Volvo Construction Equipment - Wed August 16, 2023
Turner Construction Company to Pilot Volvo EC230 Electric Excavator as Part of Program to Reduce Emissions
One of the largest construction services companies in the world is testing one of the largest battery-electric machines in the world. Turner Construction Company is conducting a pilot of the 23-ton EC230 Electric excavator from Volvo Construction Equipment on a project in the heart of Silicon Valley....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue June 13, 2023
Fluor Builds Elevated Lanes, Bridges On $548M Job in Texas
As part of a $4 billion effort spearheaded by the Texas Department of Transportation, Fluor Corporation began work on the I-35 Capital Express South project. This portion of the massive Lone Star State project is valued at $548 million....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu March 23, 2023
American Bridge Rehabilitates East Haddam Swing Bridge
American Bridge Company (AB) is rehabilitating the East Haddam Swing Bridge, which carries Route 82 over the Connecticut River and links the towns of Haddam and East Haddam, for the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT)....
CEG - Tue September 13, 2022
Equipment Showcase Returns to 134th Sandwich Fair in Illinois
The 134th annual Sandwich Fair in Sandwich, Ill., held its Equipment Vendor Showcase on Sept. 7. This event featured local equipment dealers who brought their machines to display to the public. The fair was held at the Sandwich Fairgrounds Sept....
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers - Mon September 20, 2021
Ritchie Bros. Sells $500M of Equipment Through Marketplace-E in 12 Months
Ritchie Bros. launched its Marketplace-E solution as a price-controlled option for consignors with make offer and buy now formats. In 2021, this new solution is continuing to gain steam, with more than $500 million of equipment sold through Marketplace-E over the past 12 months....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed August 11, 2021
Flatiron, Caltrans Earn Honors for I-710 Project
Throughout the duration of the $150.7 million Interstate 710 Pavement Rehabilitation and Bridge Widening Project, construction crews from Flatiron worked relentlessly in an attempt deliver the massive job ahead of schedule....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue April 20, 2021
Longview Bridge and Road Reconstructs Texarkana Highway
Longview Bridge and Road is reconstructing 6 mi. of I-30 from the Arkansas State Line to Kings Highway in the city of Texarkana [Bowie County], replacing the four-lane [two lanes in each direction separated by a median] asphalt highway with six concrete lanes to handle an increase in traffic that is impacting the area....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue April 06, 2021
OHL USA Crews Make Upgrades to Ventura Freeway
Since July 2020, crews from OHL USA Inc. have been replacing 19.3 mi. of concrete median barrier on U.S. 101 (Hollywood Freeway/Ventura Freeway) to improve the safety of motorists via a $49.7 million project (total programmed cost) initiated by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue March 02, 2021
John R. Jurgensen Co. Upgrades Lanes, Bridges Along I-675
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), via a $26.1 million construction project, is rehabilitating a 17-mi. stretch of I-675 by repairing sections of pavement and resurfacing three lanes of highway in each direction....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Thu February 18, 2021
Amid Challenges, N.C Freeway Interchange Remains on Schedule
It is now been almost nine years since contractors first began to transform the interchange at I-40 and I-77 in Statesville, N.C., 40 mi. north of Charlotte. With only an expected year-and-a-half left before the two-phased freeway project is finished, crews from two different construction companies have made quite a few upgrades to each interstate as well as several streets and roads feeding to them and the interchange....
