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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

Manitou

Your local Manitou dealer
Star Equipment LTD

State Project: Full Bid Calendar Here

State Project Awards: KS
RICE - GRADING, BRIDGE AND SURFACING
1,849,842
REECE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC; KS
WYANDOTTE - PAVEMENT PATCHING (CONCRETE) PAVEMENT PATCHING (CONCRETE)
6,817,415
IOWA CIVIL CONTRACTING INC; KS
LEAVENWORTH - GRADING AND SURFACING
1,687,218
LEAVENWORTH EXCAVATING & EQUIPMENT COMPANY INC & AFFILIATE; KS
LEAVENWORTH - GRADING AND SURFACING
767,777
LEAVENWORTH EXCAVATING & EQUIPMENT COMPANY INC & AFFILIATE; KS
SMITH - GRADING AND SURFACING.
3,245,551
SMOKY HILL LLC; All Awards Here

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 …

Mike Farrington

Crossland Construction’s Farrington Joins the 2025 Leadership Kansas Class

WICHITA, KS — Crossland Construction announces that Mike Farrington has been selected for the 2025 Leadership Kansas Class, a leadership …

Ziegler CAT Announces Online Platform for Purchasing Construction Equipment

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Ziegler CAT, a Caterpillar dealer with locations throughout Minnesota and Iowa, has become the first dealer …

From left to right: Bettis Companies Executive Vice President Michael Schirmer, Topeka Mayor Michael Padilla, Governor Laura Kelly, Transportation Secretary Calvin Reed, Shawnee County Commissioner Aaron Mays, and KDOT District One Engineer Michael Rinehart

Kansas Governor Breaks Ground on Polk-Quincy Viaduct

TOPEKA, KS — Governor Laura Kelly recently joined Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) Secretary Calvin Reed and other community leaders …

Chris Rupert

LEO A DALY’s Rupert Appointed to the City of Omaha Planning Board

OMAHA, NE — Chris Rupert, AICP, LEED AP, of LEO A DALY, has been appointed to the City …

Jaime Elgas

Foley Equipment Names Elgas as Chief People Officer

KANSAS CITY, MO — Foley Equipment announces that Jaime Elgas is joining the company as Chief People Officer (CPO).

“We …

Topcon Construction Products

Your local Topcon Positioning Systems Inc dealer
Star Equipment LTD

LEO A DALY-Designed Goodwill Earns American Concrete Institute …

Kansas Governor Cuts Ribbon at New Kansas Health …

Bobcat Announces 2025 Dealer Leadership Groups

McCownGordon Promotes Key Leaders as Part of Long-Term …

Burns & McDonnell Honors Partners of the Year …

Garver’s Thomas Selected for Leadership Kansas Program

Jerry Irvine

Garver Welcomes Irvine as New Missouri Transportation Team …

Adams to Retire After 34 Years at Kansas …

HDR's Weiss Named 2025 Young Professional of the …

Toby Selected as Transportation Planning Bureau Chief

Markt Promoted to HDR’s Transportation Safety Program Manager

DSG Celebrates Grand Opening of New Facility in …

Darland Construction Completes Providence Medical Center Major Remodel

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

Turner Marks Topping Out of $389M Project at …

Governor Kelly Announces Over $26M to Modernize Southwest …

Komatsu Dealer Program

Your local Komatsu America Corp dealer
Road Machinery and Supplies Company

RDG's Cory Scott and Charlie Cowell accept the Daniel Burnham award alongside representatives from HDR, Inc. and the City of Ames.

APA Iowa Announces Winners of 2024 Planning Awards

Burns & McDonnell Named a Top-Performing US Construction …

AGC of Iowa Holds Annual Barbecue and Fall …

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

APA Nebraska Announces Beltline Trail Master Plan as …

Clarkson Construction Company Celebrates Ribbon Cutting for De …

Nebraska DOT to Utilize Bonding for Next Segment …

Hueske Named Kansas DOT Chief of Local Projects

Missouri DOT Announces Prequalified Teams for Third Improve …

USDOT Awards $1M Grant to Modernize Iowa's Rural …

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 …

Magni Expands Dealer Network with New Tec in …

Lippmann Welcomes US Equipment Sales and Rentals to …

Vermeer Midwest Announces New Partnership with CTE North …

John Deere Commemorates 75 Years of Dozer Innovation

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

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 …

The Weitz Company Celebrates 170 Years in the …

Crossland Heavy Contractors Expands Operations with New Office …

H&E Opens New Kansas City South Branch

Foley Equipment Adding New Facility Dedicated to Machine …

Foley Equipment Adds New Facility in Chillicothe, Missouri

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

SITECH

Your local Trimble Construction Division dealer
SITECH Central LLC

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 …

LBX Link Belt Excavators

Your local Link Belt dealer
Kirby Smith Machinery

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.

Incorporating modular techniques drives construction efficiency, safety, and cost savings.

This year’s auction raised over $10,000 for the IEDA Foundation’s technician scholarship fund.

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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