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May 4 2022
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Vol. XXXIV • No. 9
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Following Her Father’s Footsteps Leads to Satisfying Career...16
One of central Florida’s busiest expressways is undergoing capacity improvements to better traffic flow in the area. The southern corridor of SR 417 (Central Florida GreeneWay) will increase from four to six lanes as part of Central Florida Expressway Authority’s (CFX) State Road 417 Corridor Capacity Improvements Project from International Drive to State Road 528. Construction began early 2021 and has a sched-
By Ruksana Hussain CEG CORRESPONDENT
Bergmann Brings Well-Crafted Dumpers to American Market...22
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uled end date of late 2023. This will include installation of sound walls as needed and widening of median shoulders to temporarily accommodate any additional traffic as in the case of emergency responses, hurricane evacuations or traffic accidents. SR 417 also is the first CFX expressway to add open-road tolling gantries to all its mainline toll plazas, which allows travelers with electron-
Touching the Surface
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Federal Highway, Bridge Funds Steadily Increase Due to IIJA
Aggregate and Recycling Section.....................42-53
By Lucy Perry
Trucks & Trailer Section .................................54-57 Auction Section .......74-79 Business Calendar.........76 Advertisers Index ..........78
CEG CORRESPONDENT
Funding for America’s surface transportation needs has increased markedly over the past two years — that’s due in large part to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). In 2021, approximately $53 billion in highway formula funds were made available to states. The DOT FY 2023 budget includes $68.9 billion for the Federal Highway program, representing a $19.8 billion increase
from the 2021 enacted level. “The investments in the president’s budget make traveling safer, easier, cleaner and more affordable for the American people,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said of the funds. see SURFACE page 30
Nearly $57 million in highway improvements was advanced at the state level during FY 2021. The department of transportation’s 2023 fiscal year budget includes almost $70 billion for highways.
see CFX page 28