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® September 10 2023 Vol. XXIV • No. 19
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OHLA Converting Expressway Into Freeway
Kimball Equipment Adds Two New Locations...8
Kirby-Smith Machinery Names Cole Executive VP, Sales...16 Crews are working to complete the SR 71 Expressway to Freeway Conversion Project, a $174.544M project that will deliver upgrades in the city of Pomona and the Los Angeles/San Bernardino County Line.
By Irwin Rapoport
OHLA USA Inc. began work on Phase 1 of the California Department of Transportation’s (Caltrans) SR-71 Expressway to Freeway Conversion Project in spring 2021 and crews are hard at work to deliver it by summer 2025. The $174.544 million project, taking place in the city of Pomona, covers CEG CORRESPONDENT
Texas Technician Earns National Honor...16
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Aggregate & Recycling Section . . . . . . . . . . . . .17-22 Attachments & Parts Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31-38 Truck & Trailer Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43-47 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49-55 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
2.7 mi. between SR 71/I-10 interchange (Mission Boulevard) and the Los Angeles/San Bernardino County Line. Phase 2 of the project, the North Segment, covers the area from the SR 71/I-10 interchange to Mission Boulevard. Construction is expected to begin next spring, with a completion in spring 2027. see FREEWAY page 26
BABA: Sold American Final Rule Stipulates Domestic Made Construction Materials On Federal Projects By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
In mid-August, the White House issued final guidance on the controversial Build America Buy America Act (BABA). President Joe Biden aims to bolster the economy “from the middle down and the bottom up.” With some exceptions, the word to the construction industry is to use American-made materials built by American workers. “It’s transforming our country for the better,” said Livia Shmavonian, director of the federal Made in America office. see BABA page 30
BABA supports the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s rule that manufactured products, construction materials, iron and steel in federally funded infrastructure projects be made in America.