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® September 6 2026 Vol. XXVII • No. 18
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Inside
Route 66 Turns 100: A Look Back In History Jim Grey photos
HDOT Finishes Rebuild of Highway Hurricane Lala Damaged...8
ROMCO Celebrates Opening of Branch in Texas Panhandle...14
It’s 7:30 on a morning in early June, and Rhys Martin is getting ready to pull his borrowed 1964 wood-paneled Chevrolet station wagon out of the motel parking lot, then out of Needles, Calif., and into the Mojave Desert, heading east on U.S. Route 66. Yes, that Route 66. Martin, a travel writer and photographer from Tulsa, Okla., is here in his role
By David Holzel
CEG CORRESPONDENT
Skanska JV Wins $2.43B California Light Rail Project...28
Table of Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Paving Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-43 Utility Equipment Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55-61 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64-69 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Advertisers Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
as manager of the Preserve Route 66 Initiative for the National Trust for Historic Preservation. In that capacity, he’s leading a caravan of about 15 vehicles along the 2,448-mi. length of Route 66, the most storied of the U.S. roads that came into being in the early days of the automobile. Over 20 days, the Route 66 Centennial Caravan conducted a party on wheels, see ROUTE page 18
Construction Job Placement
Vetting Firm Finds Best Workers for the Best Jobs in Data Center Infrastructure If you’re a skilled craft worker, AI infrastructure is where you need to be. The demand is strong and the pay is great. And a pivot in the way workers are fitted to the job means you get the best job with the best construction company. AI is driving mega construction projects. And AI also is driving the way construction workers are vetted and routed to positions where their specific skills are in high demand now.
By Lucy Perry
CEG CORRESPONDENT
see JOBS page 54
Adobe Stock photo
Data centers are a single hyper-skill project requiring thousands of workers over a very short time. The project scales are enormous, which heightens the need for equipment operators, electricians, welders and other skilled construction workers in a very short period of time.