Gwenyth Laird Pernie - Mon October 24, 2005
Dinosaur-Sized Amounts of Triassic Rock Challenge Lane Construction
Workers combat excavation of dense Triassic rock along the developing Interstate 540 — the outer loop of the Raleigh, NC, beltway — in addition to settlement issues associated with the use of this type of rock as fill....
Jeff McGaw - Thu October 20, 2005
Small NJ Firm Gets Slice of Cherry Hill’s Redevelopment Pie
While it was never one of the seven greatest man-made wonders of the world, at least the building at 926 Haddonfield Rd. is no longer one of the seven greatest man-made eyesores of Cherry Hill, NJ. The abandoned building on the 1.8-acre (.72 ha) tract was an unflattering complement to the ghostly shell of the 223-acre (90.2 ha) former Garden State Park horse race track directly across the street....
Gwenyth Laird Pernie - Fri September 30, 2005
New Equipment Makes Debut at Highway 74 Site
An improved piece of iron made its national debut this spring at the U.S. 74 highway project in Robeson County, NC. According to Terry Moore, of R.W. Moore Equipment Company, headquartered in Raleigh, NC, the John Deere 210 rubber-tired excavator was selected for this project because of the large job site and the machine’s ability to set jersey barriers and pipes and dig trenches....
Jennifer Rupp - Tue September 06, 2005
Smooth Sailing for I-90 Bridge Project
Just miles south of Lake Erie runs Interstate 90. On a good day, highway travelers can look out their car windows and see the deep blue water dotted with sailboats and, once in a while, the Brig Niagara....
Brenda Ruggiero - Mon August 29, 2005
$12M Job Expands Arlington National Cemetery by 40 Acres
Our nation’s military burial ground is in the midst of a needed expansion project. A total of 26,000 graves are being added to the current 215,000 graves at the 200-acre Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA....
Kate Zanoni - Wed July 06, 2005
Utility Work Only the Start of A.J. Johns’ Assignment
A bevy of A.J. Johns Inc. underground utility crews coordinated their efforts with dozens more of their colleagues at the 200-acre Sweetwater residential development in Jacksonville diligently completing their tasks before the 19-month contract ends in February....
Wed June 29, 2005
Second-Generation Iannella Masonry Relies on Caterpillar Equipment, Foley
Although Iannella Masonry Construction, of Hillsborough, NJ, has been in business for 19 years, Sandro Iannella’s, connection with Foley Inc. goes back farther than that. “I have known Foley my whole life....
Kate Zanoni - Mon June 13, 2005
Quality Grows From Single ’Tonka’ to Fleet of New Hollands
When William Hammersmith founded his business, Quality Construction, his friends mocked his small excavator by referring to it as a “Tonka.” Twenty-one years ago, before his son, Tony, and his wife, Lisa, joined the firm, Hammersmith started out humbly with just one employee — himself....
Thu May 19, 2005
Ransome CAT Donates Backhoe to Boy Scouts of America
Spring is a time of renewal. Even the construction industry in the Northeast gets into the act with a flurry of activity following a long, cold winter. On Tuesday April 19, Ransome CAT celebrated the onset of spring by donating a Caterpillar 426B backhoe loader to the Boy Scouts of America (BSA)....
Bonnie L. Quick - Thu April 28, 2005
British Military Invention Strengthens Embankment
Near the Kentucky border on southbound Interstate 75, in Ellico, TN, a displacement of soil has caused a problem that has to be dealt with quickly or it might further jeopardize travel in the area. Time and weather eroded soil under the roadway, creating an unstable surface on which to drive....
