Fri May 26, 2017
NCDOT to Intermittently Close I-140 Through Memorial Day
The N.C. Department of Transportation says it will continue to close lanes intermittently on Interstate 140 from U.S. 421 to just east of I-40 through the Memorial Day weekend. A statement from the department says the closures are scheduled from 8 a.m....
Christine Allen - Fri May 19, 2017
Company Wrench Opens Its Newest Location in Charlotte
Company Wrench announced its newest location in Charlotte, N.C., adding to its growing footprint in the Carolinas. The company currently has a branch in Lexington, S.C., just outside of Columbia and a Smithfield, N.C., location just east of Raleigh Durham....
Thu May 18, 2017
North Carolina Orders Penalties for Delays on Interstate-77
North Carolina officials are imposing penalties on the company building toll lanes on Interstate 77 north of Charlotte because of delays in clearing the road after overnight construction. Local media outlets report the North Carolina Department of Transportation has told the builders that the state will withhold about $1.3 million from the next payment....
Fri May 26, 2017
N.C. in need of $8 Billion in School Construction
The North Carolina House is pushing forward legislation that would allow voters to decide whether to borrow $1.9 billion for public school projects across the state. A House education committee agreed Tuesday to advance a bill that supporters say would put money in schools in all 100 counties....
Eric Olson - Tue May 09, 2017
Topsail Island Sees Bridge Replacement
Work is in its early months on a sparkling new bridge being built across the Intracoastal Waterway along the southeast North Carolina coast at Surf City. The $54 million project is intended to replace an aging swing bridge, but because of its elegant design, it also will give motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians a sweeping view of the ocean as they come into town....
Tue May 02, 2017
NC DOT Opens New Interstate in May
The North Carolina Department of Transportation has confirmed the delayed opening of a new interstate, originally scheduled to open this week. The Greensboro News & Record reports (http://bit.ly/2pqz2FE ) recent rains and utility delays have extended the opening of Interstate 73 until mid-May, as confirmed by North Carolina Department of Transportation spokeswoman Michelle King on Monday....
Thu April 27, 2017
Extreme Sandbox and Komatsu Host 40 students Who Traveled 1,000 Miles to Learn More about the Construction Industry
Forty high school students from Warren County High School in Warrenton, NC, took a 20-hour bus ride to Hastings, MN, to learn about job prospects in the construction industry and how to operate Komatsu equipment....
Brenda Ruggiero - Wed April 26, 2017
After 60-Year Wait, East End Connector Takes Shape
Nearly six decades after the project was first proposed, the $142 million East End Connector is taking shape in Durham County, N.C. The North Carolina Department of Transportation, city of Durham and Durham County broke ground on the 3.9-mi....
Wed April 12, 2017
Out-of-State Bidders Drive Ritchie Bros. Auction in N.C.
More than 1,800 bidders participated online and in person at Ritchie Bros.' multi-million dollar unreserved public equipment auction in Raleigh-Durham, N.C., on March 29. With bidders from 36 countries, approximately 66 percent of the equipment in the auction was sold to out-of-state buyers, from as far away as India, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates....
Mon March 13, 2017
Hawkins Project Requires Reliable Equipment, Service
Shannon Hawkins, Hawkins Backhoe & Septic, Whitsett, N.C., is currently involved with several foundation projects for a development in Raleigh, N.C., The Manors at Old Lead Mine by Pulte Homes. Hawkins has been charged with digging the footings for this 150-lot housing development....
