West 24 November 27, 2016

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November 27, 2016 • Vol. IX • No. 24 • 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215/885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • Fax 215/885-2910

Inside

Disneyland’s Newest Park Is ‘Out of This World’ Disney Parks photo

HDOT H osts Construction Career Days Event. ..10

CEG Helps You Con struct a Perfect Holiday...14

Disney Parks photo

Disney’s newest land, now under construction, will transport visitors to a remote outpost planet that existed a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.

By Chuck Harvey CEG CORRESPONDENT

Caltrans Replaces U.S. 101 Br idge...21

Table of Contents ................4 California Section ........21-28 Parts Section ....................47 Trailers Section ............51-64 Paving Section ............ 67-75 Auction Section ..........79-87 Business Calendar ............81 Advertisers Index ..............86

Fantastic design, modeling and construction lead to new lands and amusements at Anaheim’s Disneyland Park and California Adventure. When a new land is planned, crews have the task of constructing a themed-village with

shops, restaurants rides and attractions. And they do it with a sense of fantasy, adventure and eye-catching realism that Disney is famous for. Disney’s newest land, now under construction, will transport visitors to a remote outpost planet that existed a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. Yes, Star Wars Land is taking shape behind the scenes at Disneyland. Disney has posted signs that offer a see DISNEY page 22

brief explanation of what’s coming.

Voters Approve Local Taxes for Construction Voters approved several longterm measures to increase local sales taxes for public construction and operations on Nov. 8. Los Angeles and San Diego voters each approved measures to raise the sales tax rate ½-cent in 2017 to generate $120 billion and $18 billion, respectively, over 40 years. New Jersey voters approved a ballot that would require the

recent 23-cent gas tax increase to be dedicated completely to transportation funding. In Los Angeles, construction would begin on $2.5 billion each in 2018 and 2019 on projects including local street improvements. Spending in San Diego would include transit and road projects. Atlanta-area voters approved varying amounts of sales tax

increases for expanding and improving mass transit and other transportation. Numerous local bond issues authorizing $500 million or more passed. California • $3.5 billion for the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit Authority;

• $3.3 billion for the Los Angeles Community College District (CCD); • a $1.2 billion city homeless bond plan in Los Angeles; • $750 million each for the Chino Valley and San Juan Unified School Districts (USDs); • $748 million for the San Jose–Evergreen CCD; see CONSTRUCTION page 42


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