Brenda Ruggiero - Wed February 27, 2002
Crews Work on First Section of WV 9 Replacement Job
Crews in West Virginia are currently working on the first section of a $110-million project that will replace WV 9 with a new four-lane highway that will run from Charles Town to the Virginia line.
The current project runs from U.S....
Mary Reed - Wed February 27, 2002
Fast-Track Project Speeds Trolleys Back to Scranton, PA
It’s not just trains that are on fast tracks in Pennsylvania.
The $1.1-million job just completed on Stafford Avenue in Scranton, PA, will not only replace a bridge that was demolished more than a decade ago — thereby restoring the Laurel Line rail link from Scranton to Montage, PA — but also it was a project that was designed and built very quickly....
Cindy Riley - Tue February 19, 2002
Alabama Interstate Bridge Collapse Snarls Traffic, Forces Rapid Repair
Best known as “Malfunction Junction,” Birmingham’s I-59/I-65 interchange is undergoing major construction following a deadly explosion in January. A tanker loaded with petroleum collided with another vehicle, causing the truck to burst into flames and cause massive damage....
Angela B. Hurni - Wed February 20, 2002
Clark Construction Builds Heritage IV in Annandale
Work is under way by The Clark Construction Group Inc. on Heritage IV, the second and final phase of development of the Heritage Center in Annandale, VA. The Heritage complex, developed by Royal Management & Development Inc....
G.W. Hall - Wed February 20, 2002
C.W. Matthews Molds Atlanta’s $2B Atlantic Station
The $2-billion Atlantic Station project continues to take shape north of 14th Street in Atlanta, at the site of the old Atlantic Steel mill. When completed in three years, the 140-acre (57 ha) mixed-use enclave will include hotels, condos, apartments, restaurants, retail establishments, office space and entertainment venues....
Wed February 13, 2002
Contractor Appreciates New Holland’s EC215LC After Leasing Before Purchase
Whether someone is building a home or purchasing a piece of equipment, it is important to pay attention to details.
When Tony Barone, owner of Anthony C. Barone General Contracting, builds a subdivision, he always pays attention to details....
Mary Reed - Wed February 13, 2002
Crews Preserve History, Erect $11M Bridge in Danville, PA
Three bridges linking the boroughs of Danville and Riverside, PA, have shared a common fate over the course of the past 150 years or so — that of falling prey to the elements in most spectacular fashions.
Danville’s first wooden bridge was built in 1829 but destroyed by flooding 23 years later....
Giles Lambertson - Mon February 04, 2002
Vecellio & Grogan Carves Out Mountainside for U.S. 221 Job
Department of Transportation engineers decided Cut 4 on a U.S. 221 four-laning project in western North Carolina wasn’t as laid back as they would like, so a Vecellio & Grogan (V&G) construction crew redesigned how it would slice away the mountainside.
V&G workers moved farther west at the peak of the ridge....
Amanda L. Gutshall - Wed February 06, 2002
J.W. Burress Expands Into SC With Columbia Branch
In an effort to bring close, convenient service to customers in South Carolina as well as provide a new growth opportunity for the company, J.W. Burress recently expanded into the state with a new facility in Columbia.
The branch, which the company opened in October, is located on 4425 Bluff Rd., two miles east of I-77.
Renovations were done to the existing 10,000 sq....
G.W. Hall - Wed February 06, 2002
Batson-Cook Nears Completion of 18-Story, $80M Galleria 600 Tower
A prestigious new business address has taken shape on the horizon of the Cumberland area north of Atlanta, where Batson-Cook is nearing the completion of the glittering new Galleria 600 building near the intersection of Interstates 75 and 285.
“We have done really well on this project,” said Larry Turner, project superintendent of Batson-Cook Company....
