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Best Practices for Implementing the New Buy America Requirements

For years, infrastructure contractors have dealt with Buy America legislation that required products used on certain projects to contain a designated percentage of iron and steel produced within the United States. Historically, this legislation differed from “Buy American” legislation in that it only applied to iron and steel and did …

Diamond grinding creates a smooth, safe surface in new construction and pavement repairs. (Photo courtesy of IGGA)

The new Trimble Roadworks Paving Control System for Mills and Cold Planers extends the functionality of the company’s next-generation, 3D paving system, shown here on a Wirtgen W210 Fi Milling Machine.

A contractor panel candidly shared perspectives and anecdotes about buying, renting, and servicing through equipment dealers. Left to right: Moderator Mike Marks, Indian River Consulting Group; Bobby MacDonald, Top Tier Site Prep; Chris Fontana, an AEMP Certified Fleet Manager; and Dan Maitland, Ajax Paving of Florida and AEMP Board Member.

The X-40D incorporates a unique PULSAR piston pump from Mecbo to deliver high volume in a compact design.

D. Scott Risch, Vice President of Environmental, Health, and Safety, Rosendin Electric

Prefabricated elements can speed bridge construction, but the equipment needed to place those components requires a large, open area to maneuver.

Around the Country

Crews disassemble forms used to construct the U.S. 20A bridge piers.

Terratek’s Jake Logan and Tim Arnold prepare for additional topographic survey work to determine the last of the cuts and fills at the Queen’s Landing site.

Foundations are prepared for the I-55 flyover. (Photo courtesy of Tennessee Department of Transportation)

Skanska was awarded a contract to improve, update, and increase the number of platforms in Baltimore Penn Station.

The Superior-de Moya joint venture team fortified the islands to prevent loss of land during future storms. (Photo courtesy of Superior Construction)

The Michigan Department of Transportation is reconstructing Interstate 696 from I-275 to Lahser Road.

A new bridge deck is poured for the future southbound lanes of U.S. 69 over Tomahawk Creek.

Using Topcon’s SmoothRide resurfacing system, O&G Industries scanned 7 miles of road in a fraction of what it would have taken doing traditional cross-sections.

Rock clearing work is performed on a portion of the new U.S. 95 alignment. (Photo courtesy of Idaho Transportation Department)

The I-515/Charleston Interchange Project aims to reduce traffic, improve pedestrian and bicycle mobility, and alleviate weaving.

The I-610 West Loop/I-69 Southwest Freeway interchange project includes the construction of multiple on and off ramps.

Crews use a Komatsu large hydraulic excavator on Drain 29. Excavation on the Fargo-Moorhead Area Diversion project averages nearly 2 million cubic yards every month.