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November 3 2021
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Vol. XXXIII • No. 22
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Inside
Thompson Tractor Hosts Customer Appreciation...12
Addition One of Several Projects at Va. College...16
Werk-Brau Helps Case Clear Way in Raleigh, N.C....26
Table of Contents ........4 Crawler Loaders & Dozers Section ......41-49 Paving Section ......51-67
USACE Expands Chickamauga Lock in $757M Project to Solve Structural Issues
Auction Section ....90-95 Advertisers Index ......94
Construction crews work to complete final foundation preparations while concrete placement activities are on-going on the $757 million Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project that will have capacity for nine jumbo barges — nine times the capacity of the existing Chickamauga Navigation Lock. The new lock under construction will replace an existing lock built in 1940. At 60-ft.-
CEG CORRESPONDENT
see LOCK page 38
Is Your Equipment Fleet Ready for Winter? Keep These Tips in Mind to Ensure Your Iron Doesn’t Give You the Cold Shoulder By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
Business Calendar......82
By Lori Tobias
Is your construction fleet ready for winter? As cold weather arrives, it’s critical that your heavy machinery runs when you want it to, even if that’s not until the weather turns warm again. Will you operate your equipment through the colder
months, or will you store it for the winter? That will dictate how you winterize it. Ice can build up quickly in cold, wet weather. Failing to take precautions to prevent the destruction of equipment from extreme elements can cost you in parts replacement and down time when your equipment won’t fire up. see WINTER page 50