Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed December 12, 2018
Kansas Road Crews Tackle Soil, Subgrade Issues
Crews from Emery Sapp & Sons Inc. started work in May on the Kansas Department of Transportation's (KDOT) $16 million pavement reconstruction of a 7.12 mi. section of U.S. 169 in Allen County, from Minnesota Road south to Delaware Road....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed November 28, 2018
Expansion of U.S 69 Aims at Student Safety
Work began on March 13, 2017 on the $20.4 million Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) project expanding a 6-mi. section of U.S. 69 to a four-lane upgradable expressway in Bourbon County, as well as rebuilding or refurbishing several bridges....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed October 31, 2018
KDOT Places High Hopes on Viaduct Reconstruction
The Kansas Department of Transportation is spending $65 million to replace the aging and deteriorating westbound section of the Lewis and Clark Viaduct on Interstate 70, which links Kansas City, Mo., and Kansas City, Kan....
Kansas Department of Transportation - Wed September 05, 2018
Cities Receive $13.7M for Road Projects
Twenty-seven projects that will improve intersections and roads in Kansas cities have been selected for funding through the Kansas Department of Transportation's City Connecting Link Improvement Program (CCLIP), which funds improvements to state highways that extend through cities....
Foley Equipment - Wed August 08, 2018
Foley Equipment Opens New Facility in Salina, Kansas
Foley Equipment, a Caterpillar dealer in Kansas and northwest Missouri, hosted customers, employees, government officials and local supporters and friends at the grand opening of its new Salina facility....
Link-Belt Cranes - Tue July 17, 2018
TCC-2500 Solves Wind Challenges in Kansas
A Link-Belt TCC-2500 250-ton (235-t) telescopic crawler crane is on rent to R.J. Corman Railroad Services in central Kansas. R.J. Corman Railroad Services is contracted by Watco Supply Chain Services to unload wind components delivered by truck and rail at two 30 acre sites in Great Bend and Larned, Kan....
Craig Mongeau - CEG Editor in Chief - Mon June 25, 2018
Crews Demolish Hotel Where FBI Took Down Local Mob Bosses
A Kansas City, Mo., hotel where the FBI took down two KC mob bosses and 10 other mafia associates was razed the morning of June 24, 2018. Closed in 2016, the former Park Place Hotel near Front Street and I-435 came tumbling down with the help of 500 lbs....
Kubota - Fri June 15, 2018
Kubota Purchases Land for Logistics Campus, Midwest Division Office
Kubota Tractor Corporation announced the completion of a 200-acre land purchase within Phase II of Logistics Park Kansas City in Edgerton, Kan., making the company the first major tenant for the industrial park....
Associated Press - Wed June 13, 2018
Kansas DOT Tests Drones for Road Construction Work
NETAWAKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas transportation officials are beginning a pilot project to determine how drones could be used in future road design work. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that last week marked the first time the Kansas Department of Transportation has employed drone technology in conjunction with a road project....
CEG - Wed June 06, 2018
Foley Equipment Celebrates New Colby Facility
Foley Equipment, a Caterpillar dealer of Kansas and northwest Missouri, recently celebrated the grand opening of its new facility in Colby, Kan. The company's location on Horton Road represents an investment in the community as Foley Equipment strengthens its roots in northwest Kansas....
