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® January 15 2023 Vol. XXIV • No. 2
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PLC Delivers Dallas Highway Project
Cat Focuses On Tech Leadership at CES...8
Bobcat Recaps Products, Investments for Year...16 Pegasus Link Constructors, a joint venture of Balfour Beatty and Fluor, recently put the finishing touches on the Southern Gateway Project, a $666 million Dallas highway job that widened I-35 and built additional express lanes.
By Irwin Rapoport
If you’ve taken a drive through Dallas recently, you may have noticed something different about Interstate 35: it’s wider. Pegasus Link Constructors, which brought together Balfour Beatty U.S. and Fluor, an engineering and general contracting firm, in a joint-venture, recently completed the massive, $666 million endeavor known as the
CEG CORRESPONDENT
John Deere Debuts Its Electronic Excavator...22
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Paving Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23-35 Technology Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49-53 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61-65 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Southern Gateway Project. The design-build project covered 11 mi. of highway, covering I-35E south of downtown Dallas, U.S. 67 between I-35E and I-20 and the I35E/U.S. 67 split. The improvements included the reconstruction of reversible non-tolled express lanes that are open to all users, including see DALLAS page 48
States Begin Move to e-Truckin’ Feds Incentivize Purchasing, Using Zero-, Low-Emission Vehicles By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
Trucking companies will get some much-needed help from the federal Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which includes funding opportunities for the transition to zero-emission fleets. States are following suit. California has established a truck and bus rebate voucher program while other states, including Michigan and Tennessee, have grant programs in place. see TRUCKS page 36