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® May 9 2018 Vol. XXXI • No. 10
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Project Unites FDOT, National Park Service
Deere, Hitachi Invite Contractors to N.C. …8
H&E Holds Durham Grand Opening…14
The $69.5 million project started in August 2016 and is scheduled to be completed this December.
By Irwin Rapoport CEG CORRESPONDENT
Cowin Hosts 200 at Grand Opening…28
Table of Contents ........4 Paving Section ......30-43 Attachments Section ................................45-59 Auction Section ................................85-93 Business Calendar......90 Advertisers Index ......94
The Everglades National Park is undergoing a Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT)/National Park Service partnership initiative to provide additional freshwater flow within the swamp and improve the ecological conditions in the park and in the central Everglades, north of Tamiami Trail. The $69.5 million project started in August 2016 and is scheduled to be completed this December. The design-build process will see the
construction of two new bridges along SW 90/U.S. 41/SW 8 Street/Tamiami Trail from east of Osceola Camp to west of the Airboat Association of Florida. In addition to building new bridges immediately south of the existing roadway, the work also includes raising a section of roadway where the bridges touch down near Everglades Safari Park to maintain access to the property and removing the section of existing Tamiami Trail roadway next to the new bridges. “When complete the 2.6-mile bridge and roadway improvements will allow for increased
The West bridge is 7,565-ft.-long with two lanes in each direction and a 10-ft. shoulder, while the East bridge is 4,650-ft.-long with two lanes in each direction and a 10ft shoulder.
flow from the L-29 canal into Everglades National Park,” said Charles Borders, the NPS’s project manager. “The 2.2 miles of unconstrained flow will significantly improve the flow of fresh water, provide for ecological connectivity and increase the distribution in Shark Slough within the park.” The project is a joint-venture that unites see EVERGLADES page 76
Cemen Tech Signs Linder as Authorized Dealer Cemen Tech, a global leader in the volumetric concrete mixing industry, announced they have recently signed Linder Industrial Machinery as the exclusive dealer of Cemen Tech volumetric concrete mixers in Florida, North
Carolina and South Carolina. Linder, with more than six decades of experience and 18 locations, has expanded its services by getting into more specialized types of offerings. The relationship reflects
Cemen Tech’s long-term goal to expand and strengthen its North American dealer network by partnering with seasoned, expert dealerships that know their markets well and provide superior service and support to their customers.
The addition of Linder to Cemen Tech’s dealer network will provide improved customer service and support for existing Cemen Tech customers throughout the southeast, according to the comsee LINDER page 61