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‘Borderland’ Project Reshapes Interstate 10 Sundt Construction is making steady progress on two portions of the $174 million TxDOT’s I-10 Widening West Project in El Paso County.
Powerscreen of California, Nevada & Hawaii Hosts Open House...8
JCB Builds New $500M Factory in San Antonio...14
preparing to start operations on the second portion of Sundt Construction By Irwin Rapoport the overall project valued at $120 million. The initiative is widening I-10 from two concrete Construction Company continuing lanes in each direction to three. This project, located Works to Expand I-10 workWithon Sundt the first portion of the Texas Department of in the “Borderland” where New Mexico, Texas and Transportation’s I-10 Widening West Mexico all meet, is being constructed as two projects. Close to State Borders Project in El Paso(TxDOT) County, the general contractor is CEG CORRESPONDENT
Volvo Masters Crowns Winners of Technicians Challenge...26
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Paving Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31-45 Electric Equipment Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51-55 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59-63 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
see TEXAS page 30
Is Fed’s Hydrogen Balloon All Hot Air? Clean Energy Programs Need Long Look at Infrastructure, Regulation, Logistics By Lucy Perry
The Biden administration’s clean hydrogen goals are in a state of hurry up and wait. The industry is champing to get started, but there may be too many challenges to advance the president’s dream of building out the U.S. clean hydrogen industry. The biggest issue may be the fact that with a possible change in administration next year, one that heavily favors fossil fuels, all progress may be reversed.
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see HYDROGEN page 56
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One major hurdle to building out the clean hydrogen industry is the absence of a federal hydrogen production regulation, permitting and siting agency.