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December 14 2025 Vol. XXVI • No. 25
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Granite’s Bridge Building Soothes SoCal In addition to the bridge work, the Granite team and subcontractors also will build new pavement and retaining walls.
5R Enterprises Outfits Marine Projects...18
Choose a Bridge to Your Crusher...19
The Riverside Freeway (S.R. 91) in Southern California is an essential part of the complex freeway system that carries beachgoers, workers, residents and students to their various destinations. By Chuck MacDonald CEG CORRESPONDENT
Wheel Loaders Make Snow Days Easier...45
S.R. 91 works with its close neighbors, the Costa Mesa Freeway (S.R. 55) and Orange Freeway (S.R. 57), along with its big brother, Interstate 5, to enable travelers to get where they need to go. Granite Construction is now replacing the Lakeview Avenue Bridge in Anaheim, which
Attachments & Parts Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31-33 Truck & Trailer Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37-39 Concrete News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Snow & Ice Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45-47 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50-53 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
see BRIDGE page 36
An Upbeat Outlook
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will help alleviate congestion and enhance safety in this busy region. The job is part of the SR-91 Improvement Project led by the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans).
Transportation Contractors Have Reason to Be Optimistic in 2026 By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
The U.S. Interstate Highway System turns 70 in 2026. As one of the greatest public works projects in American history enters its septuagenarian era showing its age, the people who build it face their own issues. The new year brings a mix of opportunities and challenges in the areas of labor, logistics, sustainability and the integra-
tion of AI technology. Adobe Stock photo The infrastructure sector “is entering the latter half of the 2020s with solid growth prospects,” according to portfolio management firm Loan Analytics. Fueled by government investment to address critical infrastructure needs, the industry will see sustained demand for funding programs such demand from funding pro- The as the IIJA could be tempered by chalgrams such as the IIJA. lenges including rising supply costs and see OUTLOOK page 30
labor shortages.