Fri July 06, 2007
Tschiggfrie Excavating Tackles Trail With Commander III
Tschiggfrie Excavating in Dubuque, Iowa, has specialized in slipformed curb and gutter with GOMACO Commander IIIs for several years. Tschiggfrie did some sidewalk and trail projects, but never enough to warrant a slipform paver....
Maybelle G. Cagle - Mon June 18, 2007
Bristol’s Slopes Call for Dryer Concrete
Construction equipment is temporarily replacing race cars as the main attraction at the Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee. The construction is part of efforts to resurface the “World’s Fastest Half-Mile” along with some other projects....
Wed June 06, 2007
WMC Contracting Slipform Paves Throughout Tennessee
WMC Contracting Company in Trenton, Tenn., has been in the construction business since 1950, and has specialized in slipform concrete projects of all kinds. If WMC thinks the project can be slipformed, it will figure out a way to do the job with GOMACO machines, using either one of its Commander IIIs or GT-3600....
Tue April 24, 2007
Bomag’s GT-3600 Takes on Southern Hills Golf Course
It’s not your typical project. Golfers in their carts buzz through the job site and stop to ask the crew for quick directions to the next tee box. The crew takes their break and a chance to escape from July’s hot sun underneath the porch awning of the clubhouse....
Maura Bohart - Wed April 11, 2007
Archer Western Starts $80M Job on Interstate 75
The Georgia Dept. of Transportation is trying to keep Interstate 75, one of the busiest highways in the state, in good condition without severely impacting commuters. Last summer, Archer Western won a three-year $81.3 million contract to mill, inlay and pave the 8.9-mi....
Thu March 29, 2007
Concrete Trucks Race to Keep Up With WMC’s Pace
WMC Contracting Company in Trenton, Tenn., has been in the construction business since 1950, and has specialized in all kinds of slipform concrete projects. If it thinks the project can be slipformed, it will figure out a way to do it with its GOMACO machines, using either one of its Commander IIIs or GT-3600....
Tue February 13, 2007
Two Southeast Projects Earn National ACPA Awards
The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) has announced winners of its 17th Annual “Excellence in Concrete Pavement” awards. The awards honor contractors, engineers, and owners for quality concrete pavement construction projects completed in 2005....
Jane Greer - Tue January 02, 2007
Careful Mixing Keeps Runway Construction On Schedule
Hector International Airport in Fargo, N.D., is the largest commercial airport in the state, serving two commercial carriers, six fixed-base operators, air cargo, and a North Dakota Air National Guard base supporting F-16 fighter planes....
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....
Fri November 24, 2006
Skewed Tining Adds to Capabilities of T/C-400, T/C-600 Texture/Cure Machines
GOMACO’s T/C-400 and T/C-600 texture/cure machines are now available with a skewed tining option. The machines allow the travel of the tining bars to run a skewed path, while the frame of the machine is square to the slab and simplifies the ability to transverse tine on newly paved streets and highways requiring a skew texture....
