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January 3 2021 Vol. X • No. 1
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Joint Venture Takes on San Diego I-5 Project By Irwin Rapoport
Earthwork and road construction operations are pressing forward on an 8-mi. stretch of Interstate 5 (I-5) to enable the busy highway corridor in San Diego County to accommodate two new carpool/high occupancy vehicle (HOV) Lanes — one in each direction — between Lomas Santa Fe Drive in Solana Beach and Palomar Airport Road in Carlsbad. The Flatiron, Skanska and Stacy and Witbeck joint-venture (FSSW) is responsible for the construction, as well as other nearby multi-modal and active transportation projects. The project is part of a phase of construction (referred to as “Build NCC”) of the Caltrans and SANDAG North Coast Corridor Program, a 40-year, $6 billion balanced set of highway, rail, environmental and bike and pedestrian mobility and coastal access projects for north coastal San Diego County. The Build NCC program began in 2017 and is anticipated to be complete in 2022. The $869 million project is funded through a combination of federal, state and local sources, including the TransNet program, a voter approved half-cent countywide sales tax that helps fund regional transportation projects. The highway portion of
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Table of Contents ................4
As Vaccine Arrives, Keep Track of Risk Management Know Impact of Virus-Related Insurance Coverage Trends as New Year Approaches By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
Aggregate & Recycling Section..........................27-33 Attachments & Parts Section ......................................34-40 Truck & Trailer Section ........ ......................................41-43 Auction Section ...........44-45 Business Calendar.............45 Advertisers Index ..............46
The Caltrans and SANDAG North Coast Corridor Program is a 40-year, $6 billion balanced set of highway, rail, environmental and bike and pedestrian mobility and coastal access projects for north coastal San Diego County.
As construction contractors work through the coronavirus pandemic, many are keeping an eye on the pandemic’s effect on their risk management policies. The basic question: What will COVID’s impact be on insurance? Get ahead of the curve now to avoid a hitch in commercial coverage next year. The North American Excavation Shoring Association (NAXSA)
Insurance carriers are reconsidering how much more risk they are willing to take on and how they are going to reduce their own exposure.
notes that while historical losses led to current insurance price increases and reduced limits, a potential industry correction due to COVID-19 may be ahead. The association warns members that insurance carriers will have to decide how much more risk they are willing to take on and how they are going to reduce their own exposure. NAXSA notes that “reinsurance carriers have raised their rates across the board in anticipation of weaker see INSURANCE page 12
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