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Published Nationally ® December 9 2018 Vol. IX • No. 25
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Phase 2 of $1.28B Grand Parkway Project Begins Grand Parkway Infrastructure LLC photo
Hugo Construction Makes the Cut — With Proper Machines...10
Cat Unveils Wide Array of New Products...12
The entire Grand Parkway Project covers 52.8 mi. at a cost of $1.28 billion.
By Chuck Harvey CEG CORRESPONDENT
Alaska Earthquake Causes Infrastructure Damage...18
Table of Contents ................4 Attachments Section....19-21 Truck & Trailer Section ........ ......................................26-29 Snow Section ..............36-37 Recycling Section.........43-51 Auction Section............55-57 Business Calendar ............56 Advertisers Index ..............58
Work is under way on an $894 million design-build Grand Parkway Project segments H, I-1 and I-2 on SH 99 from U.S. 59 to I-10 northeast of Houston. It is considered the second phase of the Grand Parkway Project. The entire project covers 52.8 mi. at a cost of $1.28 billion. Segments H and I-1 are an environmentally-
approved 38-mi., mostly two-lane, controlled access toll road with intermittent four-lane sections for passing. It extends U.S. 59 north to U.S. 69 and south to Interstate 10. The section of SH 99 stretches through Montgomery, Harris, Liberty and Chambers counties. Construction of the highway is expected to last three years. Segment I-2 is made up of segments I-2A and I-2B. Segment I-2B is approximately 6.1 mi. of a new four-lane facility from SH 146 to FM
1405 in Baytown, Texas. Segment I-2A consists of tolling improvement upgrades and other improvements for about 8.7 mi. of an existing four-lane facility from I-10 to FM 1405. SH 99 nearly encircles Houston making important connections to highways leading into and out of the city. Most of the circle is being rebuilt or improved, making it necessary to construct the massive project in segments. see PARKWAY page 42
$78M Widening Project Progresses in Las Vegas By Cindy Riley CEG CORRESPONDENT
Construction crews in Nevada are making steady progress as they widen and upgrade a 6-mi.-long stretch of U.S. Highway 95 in Las Vegas. In February, officials broke ground on the $78 million project, which will improve reliability, connectivity and mobility. “Northwest Las Vegas is one of the fastest-growing, rapidly-developing sections of southern Nevada,
Nevada Department of Transportation photo
In February, officials broke ground on the $78 million project, which will improve reliability, connectivity and mobility.
attracting new businesses, visitors and residents in record numbers,” said Tony Illia, spokesman for the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT). “U.S. Highway 95 serves as the area’s primary transportation corridor, linking together homes and schools, shopping centers and churches. This project will relieve congestion, improve efficiency and enhance safety, while providing capacity for future growth and ecosee NDOT page 32