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September 7 2022
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Vol. XXXIV • No. 18
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Inside
Entergy Completes Transmission Line Over Mississippi River...8
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Yancey Bros. Hosts 2022 Cat Global Operator Challenge...12
Crews with the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) continue making progress as they reconstruct and widen Interstate 85 in Cherokee and Spartanburg counties. The $850 million mega project was designed to ease interstate congestion and replace aging infrastructure. “We need to increase the level of service to both the traveling public and
By Cindy Riley
CEG CORRESPONDENT
Orlando Welcomes FNGLA’s 2022 Landscape Show...26
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Paving Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47-65 Utility Equipment Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67-74 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94-97 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
the freight industry, as well as improve safety by implementing current federal and state specifications to mainline and interchanges throughout the corridor,” said SCDOT spokesperson Pete Poore. The contract, awarded to BZJV (Blythe-Zachry JV, a joint venture of Blythe Construction Inc. and Zachry Construction Corporation), is one of see SCDOT page 42
Helping Pavements Live Long, Prosper Preservation Methods Protect Construction Materials From Effects of Climate Change By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
Climate change is being blamed for accelerated infrastructure corrosion. Increases in temperature and humidity are weakening construction materials and eating away at America’s roads and bridges. The transportation design see PRESERVATION page 76
Prestressing concrete with high-strength materials is one method of strengthening it. Steel cables inside the concrete are tensioned with a significant force, elongating them. They are then released, compressing the concrete. This prestressing reduces cracking from concrete shrinkage.