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Landmark’s Dynamic Delivery Sparks Sitework Efficiency...12
Alex Lyon & Son Conducts 33rd Annual Florida Auction...88
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In September 2025, the TBM’s excavation culminated in the final breakthrough at the South Island in Norfolk, Va.
By Cindy Riley
With completion expected in 2027, the nearly $4 billion Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT) Expansion Project continues making headlines as the largest highway construction project in Virginia’s history. Most recently, officials have been celebrating the major milestones reached in 2025. “It was the biggest and most meaningful year to date,” said Ryan Banas, HRBT Expansion project director. “We completed mining the twin tunnels,
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Jeff Martin Holds Annual Florida Auction in Kissimmee...92
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Excavators & Attachments Section . . . . . . . . . .33-55
setting records for daily production rates for a tunnel boring machine [TBM] of its size. “We also opened the first two lanes of the new eight-lane South Trestle Bridge that carries traffic between the facility’s South Island and Willoughby Spit in Norfolk. Additionally, many traffic shifts of various lengths were completed on the eastbound roadway in Norfolk, totaling nearly six miles of new and widened roadway open to traffic.” see HRBT page 56
Build America Update Takes Effect New Information Clarifies Rules for Specific Materials By Lucy Perry
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In February, the FHWA published an updated Q&A document on the Build America, Buy America law. Clarifications on iron and steel construction products can be found in the document, along with a definition of what constitutes being “made in America.” Application dates for the rule, which eliminates the manufactured products waiver, are also included in the updates. In the process, the agency keeps the Biden-era manufactured products rule unchanged and removes a This year, FHWA published a final update on its waiver that industry groups favored. rollback of the Build America, Buy America see BUILD page 78
materials waiver.