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May 6 2020
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Vol. XXXII • No. 10
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Skanska One Year Out From Completing Pensacola Bay Bridges By Irwin Rapoport
CEG CORRESPONDENT Stability in Charlotte for HGC...8
Highway Equipment Co.’s New ‘Health Check’...22
Photo: Skanska USA Civil Southeast Inc.
In an effort to improve overall traffic flow, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is in the midst of replacing the aging Sen. Philip D. Beall Sr. Memorial Bridge (Pensacola Bay Bridge) connecting the cities of Pensacola and Gulf Breeze via U.S. 98 (SR 30), which is a major east-west transportation corridor in the region and a primary hurricane ALL Cr ane Re const r uct s Methan ol Pla nt.. .76
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Relief Act Helps Airport, Transit, Medical Projects By Lucy Perry
Attachments Section ................................51-66
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act signed by President Trump is a shot in the arm for parts of the U.S. construction industry. The $2 trillion funding package passed by Congress in late March designates billions of dollars for potential construction of hospitals, airports and transit systems. It is hoped the next relief package, being ironed out at press time, will boost road and bridge construction in a major way. Ken Simsonson, chief economist of the
Business Calendar......89 Advertisers Index .......90
see SKANSKA page 26
CARES Provides Big Assist to Contractors
Paving Section ......31-49
Auction Section ....86-88
evacuation route for the northwest Florida coast. The $427 million project, expected to be completed in fall 2021, will see the construction of two 4.169-mi. long east-west bridges with threelanes in each direction. Skanska USA Civil Southeast Inc. secured the
CEG CORRESPONDENT
Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), said the CARES Act includes “a variety of measures to help businesses stay afloat and retain employees. Construction firms have been among the beneficiaries, but the industry and the economy need more.” Contractors quickly signed up for loans through the Act’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). In fact, 74 percent of respondents to a weekly AGC member survey reported they had applied for a PPP loan or intended to do so. AGC found that of those contractors who have applied for a PPP loan, 10 percent had actually been approved, and see CARES page 34
Ken Simsonson, chief economist of the Associated General Contractors of American (AGC) said the CARES Act includes “a variety of measures to help businesses stay afloat and retain employees.