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August 15 2021 Vol. XXII • No. 17
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Kirby-Smith Names John Arapidis Its New CEO, President
Of fici als Planning Repairs On Colorado’s I- 70...12
Six New Cat Pulverizer s Deliver Concrete Demo...17
Eco Log Intr oduces New Har vest Heads...31
Table of Contents ..........4 Aggregate & Recycling Section .....................17-23 Attachment & Parts Section ....................31-35 Truck & Trailer Section .... ................................41-43 Auction Section ......46-51 Business Calendar ........49 Advertisers Index ........50
Throughout the duration of the $150.7 million Interstate 710 Pavement Rehabilitation and Bridge Widening Project, construction crews from Flatiron worked relentlessly in an attempt deliver the massive job ahead of schedule. Flatiron did just that, completing construction 1.5 years ahead of schedule and on budget. The combined efforts of Flatiron and Caltrans, who oversaw the project, earned two prestigious awards — the Project of the Year with the International Partnering Institute and the California Transportation Foundation’s Freeway/Expressway Project of the Year, which was handed out earlier this year. The project on I-710 covers a 3.5-mi. stretch of the north-south I-710 through the cities of Commerce, Vernon, Bell and the unincorporated area of east Los Angeles from Slauson Avenue to State Route 60. Mike Roe, Flatiron’s project manager, stressed that getting ahead of schedule was a goal from the start of construction in May 2018. “This went back to the early stages, with the bridge widening, especially the biggest – the Hobart Yard Bridge,” he said. “The original schedule was to do all the bridge widenings, completing that phase before moving onto the freeway concrete pavement replacement work. We analyzed the schedule and sequenced the work to complete all Crews utilized a geographic information system (GIS) outside paving work con- tool used to coordinate the pavement replacement —
By Irwin Rapoport
CEG CORRESPONDENT
see WINNER page 40
using Google Earth maps — to identify access areas.
Ed Kirby (L) and John Arapidis, new president and CEO of Kirby-Smith Machinery.
Kirby-Smith Machinery Inc., a distributor of heavy equipment and cranes in the central United States, announced that John Arapidis has been named president and CEO. Ed Kirby, the company’s co-founder, president and CEO of nearly 40 years, will step back from his current position and will serve as chairman of the board. Arapidis joined Kirby-Smith Machinery in 2017, serving as vice president of major accounts. Prior to joining Kirby-Smith, Arapidis spent nearly 30 years at Komatsu, a developer and supplier of technologies, equipment and services for the construction, mining, forklift, industrial and forestry markets. Arapidis held various roles at Komatsu, including national accounts manager and vice president of the rental and used equipment division. see KIRBY-SMITH page 44
