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July 18 2021 Vol. XXII • No. 15
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Vol vo Takes Big Step Toward Carbon Neutral...14
Husqvar na Launches Batter y Power Cutter...30
Kubota’s Attachments for Stand-On Track Loader...31
Walsh Construction is the general contractor for the $57 million initiative that is demolishing and replacing four concrete structures in Crystal Springs, Baxter, Drum Forebay and Cisco Grove.
As part of the $57.1 million Interstate 80 (I-80) Bridge Rehabilitation Project, Walsh Construction began demolition of the I-80 bridge overcrossing at Cisco Grove. This marked the start of major project construction with completion expected in summer 2023. The work is part of a project that is replacing four concrete structures in Placer County at Crystal Springs (two lanes, 160-ft. long), Baxter (two lanes, 150-ft. long), Drum Forebay (two lanes, 152-ft. long) and Cisco Grove (two lanes, 293-ft. long), that are being rebuilt with wider overcrossings, 8-ft. shoulders, 6-ft. sidewalks and ramps that comply with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards. The new Crystal Springs, Drum and Baxter bridges will be 150-ft. long and 49-ft. wide (two lanes) while the new Cisco Grove bridge will be 293-ft. long and 32-ft. wide (two lanes). The bridge replacements, built for the highway that led
By Irwin Rapoport
CEG CORRESPONDENT
Table of Contents ..........4 Aggregate & Recycling Section .....................15-21 Attachment & Parts Section ....................31-35 Truck & Trailer Section .... ................................41-43 Auction Section ......46-51 Business Calendar ........48 Advertisers Index ........50
see DEMO page 40
Elevating Hard Hats Protective Safety Helmets Deserve Respect, Care Two major construction feats, the Hoover Dam and the Golden Gate Bridge, marked the first times an employer mandated the use of hard hats on the job. The iconic head protection has come a long way since, and in 2017 a contractor first required helmets over hard hats because of the high rate of brain injuries and falls in the construction industry. Worn to prevent head injury from falling objects, debris or weather-related elements, hard hats are often taken for granted. It’s not uncommon for workers to bump into fixed objects on a site or to encounter electrical hazards, said Houston safety consulting company Safety by Design Inc. Hard hats prevent injury. But not all OSHA-approved hard hats or safety helmets are the same, and none of them lasts forever. Once you’ve chosen the right helmet for the job, it must be fitted properly, inspected
By Lucy Perry
CEG CORRESPONDENT
see HATS page 44
