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May 20 2020
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Vol. XXXII • No. 11
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Adding Capacity the Goal of I-10 Projects The Power Curber 7700 is a paving machine that forms concrete into a barrier rail. The concrete is extruded from the truck, travels up the conveyor belt and into the chute, where it is formed into the rail.
Vermeer Makes Impact During COVID-19...18
RG Howard Demos Bergmann C912s...22
Phil Kelliher Named ConExpo 2023 Chair...32
Table of Contents ...............4 Recycling Section .......39-49
By Eric Olson CEG CORRESPONDENT
Road construction crews are hard at work across the state of Louisiana on several projects to improve Interstate 10, one of the South’s busiest vehicle and freight corridors. In the Bayou State, the highway stretches 274
miles across the lower third of Louisiana from the Texas border east through Lake Charles, Lafayette, Baton Rouge and New Orleans, before turning northeast to Mississippi. Built in stages throughout the 1960s and ‘70s, I-10 rapidly became an essential road for residents and travelers alike. But the Louisiana freeway also serves as an important part of a coast-
to-coast interstate designed to efficiently move freight across the country from Jacksonville, Fla., to Los Angeles. And when hurricanes move up through the Gulf of Mexico and strike the low-lying state, as has happened frequently in recent years, I-10 becomes an evacuation route for folks trying to see I-10 page 28
Fast PPP Loan Approvals Helping Contractors
Attachments Section ..51-55 By Lucy Perry
Truck & Trailer Section ........ .................................... 56-58 Auction Section ..........68-71 Business Calendar ............69 Advertisers Index .............70
nies can make payroll, keep their staff working and meet project deadlines. The Small Business During the first round of the Administration’s Paycheck COVID-19 related stimulus loan Protection Program has been a program released April 3, shot in the arm for construction approximately $450 billion in businesses, and a lifeline for a After the first round of the forgivable PPP loans was released April funds were issued on a firstfew. The forgivable loans, made 3, some $450 billion in funds were depleted within 13 days. The sec- come, first-served basis and were available in two rounds during the ond round released on April 27 set aside another $300 billion for depleted within 13 days. month of April, guarantee compa- medium-sized community banks and credit unions to issue loans. see LOANS page 50
CEG CORRESPONDENT