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® October 22 2023 Vol. XXIV • No. 22
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Ragle Makes ‘Impossible Happen’ Contractor crews successully transported the new Northaven Trail Bridge with Self Propelled Modular Transporters (SPMTs) and placed by special hydraulic jacks and gantries.
IEDA Hosts Mid-Year Event in Colorado...8
Utility Expo 2023 Sets Attendance Record...20
By Irwin Rapoport
Meticulous and detailed planning on the part of Ragle Inc. and the Texas Department of Transportation was amply rewarded when the new Northaven Trail Bridge — a pedestrian bridge spanning 201-ft. long with a 50-ft. tall arch — was transported by Self Propelled Modular Transporters (SPMTs) and placed by special hydraulic jacks and gantries.
CEG CORRESPONDENT
FAE Expands Its Construction Line With New RPL/EX...26
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Paving Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23-37 Crawler Loaders/Dozers Section . . . . . . . . . . . .45-50 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62-65 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Work on the project, which included building the new bridge, began in June 2021. The 800,000-lb. bridge — spanning U.S. 75/North Central Expressway in Dallas, fabricated at a site nearby — is 20-ft. wide. The overall width of the structure is 18-ft. 4-in. and the width between the pedestrian and rail and see RAGLE page 44
Infrastructure: Repair or Replace? FHWA Guidance Pushes for Rehab, But Leaves IIJA Funding Apps in States’ Hands By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
In committing to a major, long-term investment in infrastructure, the federal government has left much of the decision about where to channel funding largely to states. The DOT said states can choose, with the hope that repairs would win out over expansions. The debate over building new infrastructure vs. rehabilitating DOT wants states to lean toward repairing and existing roads and bridges has only intensified since rehabilitating existing transportation facilities. President Joe Biden signed IIJA into law. Many states are choosing to earmark IIJA funds see REPAIR page 38
for new construction.