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To cause the least amount of inconvenience to motorists, much of the work is being done during offpeak hours.

Crews are putting in long hours on a marathon project that will widen 22 mi. of I10 near Beaumont, Texas.

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is overseeing the more than $270million effort, which, due to size, is divided into segments.

“These three projects are necessary to improve the safety of I-10 and assist in congestion,” said TxDOT spokesperson Sarah Dupre. “In addition to widening from four to six lanes, the projects also will widen all the shoulders. It’s estimated that 1,000 people are moving to Texas daily. It’s crucial that we’re able to meet the needs of the public and maintain the best system possible.”

Houston’s Williams Brothers Construction

Co. Inc. is responsible for the two western projects, while Johnson Bros. Corporation of Roanoke, Texas, is handling the 9.9-mi. eastern section. Work on SH73-Hamshire began in 2016 and should be completed by 2021.

Construction started on Hamshire-FM365 in 2017, and is expected to finish in 2022. The FM365-Walden Road project began earlier this year, with a completion date of 2024. see I-10 page 12

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Arlington, Texas Selected for Medal of Honor Museum The National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation announced today that, following a national search launched in October 2018, Arlington, Texas has been selected by the Foundation’s Board of Directors as the site for the future National Medal of Honor Museum. Planned for construction near Arlington’s Globe Life Park and AT&T Stadium, the first national museum of its kind would open to the public in 2024.

“Arlington, Texas is the optimal location to build America’s next national treasure — the National Medal of Honor Museum,” said Joe Daniels, president and CEO of the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation. “All of us at the Museum were simply overwhelmed with the enthusiasm, warmth and level of commitment of those involved, who have worked beyond expectation to have the Museum come to Texas.

Seventy recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor have lived in the region and nearly 1.8 million veterans and active duty military currently call Texas home.

Centuries of American history are filled with examples of selfless heroism and love of country shown by the men and women of this great state. We look forward to partnering with Governor Abbott, Mayor Williams, public and private leaders, and the entire North Texas community as we carry out our important mission — to honor our nation’s Medal of Honor recipients for future generations.”

The Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest and most prestigious military honor, has been awarded to more than 3,500 military service members since the first medal was presented in 1863. The National Medal of Honor Museum will offer an experience that draws personal and emotional connections to Medal of Honor recipients and their inspiring stories, while shedding light on the stories of heroism and the values that the Medal of Honor represents.

“On behalf of the people of Texas, I welcome the National Medal of Honor Museum to the Lone Star State,” Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said. “There is no better place to honor and preserve the legacy of our nation’s Medal of Honor recipients than in this patriotic city. We are well known for our Texas pride — and we are extremely proud that Arlington, which brings visitors from across our great nation and the world, was chosen as the home of a museum that will surely become a national icon.”

The National Medal of Honor Museum will provide an unrivaled visitor experience with state-of-the-art permanent, interactive experiences and rotating exhibitions.

Serving as a national landmark — and located in America’s heartland — the Museum will illustrate the historical thread of sacrifice, patriotism and courage that runs

The rendering shows the location for the first-ever National Medal of Honor Museum.

“Located in the heart of our nation, we look forward to commemorating the stories of the 3,500 Medal of Honor recipients to educate, inspire, and motivate our youth to understand the meaning and price of freedom.”

Jeff Williams Mayor of Arlington

through all U.S, military service members, past and present. The National Medal of Honor Museum also will include an education center aimed at character development in our nation’s youth. A critical part of the museum’s mission will be to use the stories of Medal of Honor recipients to inspire young people, and motivate them to be their best selves.

“Arlington, Texas is honored to be entrusted as the home of the National Medal of Honor Museum,” said Arlington Mayor Jeff Williams. “Located in the heart of our nation, we look forward to commemorating the stories of the 3,500 Medal of Honor recipients to educate, inspire, and motivate our youth to understand the meaning and price of freedom. We are excited and humbled to provide a national platform to spread this message throughout our great country.”

