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September 26 2021 Vol. XXII • No. 20
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SEMA, CDOT Set to Begin Militar y Access Job...12
Gr owth, Diver sification Define Mur r ay Paving...27
Having started work on the $815 million, 10.3-mi. SH 288 Toll Lanes Expansion Project (Drive288) in Houston — an initiative of the Blueridge Transportation Group (BTG) the developer, in partnership with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and their joint- venture
By Irwin Rapoport
CEG CORRESPONDENT
Doosan to Showcase Mini-Excavator s...64
Table of Contents ................4 Paving Section..............27-41 Off-Road Trucks Section ........ ......................................47-63 Auction Section ............73-77 Business Calendar..............74 Advertisers Index ..............78
partners, Almeda-Genoa Constructors (AGC) — construction crews are eyeing the end of this year for the completion of the massive undertaking. AGC is a fully integrated joint venture between Dragados USA, Pulice Construction and Shikun & Binui America, known collectively as DBJV see HOUSTON page 42
Optimism in the Face of Uncertainty Industry Wants Fed Help to Tackle Labor Shortages By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
If you believe the projections, the construction industry could see hunThe funding gap for career training is one reason so dreds of thousands of new jobs as a many contractors have a low opinion of the current result of the bipartisan infrastructure pipeline for preparing new craft construction profesbill. The industry just needs fed buy-in sionals.
for skilled worker training while it waits for shovels to hit the dirt on coming infrastructure projects. If that happens, the turnaround could be dramatic. The massive infrastructure plan, approved by the Senate, is forecast to create nearly a million jobs in see JOBS page 46