James Van Horn - Tue December 03, 2002
Modern Continental Reclaims ’Lost’
Tucked away in a remote corner of Brooklyn, NY, Modern Continental Construction is moving approximately 2.5 million cu. yd. (1.9 million cu m) of material in one of the largest such jobs in the Northeast, and probably the most unusual — it’s all fill and no cut....
Amanda L. Gutshall - Wed November 27, 2002
Geith Meets Growing Demand With VA Expansion
A growing demand for products has prompted Geith Inc.’s expansion of its Petersburg, VA, facility. Formerly at 25,000 sq. ft., the recent construction, which was completed in August, provides an additional 15,000 sq....
Tue November 26, 2002
Trucco Relies on AIM for Columbus-Area Projects
Building strong relationships. In business, relationships can be the difference between growth and stagnancy. Trucco Construction is dedicated to that principle. It recognizes that developing a relationship is as important as developing the site....
Thu November 07, 2002
Tramac V55 Takes Down Cliff for WV Road Project
Wayne Concrete, of Barboursville, WV, has been hammering hard to remove a 700 ft. (213 m) long, 100 ft. (30 m) high rock cliff along State Route 10 in Logan county.
According to Bud Daniels, president of Wayne Concrete, this has been a problem spot for the past 80 years — at most, the width of the road at this dangerous point is a lane and a half....
Tue November 05, 2002
New England’s Letourneau Clears the Way for Success
Some of the most desirable land in the Northeast lies within the rolling, wooded New England countryside. Among the clearing and grubbing contractors performing the first step of commercial and residential development in the area, one of the better known is Letourneau Products Manufacturing Corp....
Darryl Seland - Tue November 05, 2002
PA’s Route 309 Hums With Work
Route 309, running through Montgomery County, PA, is seeing its share of construction activity this fall. The roadway is lined with construction equipment in a flurry of improvement and expansion projects....
Wed November 06, 2002
Cat Shear Force Speeds Demolition at Steel Foundry
The demolition crew of R. St-Pierre Excavation required only seven weeks to take down a 250,00-sq.-ft. (23,225 sq m) structure — the Canadian Steel Wheel foundry in Montreal, Quebec. In that same span, crews cut up 4,500 tons (4,050 t) of scrap steel and trucked it 50 mi....
Wed November 06, 2002
Ace Golf Course Takes Shape in Suburban Philly
The Lafayette Hill area of Pennsylvania soon will be the home of a new championship caliber golf course. Construction began on the Ace Golf Course in August 2001 and is scheduled for completion this November....
Dick Rohland - Tue October 29, 2002
PCL-Plant Construction Finishes Up $134M Block E Complex in MN
Rising from the tarmac of a temporary parking lot located on one whole city block in downtown Minneapolis is a 22-story hotel and entertainment center.
Coined Block E by city of Minneapolis developers, it marks a significant development by the city in its on-going, 30-year effort to revitalize the old warehouse district on the western edge of the downtown retail and business district.
The first two, above-ground levels or 160,000 sq....
Wed October 23, 2002
Tramac 428SH Drives CT Sewer Project
The city of New Haven, CT, is spending $4.5 million to replace its single-conduit underground water system with a new one that separates sewer water from drainage. One of the benefits of the replacement will be to save the city the expense of treating rain water....