In making its decision, the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation first evaluated a range of factors, including the city’s location, size and number of visitors, and community support — both overall and patriotic — for our nation’s history. The Foundation then engaged in detailed discussions with leading members of the commu-

nity and evaluated a timeline for conveyance of a potential museum location, the potential support of private individuals and organizations, and programmatic possibilities.

“Building a permanent home for the National Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington ensures that the Foundation will be able to share the stories of the more than 3,500 Medal of Honor recipients to the more than 51 million visitors that are warmly welcomed to the region a year,” said Colonel Jack Jacobs. “Putting our roots down and establishing a permanent home for the Museum in Texas, a state that has unmatched ties to the military and military service, will allow us to create an experience that inspires a true strength of character.”

North Texas offers the museum a setting that is popular with area residents and tourists, where the museum will be both a place of reflection and an educational institution. With the city of Arlington as a partner, the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation expects to complete construction by 2024.

Arlington is situated in the heart of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, which is the fourth largest metropolitan area in the nation

with more than 7.4 million people. Arlington and North Texas are close to two major airports — the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and Dallas Love Field. In 2017, the area welcomed more than 51 million visitors, who spent nearly $5 billion at destinations including the George W. Bush Presidential Center, the Kimbell Art Museum, The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, the Arlington Museum of Art, the Perot Museum of Nature and Science, AT&T Performing Arts Center and Bass Hall. Residents and visitors also are strong supporters of the region’s sports teams, including the Dallas Cowboys, Texas Rangers, Dallas Stars, Dallas Mavericks, FC Dallas, WNBA’s Dallas Wings and the XFL’s Dallas Renegades. Some of the largest employers in the Arlington metro area are American Airlines in Fort Worth, which employs 27,000; AT&T, which employs 17,000; General Motors, which employs more than 4,500; and Lockheed Martin, which employs 14,350. The National Medal of Honor Museum and its array of programs will be available to hundreds of thousands of students across North Texas, as well as more than 60,000 at The University of Texas at Arlington.

In anticipation of the final site selection, the NMOHM issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) in August to the top architectural firms in the country that had expressed interest in designing the museum.

A formal Request for Proposals will be provided four firms, based on the responses to the RFQ. The NMOHM Board expects to select the Museum’s architect in early 2020.

In addition to building its Arlington home, the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation looks forward to working with the United States Congressional Delegation from Texas to create the first-ever monument in Washington, D.C., dedicated to honoring the more than 3,500 Medal of Honor recipients. The Congressional Medal of Honor Memorial will join other national landmarks in the nation’s capital, and draw a maximum level of visibility and support from every corner of the United States.

About the National Medal of Honor Museum The National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation is a non-profit educational organization established to preserve and present the stories of the nation’s Medal of Honor recipients. The Museum aims to showcase acts of valor, share real-life examples of patriotism, leadership and courage and inspire current and future generations.

Visitors will come to understand the meaning and price of freedom — and appreciate the virtue of putting service above self. For more information, visit mohmuseum .org. 

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Texas Asphalt Pavement Association Members Convene

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he Texas Asphalt Pavement Association (TXAPA) held its 45th annual meeting on Sept. 17 to 20 at the Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort in San Antonio.

Among the speakers at the conference were Bill Hale, Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) chief engineer and Sam Salazar, TxDOT’s occupational safety director. Hale outlined TxDOT’s 10year, $77-billion spending plan. Salazar addressed the issue of jobsite injuries, citing statistics that revealed that motorists hitting workers is the most common cause of accidents on job sites. see MEETING page 10

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Vendors, Speakers Bring Out Their Best for Member Expo

Sam McNabb (R), Powerscreen Texas president, and Jake Cernoch were on hand to promote the company’s full line of crushing, screening, washing, grinding and recycling equipment. The company represents Powerscreen and several other lines of equipment to a four-state region which includes Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana.

