Jeff Brooks - Mon January 15, 2007
Crews Ensuring Smoother, Deer-Free Ride Along I-10
Motorists traveling along Interstate 10 in northwest Florida near Marianna will soon enjoy a smoother ride with one less road hazard — deer. Covering 9.2 mi. (14.8 km) on Interstate 10 from State Road 276 to State Road 71 in Jackson County, the $16.4 million road project includes milling and resurfacing, pavement markings, new guide signs, an upgraded guardrail, new edge draining and a 10-ft....
Thu January 11, 2007
Harms Construction Undaunted by Major Civil Projects
George Harms was just a teenager when he founded George Harms Construction Company Inc. more than four decades ago. “My first job was for $40,” Harms recalled. “I was 16 years old, in high school and working construction jobs part time....
Lori Lovely - Wed January 03, 2007
V3 Companies Builds Tollway Through Illinois
Winter won’t stop work on the Illinois Tollway’s construction of a 12.5-mi. (20 km), three-lane extension of the North-South Tollway from where Interstate 355 ends at Interstate 55 (the Stevenson Expressway) through Will County to Interstate 80....
Mon January 01, 2007
Excavator Moves Scrap Yard’s 20-Ton ’Lawn Ornament’
For what seemed like forever, a 20-ton (18 t) interior rotor part salvaged from a hydroelectric dam sat in the scrap yard at Thompson Metal Services. “Nothing we owned could move it, we couldn’t even budge it,” said Vice President Bradley Thompson....
Richard Miller - Sat September 23, 2006
Bair Uses On-Site Crushing to Stay Ahead of Competition
Greg Bair, president of Greg Bair Track Hoe Service Inc. of Overland Park, KS, is always looking to stay one step ahead of the competition. When he first started out in the excavation business he didn’t want to be just another excavator on a low-boy, so he chose to specialize in demolition and rock breaking....
Wed November 22, 2006
Komatsu’s PC2000-8 Excavator Offers Two Economy Modes
Komatsu America Corp.’s new PC2000-8 hydraulic excavator boasts 956 net hp (713 kW), an operating weight between 440,920 to 450,000 lbs. (199,998 and 204,117 kg) and has a bucket range of 15.7 cu....
Wed November 22, 2006
John Deere Adds to C-Series With New 75C Excavator
The newest member of Deere’s C-Series excavator line — the zero-tail swing 75C — is now available for purchase from all John Deere dealers. “Like all of our C-Series excavators, the 75C is a productive, cost-saving machine that delivers value and performance,” said Mark Wall, product marketing manager, John Deere Construction & Forestry Company....
Kate Zanoni - Fri December 29, 2006
Nye Provides Stump Solution for Denbesten Enterprises
When President Todd Denbesten of Denbesten Enterprises in Valatie, N.Y., was in the market for a new excavator for his stump removal and recycling outfit, he turned to a sales representative he knew he could trust: Russ Pugh of Nortrax, a John Deere dealer in Clifton Park, N.Y....
Thu December 28, 2006
Mass. Building Firm Lays Foundation for Solid Reputation
There are busy sites. And then there are G&R sites. Busy, yes. But carefully scheduled, tightly run and completely integrated, which often means that the crew will switch hard hats several times along the way....
David S. Chartock - Wed December 27, 2006
NYC Unwraps Three Bridges for Holidays
The “Reconstruction of Three Bridges in the Bronx,” a $42.7-million project, is nearing completion, according to Mike McCotter, the engineer-in-charge of the project of the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), Region 11, Long Island City, N.Y....
