Brenda Ruggiero - Fri February 16, 2007
English Adding Flyover Ramp to Major Henrico County Interchange
Improvements are currently being made to the I-295/I-64 interchange in western Henrico County in Virginia. The project includes the widening of Pouncey Tract Road and the construction of a new flyover ramp from eastbound I-64 to southbound I-295....
Angela B. Hurni - Wed February 14, 2007
Crews Ensure Traffic Keeps on Rollin’ Over Blackwater
The Blackwater River Bridge on Route 40 in Waverly, Va., is showing its age. The 50-year-old bridge needs to be replaced, and the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has awarded the $3 million contract to Bryant Contracting Inc., of Toano, Va., to get the job done....
Thu February 08, 2007
N.J.’s JESCO Expands Fleet With Specialty Equipment
JESCO recently expanded its equipment fleet through the addition of several product lines including water trucks, pavers and a variety of specialty attachments including extended reach booms, side booms and rotating crushers....
Tue January 02, 2007
Volvo Construction Makes Significant Upgrades to Its Wheeled Excavators With New C-Series
Changes in Volvo’s wheeled excavators can be seen in almost every element of the EW160C and EW180C: new engine, new cab, hydraulics, substructure, boom/arm, controls, servicing and environmental impact....
Jeff Cronin - Fri February 02, 2007
Demo Crews Knock Out Bridge in SmartFIX40 Job
As if it were a practical joke on a grand scale, Ray Bell Construction crews kicked the piers from underneath the James White Parkway Bridge in Knoxville, Tenn. Early Jan. 7, demolition crews ignited explosives placed underground and inside the piers underneath the 800-ft....
Frank Hartzell - Wed January 24, 2007
Confusion Hill Remains a Mystery; Caltrans Elects to Bypass Notoriously Soupy Slope
At Confusion Hill, located in far northern California, state of California engineers fought a soupy, slippery mountain for a decade trying to build Highway 101 through 200-ft. tall redwood trees. The mountain won....
Tue December 12, 2006
Terex Increases Excavator Productivity With TXC300 LC-2
The Terex TXC300 LC-2 excavator, which replaces the TXC300 LC-1 unit, includes upgrades and advanced features designed to increase operator comfort, productivity and fuel efficiency. Bob Wickwire, Terex product manager, said the rental industry in particular will benefit from the upgrades on the new LC-2 machine, beginning with the new pattern change control, “This new feature allows the operator to change the control pattern....
Tue January 16, 2007
Ohio Firm Strives to Be State’s Leader in Recycling
Kurtz Brothers Inc. has explored ways to increase productivity in the material sorting phase of its recycling operations while ensuring the safety of the workers on site. Tim Lee, supervisor of the company’s 25-acre construction/demolition landfill and recycling facility, heads Kurtz Brothers’ operations in recovering materials such as metal, wood, and block for re-use....
Gwenyth Laird Pernie - Fri January 19, 2007
Demo on ’Aggressive’ Schedule to Stay Well Ahead of Construction
With the downfall of the North Carolina textile industry, it was only a matter of time before the structures that housed one of its major players soon followed. LaBounty UP 20 universal processors mounted to excavators tore down the brick walls and pulverized the concrete of the massive Fieldcrest Cannon/Pillowtex Plant in Kannapolis, N.C....
Maybelle G. Cagle - Tue January 16, 2007
Scrap Business Has ’Crush’ on Volvo Machinery
Larry Danielle doesn’t own a “run-of-the-mill junkyard.”What’s likely the only large independent company of its type in the country, U-Pull-It is more like a self service used auto and truck parts supermarket located on 40 acres with eight buildings....
