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® October 4 2023 Vol. XXXV • No. 20
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Montabert Names Linder as New Dealer of Southeastern U.S. ...12 NCDOT photo
Takeuchi US to Soon Make Full Lineup of CTLs at S.C. Plant...16
By Chuck MacDonald
S.T. Wooten is finishing up a multi-year construction project to double the traffic capacity on I-95 in North Carolina. This massive project covers 18.2 mi. and is now 82 percent complete. Final details will stretch into 2025, but by then motorists will already be enjoying two additional CEG CORRESPONDENT
Construction Laser Completes Its Rebrand to Terrawise...26
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Paving Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34-51 Off-Road Trucks Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53-67 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84-89 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
lanes in each direction on this highway, providing less congestion and greater safety. In addition to the new highway lanes, Wooten has demolished and replaced eight of the nine bridges for the project. The new bridges will see WOOTEN page 52
Construction Workforce Demands May Outstrip Quality Labor Pool Industry Tries to Fill Jobs, But Incoming Workers Often Lack Basic Skills By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
The good news: The Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is infusing the transportation and energy construction sectors with hundreds of billions of dollars. The not-so-good news: the lack of well-prepared workers is almost as great as the lack of workers, period. Combine the two and the result is a potentially insurmountable challenge for the transportation construction industry. see LABOR page 28
The AGC believes it’s time for the United States to rethink its approach to educating and preparing workers for careers in construction.