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April 24 2022 Vol. XXIII • No. 9
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Volvo Announces Its Top Dealer Awards...2
ERC Relies On Sandvik Line for Arizona Projects...22
Ames Construction recently completed the SR 189 project near the U.S. border in Nogales, Ariz.
By Chuck MacDonald CEG CORRESPONDENT
Bobcat Unveils Attachments for Land Clearing Jobs...29
Table of Contents................4 Aggregate & Recycling Section..........................17-25 Attachments & Parts Section ......................................29-34 Truck & Trailer Section ........ ......................................35-39 Auction Section ..........48-51 Business Calendar ............49 Advertisers Index..............50
If you like fresh produce, you are going to love this Arizona road-building story. Approximately 370,000 trucks crossed the U.S. border at Nogales in 2021, carrying some $30 billion in goods, including much of the winter produce consumed in the United States.
Before construction work on SR 189 began, heavy truck traffic flowed along the state road and into the I-19/Mariposa Road interchange. The finished project included two flyover bridges that now enable trucks to bypass the busy interchange, eliminating the need to stop at three traffic signals. The $134 million project shifts traffic away from the front of Nogales High School improving safety for students,
their parents and motorists. Decreasing congestion on a highway is almost always desirable. However, for trucks carrying perishables like produce, congestion reduction is especially significant. Securing funding for an important project like this is always a key element in the process. “We were able to advance the project two see ARIZONA page 28
The Right to Do It Yourself Is Right-to-Repair Order a Sleeper Issue for the Construction Industry? By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
Have you been following the Right-toRepair debate? Though President Joe Biden’s executive order limiting anti-competitive practices was meant to chiefly benefit consumers and farmers, it has implications for
the construction sector. And not everyone is on the do-it-yourself bandwagon. The aim of the right-to-repair order was to allow owners to self-repair personal electronic devices, automobiles and machines. Farmers would benefit from the opportunity to repair the heavy machinery they own, and see DIY page 16
President Joe Biden’s right-to-repair order allows owners to self-repair personal electronic devices, automobiles and machines. It benefits the ag industry and has implications for the construction industry.
