of the right-to-repair order was to allow owners to self-repair personal electronic devices, automobiles and machines. Farmers would benefit from the opportunity to repair the heavy machinery they own, and see DIY page 46
President Joe Biden’s right-to-repair order allows owners to self-repair personal electronic devices, automobiles and machines. It benefits the ag industry and has implications for the construction industry.
