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February 14 2021 Vol. XXII • No. 4
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Regulators Approve 135-Mi. Permian Basin Pipeline...13
Komatsu Adds to Intelligent Machine Control...50
By Irwin Rapoport
Crews from the joint venture of Flatiron/Dragados LLC (FDLLC) are working hard to complete the Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) designbuild, $802.9 million U.S. 181 Harbor Bridge Project (HBP) in Corpus Christi. The JV has not released a new timeline as the new engineer of record (EOR), Arup-CFC, is still working to evaluate and recertify the original main span design. The release of a new completion timeline is expected in late spring. The HBP is replacing the existing Harbor Bridge (built in 1959) with a six-lane structure that has a median barrier and shoulders, along with a 10 ft.-wide shared-use path; and is reconstructing portions of U.S. 181, I-37 (1.6 mi.), and the Crosstown Expressway (1 mi.). It also includes the development, design, construction and maintenance of a total of 6.44 mi. of bridges and connecting roadways. The original new bridge design incorporates a number of aesthetic features, including a community plaza, nighttime LED lighting and xeriscape landscaping. FDLLC does not anticipate any drastic or noticeable changes to the main span design once Arup-CFC completes its analysis. The new cable stay, concrete-segmental bridge, the longest in the United States at 1,661 ft. long, will have a navigational clearance of 205 ft. and its main tower will be CEG CORRESPONDENT
Annual Auctions Begin With Alex Lyon & Son...64
Table of Contents .........4 Paving Section ......24-35 Excavator Section .......... .............................. 37-60 Business Calendar......58 Auction Section ....62-65 Advertisers Index .......66
see BRIDGE page 36
Family Reunion Century-Old Tractor Back Where It Belongs
(L-R): Peter J Holt, president/CEO of HOLT CAT; Scott Vouk, and his wife, Kerri Vouk; Tom Vouk; Nancy Vouk; Bonnie Vouk; and Tom the haul driver all pose in front of the Holt 10-ton tractor as it makes its journey home. See story page 22