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June 1 2022
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Vol. XXXIV • No. 11
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Inside
Branch Civil Leads I-81 Project in Virginia Work to Relieve Congestion Around Roanoke Earns Early Completion Bonus
Kelly Tractor Hosts Cat Operator Challenge at Miami Headquarters...10
Hills Machinery Opens Its Newest Facility in Leland, N.C. ...20 The $23 million project is planned to finish in the summer.
Framed by the Appalachian Mountains to the North and Smith Mountain Lake to the South, Roanoke draws visitors to southwest Virginia, generating some $920 million each year in business revenue for the region. For thousands more, Roanoke is simply another exit off I-81, which is one of the busiest interstates in the country. Unusual in that it is almost
By Chuck MacDonald CEG CORRESPONDENT
Yancey CAT Rental Store Holds Grand Opening in Georgia...24
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Aggregate & Recycling Section . . . . . . . . . . . . .43-52 Attachments & Parts Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53-58 Truck & Trailer Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59-62 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76-77 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
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exclusively a rural expressway, I-81 carries heavy truck traffic and travelers north toward Washington, D.C., Northern Virginia and Pennsylvania and south to connect people with interchanges that will bring motorists to the Carolinas, Georgia and Florida. The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) selected Branch see BRANCH page 30
FHWA Updates Bridge Inspection Rules Changes Include Technological Advances, Outdated Program Appeal, More By Lucy Perry
The FHWA has updated its National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS) for highway bridges per requirements in the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). The updates incorporate technological advancements including drone use and repeal of the outdated Highway Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Program and the Discretionary Bridge Candidate Rating Factor. FHWA said the final rule, effective June 6, 2022, includes new requirements for a highway bridge inspection program, maintaining a bridge inventory The final rule updates requirements for mainand reporting inspection results. taining a bridge inventory and reporting the
CEG CORRESPONDENT
see RULES page 36
results of bridge inspections.
