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December 4 2022 Vol. XXIII • No. 25
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Inside
Crews Construct Caltrans’ Longest Single Span
Officials Approve Plan for World’s Largest Demolition Project...8
Concrete Industry Gathers for Golf Invitational...24 The joint venture of Teichert Construction and MCM Construction Inc. is executing numerous upgrades on the State Route 70 Corridor Improvement Project, which includes constructing the longest-ever, single-span bridge designed by Caltrans at 1,400 ft.
By Irwin Rapoport CEG CORRESPONDENT
Werk-Brau Celebrates 75-Year Anniversary...35
A joint venture consisting of Teichert Construction and MCM Construction Inc. began construction on the California Department of
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Aggregate & Recycling Section . . . . . . . . . . . . .17-23 Attachments & Parts Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35-41 Truck & Trailer Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43-47 Snow Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49-51 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54-63 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Transportation’s (Caltrans) $63.9 million State Route 70 Corridor Improvement Project in June 2021, which covers the 4-mi. stretch between East Gridley Road to the Butte-Yuba County Line, and is expected to complete the project in summer 2023.
Crews are constructing a new 1,400-ft. bridge with standard lanes and shoulders over Honcut Creek, the longest Caltrans has ever designed, widening the existing two-lane highway to five lanes (two lanes in each direction, with a turning see SPAN page 34
Keeping Iron Expenses in Check Fluid Analytics, Proper Lubrication Can Lengthen Life of Construction Equipment Fleet-Wide By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
Keeping machinery expenses in check is always a challenge for contractors. And as fuel costs continue to rise this year, the challenge seems even greater. Many heavy equipment fleet owners are doubling down on efforts to lengthen the life of their off-road machines, making a concerted effort to operate rigs in their care at top Fluid analysis helps in early problem detection to performance levels by utilizing fluid analytics. prevent major failures and helps in scheduling see MAINTENANCE page 42
machine downtime for a better machine history.