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® September 24 2023 Vol. XXIV • No. 20
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Inside
Bechtel Building Gulf Coast LNG Terminal
Caterpillar Celebrates 130 Years of Earthmoving Innovation...8
Volvo Strengthens Its Management Team...14
Small Business Grows to Become Distributor of Morooka...56
Construction activities for Phase I of the Port Arthur LNG project are under way as Bechtel has begun site preparation and land clearing for the massive $13 billion project. Full coverage of this story is on page 38.
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Paving Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23-37 Off-Road Trucks Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49-63 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65-69 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
From Empty to Energy Some DOTs Installing Solar Panel Fields Along Interstate Stretches By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
The dead space between stretches of interstate is coming alive across the country as states fill these neutral areas with solar panels. California is an early adopter of the concept, putting miles of otherwise empty expanses of land to good use. The Biden administration likes it as a straight path to reaching net-zero goals and is encouraging other states, such as Florida, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Maine, to join the bandwagon. A recent study determined that power to more than 250,000 homes could be generated through see JOBS page 48
More states are filling the neutral spaces in interstate medians and interchanges with solar panel arrays.