Texas Bearing Company of Amarillo displayed its KPI-JCI and Astec lines of crushing, washing and screening equipment. Shown (L-R) are Paul Michaels of Astec, Scott Byers, Walt Wooten and Eric Prim of Texas Bearing.

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The event included TXAPA’s Quality Asphalt Pavement Award ceremony and the Associate Member Expo.

Next year’s meeting will be held on Sept. 15 to 18 at La Cantera Resort and Spa in San Antonio.

TXAPA provides full service for the needs of the asphalt industry including asphalt producers, contractors, liquid asphalt suppliers and other interested parties involved in improving and growing the asphalt industry.

Harold Mullen, executive vice president of the Texas Asphalt Pavement Association (TXAPA), addresses the gathering at the organization’s annual conference in San Antonio.

McCourt and Sons Equipment represents McCloskey and several other lines of crushing and screening equipment in Texas and neighboring states.

They were represented at the TXAPA conference (L-R) by Sean Fox, Sam Welch and Eamon McCourt, the company’s vice-president.

Sam Salazar (R), TXDOT’s director of occupational safety, fields questions after his presentation on safety on the job site. Dr. Jon Epps, of Texas Transportation Institute, moderated the session.

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Splitting Project Into Segments Eases Funding, Planning I-10 from page 1

Easing Impact on Drivers Most of the work occurs during times that will least affect motorists.

“The majority of lane closures take place in the overnight or weekend hours, to have as little impact on the driving public as possible,” said Dupre.

The projects will provide a safer and less-congested interstate system for the thousands of people who travel I-10 daily. The mainlanes will be concrete pavement when completed.

According to Dupre, the biggest challenge on the job is accommodating and handling the amount of daily traffic volumes, while providing as much work space for the contractor. As for overseeing three concurrent projects, “Two of the projects are assigned to the Liberty Area Office, and one is assigned to the Beaumont Area Office to help split the management requirement.

Communication between all three projects is vital for a successful outcome.

“Splitting the overall corridor into three separate projects assisted in the areas of funding, planning and environmental clearance. This also helps to complete the roadway in sections, and balance the impacts to motorists.”

Keeping It Safe One of the chief goals is keeping the I-10 widening project moving safely and without major issues.

“Safety is TxDOT’s number one concern,” said Dupre. “For these projects, we’ve had a great deal of coordination with the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department. Additional signage and public outreach also have been key in urging the public to slow down and drive safely.”

Dupre also noted that staying in touch daily is crucial to completing such a major undertaking.

“Communication between all parties is the key to a successful project. By communicating and working closely with our contractors, we can relay the appropriate messages to motorists about upcoming work and closures.”

Working on a project that will take years to complete means taking the time to plan and prepare.

“Startup on projects this size is the most challenging. The contractors set up an on-site cement base pug mill, on-site pre-casting yard, an off-site concrete batch plant and an off-site asphalt plant. Once the team got to know each other and roles and responsibilities were worked out, the day-to-day operations began running smoothly. It takes diligence on the part of our two area offices to keep the project teams motivated and working together, so that problems that arise are addressed quickly and in a safe and correct manner.”

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Improving Drainage Kenneth Wiemers, Beaumont area engineer, said weak soils and drainage issues are of special con-

Overpass reconstruction and bridge widening are taking place in several areas along the 22-mi.-long project.

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Many locations throughout the project have required the removal of old concrete pavement.

cern on this project.

“Jefferson and Chambers counties are developing, and drainage needs are changing with it. We partnered with the local drainage districts to appropriately size new stream crossings. During project development, drainage on such flat terrain can be challenging.

Temporary drainage was installed to allow our subgrade soils to quickly dry between rain events and speed construction.

“We are reversing the stack on a few of our interchanges,” Wiemers continued. “This creates a 20- to 30- ft. fill section above the natural ground. Under the approximately10-ft.-thick layer of textbook Beaumont Clay, there lies a deep

saturated and soft layer of clays containing striations of slicken skins and silty deposits. We have learned from a historical retaining wall section through the City of Beaumont.”

