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October 27 2019 Vol. IX • No. 22
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I-10 HOV Lane Project on Track for 2021 Finish
HCEA Holds Annual Convention, Expo…18
By Chuck Harvey CEG CORRESPONDENT
TXDOT Photo ICUEE Shatters Attendance Records…20
The project involves building several new bridges and extensive work to improve safety and access to a bridge that was build more recently and adheres to current standards.
Work Continues on Waco District’s Largest Project By Cindy Riley
GOMACO Holds Annual Invitational…23
Table of Contents................4 Paving Section..............23-35 Crawler Loaders, Dozers Section..........................41-52 Auction Section ............57-63 Business Calendar.............58 Advertisers Index...............62
CEG CORRESPONDENT
At a cost of $341 million, Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) crews are working on the largest project ever let in the Waco district. Construction on I-35 Waco North from 12th Street to N. Loop 340 began in May, and includes widening the mainlanes to four lanes in each direction and improving frontage roads and interchanges. “I-35 through Waco was built 50 years ago, and it has become the main route of north-south travel in Texas, with a huge percentage of that being freight traffic,” said Stan Swiatek, P.E., Waco district engineer for TxDOT. “Traffic through Waco exceeds 140,000 vehicles per day, and although I-35 was widened from four lanes to six in the 1990s, the stress of the increased freight loads and volume of traffic on the aging pavement has brought us to
the point that it must be replaced with new pavement designed for the current and future demands, and the additional safety features now required in TxDOT standards.” A great deal of effort and planning was required to make the project a reality, according to Swiatek. “We worked hard to get the funding, with a lot of help from the Waco Metropolitan Organization and the city of Waco. We are replacing everything on I-35 for 5.8 miles, and keeping traffic moving through the work areas while that is being done, and building it back with eight lanes, continuous access roads, new bridges and pavement designed to accommodate the projected traffic load for the future.” During construction, crews will remove everything existing except the N. Loop 340 bridge. “The N. Loop 340 bridge was built more see WACO page 36
Progress is being made on Caltrans’ $509 million project that will add high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes along the San Bernardino Freeway (I-10) in Los Angeles County. The project features construction of one HOV lane along I-10 in each direction between the San Gabriel River Freeway (I-605) and the Orange Freeway (SR-57). The project, which has been underway for three years, was divided into three segments. The first segment covered the area between I-605 and Puente Avenue in Baldwin Park and was completed in 2013. The second segment began in 2014 and is expected to be complete by February 2020. This segment runs between Puente Avenue and Citrus Street. The third and final segment got underway in 2016 and when complete in 2021, it will bring the project to a close with work between Citrus Street and SR-57. see I-10 page 40
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Once all segments are completed, HOV drivers will be able to access a continuous, 40-mi. HOV lane from downtown Los Angeles to I-15 in San Bernardino County.