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September 3 2014 • Vol. XXVI • No. 18 • 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215-885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • Fax 215-885-2910
Inside
Crews set cap reinforcing cage.
Father, Daughters Build Successful Businesses…8
Firm Aims to Meet Raleigh’s Waste Removal Needs…12
New Bluffton Flyover to July Industry Ease Traffic Congestion Employment Flagler Gives Machines New Life…16
Table of Contents ............4 Underground Utility, Trenchers, Trench Boxes & Utilities Section ....43-49 Paving Section ..........55-66 Parts Section ..................67 Auction Section ......92-101 Business Calendar ........98 Advertisers Index ........102
By Eric Olson
The southern tip of South Carolina has long been a favorite vacation spot for people eager to play golf, go to the beach or just soak up the Southern charm of Beaufort County. In recent years, visitors also have seen the county as a great place to retire. The area includes Hilton Head Island, widely recognized for decades as a prime retreat for vaca-
CEG CORRESPONDENT
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Crews Begin Work on $21.6M East Pont Des Mouton Road LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) Construction has begun on the $21.6 million widening of East Pont des Mouton Road between Louisiana Avenue and Interstate 49 in Lafayette. The Advocate reported the project is one of the biggest in north Lafayette in recent years.
Officials say traffic on the road has risen significantly over the past two decades. The work is expected to be completed in 2016 and involves widening the two-lane road to a four-lane boulevard in some sections and a see WIDENING page 70
Increases Construction firms added jobs in 39 states from July 2013 to July 2014 and in 34 states from June to July, according to an analysis Aug. 18 of Labor Department data by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials said the employment gains are good news, but that the pipeline of skilled craft workers, supervisors and other employees appears to be emptying rapidly. “The overall trend in construction employment has been very consistent in 2014, with more than three-fourths of states adding jobs each month on a year-over-year basis,” said Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist. “However, growing numsee JOBS page 28