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® June 29 2025 Vol. XXVI • No. 13
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Josh Duhamel Longtime Bobcat Co. Fan...8
California’s Butte City Bridge Project Nears Completion
Heavily reinforced locations of the new bridge required planning and specifically sequenced construction.
The ribbon cutting for the Butte City Bridge and Viaduct on State Route 162 in Butte City was June 3, 2025, but 3,100 vehicles, including 400 trucks, have traversed the structure since the winter, following a bridge replacement project. The contractor, Golden State Bridge Inc., replaced the existing steel bridge built in 1948 with the new 4,686-ft. span, which has standard 12-ft. traffic lanes and 8-ft. shoulders. The bridge, whose official name is the Sacramento River Bridge, opened before the ribbon cutting because there was movement in the pillars on the old bridge from debris in the river. The old bridge had reached its lifespan, according to Megan Reese, a California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) spokesperson, and it wasn’t up to standards. The old bridge had sustained damage, there were misaligned piles and the An overall view of the new bridge needed to be widened. bridge and its soon-to-be
By Jay Nachman
CEG CORRESPONDENT
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Composter Relies On Thunder Creek...41
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Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Aggregate & Recycling Section . . . . . . . . . . . . .19-24 Attachments & Parts Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31-34 Concrete Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35-39 Truck & Trailer Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41-43 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46-49 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
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Arizona Gov. Signs Bill Protecting Workers From Heat, Adds Task Force Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed into law on May 13, 2025, legislation that allows construction to start at 5 a.m. on weekends and 7 a.m. on Saturdays from May 1 to Oct. 15 to help workers cope with the state’s high temperatures, constructionconnect.com reported. And concrete pouring can begin as early as 4 a.m. on weekdays. The new law overrides local ordinances, enabling contractors to better schedule projects, construction connect.com reported. Sunday hours are still controlled by local governments. see HEAT page 30
Arizona Department of Transportation crews work in the heat in 2024 to remove vegetation, grade the roadway and repair drainage culverts to prepare for a project that will restore limited access to a stretch of State Route 88