Crews have witnessed differential settlement occur at the interface of the Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) retaining wall backfill and the general roadway fill.

“We also have seen some situations where over a long period of time, the MSE wall itself may settle. These challenges have been addressed by requiring surcharge loading and wick drains with a settlement period for the general roadway fill. Ground improvement via concrete piling installed on a

grid and topped with layers of geotextile and Flexible base has been provided below the stabilized earth zone of on retaining walls.”

As for other tasks required during construction, “Demolition work has been going well, as we have removed bridge structures and the old concrete pavement in many locations,” said Omar De Leon, Liberty area engineer. “The majority of this work has been during off-peak hours.”

Equipment being used on the job includes bulldozers, motorgraders, drill shaft rigs, hot mix laydown machine, a mud tank and sand separator, a concrete pump truck and rollers. Some of the main materials being used during construction include concrete, steel, asphalt and soil stabilization materials.

All Segments Showing Progress Work continues on the various assignments at a steady pace. In the 5.2-mi. section, in Chambers County near Winnie, the contractor is currently completing work on the FM 1663 bridge widening, as well as completing grading and base work on the outside eastbound lane in preparation for paving.

In the 6.8-mile section, in Jefferson County near FM 365, the

contractor is working on the grading and base work for inside lanes, as well as grading, base and pavement work for the outside detour lanes in various areas of the project. Bridge widening work is commencing on the Taylor Bayou bridge structure.

Regarding the 9.9-mi. eastern section, the Brooks road overpass is being reconstructed to meet the 18-ft., 6-in. freight clearance.

Detour pavement is being constructed to facilitate construction of the Smith Road interchange, and various utility relocations are occurring. Drainage box culvert cross drainage structures are being extended and replaced at several crossings.

As part of the I-10 widening project, crews are removing the 50-year-old concrete pavement and reconstructing the full depth.

“Road traffic is detoured to the side, old concrete is broken down and removed, drainage and bridge structures are built or widened as appropriate, grading and sub-base work is performed, pavement and steel are laid down for new pavement and center median barrier,” said Dupre. “For this project, the inside shoulder and two travel lanes were constructed first, then the outside travel lane, shoulder and connecting roads are built.” see I-10 page 18

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Texas Highway Project Lettings

The Texas State Department of Transportation received bids for transportation-related improvement projects.

Following is a list of some of the projects let.

• Zachry Construction Corporation — $100,655,367 • Johnson Bros. Corporation, A Southland Company — $106,919,764 County: Goliad Project ID: STP 1902(107) Project: Rehabilitate roadway and add passing lanes.

Location: SH 239 to Refugio County line.

Estimate: $29,312,415 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Hunter Industries, Ltd. — $31,126,365 • Angel Brothers Holdings Corporation — $32,535,982 • Bay Ltd. — $33,476,477

County: Dallas Project ID: RMC - 634244001 Project: Repair/replace concrete barrier.

Location: Various roadways in the west.

Estimate: $968,950 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Gibson & Associates Inc. — $773,540 • Fireman Excavating Inc. — $856,900 • Select Striping LLC — $927,900 • Iowa Bridge & Culvert LC — $991,000 • GHB Equipment Company LLC — $1,336,600 County: Dallas Project ID: RMC - 634247001 Project: Managed lane.

Location: Interstate Highway No. 35E — from Crown Road to FM 2181 (Swisher Road).

Estimate: $2,533,192 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Roy Jorgensen Associates Inc. — $2,940,588 • Fireman Excavating Inc. — $4,024,290 • Gibson & Associates Inc. — $5,317,954 County: Denton Project ID: RMC - 634340001 Project: Full depth concrete repair.

Location: Various roadways.

Estimate: $539,086 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Silver Creek Construction Inc. — $626,903 • Talbran Enterprises LLC — $759,856 • Winding Road Construction Inc. — $888,255 • Jagoe-Public Company — $1,297,334 County: Kaufman Project ID: RMC - 634255001 Project: Miscellaneous concrete repair.

