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Jeff Cronin - Wed July 05, 2006

’Value Engineering’ Reduces Final Cost of Southern I-75 Project

With a little extra thought, a Georgia contractor saved the state’s taxpayers $10 million. Before The Scruggs Company of Valdosta began working on the 9-mi. stretch of Interstate 75 from Adel south to the Lowndes County line, it proposed a plan that would implement “value engineering.”The plan, which was approved by the Georgia Department of Transportation, changed the phasing of the project to move all four lanes of traffic onto the southbound side of the highway and work on the northbound side first....

Tue May 16, 2006

Nevada Paver Thrives in the Fast Lane

When Q & D Construction starts a subdivision project, it has the capabilities to complete the entire project, from the underground work, to dirt work, curb and gutter and paving and building the cabinets in its own shop for the new houses....

Thu April 27, 2006

Road Machinery & Supplies Marks 80th Year

Reaching the 80th year as a continuously operated, family-owned business is an achievement. It doesn’t just happen. It takes foresight, determination and probably even a certain amount of luck. Yet for Road Machinery & Supplies Co....

Maybelle G. Cagle - Fri April 28, 2006

No Traffic to Dodge at I-69 Site in Mississippi

The only traffic the crew working on the first section of I-69 in north Mississippi has to worry about is its own machinery. APAC-Tennessee is in the midst of constructing a new $53.8-million stretch of highway in the 17 mi....

Brenda Ruggiero - Mon April 10, 2006

Design-Build Team Tackles U.S. 1/64 in N. Carolina

The design-build team of The Lane Construction Corporation, SEPI Engineering Group and The LPA Group of North Carolina is well on its way to earning a bonus for the early completion of improvements to U.S....

Wed April 12, 2006

Contractor Moves Forward While Slipforming in Reverse

The state of North Carolina is investing millions of dollars into the Highway 17 Bypass by Wilmington. The project includes the construction of a new bridge over the Cape Fear River, which is an inlet to the Atlantic Ocean....

Sat March 11, 2006

Wolverine Honored by Gomaco for 2004 Sales

Gomaco Corporation recently recognized Wolverine Tractor and Equipment Company of Michigan as a Top Ten Distributor for sales in the 2004 fiscal year. The award was presented in recognition for outstanding sales and distribution of Gomaco equipment in the United States....

Thu December 01, 2005

Baldi Bros. Quenches Irrigation Needs in California

Baldi Brothers, based in Beaumont, CA, recently completed work on an irrigation canal at the Twentynine Palms Marine Corp Base in Twentynine Palms, CA. The base is the world’s largest marine corp base and features several specialized training facilities....

Tue November 29, 2005

Concrete Strengthens Homeland Security

Mike Poppoff, president of Poppoff Inc., decided in 2001 that he wanted to be more competitive in the construction of dairies. Up to that point, everything the company did was handformed and it just wasn’t staying competitive....

Tue October 18, 2005

LSI Lays First Tracks on Texas Corridor

One of the largest construction projects in the United States is currently under way just outside Austin, TX. SH-130 is the largest single highway project the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has ever built....