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® August 6 2025 Vol. XXXVII • No. 16
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LBM Industries Makes Business, Equipment Family Affair...8
South Carolina’s Kennedy Excavating — Building With Precision...12
By Eric Olson
Ten months have now passed since Hurricane Helene ravaged much of Western North Carolina in fall 2024, but the task of rebuilding much of the region’s infrastructure will likely continue for the next couple of years due to the scope of the storm’s destruction. In the hours and days after Helene’s passage, the North Carolina CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
Takeuchi-US Hosts Media Event at Its HQ in Pendergrass, Ga. ...26
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Paving Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41-59 Backhoes & Attachments Section . . . . . . . . . . .60-67 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86-89 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Department of Transportation (NCDOT) worked quickly to formulate a plan for the repairs to numerous bridges and hundreds of miles of broken roads in the largely mountainous region of the state. Road crews also were dispatched to the area as soon as possible. Following damage assessments, cleanup activities got started as rocks, see BLYTHE page 44
USDOT Grows Its Construction Credit Assistance Program for State Projects TIFIA Helps Ease Financing Burden of Significant Surface Transportation Projects By Lucy Perry
Saying it’s “common sense to allow all eligible projects the same access” to low-interest financing, Sean Duffy, U.S. secretary of transportation, announced in July an update to the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA). This move will allow the financing of up to 49 percent of costs on all types of transportation infrastructure projects.
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