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November 8 2017
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Vol. XXX • No. 23
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Federal Funds…
DOTD Sees $60.8M for Road Projects
Carolina Cat Helps Out in Puerto Rico…8
Company Wrench Hosts Excavator Rodeo…12
Odette Struys, FDOT photo
Construction of the area’s first Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI) under I-95 at A1A Exit 373 is moving at a steady pace in Florida’s Nassau County.
First DDI Comes to Nassau Cty. Doosan, Pinnacle Central Partner for Relief Effort…24
Table of Contents ................4 Attachment & Parts Section ......................................35-39 Truck & Trailer Section ........ ......................................41-45 Recycling Section ........53-68 Business Calendar ............70 Auction Section ............90-97 Advertisers Index ..............98
By Cindy Riley CEG CORRESPONDENT
Construction of the area’s first Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI) under I-95 at A1A Exit 373 is moving at a steady pace in Florida’s Nassau County. The more than $40 million project consists of reconstruction and widening of 2.2 miles of A1A from west of I-95 to west of Still Quarters Road, widening of ramps at Interstate 95/A1A exit 373 to Yulee/Callahan/Amelia Island/Fernandina Beach and the reconfiguration of the interchange under Interstate 95. “The Florida Department of Transportation [FDOT]
District Two recognizes that DDIs are an innovative design that increases safety and traffic flow to high-volume interchanges,” said Odette Struys, FDOT public information officer. “Northeast Florida’s first DDI is currently being constructed at Interstate 95 and A1A/State Road 200, which will serve Nassau County, Florida residents, businesses and visitors.” With this type interchange, the two directions of traffic below I-95 briefly drive on the opposite side of the road. This amounts to a significant improvement in safety, since long left turns crossing traffic lanes to enter or exit the interstate will be eliminated.
Additionally, the DDI promotes added efficiency with only two clearance intervals (the time for traffic signals to change from green to yellow to red), instead of the six or more found in other interchange designs. “The DDI’s safety and traffic efficiency have made it a popular choice to upgrade interchanges, especially since Nassau County’s A1A/State Road 200 is the only major hurricane evacuation corridor for residents and businesses in Amelia Island, Fernandina Beach and Yulee,” said Struys. “Construction is a temporary inconvenience to a longterm solution, and when comsee FDOT page 48
Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) recently received $60.8 million in additional federal funds for highway projects. The department qualified for the additional federal funds after successfully allocating the full amount of its available federal funding to construction projects for the 2016 to 17 federal fiscal year. “It is a great day when we can bring the tax dollars of hardworking Louisianans back to our own state,” Edwards said. “These funds will allow us to continue many of the road and infrastructure projects we need to complete. I am happy to announce the advancement of multiple projects across the state and I am dedicated to continuing to improve the roads and bridges we use every day.” Each year the Federal Highway Administration allocates funds that were not used by other states or national programs. “We can certainly put this nearly $61 million to good use,” said DOTD Sec. Shawn D. Wilson. “Without a long-term, sustainable revenue source, the state may not be able to apply for redistributed funds in coming years because in 2019 the current revenue will not be sufficient to match annual federal allocations. These funds are essential to maintaining the existing state highway system, which consists of more than 16,000 miles of roadway and nearly 13,000 bridges. I’m proud of the good work the DOTD employees have done to obligate all of our annual federal funds and to receive these end-of-year funds.” This additional funding will allow the department to advance various construction projects over the next few months. For a complete list, visit www.dotd.la.gov. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s website at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)