Brenda Ruggiero - Tue July 28, 2009
ALDOT Embarks on Its Largest Ever Project — Corridor X
As work progresses on two road projects in Birmingham, Ala., the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) moves closer to a larger project that has been in the works since 1978 — the Interstate 65-Corridor X interchange in Birmingham....
Mary Reed - Fri July 17, 2009
UDOT Rebuilds New Bridge for St George
It’s not every day the same event features children working miniature construction equipment and a congressman being presented with the key to a city. However, both took place at a groundbreaking ceremony on May 1 in St George, Utah, four years after a devastating flood on the Santa Clara River destroyed not only the Valley View bridge connecting the southern part of St George to its northern section, but also washed away twenty houses and caused a total of $200 million in damages....
Fri July 10, 2009
Terex TX970B Tractor Loader Backhoes Offer Added Versatility
The Terex TX970B tractor loader backhoe is designed to give contractors the versatility of a wheel loader, with its all-wheel steer configuration, and the functionality of an excavator in one powerful package....
Mary Reed - Thu June 04, 2009
Carroll County OKs Tax Hike for New Lake
A year or so from now, the residents of Carroll County, Tenn., will be able to boat and fish on a lake covering 977 acres (395 ha), currently being created near Huntingdon. What’s more, voters were willing to approve a $10 raise in the wheel tax to contribute to the cost of providing this new amenity....
Jennifer Rupp - Fri May 15, 2009
Allegheny College, PennDOT Team Up for Eco-Art Project
The latest Crawford County highway project is receiving the same attention from Allegheny College that the SR 6/19/322 area has been getting since the 1990s. The goal: to create an "Eco-Art" project that merges Earth art with best management practices in the environmental mitigation of stormwater runoff....
Erik Pisor - Wed May 13, 2009
Widening of I-405 HOV to Connect Long Beach, LAX
After July of this year the entire 72.2-mi. (116 km) stretch of Interstate 405 South and nearly all of I-405 North, which originates in Los Angeles County and ends in Orange County, will feature a high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane, as Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Inc....
Wed April 29, 2009
Case Backhoe Loaders Support U.S. Military Around the Globe
The U.S. Army is deploying a new fleet of Case construction equipment to support Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom in Southwest Asia and military installations around the globe. This continues Case Construction Equipment’s 150-year tradition of providing services for the U.S....
Kathie Sutin - Mon March 23, 2009
MoDOT Opens Route 21 Ahead of Time
Motorists in Jefferson County, Mo., near St. Louis enjoyed a nice surprise recently when the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) opened a 4-mi. (6.4 km) stretch of Route 21 eight months early....
Maura Bohart - Thu March 05, 2009
Safer Ten Mile River Span on Fast Track
There is a bridge on Route 1 in Mendocino County that travels over a wide river. It is beautiful, scenic and peaceful — but it is also dangerous, as it is susceptible to collapse during an earthquake....
Angela B. Hurni - Thu February 12, 2009
On the Boulevard: E.V. Williams Adds Girth to Hectic Highway
E.V. Williams Inc. is well known in Virginia’s Hampton Roads area. No matter what city you are visiting, if there is road construction occurring, you are likely to see the company’s name on the equipment....
