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December 5 2021 Vol. XXII • No. 25
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Hiring Vets Could Solve Staffing Challenges...8
Story on page 25 Deere Debuts Harvester Head Attachments...34
Hauling Christmas Tree ‘Journey of Lifetime’...45
Table of Contents ................4 Aggregate & Recycling Section..........................17-24 Attachments & Parts Section ......................................32-37 Truck & Trailer Section ........ ......................................45-46 Auction Section ..........50-53 Business Calendar ............53 Advertisers Index ..............54
Crews Begin $3.4B San Diego Airport Terminal Project Construction activities are finally under way after nearly a decade of planning at San Diego International Airport on a $3.4 billion project that will eventually replace the 1960s-era Terminal 1 and build a new airport access road. The massive project started in November after the Federal Aviation Administration approved a federal environmental impact analysis, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. Initial work ranges from removal of vacant cargo buildings to relocation of utilities. The new terminal will have 30 gates and improved food and retail concessions plus a baggage system capable of handling 2,000 bags per hour during peak periods. The terminal will offer a range of sustainable and energyefficient features. A series of airfield improvements, including new, redesigned taxiways, will help reduce aircraft taxiing times, resulting in reduced greenhouse gas emissions. An underground fuel-delivery system will reduce the need for trucks to deliver fuel to aircrafts and result in less emissions and quicker turnarounds at the gates. see AIRPORT page 44
The massive project at the San Diego International Airport is valued at approximately $3.4 billion and will replace the 1960s-era Terminal 1 and build a new airport access road.