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74 • JULY 2014 • WORLD FENCE NEWS Phone: 301-334-9100 Fax: 301-334-7846 www.cpalmerdiecastinginc.com x Many items in stock - caps, finials, rings, wall mounts, column bases ….. x Custom made parts x Short volume runs x In-house tool & die shop current two-year legislation expires on September 30. "In addition, concern about whether the Highway Trust Fund will run out of money by summer has caused state departments of transporta- tion to more carefully consider going ahead with major projects," he said. The miscellaneous public works category, comprised of site work, mass transit, and pipelines, plunged 44% in April. In contrast, the environmental public works categories showed healthy percentage growth in April. River/harbor development jumped The Dodge Report 84%, aided by the start of the $240 million Anacostia River Tunnel in Washington, D.C. and the $200 mil- lion Rockaway Beach Boardwalks project in Far Rockaway, N.Y. 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