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® November 26 2025 Vol. XXXVII • No. 24
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Challenging Utility Work Is Ongoing On $93M TDOT Project
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Phase 1 is scheduled for July 2027 completion. Right-of-way appraisals and acquisitions for Phase 2 are under way North Carolina’s Thorpe Landscapes Grows Into Versatile Company...12
By Lori Tobias CEG CORRESPONDENT
Construction crews on the $93 million Nolensville Pike project in Nashville, Tenn., are approximately midway through the projected four-year job, but progress hinges on two very important components. “It’s very dependent on getting some of the utilities moved, which they’re making a really big push on now,” said Greg Woerdeman, team lead, District 37 Construction of the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT). “A big challenge of this project is some of the environmental commitments that are on it due to the Nashville Crayfish. There’s only a certain time where they can work in the streams, and if they can get a lot of that work done during when we’re allowed to for those permits, that will really help our project. If not, they’re going to have to work elsewhere.” The contract was awarded to Civil Constructors in November 2023 with work getting under way in December of the same year. The 4.4-mi. project, Phase 1, includes reconstruction and widening and is designed to reduce congestion, improve safety and
Ring Power Welcomes Customers to New Facility in Leesburg, Fla. ...16
Parman Tractor & Equipment Sells Its 1,000th Takeuchi...22
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Paving Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51-67
see TDOT page 46
If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It Construction Coalition Asks OSHA to Keep Rules as Written This summer, OSHA proposed revising or removing existing safety standards that have a direct impact on transportation construction contractors. Three such rules affecting road and bridge construction are among several the agency is presenting in efforts to either revise obsolete measures or scale back or withdraw certain long-standing obligations for businesses. Offered the opportunity the construction industry responded with a resounding “don’t fix it.” In fact, on July 1, OSHA published 25 proposed rules in the Federal Register, reported the Institute of WorkComp Professionals (IWCP). A general duty clause, construction By Lucy Perry
CEG CORRESPONDENT
Trailers Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71-83 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86-93 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
see OSHA page 84
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OSHA has proposed revising or removing existing safety standards that have a direct impact on transportation construction contractors.