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December 1 2021
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Vol. XXXIII • No. 24
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Following ORDERS Picturesque Virginia Valley Site of I-81 Bridge Replacement Project In one of the South’s more scenic mountain valleys, construction crews have been at work for two years to build replacement bridges on Interstate 81 in southwest Virginia’s Smyth County. The projected $28.9 million effort involves substituting two half-century-old freeway bridges that cross over Virginia Route 11, the Norfolk Southern Railroad line and the Middle Fork of the Holston River with new, wider spans. Interstate 81 runs on a northeast-southwest heading straight through the southern Appalachians. At the I-81 bridge replacement site, just east of the small community of Atkins, the freeway passes through a narrow mountain gap as it crosses the state road, rail line and creek.
By Eric Olson
CEG CORRESPONDENT MTSU Celebrates Concrete Program Milestone...8
Hills Machiner y Adds Two Locations in N.C. ...12
Many Pieces Go Into Bridge Replacement Nearby, at this time of year, passing motorists are treated to seeing the full spectrum of leaf colors that are now falling onto the hilly slopes along either side of I81. But construction crews from ORDERS Construction Co., a St. Albans, W.V.based general contracting firm, are much too busy for leaf watching. Since July 2019, they have been working diligently on the design-build project at I-81 Atkins. ORDERS, in operation since 1964, has been a noted bridge builder with veteran experience working throughout the mid-Atlantic and midwestern states. ORDERS is aiming to complete the I-81 Atkins replacement see BRIDGE page 36
project in May 2022.
Alt a’s Co mp act Cent er Near s C ompleti on. ..16
Table of Contents ........4 Paving Section ......44-59 Trailers Section .....61-72 Business Calendar ......84 Auction Section ..96-101 Advertisers Index ....102 Story on page 42
