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® December 15 2024 Vol. XXV • No. 25
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Sacramento Airport Builds $140M Walkway By Lori Tobias CEG CORRESPONDENT
Sonsray Expands WIth Goodman AG Buy...8
Hitachi Hosts Inaugural Machinery Challenge...16
Helicopters Help MB Crusher in the Alps...19
The Sacramento International Airport had a problem. The existing train-style Automated People Mover had reached its upper limit for passenger capacity and, worsening the situation, the trains were reaching the upper edge of their lifespan. But to replace the train cars, the airport would need to shut down the people mover, and there would be no way to get travelers from the terminal building to the concourse. The solution? A $140 million Pedestrian Walkway featuring two sky bridges and a hub along with $2.5 million in public art. Balfour Beatty construction crews broke ground on the walkway in August 2024 with anticipated completion in the spring of 2026. “It is effectively a walkway connecting Terminal B to Concourse B via a skybridge with moving sidewalks, escalators and elevators along a panoramic corridor,” said Ed Cox, senior engineer and architect with the Sacramento County. “It is providing an alternative route to take people from one area of the airport to the other in an elevated, conditioned floor area walkway which has three portions to it. The South walkway is elevated to line up with the third level of the terminal building, about 45 feet up from the ground to the floor. see AIRPORT page 42
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Aggregate & Recycling Section . . . . . . . . . . . . .19-25 Attachments & Parts Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33-38 Truck & Trailer Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43-45 Snow Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51-52 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55-57 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
A Cat excavator leads a parade of heavy equipment at Sacramento’s airport.
OSHA Puts Employee Safety in Sights Both PPE for Women, Hard Hats for All On Agency’s Radar By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
Employers have an obligation to protect their employees and that includes providing properly fitting personal protective equipment (PPE). Well-fitted gear is essential for all workers but especially women as more choose construction as a long-term career field. Providing women-specific protective gear also shows employers are compliant with safety standards, a draw Adobe Stock photo for much-needed craft workers. “The future of PPE design must focus on expanding Personal protective equipment for women has options for women to create a safer and more inclusive become a hot topic in the construction industry. The environment,” said J.J. Keller & Associates. availability of properly fitting PPE must expand as see PPE page 50
more women choose careers in construction.