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® May 1 2024 Vol. XXXVI • No. 9
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ASCENDUM Machinery Opens New Savannah, Ga., Facility...14
Mecalac Holds Road Shows at Case Power in Miami, Orlando...20
By Cindy Riley
Currently under construction by the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT), a $67 million project will provide drivers with a safe, more efficient route for SR 35 to pass through Newport, Tenn., avoiding downtown traffic. Completing the Newport Bypass requires significant excavation, construction of new bridges, box culvert construction, box culvert
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Tennessee’s Pugmill Systems LLC Expands Product Offerings...39
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Attachments & Parts Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27-29 Truck & Trailer Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30-32 Aggregate & Recycling Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39-53 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68-69 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
extensions, as well as traffic control and detours. “Newport Bypass will be 4.75 miles of entirely new alignment,” said TDOT spokesperson Mark Nagi. “This project consists of grading, drainage, construction of four concrete Bulb-Tee beam bridges, signals and paving on SR 35 from SR 9 to Saint Tide Hollow Road.” see NEWPORT page 58
Riding the Generation Z Wave Growing Interest in Construction Careers Among Younger People Means Jobs Filled, Deadlines Met As more younger workers enter Adobe Stock photo By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
The face of the skilled craft trade industry is getting younger. Literally. More younger people than ever before are entering the construction industry and driving down the average age of tradesmen and women. As more construction workers retire, the industry’s labor needs are growing exponentially. But Gen Z workers drawn to the specialty trades may fill those venerable shoes. see GENERATION page 24
the construction trades, the average age of craft trades men and women has come down.