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Published Nationally ® May 27 2018 Vol. IX • No. 11
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Sukut Makes the Grade in California By Aaron Witt CEG CORRESPONDENT
Equipment Companies Gather for Intermat 2018 in Paris...24
Ritchie Bros. Hosts Two-Day Equipment Sale in Fort Worth...50
Alex Lyon & Son Conducts Late-Model Fleet Sale...52
Table of Contents ................4 Attachment Section ....13-19 Recycling Section ........33-39
After the recent statewide droughts, preserving water bears a new meaning in California. The Santa Margarita Water District is ushering in a new era of water conservation for South Orange County by purchasing and improving the half-century old Trampas Canyon Dam. The more than $100 million dollar project is ambitious — within two years, the dam will rise forty ft. taller and the existing reservoir will accommodate 1.6 billion gallons of recycled water. With millions of yd. of earth to move and tight tolerances to conform to, only an experienced contractor with a serious fleet could complete this job. The Santa Margarita Water District awarded the contract to Sukut Construction,
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Sukut Construction started in 1968 as a small grading contractor serving Orange County.
By Jennifer Rupp
Auction Section ..........48-55
When it comes to road construction, engineers and construction crews must be prepared for anything, including the possibility that the road will be there one day and gone the next. Fortunately, on U.S. 82 in Eddy and Lea Counties in New Mexico, the discovery of sinkholes came
Advertisers Index ..............54
a firm with a long history of dirt projects in California. Sukut Construction started in 1968 as a small grading contractor serving Orange County. As California grew, so did Sukut Construction. Now one of the largest earthmoving contractors on the west coast, Sukut serves markets from public and private to environmental and energy. The Sukut name is shared by two independent companies — Sukut Construction, the contractor expanding the Trampas Canyon Dam, and Sukut Equipment, the company supplying the iron for the job. Sukut Equipment supplies Sukut Construction with the equipment each project requires, and they also rent and sell equipment and parts across the United States and globally. see SUKUT page 26
NMDOT Won’t Cave in to Sinkholes on U.S. 82
Truck & Trailer Section ........ ......................................43-45
Business Calendar ............51
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while they were still in their development phase. The road project covers 31 miles of pavement rehabilitation with some reconstruction and widening — including acceleration and deceleration lanes. The project runs from Artesia eastward to the U.S. 82/529 junction. Crews began work in June 2017 with a planned completion date of February see NMDOT page 30
Constructor Inc. of Carlsbad, N.M., installs culvert pipe on U.S. 82 shoulder.