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Missouri DOT Expanding US Route 65 for a Smoother Commute to Springfield

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Located in southwestern Missouri, Springfield is the third largest city in the state. Springfield's population has been steadily rising, and as of 2023, it was over 170,000. The city draws many commuters from surrounding suburbs, including Ozark, Missouri, which is 15 miles to the southeast. To improve the connection between …

by: Larry Bernstein

Iowa DOT Director Shares Thoughts on Leadership, Progress, and the Future of Iowa Transportation

Iowa DOT Director Shares Thoughts on Leadership, Progress, and the Future of Iowa Transportation

Scott Marler, the Director of the Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT), believes in leading by serving.

“As public …

by: Howard Riell

Madison Avenue Interchange Project Moves Iowa DOT Closer to Finishing $1.5B Interstate System Upgrade

Madison Avenue Interchange Project Moves Iowa DOT Closer to Finishing $1.5B Interstate System Upgrade

Located in the southwest corner of Iowa, Council Bluffs sits on the east bank of the Missouri River across from …

by: Larry Bernstein

SITECH

Your local Trimble Construction Division dealer
SITECH Central LLC

State Project: Full Bid Calendar Here

State Project Awards: MO
VARIOUS - JKU0315 - VARIOS ROUTES - VARIOUS COUNTIES
2,900,000
REALM CONSTRUCTION INC; MO
ST LOUIS - JSL0074 - ROUTE I-255 - ST LOUIS COUNTY
2,454,681
EMERY SAPP & SON'S INC.; MO
CLAY - JKU0449 - ROUTE 33 - CLAY COUNTY
587,525
WIDEL INC; MO
VARIOUS - JSRM0074, JSRM0075, JSUM0076 - VARIOUS ROUTES - VARIOUS COUNTIES
860,325
MIDWEST TRAFFIC SIGNAL SERVICES LLC; MO
CARTER - J9S3609-ROUTE A-CARTER COUNTY
871,060
JOE'S BRIDGE & GRADING INC; All Awards Here

Martin Equipment and Cemen Tech Partner to Serve Eastern Iowa and Central Illinois Markets

GOODFIELD, IL — Martin Equipment announces a new partnership with Cemen Tech, the world’s largest volumetric concrete mixer manufacturer. …

De Soto Local Road Improvements Project Named 2024 Project of the Year by ASCE KC

DE SOTO, KS — Clarkson Construction announces that the De Soto Local Road Improvements Progressive Design-Build Project has been honored …

Aspen Equipment Adds Switch-N-Go Interchangeable Work Truck Bodies to its Offerings

BLOOMINGTON, MN — Aspen Equipment is a new dealer for the Switch-N-Go interchangeable work truck body range of products and …

OneWorld Community Health Breaks Ground on New Career and Training Center

OMAHA, NE — LEO A DALY announces the groundbreaking of the OneWorld Career and Training Center, a new mixed-use development …

Clark and USACE Break Ground on New Child Development Center at Fort Leavenworth

FORT LEAVENWORTH, KS — Clark Construction Group recently joined representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to celebrate …

Weitz Partners With City of Gretna to Build New Community Complex

GRETNA, NE — The City of Gretna, Nebraska, held a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Gretna Community Complex, located at …

Leica Geosystems Inc

Your local Leica Geosystems Inc dealer
Laser Specialist inc

Eric Lopp

Lopp Named Division Manager of Crossland Kansas City …

The Brick Industry Association Announces Recipients of 2024 …

Doudrick Rejoins HNTB as Senior Project Manager of …

Crossland Construction’s Farrington Joins the 2025 Leadership Kansas …

LEO A DALY’s Rupert Appointed to the City …

Kansas Governor Breaks Ground on Polk-Quincy Viaduct

Jaime Elgas

Foley Equipment Names Elgas as Chief People Officer

Clarkson Announces Clayton as New Vice President of …

Garver’s Thomas Selected for Leadership Kansas Program

Adams to Retire After 34 Years at Kansas …

McCownGordon Promotes Key Leaders as Part of Long-Term …

LEO A DALY-Designed Goodwill Earns American Concrete Institute …

AECOM Selected to Continue Providing Environmental Remediation Services …

APAC-Kansas and Kansas DOT Named Finalists for NAPA’s …

Kansas Governor Cuts Ribbon at New Kansas Health …

DSG Celebrates Grand Opening of New Facility in …

Manitou

Your local Manitou dealer
Star Equipment LTD

Jacob Weiss

HDR's Weiss Named 2025 Young Professional of the …

Burns & McDonnell Named a Top-Performing US Construction …

APA Iowa Announces Winners of 2024 Planning Awards

AGC of Iowa Holds Annual Barbecue and Fall …

Legacy Infrastructure Group Joins NAPA’s The Road Forward, …

Pat Toby

Toby Selected as Transportation Planning Bureau Chief

Turner Marks Topping Out of $389M Project at …

Governor Kelly Announces Over $26M to Modernize Southwest …

Nebraska DOT to Utilize Bonding for Next Segment …

Clarkson Construction Company Celebrates Ribbon Cutting for De …

Eric H. Seiler, Founder of Seiler Instrument, established the company in 1945.

