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Southeast 6 March 19, 2025

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® March 19 2025 Vol. XXXVII • No. 6

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Seminole Expressway Expansion Under Way FDOT photo

Pipeline Uses Komatsu Smart Construction to Monitor Equipment...12

HEC Makes Durable, Specialty Trucks for Heavy Construction...20 The project will require excavators, bulldozers, motor graders, asphalt finishers, road rollers, pavers, light towers and traffic control devices.

By Cindy Riley CEG CORRESPONDENT

Briggs JCB Celebrates Its Grand Opening in Orlando, Fla. ...24

With a goal of increasing roadway longevity and strengthening pedestrian safety, Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise (FTE) is widening Seminole Expressway/State Road (SR) 417 between

Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Paving, Compaction & Milling Section . . . . . . .40-67 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86-89 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90

Aloma Avenue/SR 426 and north of SR 434 in Seminole County. The $300 million project includes replacing five bridges and enhancing a dozen existing structures, as well as performing pavement milling and installing a drainage pond. “Seminole Expressway serves as a critical cor-

ridor for both local and regional travel, providing a key alternative to the heavily traveled Interstate 4 and acting as an essential emergency evacuation route,” said Yasir Mercado, communications manager, FTE - Florida Department of Transportation see SEMINOLE page 38

Carolina Cat Parent Company Names Amanda Weisiger Cornelson President The parent company of Carolina Cat, Weisiger Group, announced Feb. 13, 2025, that Amanda Weisiger Cornelson was promoted to president, transitioning the company to its fourth generation of family leadership. The upcoming ownership shift to Cornelson and her sisters, Marshall Weisiger Rodman and Grace Weisiger, will create one of the largest privately held women-owned businesses in the Southeast. Ed Weisiger Jr. will continue as chairman of the board. “I’m excited for this new phase of the company as we position Weisiger Group and our companies for even greater success moving forward,” said Ed Weisiger Jr., chair of Weisiger Group Board. “We’ve worked through a see PRESIDENT page 33

Amanda Weisiger Cornelson

Carolina CAT photo


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