Western 15 July 21, 2019

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July 21 2019 Vol. IX โ€ข No. 15

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Growth Sparks Nevada SR 160 Widening Project

Caltrans photo

Highway History: The Armyโ€™s 1919 Cross-Country Convoy...10

By Bill Chastain CEG CORRESPONDENT

Google Breaks Ground on $600M Data Center in Nevada...14

The earthquake was the second to strike the area near Ridgecrest, a town in the Mojave Desert about 120 mi. north of San Bernardino. An earthquake registering 6.4 occurred in the same area less than two days earlier on July 4.

Caltrans Not Shaken By July 6 Earthquake Damage

Nevadaโ€™s growing population and an increase in travel made the widening project of State Route 160 necessary in Southern Nevada. The Nevada Department of Transportation awarded a $58.6 million contract to Aggregate Industries SWR (AISWR) to widen and upgrade a 28-mi. leg of Blue Diamond Road/State Route 160 between Pahrump and Mountain Springs. Six miles of the project stretches over mountainous terrain, and 22 mi. of roadway needs various enhancements and roadbed modification. see BLASTING page 34

By Lori Tobias

three sections of SR 178 buckled and cracked. The state transportation department Caltrans wasted no time getting to work awarded a $3 million repair contract to on a state road extensively damaged in the Sully-Miller Contracting Co., based out of July 6 evening earthquake. The 7.1 mag- Brea, Calif. โ€œWe did some temporary repairs right nitude earthquake in eastern California left away,โ€ said Christine Knadler, Caltrans District 9 public information officer. โ€œWe got approval for the contract on Saturday and the contractor started working Sunday morning.โ€ The earthquake was the second to strike the area near Ridgecrest, a town in the Mojave Desert about 120 mi. north of San Bernardino. An earthquake registering 6.4 occurred in the same area less than two days earlier on July 4. The 7.1 shaker was the Caltrans photo strongest to hit California in more Caltrans wasted no time getting to work on a than two decades, according to state road extensively damaged in the July 6 the Sacramento Bee. CEG CORRESPONDENT

Gyru-Star Screening Bucket Makes Debut in Western U.S. ...35

Table of Contents ................4 Attachments & Parts Section ......................................11-12 Truck & Trailer Section ........ ......................................23-26 Recycling Section ........35-47 Auction Section ..........50-53 Business Calendar ............52 Advertisers Index ..............54

evening earthquake.

see CALTRANS page 30

A 28-mi. stretch of Blue Diamond Road/State Route 160 in Southern Nevada is being widened and upgraded to address increased population in the area.


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