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June 2 2021
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Vol. XXXIII • No. 11
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Sen. Lindsey Graham Visits Mauldin Paving Products...8
Linder Holds Groundbreaking Ceremony in Ft. Meyers...12
The Florida Department of Transportation is working on one of the biggest construction projects in Tampa Bay history: The Gateway Expressway. The two-part project consists of constructing two new twolane elevated tolled roadways that will provide direct connections between U.S. 19 and I-275 and between the Bayside Bridge north of 49th Street North and I-275 in Pinellas County, according to Kris Carson,
By Lori Lovely
CEG CORRESPONDENT
Transportation Biz Brings 30-Year Expertise to Niche Service...50
FDOT District Seven communications manager. This elevated highway will be designated State Road 690 above 118th Avenue North between I275 and U.S. 19. The other part is a raised highway in the median of SR 686 from 118th Avenue North to the Bayside Bridge. The Gateway Expressway project has been designated a priority project to improve traffic flow in Pinellas County. The new roadway is expected
Table of Contents ..............4 Attachments Section ............ .....................................33-37 Aggregate and Recycling Section .........................41-49 Truck & Trailer Section ....... ....................................50-52 Business Calendar ............66 Auction Section ..........70-73 Advertisers Index ............74
Falling Through the Cracks Holes On Job Sites Can Sometimes Be Overlooked Safety Hazards By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
Deaths from falls lead fatalities in construction. Construction workers just as often die from fall-through hazards as they do from work at elevations. In 2018, OSHA logged the preventable deaths of 320 workers. This year OSHA’s National Safety
Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction showcases the critical need for safety precautions both around holes and at height. Holes are defined by OSHA as gaps or spaces in a floor, roof, horizontal walkingworking surface, or similar surface at least 2 in. at its smallest dimension. see CRACKS page 22
see GATEWAY page 26
