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Vol. XXXIII • No. 12
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Central Atlanta Tractor Moves to New Facility…12
Crews Repair Slides in Western N.C. …14
NCDOT launched a project in January 2018 to extend Military Cutoff Road to U.S. 17 and connect it to Interstate 140, providing drivers access to a faster-moving roadway to get around Wilmington’s Market Street.
Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Leads Vital Military Cutoff Extension Project SANY, Ironpeddlers Team With NASCAR Driver…22
Table of Contents ............4 Paving Section ..........33-51 Air Compressors, Generators & Light Towers Section ........53-59
By Lori Lovely
The Wilmington, N.C., metro area, situated in both New Hanover and Pender counties, experienced significant growth over the past decade, experiencing a 15.5 percent rise in population from 2010 to 2018, ranking 49th in the nation. “They’re the fastest growing counties in the state,” stated Alex Stewart, resident engineer of Division 3 of the North Carolina Department of Transportation.
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America’s rural transportation system is in
Advertisers Index ..........86
Project Overview Military Cutoff Road is one of the main corridors in Wilmington. see WILMINGTON page 60
Study: Rural Roads, Bridges Have Significant Issues
Auction Section ........82-87 need of repairs and modernization to support Business Calendar ........85
Similarly, the Port of Wilmington is the fastest-growing port in the country, according to the American Council of Engineering Companies’ report, with an increase of 26.2 percent from 2017 to 2018. As the population grows, traffic increases, contributing to congestion, delays and accidents.
economic growth and improve traffic safety in the nation’s Heartland, but the United States faces a $211 billion backlog in funding for needed repairs and improvements to the rural transportation system — this is according to a new report just released by TRIP, a national trans-
portation research nonprofit. The report, Rural Connections: Challenges and Opportunities in America’s Heartland, evaluates the safety and condition of the nation’s rural roads and bridges and finds that the nation’s rural transportation system is in need of immediate improvements to address deficient roads and bridges, high crash rates and inade-
quate connectivity and capacity. The importance of the rural transportation system as the backbone of the nation’s energy, food and fiber supply chain has been heightened during the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Addressing the nation’s rural transportation challenges will require a significant increase in see STUDY page 62