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Summer Is Construction Season at University of Virginia...8
see STORY page 82
SkillsUSA Competition Comes to Atlanta at Annual Conference...12
Mississippi Department of Transportation photo
Rubbilization is a technique that saves time and transportation costs by breaking up existing concrete and reusing it on site or hauling it to a different location.
Asphalt Paving of Shelby Tests Blaw-Knox Prototype Paver...35
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Paving Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35-51 Wheel Loaders, Tool Carriers & Attachments Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53-73 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88-89 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
States Opening Infrastructure Wallet Projects to Improve Highway Safety, Efficiency Increase Across Country By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
Funding for transportation projects through the bipartisan IIJA act is starting to flow at the state level. The amount of funding being doled depends on the state, its size and how much of a priority it puts on its infrastructure programs. Tracking the flow of funds, ARTBA reported 19 states have approved 24 measures. That equates to $13.5 billion in new transportation revenue during the first five These improvement projects are being funded through months of 2023. see INFRASTRUCTURE page 28
user fees, especially registration and use fees for electric vehicles.