Wed June 07, 2000
Sun Marine Uses Daewoo Solars to Save Shoreline
In a world where large pieces of construction equipment often herald destruction and demolition, one man is doing his part to turn the tide. Mike Jahnigen, founder and owner of Sun Marine Maintenance, leaves destruction to the forces of nature....
Sat February 17, 2001
Komatsu Excavator Wows Determann, Aging Iowa Crane Enjoys Retirement
When Tom Determann, owner of Determann Terminals, Camanche, IA, went on a mission to replace an aging cable crane for his barge loading and unloading operations, he had a short list of needs — capacity and versatility....
G.W. Hall - Wed February 07, 2001
Gilleland Moves Mountains of Soaked Soil for $138M Project
Despite frequent delays caused by inclement weather, contractors have made significant progress in preparing a 75-acre (30.4 ha) site for the latest phase of the Village at Weatherstone in eastern Cherokee County, GA....
Mary Reed - Wed January 31, 2001
Pennsylvania Driver Discover Missing Link Highway
It’s taken years to get it on the road but construction of a “missing link” highway in Armstrong County, PA, is at long last under way.
“Not only that, but it’s the biggest project ever let in PennDOT’s District l0,” said Jim Struzzi, community relations coordinator, PennDOT District l0.
When completed at the end of 200l, the 2.2 mi....
Marc Rapport - Wed February 21, 2001
Newell Kicks Volvo, Hitachi Fleet Into Overdrive to Meet Deadline
Keith Newell knows that the best way to stay successful is to surround himself with the best people and the best equipment. When his company, W.S. Newell Inc., took on a site prep job in Montgomery, AL, he armed himself with a little of both, including some of the newest offerings from Hitachi and Volvo....
Giles Lambertson - Wed December 27, 2000
Bar Construction Holds Court on North Carolina Campus
When Bar Construction Co. of Greensboro, NC, won the job of clearing away and then reconstructing some tennis courts on the campus of University of North Carolina-Greensboro, the task was clear enough to Charles O’Bryant, project manager.
It was simply a matter, he said, “of making the water go away and making the courts flat.”
Sounds simple enough, and the project indeed is on schedule for completion a few days before Thanksgiving....
Tue August 15, 2000
JCB, Crescent Machinery Do ’Dam’ Good Job in Texas
Texas’ Lake Tucker, the city of Strawn’s domestic water supply is undergoing several drastic changes to increase its current water capacity. The lake’s dam and spillway are being modified to increase the current level of the 30-acre lake by 5 ft.
The dam, in particular, presented the contractor, M....
Mary Reed - Wed January 17, 2001
$1.39M Overhaul Rejuvenates Aging Pennsylvania Span
Drivers in Butler County, PA, faced slight delays this summer caused by occasional single-lane alternating traffic on the bridge carrying SR l08 over I-79 in Worth Township. In addition, traffic on I-79 itself also was restricted at times to single lanes, but the public’s patience has been well rewarded with the recent reopening of the newly refurbished bridge.
Begun in April 2000, the bridge superstructure replacement involved rehabilitation of a multi-span steel-beam bridge 238-ft....
Megan Nichols - Sat January 06, 2001
Route 63 Opens Wide for Missouri Drivers
The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is widening Route 63 to four lanes for a 14.4-mi. (23 km) stretch that links Moberly and Columbia, Missouri. Area motorists, including thousands of students who returned to Columbia for another school year at the University of Missouri eagerly anticipate this improvement....
Sat July 29, 2000
Link-Belt Loads Into Wee Hours
Houston, TX-based M-I L.L.C. is all too familiar with the rigors of loading and offloading offshore supply boats, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and the stresses it places on the cranes that do the work....
