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® November 17 2024 Vol. XXV • No. 23
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Silver Creek Materials as Earth’s Stewards...8
I-80 Pavement Rehab Project Moving Along By Cindy Riley CEG CORRESPONDENT
Airport Terminal Work Begins in Stillwater...12
FEMA Contributes to Nevada Dam Project...48
Construction crews in Northern California are making significant progress on the Yolo I-80 Pavement Rehab Project — a $280 million effort to serve motorists traveling along I-80 between Sacramento and Davis. “The existing pavement has surpassed its service life,” said Dennis Keaton, Caltrans public information officer. “The condition of the pavement has degraded, resulting in a poor quality of ride and increasing maintenance for repair and preservation of the pavement.” The project area is in and near West Sacramento, from 1.4 mi. east of Mace Boulevard to Sacramento River Bridge and also on Route 50 from Route 80 to Jefferson Boulevard Overcrossing. Work began in mid-July of 2023 and is expected to be completed by fall/winter of 2026. “Construction is currently going well,” Keaton Interstate 80 paving in California will continue into 2026.
see PAVEMENT page 44
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Aggregate & Recycling Section . . . . . . . . . . . . .19-24 Attachments & Parts Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37-42 Truck & Trailer Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45-47 Snow & Ice Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51-52 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56-63 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Construction Market Boosts Economy Employment in 2024 Rises Three Times Faster Than Pre-Pandemic Years By Lucy Perry
Due in large part to the 2021 IIJA bill, the construction sector is adding jobs to the U.S. economy. In September alone, the industry added 25,000 jobs compared with August. In fact, from September 2023 construction gained 238,000 jobs, which equates to a 3 percent increase. That’s three times faster than overall employment since before the pandemic. There are currently approximately 16 percent more construction jobs than in March of 2020, reported the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). That’s 5 percent more than CEG CORRESPONDENT
see JOBS page 26
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The AGC found that 24 states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between August and September of this year.