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April 16, 2017 • Vol. IX • No. 8 • 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215/885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • Fax 215/885-2910
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Montana Equipment Business Ready to Expand...8
Construction of a new bridge is part of the $66 million I-25 and Arapahoe Road Interchange Improvements Project in the Colorado cities of Centennial and Greenwood Village south of Denver.
New Bridge Part of CDOT’s $66M I-25 Project San Fran’s $5B Treasure Island Makeover...45
By Chuck Harvey CEG CORRESPONDENT
Construction of a new bridge is part of the $66 million I-25 and Arapahoe Road Interchange Improvements Project in the Colorado cities of Centennial and Greenwood Village south of Denver. The site is considered one of the busiest parts of Interstate 25. Ritchie Bros. Holds Sale in New Mexico...76
The project includes construction and reconfiguration of the interchange at I-25 and Arapahoe Road. It also includes improvements to Arapahoe Road between Greenwood Plaza Boulevard and Dayton Street. The new bridge is considerably wider than the original one. It is 21 ft. (6.4 m) wider for I-25 traffic and 50 ft. (15 m) wider for Arapahoe
Road traffic. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is the lead agency in partnership with Greenwood Village, Centennial, Arapahoe County and the Southeast Public Improvement District. The planned improvements to the I-25 and Arapahoe Road (State Highway 88) interchange complex
Trump Eases Coal Regs
are designed to reduce congestion and improve traffic operations and safety. Construction began in May 2016 and should be completed by summer of 2018. The project is currently on schedule. Funding for the project comes from CDOT’s Responsible Acceleration of Maintenance and
CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2017 see DENVER page 18
Table of Contents............ 4 By Mead Gruver
Paving Section.......... 21-29
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Parts Section.................. 36
GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) This hardscrabble Wyoming city of about 30,000 people proclaims itself the “Energy Capital of the Nation” on the mayor’s blue blazer and even the parking ticket payment boxes. Nearby are some of the world’s largest open-pit mines, where dump trucks the size of houses haul out more than 40 percent of the coal produced in the United States. The windy, wide-open landscape around Gillette also has substantial reserves of natural gas, oil and uranium.
California Section.... 45-52 Skid Steer Section.... 53-71 Auction Section........ 74-79 Business Calendar..........77 Advertisers Index.......... 78
So, when President Donald Trump lifted a federal coal leasing moratorium and ordered a review of greenhouse gas regulations, the announcement electrified many workers here who depend on fossil fuels for their livelihood. After years of layoffs and corporate bankruptcies, they are optimistic that jobs and a better economy will soon return. “It’s not all rosy right now. But anytime you can see the future and know that the United States, you know, is working with you rather than against you, that alone is nice,” Gillette Mayor Louise Carter-King said. She predicts the community will “come out of this see TRUMP page 20
Overall contractor and producer attendance grew by 10 percent at ConExpo-Con/AGG 2017. see CONEXPO page 12