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July 17 2022 Vol. XXIII • No. 15
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O.C. Jones Widens Crucial Stretch of Bay Area’s I-80 By Irwin Rapoport CEG CORRESPONDENT
Bomag Remembers Industry Vet DeJong...6
Colo. Begins $43M Job to Replace Structures..8
ASV Restores N.A.’s First Compact Track Loader...23
O.C. Jones & Sons Inc. began work on the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the Solano Transportation Authority’s (STA) threeyear, $244 million Solano I-80 Express Managed Lanes Project that is adding express lanes on Interstate 80 between Red Top Road in Fairfield and the Leisure Town Road in Vacaville just east of the I80/I-580 interchange. The Bakersfield-based contractor, which specializes in site grading, excavation, asphalt paving and underground utilities, is progressing with work on time and on budget. Upon completion, two new, 18-mi. express lanes —one eastbound and one westbound — will be built through central Solano County, bringing congestion relief and encouraging transit use and carpooling in the busy corridor, according to Caltrans District 4 Public Information Officer Pedro Quintana. “Ultimately, the express lane network will expand north to meet the Caltrans Bakersfield-based contractor O.C. Jones & Sons Inc. are creating 18 mi. of express lanes — one District 3 express lanes in Yolo County,” eastbound and one westbound — as part of the $244 million Solano I-80 Express Managed Lanes see SOLANO page 40
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Aggregate & Recycling Section . . . . . . . . . . . . .17-22 Attachments & Parts Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29-33 Truck & Trailer Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41-44 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48-51 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
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Airport Construction Funding Soars National, State, Local Entities Open Wallets to Improve Facilities — Big, Small By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
In early June, the FAA announced awards of more than $5 million to enhance safety and accessibility at U.S. airports. The Airport Improvement Program (AIP) awards, which include 416 grants to airports across the country, will fund a variety of projects. Improved facilities, repairs to runways, airfield maintenance and equipment purchases all fall under the second round of the 2022 awards. “In communities of all sizes, airports are vital to local economies, sustaining jobs and getting people Airport construction projects will be abundant for and goods where they need to go,” said U.S. the next several years, which means contracting see AIRPORTS page 45
opportunities are immediately available.