CEG - Wed October 16, 2024
NCDOT Selects Contractor to Begin Making Repairs On Hurricane-Damaged Interstate 40
Of all the roads that need fixing in western North Carolina, none will pose a bigger challenge than Interstate 40 in the Pigeon River Gorge. As a result of Hurricane Helene, the swollen river scoured the earth below the four-lane highway and washed away the eastbound lanes in several places....
CEG - Thu October 10, 2024
Iron Auction Group Holds October Sale in Charlotte, N.C.
The Iron Auction Group held a one-owner sale Oct. 2, 2024, in Charlotte, N.C. The auction, held at 10050 Metromont Industrial Blvd., Charlotte, N.C., was for Metromont Natural Recycling, dba RJ Brewer Grading....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Thu October 10, 2024
Rebuilding Process Begins Post-Helene
More than a week after the remnants of Hurricane Helene plowed ashore on Florida's Gulf Coast and drew a bead on Georgia, the Carolinas and Tennessee, causing catastrophic damages and killing more than 200 people, the task of recovery and rebuilding is continuing apace....
CEG - Mon September 30, 2024
The Ironpeddlers Holds Auction at Its Monroe, N.C., HQ
The Ironpeddlers recently held an auction at its headquarters in Monroe, N.C. The well attended auction drew bidders from across the Southeast in person and globally online to vie for a wide selection of equipment, including wheel loaders, excavators, dozers, backhoes, crawler loaders and more....
Raleigh News & Observer - Wed September 18, 2024
New York Developer Begins Work On $500M Multi-Use Development in Chapel Hill, N.C.
A new neighborhood offering more places to live, work and catch a bus to the campus of the University of North Carolina (UNC) and downtown Chapel Hill got its official launch Sept. 10 across from Southern Village....
AASHTO - Tue September 17, 2024
NCDOT Culvert Inspection Team Uncovers History
Crews inspecting a culvert scheduled for replacement under N.C. 200 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, found it contained an unusual combination of materials: About a third each of cut granite, arched terra-cotta block — also called tile — as well as corrugated metal pipe; with the pipe, interestingly enough, the most deteriorated section of the culvert, despite it being the most modern of the culvert's materials....
CEG - Thu September 12, 2024
AEM Visits LeeBoy as Paver Maker Marks 60th Anniversary
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) stopped by the North Carolina production plant of LeeBoy Aug. 29, 2024, as part of the trade association's Manufacturing Express bus tour. Throughout the summer, the goal of the AEM Manufacturing Express initiative was to recognize and celebrate the industry by making 80 visits across 20 states....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu September 12, 2024
Lane Continues Work On $475M Blue Ridge I-440 In North Carolina
The barrage of orange cones and heavy equipment is a familiar site for motorists who travel the Raleigh Beltline in Wake County, N.C. For almost half a decade, construction crews have been working on the $475 million effort known as the Blue Ridge I-440 Improvement project, taking place on the interstate between just south of Walnut Street in Cary and north of Wade Avenue....
Raleigh News & Observer - Wed September 04, 2024
Indoor Terminal 2 Work at N.C.'s RDU Airport Only a Small Part of 25-Year, $3B Overhaul
More than 15 million travelers will pass through Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) in 2024, and chances are most of them will use the restroom before or after their flight. All that flushing, hand washing and roller-bag pulling can be hard on a bathroom....
CEG - Thu August 29, 2024
Jeff Martin Auctioneers Holds Fleet Realignment Auction in Davidson, N.C.
Jeff Martin Auctioneers held a one-owner fleet realignment auction Aug. 22, 2024, in Davidson, N.C. The in-person and online auction featured dozers, excavators, attachments, articulated trucks, rollers, backhoes, light towers, generators and more....
