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May 19 2021
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Vol. XXXIII • No. 10
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Inside
Six Ways e-Revolution Is Changing H ow We Wor k…8
Blanchard Machiner y Makes Major Branch Investment…26
Tunnel Paving Job Wraps Up in Recor d Ti me…41
Table of Contents ........4 Paving Section ......41-57 Attachments Section...... ..............................59-73
The state of Arkansas embarked on its biggest highway construction program ever undertaken by the Arkansas Department of Transportation, and the people couldn’t be more excited. “Arkansas is a small state with a population of just three million, but this project touches every corner of the state, with a total of 36 projects in 19 corridors,” said Keli Wylie, administrator of the CAP Program and By Lori Lovely
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Business Calendar......97 Advertisers Index ......98
see CAP page 36
Industry Urges Workers to Get COVID Vaccine By Lucy Perry
Auction Section ....96-97
alternative project delivery administrator. The goals of the Connecting Arkansas Program include improving transportation connections between cities; increasing capacity by widening highways to four or more lanes; improving safety; and easing congestion. Supplementary aims of the program are to support more than 40,000 jobs; drive economic development by making Arkansas locations more
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Right now, the construction industry is tackling critical coronavirus vaccine issues: Should employees have the vaccine or not, and does it matter? Can an employer mandate employees be vaccinated before entering a job site? How
can an employer successfully overcome vaccine hesitancy? Deemed essential by the federal government, construction workers have been among priority groups for the coronavirus vaccine. And professional organizations in the Construction Industry Safety Coalition (CISC) are strongly encouraging employees to get the
vaccine. The coalition organized a campaign to urge vaccinations, establishing the COVID19 Vaccine Awareness Week in mid-April. “Construction workers have long looked after the welfare of their colleagues,” said Stephen E. Sandherr, chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors (AGC). see VACCINE page 34
