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October 9 2022 Vol. XXIII • No. 21
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FSGC Reconstructs Highway in Mojave Desert Fisher Sand & Gravel Co. (FSGC), along with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), is nearing the completion of 50 mi. of new lanes in southern Inyo County via its Olancha-Cartago 4-Lane Project, a $134.8 million investment. U.S. Highway 395 is a priority interregional highway in the Caltrans Interregional Transportation Strategic Plan, part of the National Network of truck routes, and included in the Caltrans Highway Freight Network. “The highway is vital to the economy of the Eastern Sierra region and is one of five major recreational corridors identified for Southern California,” states the project web page. Crews from Fisher Sand & Gravel Co. began construction on the last stretch (12.5-mi., postmile 29.2 to postmile 41.8) of U.S. Highway 395 last January, to update this section to two lanes in each direction with a 10-ft. shoulder on each side. The overall project has been in development since 1998. FSGC submitted a winning bid of approximately $69.7 million and was awarded the contract on Aug. 31, 2021. The project’s completion date is tentatively set for February 2024. The work also includes the construction of new at-grade intersections and two new strucBy Irwin Rapoport
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Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Aggregate & Recycling Section . . . . . . . . . . . . .15-21 Attachments & Parts Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33-39 Truck & Trailer Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41-46 Snow Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51-52 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55-57 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Crews utilized a Cat D10 bulldozer on the U.S. 395 job. Quinn Company, a Southern California Cat dealer, was a major equipment supplier on the job completed by Fisher Sand & Gravel.
tures over the Los Angeles Aqueduct. “The new roadway will make travel safer for drivers through the towns of Olancha and Cartago with a four-lane divided highway,” said
Michael Lingberg, public information officer of Caltrans District 9. “This stretch of U.S. Highway 395 is used by commercial and passensee FISHER page 40
U.S. Cement Shortages Persist Concrete Sector Continues to See Project Delays, Production Cut-Backs By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
The supply shortages hitting the cement and concrete sector are consistent with nationwide construction materials bottlenecks, but are more severe in certain parts of the country. The Portland Cement Association (PCA) reports shortages in 18 states and attributes the issue to increases in global product demand and residential construction here at home. Supply-chain issues have long plagued the construction industry, dating back to before the Increased global demand is another reason for pandemic. see CEMENT page 53
shortages in both cement and concrete nationwide.