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Wed May 31, 2017

Connected Vehicle Tech Used on I-75

3M and the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced they are partnering to utilize connected vehicle technologies along more than 3 mi. of I-75. Using roadway solutions from 3M, the current I-75 modernization project work zone in Oakland County will be transformed over the course of four months to improve safety for drivers and to test advanced vehicle-to-infrastructure technologies on the connected and autonomous vehicles of the future....

Wed May 31, 2017

Company Takes Delivery of Terex Cedarapids CSC280 6203

Meeker Sand & Gravel, a family-owned and operated company based in Darwin, Minn., recently took delivery of a Terex Cedarapids CSC280 6203 portable cone and screen plant from Ruffridge-Johnson Equipment Company, Minneapolis, Minn....

Wed May 31, 2017

Firm Invests $440M in Natural Gas System

Focusing on safety and reliability, Consumers Energy is spending nearly $440 million this year to modernize its natural gas system. “At Consumers Energy, the safe, reliable delivery of natural gas is a top priority....

Irwin Rapoport - Wed May 31, 2017

Constructors Inc. Works to Give Lincoln an Edge

Work on the widening and upgrading of Yankee Hill Road in Lincoln, Neb., is expected to be completed in August 2017 as crews from Constructors Inc. are engaged in two separate projects for the road — Yankee Hill from 70th to 81st and 81st to Highway 2....

Summer Ballentine -Associated Press - Tue May 30, 2017

Missouri Governor to Sign Public Construction Project Limits

Missouri Republican Gov. Eric Greitens on May 30 announced he will sign legislation to ban local governments from mandating union working conditions for construction projects, a move he touted as a way to lower costs of public construction but has met pushback from Democrats and unions....

Tue May 30, 2017

Trucker Who Damaged Historic Bridge Expected to Face Charges

A western Indiana sheriff says a truck driver whose rig damaged a historic covered bridge will likely be charged. Parke County Sheriff Justin Cole said Tuesday that he expects prosecutors to file misdemeanor charges of leaving the scene of a property accident against the man....

Tue May 30, 2017

Iowa Plaza Honoring First Responders to Begin Construction

Work will begin this summer on a plaza in western Iowa honoring law enforcement officers and firefighters. The Daily Nonpareil (http://bit.ly/2r7xZvi ) reports that preliminary construction of the plaza in Council Bluffs is scheduled to begin June 17....

Tue May 30, 2017

OAIMA Announces Its Move to New Stand-Alone Office Space in Gahanna

The Ohio Aggregates & Industrial Minerals Association (OAIMA) announced that it has completed the purchase of a new facility to house the association offices. The location is exactly 2 mi. from its current location at 746 Morrison Road Gahanna, Ohio 43230....

Tue May 30, 2017

Buck & Knobby JCB Holds Grand Opening Event

Buck & Knobby JCB held a grand opening celebration May 6, 2017, at its new dealership outside of Toledo in Holland, Ohio. Located around the corner from the Toledo Airport at 9127 Airport Highway, the new branch is just off exit 52 of the Ohio Turnpike....

Irwin Rapoport - Tue May 30, 2017

ODOT's U.S. Route 42 Enters Year Two

The work on the Ohio Department of Transportation's (ODOT) Medina U.S. Route 42 Widening Project began last October and crews from DiGioia-Suburban Excavating LLC (DSE) are expected to complete the project in October 2018....