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ยฎ July 30 2023 Vol. XXIV โข No. 16
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Pulice Boosts Capacity On Texas Highway By Irwin Rapoport
The Texas Department of Transportationโs (TxDOT) $606 million I-35 Capital Express North in Austin is one of two ongoing projects for the multi-billion dollar I-35 Capital Express Program that was design to help improve traffic flow in the growing city. The massive construction project was awarded to Pulice Construction Inc. and is being funded by the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) and TxDOT. Work on the north project began last March. The north project is adding one non-tolled highoccupancy vehicle managed lane in each direction along I-35 from SH 45 North to U.S. 290 East; recon-
Pulice Construction is pressing ahead on the north portion of the Capital Express Program, a $606 million I-35 highway reconstruction project in Austin.
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Construction of the north portion of the program is being conducted in six phases. Crews began with Phase I, which includes installing a new center median barrier, constructing a new northbound I-35 frontage road bridge over Walnut Creek and reconstructing the Braker Lane bridge.
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Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Paving Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27-41 Backhoes & Attachments Section . . . . . . . . . . .51-59 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63-71 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Whoโs On OFCCPโs Audit Radar? Agency Begins Scrutinizing Federal Contractors for Compliance By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
Many of the infrastructure improvement projects that resulted from the mega bipartisan IIJA program will be under scrutiny this year by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). The agency is increasing its focus on companies receiving those IIJA federal monies. That means contractors on those projects need to don their best audit gear. The OFCCP released a list of 250 construction contractors and subcontractors that the agency has on the audit radar. Those contractors will be sent an offisee COMPLIANCE page 50
Some 250 federal construction projects that have resulted from IIJA are under scrutiny by OFCCP.