Wed March 23, 2005
SEI Hosts Paving Seminar for Pennsylvania-Area Contractors
Stephenson Equipment Inc. (SEI), of Harrisburg, PA, held its first paving seminar on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2005. More than 130 invited customers attended the seminar, which started at 9 a.m. and lasted through 3 p.m....
Thu March 31, 2005
Concrete Canoes Cruise Into Clemson Competition
Civil engineering students from across the country will gather in Clemson, SC, June 25 to 27, to achieve the seemingly impossible: make a concrete boat float. Each year, the American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) National Concrete Canoe Competition gives students the opportunity to learn teamwork, challenge themselves mentally and physically, and apply engineering knowledge they gain in the classroom to a fun, “real world” project....
Wed March 23, 2005
Philly Expo Offers Iron From A to Z
The Philadelphia Construction Expo VI had something for everybody — contractors, landscapers and municipal workers alike. Held at the Fort Washington Expo Center on March 8 and 9, the Expo again provided equipment and attachment dealers a forum in which they could meet the thousands of potential customers....
Brenda Ruggiero - Fri March 11, 2005
MdTA Addresses Bridge’s Cracking Concrete
The Maryland Transportation Authority (MdTA) is working to correct a snag in its four-year project at the William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial (Bay) Bridge, which crosses the Chesapeake Bay on Maryland’s eastern shore and involves Routes 50 and 301....
Wed February 23, 2005
IRES Holds 2nd Annual Paving Seminar
Ingersoll-Rand Equipment & Services (IRES) held its 2nd Annual Paving Seminar on Feb. 10 at the Radisson Hotel in Philadelphia. The morning session was filled with seminars conducted by Steve Neal and Dale Starry, road institute instructors, and Mike Watt, product support representative of Blaw-Knox....
Prof. I.B Holley Jr. - Tue February 08, 2005
Trinidad Lake Still a Hotbed for Asphalt Production
Probably most people who deal with asphalt know that in the 19th century the major source of asphalt for contractors in the United States was the island of Trinidad in the Caribbean some 2,000 miles south of New York City....
Sat January 22, 2005
Funds Pledged for Light Rail; Paving Projects Approved
MESA, AZ (AP) The Federal Transit Administration has pledged $587.2 million in grant money for construction of the Phoenix-to-Mesa light rail system. The funds represent 42 percent of the roughly $1.3 billion project....
James Van Horn - Wed December 15, 2004
NJ 47 Drivers Get Holiday Bonus
With highway construction following an accelerated schedule, both shoppers and merchants in a major South Jersey retail center are getting an early Christmas present. A new, expanded New Jersey Route 47 in Vineland and Millville, NJ, is open to traffic in time for the holiday rush, as many as 17 months ahead of schedule....
Wed September 08, 2004
All Island Makes Jobs Smooth as ’Ice’ for Paving Firm
For Black Ice Paving Contractors Inc. doing one thing and doing it well is the five-year-old company’s raison d’etre It is this single focus that keeps John O’Toole and Will Stark, the principal owners of the residential and commercial pavers based in Huntington, Long Island, acutely aware of maintaining a well-maintained and reliable equipment fleet....
Sat July 24, 2004
Exits Get High Roller Treatment
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) The Oklahoma Department of Transportation moved two projects to improve highway exits to the top of its list when two American Indian tribes offered to kick in millions of dollars. The Chickasaw Nation and the Citizen Potawatomi Nation will contribute business profits or their share of federal highway money toward revamping interstate highway exits leading to casinos....
