For more than 20 years, the Southern California cities of Santa Barbara and Carpinteria have endured a daily slog of congestion that spills over into these charming beach communities. U.S. 101 carries three lanes of traffic in each direction out of Los Angeles to all points northward.... Continue Reading...

Construction has finally begun on a $640 million undertaking known as the Double Track Northwest Indiana Project. The long-awaited work includes building more than 26 mi. of new second track between Gary and Michigan City along Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District's (NICTD's) existing South Shore Line (SSL).... Continue Reading...

Changing the complete design of an interchange is no small task, but that is what crews from Williams Brothers Construction are achieving near Port Arthur in Jefferson County, Tex. Maintaining road safety standards and improving traffic flow are the key reasons for the Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) $70 million project to upgrade and improve the U.S.... Continue Reading...

Manitowoc is expanding its boom insert offering with the new wide boom plus kit for its MLC300 lattice-boom crawler crane. The new inserts will give crane operators extra reach by lengthening their booms up to 429.8 ft.... Continue Reading...

The construction industry in the Southeast lost a great and trusted friend on Thursday, July 14 when Joseph Rozier Blanchard, the president and CEO of Blanchard Machinery Company in West Columbia, S.C., passed away surrounded by his loved ones at his Charleston home following a brief battle with cancer.... Continue Reading...

The Michigan Department of Transportation's $210 million I-69 Rebuild Project in Eaton and Calhoun counties includes the reconstruction of about 23 mi. of rural, four-lane interstate over the course of three years.... Continue Reading...