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Construction Equipment Guide’s Pittsburgh Construction Expo V will be held as scheduled on February 9 and 10, 2010. The doors at the New Monroeville Convention Center, Monroeville, Pa., will open to visitors from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on both days. Come in out of the cold and join us for the best in construction exhibits, seminars, door prizes and networking with customers and friends.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee highway officials expect to finish clearing debris from a November rock slide on U.S. Highway 64 in Polk County by March 31.
A statement from the state Department of Transportation said crews have removed about 6,000 cu. yds. of debris and have been working to stabilize the adjacent mountainside as of Jan. 8.
A $2.1 million emergency contract was awarded to Charles Blalock & Sons of Sevierville and highway officials had said after the Nov. 10 slide that the cleanup would take at least two months.
According to TDOT’s Web site, by the end of January crews were assembling a new 150-ton crane to be used to install the bolts along the rock face. Approximately 200 bolts, with a 2-in. (5 cm) diameter, ranging from 10 to 25 ft. (3 to 7.6 m) long will be driven into the mountainside.
Click to Read More | TDOT: Rock Slide to Be Cleared March 31
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Paladin Brands announced the joining of its Paladin Light Construction and Paladin Heavy Construction companies to form Dexter, Mich.-based Paladin Construction Group.
The RMC Research & Education Foundation has released a new tool for the concrete industry: Sustainable Concrete Plant Guidelines. The guidelines were developed by West Main Consultants and William C.
CHICAGO (AP) The $8 billion in stimulus cash awarded to 13 high-speed rail corridors across the United States may seem like a windfall for advocates, but there’s a catch: The money isn’t enough to finish any of the major projects.
Ten Ditch Witch dealerships recently were honored by The Charles Machine Works Inc., manufacturer of Ditch Witch products, as members of the 2009 Crescent Club.
The seismic changes in the construction sector during 2009 devastated weak companies and demanded tactical shifts (even some risk taking) for stronger companies to survive.
Maine has long been famous for its scenic beauty, lobster fishing, and the conifer forests that gave it the nickname of The Pine Tree State. These days it is coming increasingly to the fore in embracing renewable energy resources, thereby gaining a growing reputation for its leadership in companies constructing and maintaining wind power facilities both within the state and outside it.
Whether travelers in New Jersey cross the Route 52 Causeway from Somers Point to Ocean City to enjoy a family-friendly vacation or to drive the other way to the mainland to flee a hurricane, three years from now their journeys will be swifter, safer — and at a higher elevation.
WASHINGTON (AP) Construction is finally under way on the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall after more than a dozen years of planning, fundraising and legal wrangling.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) Dozens of New York’s bridges have equally poor or even worse “condition ratings” than the Lake Champlain Bridge earned just months before the 80-year-old span was shut down and demolished, the state comptroller said Jan.
United Way of New York City announced that William Flemming, president and CEO of Skanska USA Building Inc., has joined its board of directors. At Skanska, Flemming is responsible for the company’s overall management and operations throughout the United States.
The Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project celebrated its receipt of the American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement award with a plaque unveiling ceremony at the Maryland entrance to the Woodrow Wilson Bridge bike and pedestrian trail.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee highway officials expect to finish clearing debris from a November rock slide on U.S. Highway 64 in Polk County by March 31.
It has been wet work, much wetter than expected. But now that north-central Florida has entered its “dry season,” work on a new overpass to carry Fla.
Gary Brouillette, general manager of the landfill division of Samsula Waste Inc., was shopping around for a dependable material handler to replace the company’s existing machine.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) Two taxes are emerging as a way to raise money to pay for road repairs in Arkansas. But a spokesman for the governor said any tax increase will be a tough sell in the Legislature during a recession.
ATLANTA (AP) Some $75 million in federal stimulus dollars have been awarded to road widening and resurfacing projects throughout Georgia. State Transportation Commissioner Vance Smith said 72 projects have received the cash.
Coble Trench Safety Inc. (CTS), a Greensboro-based company specializing in the rental and sales of trench safety equipment, as well as OSHA-compliant training classes, and the rental and sales of traffic safety equipment has opened a new branch in Atlanta, Ga.
KIOTI Tractor Division announced the promotion of Chang Gue (C.G.) Kim to executive vice president of Daedong Industrial Company Ltd., the parent company of KIOTI Tractor.
Columbus Equipment Co. held an open house to showcase its new Komatsu. During the event, area contractors were able to get behind the controls of the PC200LC-8 hybrid excavator.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) More than a year and a half after a massive flood left a huge swath of eastern Iowa underwater, the tiny farming community of Oakville is clinging to survival.
On July 19 to 21, 2010, the Illinois Association of Aggregate Producers’ (IAAP) will hold its 14th annual Illinois Teachers Workshop: Rocks, Minerals & Mining in Today’s Society, at Chestnut Mountain Resort in Galena, Ill.
SOUTH MILWAUKEE, Wis. (AP) Gov. Jim Doyle and five state lawmakers are proposing legislation that could help remove obstacles for a commuter-rail service linking Milwaukee, Kenosha and Racine in the southeastern corner of the state.
The Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association (MITA) held its 6th Annual Conference and Trade Show at Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort in Mount Pleasant, Mich.
The largest Recovery Act-funded transportation project in Orange County, Calif. broke ground in early November 2009 and is on pace for a late 2010 completion due to an accelerated project schedule.
Kenworth Truck Company’s manufacturing facility in Renton, Wash., has been selected to participate in a co-sponsored U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) project to provide input toward development of an international energy management standard for manufacturing plants.
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) Federal regulators are recommending approval of two natural gas pipelines that could sharply increase fuel shipments from the Rockies to population centers in the Midwest and on the West Coast.
Citing new state data showing California’s off-road diesel equipment operators will be well below new emissions targets for years to come, a national construction association called on state officials to immediately order at least a two-year delay for their new off-road “diesel retrofit” rule.
Caltrans crews have completed both the replacement of the damaged portion of the eyebar on the East Span of the Bay Bridge, and the removal of the temporary fix installed in October.
This fall, Mays Construction Specialties Inc. (MCSI) tackled a job that was high profile, in more ways than one. Telluride Ski Resort in the Colorado Rockies was creating a new trail to improve access to a series of ski chutes on Gold Hill Ridge.
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