Seiler Instrument Celebrates 80 Years of Precision, Innovation, …

Cemen Tech and Master Builders Raise More Than …

Burns & McDonnell Celebrates Small and Diverse-Owned Businesses …

Garney Empowers High School Girls with its First-Ever …

JE Dunn Centennial Corporate Giving Initiative Donates to …

Ziegler CAT Announces Online Platform for Purchasing Construction …

Bobcat Announces 2025 Dealer Leadership Groups

Magni Expands Dealer Network with New Tec in …

Vermeer Midwest Announces New Partnership with CTE North …

Lippmann Welcomes US Equipment Sales and Rentals to …

DSM Airport Authority, Weitz | Turner Host Community …

JE Dunn Construction Completes New Mental Wellness Campus …

University of Missouri - Kansas City Breaks Ground …

Des Moines University Celebrates Grand Opening of Medicine …

University of Iowa Celebrates Topping Out Ceremony for …

Burns & McDonnell Honors Partners of the Year …

The Weitz Company Celebrates 170 Years in the …

Crossland Heavy Contractors Expands Operations with New Office …

John Deere Commemorates 75 Years of Dozer Innovation

Aspen Equipment Opens Fifth Branch in Lee’s Summit, …

Community of Seward Celebrates Opening of N-15

Missouri DOT Holds Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for New Rocheport …

Burns & McDonnell, Alberici Cut the Ribbon on …

Nebraska Governor Celebrates Completion of US-275 Scribner - …

Seiler Geospatial Hosts Open Houses Throughout Their Territory

Gehl Co - Loaders/SS

Your local Gehl Co dealer
Star Equipment LTD

Other Top Stories

The filter building at a new drinking water treatment plant in De Soto, Kansas, undergoes subgrade construction with under-slab pipe preparation and concrete encasement.

Garney and HDR Deliver New $42M Water Treatment Plant Within Tight One-Year Schedule

Time is of the essence on the new drinking water treatment plant project for De Soto, Kansas, built by general …

The Cedar Falls Main Street Reconstruction Project includes new sanitary sewer to replace the previous 100-year-old sewer system.

Peterson Contractors, Inc. Reconstructs Main Street to Bring Traffic Upgrades to Cedar Falls, Iowa

Traditionally, the local Main Street has been the heart of small towns across the country — the bustling center for …

An average of 10 to 14 crawler cranes are consistently on site at the Wichita North Junction Project.

Kansas DOT Pushes Forward on Wichita North Junction Improvements, Targeting Safety and Traffic Flow

Work is well underway on the latest phase of the Wichita North Junction Project, an extensive Kansas Department of Transportation …

Liberty Ready Mix Keeps Equipment Running with Mobile Lube and Service Solution

An old-school concrete supplier in the heart of the Midwest — that is how Liberty Ready Mix describes itself. Since …

The Buck O'Neil Bridge Project involves the construction of a twin-span replacement bridge and two flyover bridges.

Missouri DOT’s $250M Buck O’Neil Memorial Bridge Nears Completion in Kansas City

A much-anticipated, years-long undertaking to replace an iconic but aging bridge in Kansas City, Missouri, is nearing completion, following the …

Emerson Crane Boosts Efficiency at an Iowa Wind Farm with Successful Turbine Repowering

As awareness of climate change and the need for renewable energy production grows, wind farm construction is thriving and repowering …

Takeuchi Mfg Ltd

Your local Takeuchi Mfg Ltd dealer
Star Equipment LTD
Kirby Smith Machinery

The University of Massachusetts Amherst is redeveloping student housing through a public-private partnership. (Photo courtesy of Rist-Frost-Shumway Engineering)

Quickbase surveyed more than 400 construction industry professionals and decision makers.

Rob McKenna, Vice President and Senior Account Manager, Summit Funding Group

JCB’s new factory in San Antonio, Texas, will increase the company’s U.S. production capacity for telehandlers and other equipment.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. *Includes nonresidential building, nonresidential STC, and heavy and civil engineering. **Includes residential building and residential STC. (Graphic courtesy of ABC)

Industry standards call for concrete pump trucks to be set up on supporting materials that distribute the load of the outriggers, as in this example using DICA’s FiberTech multipad system.

G-Crete adopted volumetric mixers to solve concrete supply issues and take on larger projects.

Around the Country

The Big Dig strategically reconnected Boston’s historic neighborhoods, such as the North End and its harborside wharfs, with key destinations like the downtown business district and Faneuil Hall Marketplace. By enhancing connectivity, it transformed amenities like Columbus Waterfront Park, Long Wharf, and the New England Aquarium into more accessible and valuable urban assets. This demonstrates the importance of planning highway caps or lids with a clear strategy to enhance connections, rather than pursuing them as standalone projects.

The 210-foot-long, 174-foot-wide Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing spans 10 lanes of freeway west of Liberty Canyon Road. (Photo courtesy of Caltrans)

A four-span, three-tower, 2,900-foot-long, cable-stayed bridge is being constructed upstream from the existing 81-year-old Chester Bridge.

In July 2024, crews work on the SR1 northbound bridge over Neshaminy Creek. (Photo courtesy of JMT)

The third and final phase of the I-10/Pecue Lane Interchange project began in spring 2023 and is estimated to be finished in spring 2026.

Crews pour concrete for a sidewalk as part of the Low Battery Seawall Repair project. (Photo courtesy of Gulf Stream Construction)

Two bridges are being replaced on Georgia Highway 25 over the Savannah and Middle Rivers in Chatham County.

Secretary and Project Manager Steve Olsen operates the Toro Dingo TX-1300, a walk-behind, compact utility loader, at the Seney National Wildlife Refuge job site.

JMC Construction’s Caterpillar 323 Excavator feeds demolition debris to a Sandvik QJ341 Mobile Jaw Crusher at a mixed-use redevelopment underway by Optimum Construction in Danvers, Massachusetts.

Two projects are concurrently taking place on I-84 in Southcentral Idaho, with completion expected in fall 2026.

The I-70 Picadilly Interchange Project will facilitate north-south connectivity on Picadilly Road and provide critical local access to I-70.

Crews pour concrete in preparation for widening a bridge on the 183 North Mobility Project.

The 8-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 18 will have two eastbound and two westbound lanes with a raised median.

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