Location: Various roadways in the Kaufman/Rockwall maintenance section.

Estimate: $263,590 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Gibson & Associates Inc. — $274,720 • Iowa Bridge & Culvert LC — $322,250

• Thomas 11 Development LLC — $368,250 • FNH Construction LLC — $538,550 County: Bexar Project ID: NH 1902(215) Project: Grade, stripe, base, surface, sign and utilities.

Location: Ingram Road to U.S. 90.

Estimate: $88,927,911 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Williams Brothers Construction Company Inc. — $77,332,883 • Flatiron Construction Corporation — $87,452,660 • Webber LLC — $90,986,648 • Zachry Construction Corporation — $91,077,533 County: Nacogdoches Project ID: NH 1902(081) Project: Construct 4 lane direct connection.

Location: SH 7 to 1.242 mi south of Spradley Street.

Estimate: $ 77,867,877 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Longview Bridge and Road Ltd. — $86,198,369 • Pulice Construction Inc. — $89,349,489 • James Construction Group LLC — $91,680,440 • East Texas Bridge Inc. — $92,301,213

County: Harris Project ID: NH 1902(182) Project: Widen to 4-lane divided.

Location: 0.23 mi. south of Antelope Drive to FM 1960.

Estimate: $22,007,350 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • SER Construction Partners LLC — $25,495,057 • Angel Brothers Holdings Corporation — $25,988,457 • J.D. Abrams LP — $27,274,582 • Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Inc. — $28,525,096 County: Andrews Project ID: STP 2019(944)HES Project: Grade, stripe, base, surface, sign and illumination.

Location: AT FM 1788.

Estimate: $10,643,350 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Jones Bros. Dirt & Paving Contractors Inc. — $14,337,020 • Delhur Industries Inc. — $15,455,801 • FNF Construction Inc. — $17,692,730 • Salinas Construction Technologies Ltd. — $25,813,501 County: Concho Project ID: NH 1902(151) Project: Construct passing lanes.

Location: 1.1 mi. east of U.S. 83 to Mcculloch County Road 140.

Estimate: $13,126,208 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Allen Keller Company — $13,599,407 • Reece Albert Inc. — $15,376,235

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Ritchie Bros …

Sellers Flock to Fort Worth for $61M Auction More than $61 million worth of equipment items and trucks were sold for 730-plus owners in Ritchie Bros.’ latest Fort Worth, Tex., auction, setting a new consignor record for the site.

More than 6,800 people from 58 countries registered to bid on 5,200-plus items in the Sept. 24-25 auction.

Approximately 88 percent of the items in the auction were purchased by U.S. buyers, including 45 percent purchased by buyers from Texas. International buyers from such countries as Australia, Egypt and the United Kingdom purchased 12 percent of the equipment. Online buyers purchased 60 percent of the assets.

“We sold a wide selection of equipment this week for more than 700 owners with strong attendance and buyer participation on both days,” said Neal Black, regional sales manager, Ritchie Bros. “I'd like to offer a huge thank you to all the sellers who trusted us to meet their expectations. We had a great auction this week, with solid pricing, and we encourage equipment buyers to check out the thousands of items being sold online through IronPlanet.com and Marketplace-E.” Equipment highlights in the Fort Worth auction included 500-plus truck tractors, 250-plus aerial work platforms, 160 excavators, 50-plus loader backhoes, 140-plus skid steers, 75-plus flatbed trucks, 60 wheel loaders, 30-plus dump trucks, 50-plus dozers, and more. All items were sold without minimum bids or reserve prices.

