Kerry Lynn Kirby - Thu July 17, 2008
Walton Construction Company Widens Hillcrest Road
Crews have been at work for a little more than a year widening a nearly 2-mi. (3.2 km) stretch of Hillcrest Road in Mobile, Ala., to accommodate increased traffic flow in the growing area. Meanwhile, they’ve had to make sure not to exacerbate the problem....
Frank Hartzell - Fri July 11, 2008
Caltrans Pours Concrete Into $45M Ten Mile River Bridge Project in Mendocino
California constructors have built some of the most spectacular projects in human history including the Golden Gate Bridge, Shasta Dam and drilled the transcontinental railroad through the Sierra Nevada....
James A. Merolla - Wed July 09, 2008
A Concrete Solution for Charities: Painting Their Fleet
Its fleet of trucks is not merely filled with concrete. It also is filled with a love of humanity. Over the last several years, Tresca Brothers Sand & Gravel Inc., Millis, Mass., has been sending its trucks around greater Boston with the logos and contact information for charities painted on their drums....
Thu July 03, 2008
RIDOT’s Concrete Review Shows Iway Concrete Safe
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) held a briefing June 6 to review the completion of the Iway Concrete Process Review. Chief among the findings was the fact that the Iway’s concrete, proven through additional supplemental testing, is safe....
Mon June 02, 2008
Sakai Rolls Out Line of Four Small Double Drum Rollers
Sakai America recently introduced four new, small double drum steel and combination steel/pneumatic tire rollers. The new double drums, the SW320-1 and SW330-1, follow a new modular design concept by Sakai engineers....
Mon June 02, 2008
Compactasphalt Can Place Two Layers in Single Pass
Compactasphalt, developed by Dynapac, allows the simultaneous laying of two different layers in a single pass. Both the upper asphalt layers — the wearing and binder courses — are laid and compacted simultaneously “hot-on-hot.”As a result, the new concept provides a better interlocking of the two courses ensuring increased life expectancy, higher deformation resistance and lower maintenance costs, according to the manufacturer....
Mon June 02, 2008
Cat Welcomes New AP655D Asphalt Paver to the Family
Caterpillar Inc.’s AP655D asphalt paver is practical in a wide range of applications, from routine commercial jobs to demanding highway operations. Typical applications for the AP655D include: highways, urban and rural streets, county roads, lane additions, industrial sites, overlays, airport runways and other medium to high production-sized paving jobs....
Mon June 02, 2008
Bobcat Offers New Roller Suspension System on Compact Track Loaders
Bobcat Company has developed a new compact track loader suspension system using all-steel components to increase operator comfort without sacrificing durability. The new roller suspension system is available as an option on the Bobcat T320 compact track loader and will be added to other Bobcat compact track loader models later this year....
Angela B. Hurni - Thu July 03, 2008
I-295 Repaving Project Returns After Lee Hy, Branscome Winter Hiatus
Last December, workers repaving and repairing Interstate 295 had to take a winter break. The paving material that is being used, stone matrix asphalt, requires warm weather in order to be successfully laid and to result in a quality product....
Fri June 27, 2008
Foley Inc. Hosts Paving Products Rodeo in S. Brunswick
Foley Inc. held a paving products rodeo on June 12. The event took place at the Operating Engineers Local 825 facility located at 338 Deans Rhode Hall Road in South Brunswick, N.J. Paving specialists showcased Caterpillar’s newest models such as the AP-1055D asphalt paver, CB564D asphalt compactor, AP655D asphalt paver and CB534D XW asphalt compactor....
