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November 20 2022 Vol. XXIII • No. 24
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Broadway Curve Project to Reshape Phoenix
Huber Maintainer Introduces Its New M-850-E Maintainer...12
Caterpillar Hosts World’s Best Heavy Equipment Operators at Event...22 Broadway Curve Constructors, a joint venture of Pulice Construction Inc., FNF Construction Inc. and Flatiron Constructors Inc., are performing significant upgrades on a stretch of I-10 in Phoenix, a project valued at $776 million.
By Chuck MacDonald
Phoenix, America’s fifth-largest city, is being transformed by the Broadway Curve project. The job will reduce traffic congestion and improve travel times during peak hours through the I-10 along the Broadway Curve, a stretch of I-10 between Baseline Road and 40th Street. The project began in spring 2021 and is expected to be completed in late 2024.
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Fontaine Specialized Helps Lead Tri-State Trailers Sales...47
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Paving Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33-45 Trailers Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46-56 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66-71 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
The project developer, Broadway Curve Constructors — a joint venture of Pulice Construction Inc., FNF Construction Inc. and Flatiron Constructors Inc. — has removed the rubberized asphalt from 11 mi. of I10 and 1 mi. of U.S. 60 in both directions, relocated utilities, installed new lighting and performed drainage work. The developer also has begun work on the new 48th Street and Broadway Road bridges over I-10. see PHOENIX page 32
Building a Cleaner Future Electric Machines Earning Their Place On Heavy Construction Sites By Lucy Perry
Cost, availability and operation have limited the proliferation of electric heavy construction equipment. Compact machines powered by electricity have been more visible on job sites over the past six years, whereas big rigs have presented more of a challenge for manufacturers to roll out. That hasn’t stopped progress, though. The bottom line, admittedly, is it’s proven costly to invest in electric construction machines. Choices have been limited for fleet managers on a budget. And frequent battery recharging has made the technology less than efficient.
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see ELECTRIC page 14
The arrival of wireless jobsite charging will enhance the opportunity to charge a machine during idle times. The operator would top it off like a cell phone.