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® November 30 2025 Vol. XXVI • No. 24
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Work Proceeds On My35 Waco South Project The work zone features plenty of room for multiple excavators.
MDT Replaces 16 Timber Bridges...8
Santa Monica Pier Bridge Replacement Begins...14
Crews from James Construction Group LLC CEG CORRESPONDENT report early solid progress on the Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) $250 million My35 Waco South project. By Irwin Rapoport
Brandt Shows Lineup at NTDA Convention...67
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Paving Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35-48
The project winds through Waco from South Loop 340 to 12th Street and is the last of three construction projects on Interstate 35 that TxDOT’s Waco District has initiated since 2015 to upgrade approximately 14 mi. through town. see WACO page 32
If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It Construction Coalition Asks OSHA to Keep Rules as Written This summer, OSHA proposed revising or removing existing safety standards that have a direct impact on transportation construction contractors. Three such rules affecting road and bridge construction are among several the agency is presenting in efforts to either revise obsolete measures or scale back or withdraw certain long-standing obligations for businesses. Offered the opportunity the construction industry responded with a resounding “don’t fix it.” In fact, on July 1, OSHA published 25 proposed rules in the Federal Register, reported the Institute of WorkComp Professionals (IWCP). A general duty clause, construction illumination standard and rules dictating medical evaluaBy Lucy Perry
CEG CORRESPONDENT
Trailers Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55-67 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69-77 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
A graphic shows the impacted portion of Interstate 35 through Waco, Texas.
see OSHA page 54
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OSHA has proposed revising or removing existing safety standards that have a direct impact on transportation construction contractors.