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Texas Central, developer of the high- in the world in the wider transport sector, speed train, announced a designbuild con- including the expansion of the Panama tract has been signed with the joint venture Canal. Salini has worked in the United States of Salini Impregilo, one of the largest civil since the 1980s and expanded its presence in engineering contractors in the world, and its 2016, merging with The Lane Construction U.S. subsidiary, Lane Construction Corporation, a U.S.-based company with Corporation. Salini-Lane is to supply the almost 130 years of experience in infrastruccivil and infrastructure scope for the new ture work. high-speed train service between Houston The Texas train will be based on Central and Dallas. This includes the design and Japan Railway’s Tokaido Shinkansen train construction of the viaduct and embankment system, the world’s safest mass transportasections along the entire route, the installa- tion system. The new Shinkansen N700S, tion of the track system and the alignment and construction of all buildings and services “This inclusion in bringing high-speed that will house maintenance and other rail train service to Texas and America, system equipment. through leading the project’s design This design-build agreement authorizes and construction, is an invaluable a set of early works for experience.” the joint venture to continue advancing Pietro Salini engineering design, Salini Impreglio Group detailed planning, interface definition and other key prerequisites necessary to start construction. This which is the sixth generation of this train and agreement is the result of their previous will be debuted before this summer’s 2020 work providing front-end engineering and Olympics. The system has transported more design for the train’s civil infrastructure. than 10 billion passengers in over 54 years Other services included optimizing execu- with a perfect record of zero passenger fataltion plans, strategies and logistics, as well as ities or injuries from operations, and an performing analysis to develop construction impeccable on-time performance record. costs and schedule estimates.

“With increasing congestion on our high“This agreement brings us one step closer ways and airways, it is important that we to beginning construction of the civil infra- look at alternative modes of transportation,” structure segments of the project,” said said Robin A. Kemper, president of the Carlos F. Aguilar, CEO, Texas Central. American Society of Civil Engineers.

“Salini-Lane’s unmatched track record with The project’s total investment is expected rail infrastructure, and very specifically its to be approximately $20 billion with the civil world class high-speed rail expertise across works estimated at $14 billion. This would the globe, will be central to the completion conservatively lead to an estimated $36 bilof America’s first end to end high-speed rail lion in economic benefits state-wide over the system.” next 25 years, including the creation of “We are thrilled and honored to bring our 10,000 jobs per year during peak construclarge-scale railway expertise to this unique tion and 1,500 permanent jobs when fully opportunity,” said Pietro Salini, CEO, Salini operational.

Impregilo Group. “This inclusion in bringTexas Central and its partners are commiting high-speed train service to Texas and ted to the Business and Workforce America, through leading the project’s Opportunity programs, created to ensure a design and construction, is an invaluable highly skilled workforce and promote the experience.” growth of Texas-based small, rural, minoriSalini Impregilo is active in more than 50 ty-, woman-, veteran- and disabled individcountries on five continents, with experience ual owned businesses by offering fair and building more than 4,000 miles of railway competitive opportunities to bid and particiinfrastructure around the world — in pate in building and operating the Texas Australia, Europe, Asia and the Americas. It high-speed train. has built many high-speed train projects in For more information, visit www.texasEurope, and some iconic, complex projects central.com. 

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“Getting these large, long and complex projects to construction was a significant task. We previously completed the IH10 at FM364 [Major Drive] interchange a few years before this construction began. Having this interchange complete in the middle of the corridor was critical to maintaining access and emergency response availability. Another significant task completed as part of this project was the rebuilding of the Brush Island Overpass, and bringing it to a clearance level of 18 ft., 6 in. to meet freight clearance.

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Looking Ahead While progress continues to be made, a number of key tasks have yet to be carried out. On the 5.2-mi. section, this includes pavement of the outside travel lane and shoulder, ramps and completion of the bridges. On the 6.8-mi. section, grading and base work is needed for the interior shoulder and travel lanes, as well as reversing the stack of Smith Road interchange. This is the key component of the 9.9-mi. section, and will cause the greatest impact to local traffic.

Dupre said all phases of road construction will be constructed in sequence, and will overlap so that it progresses together. On the roadway portions, constructing the subgrade will be the most weather-dependent, and has the potential to take the longest amount of time.  CEG

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