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Brenda Ruggiero - Thu February 19, 2004

Bumper-to-Bumper Traffic Demands Route 28 Solution

Rapid growth has led to a major road project that involves improvements to a busy corridor through Fairfax and Loudoun counties in Virginia. The area includes Dulles International Airport, AOL Time Warner headquarters and the Smithsonian’s new Air and Space Museum....

Tue February 10, 2004

G&R Cats Provide Backbone, Brawn for B&J Excavating

Traveling west toward Downingtown, on the Route 30 Bypass, in southern Chester County, PA, a monster is visible in the distance. The monster towering over the surrounding landscape is a Caterpillar 375L hydraulic excavator....

Bill Elverman - Wed February 04, 2004

Eutaw Construction Tackles Muck With Komatsu Combo

Mud. Lots of it. The exposed dirt at the Nissan Manufacturing Plant in Canton, MS, was thoroughly soaked by intense rainfalls in May and June 2003. Tom Elmore, president of Eutaw Construction, looked out at the site before him and saw machines sitting idle....

Mon January 26, 2004

Cat Studies Ransome CAT’s Track-Type Loader Operators

It is not easy being a leading equipment supplier in the world. According to the company, Caterpillar has been able to keep its No. 1 status intact for many years because it is constantly finding ways to improve its products....

Sat January 17, 2004

Retrieving Excavator From Lake Costs Alaska $29,500

KENAI, AK (AP) A 22-ton excavator stuck after trying to remove state vehicles has been pulled from the muck of a lake near Soldotna. An Anchorage contractor pulled the piece of heavy equipment from near Sevena Lake on New Year’s Eve at a cost of $29,500....

Cindy Riley - Mon January 19, 2004

UA Gives Athletic Facilities Multimillion Dollar Facelift

Along Paul “Bear” Bryant Drive, University of Alabama supporters in Tuscaloosa are cheering on construction crews completing a multi-million dollar athletic department renovation and expansion....

Tue January 13, 2004

Harvey Takes to the Road With Kawasakis and Kobelcos

Some people wonder about the “road of life” that they have chosen and whether the “road” not taken would have been the better choice. Gary Harvey isn’t one of those people....

Brenda Ruggiero - Mon December 29, 2003

Massive I-95 Bridgeport Corridor Speeds Forward

A major reconstruction is currently under way on Interstate 95 at Bridgeport, CT. Known as the I-95 Bridgeport Corridor, the project has an estimated total cost of $422.7 million. Notice to proceed was given on Aug....

Thu December 18, 2003

A-1’s ’Green Thumb’ Grows With Westchester Tractor Iron

As a landscaper, Anthony Iazzetti has a “green thumb.” As president of A-1 Landscaping and Excavating, Iazzetti has a keen business sense. The company was founded by Ronald Iazzetti, Anthony’s father, primarily as a landscaping enterprise that included mowing lawns, designing landscapes, snow plowing, building retaining walls, patios, pond construction, black topping and tree work....

G.W. Hall - Mon December 15, 2003

Contractors Tie Up Eight Interchanges Along I-20

By the end of the year, eight heavily-traveled interchanges on Interstate 20 east of Atlanta will be much safer. Contractors are expected to complete the majority of two major interchange reconstruction contracts for the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) later this month....