Wed May 01, 2024

Two Firms Give Burned Highway New Life

A severe blaze beneath a section of the I-10 in downtown Los Angeles late last year closed one of the city's busiest highways for several days, but herculean efforts by two general contractors and California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) engineering and emergency teams allowed the road to reopen weeks in advance of a much longer anticipated delay....

Thu May 02, 2024

VIDEO: Komatsu Holds Demo Days at Cartersville Customer Center

Komatsu held a Demo Days event April 16 to 18, 2024, at its Cartersville Customer Center in Georgia. Demo Days attendees had opportunities to interact with Komatsu machines and solutions, including Komatsu's Intelligent Machine Control (IMC) and to learn more about My Komatsu, an all-in-one solution for 24/7 access to machine telematics, parts manuals, service manuals, software and parts ordering....

Thu May 02, 2024

ABC: Over Half of March State Construction Unemployment Rates Down From a Year Ago

The March 2024 not seasonally adjusted national construction unemployment rate was 5.4 percent, down 0.2 percent from the previous year, according to a state-by-state analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data released May 2 by Associated Builders and Contractors....

Thu May 02, 2024

Allen Engineering Hosts 60th Anniversary Celebration

More than 300 dignitaries, guests and associates enjoyed a day of celebration at the Allen Engineering Corporation (AEC) 60th Anniversary event on April 17, 2024, at the company's headquarters facility in Paragould, Ark....

Tue April 30, 2024

Contractors' Plate Full On Interstate 35 in Texas

Interstate 35, with more than 588 mi. of highway, passes through seven Texas Department of Transportation districts from the Rio Grande in the south to Red River. The state is continuing to make considerable investments for contractors to repair, rebuild and upgrade roads and bridges to reduce congestion, improve safety and ensure it meets the needs of a rapidly growing population and surging economy....