Wed April 13, 2005

Contractors Hone Paving Skills at Briggs Equipment

During Major League Baseball’s spring training, players hone their skills after a long winter away from the diamond. While they already know the ins and outs of the game, it’s a valuable way to prepare for the new season....

Tue April 12, 2005

Vögele 880 RTB Paver Smooths Out Perrin Operation

A new tracked paver acquired in April has given an Akron-area commercial/residential asphalt paving company improved flexibility, speed and productivity of construction over any of its previous pavers....

Thu March 31, 2005

Concrete Canoes Cruise Into Clemson Competition

Civil engineering students from across the country will gather in Clemson, SC, June 25 to 27, to achieve the seemingly impossible: make a concrete boat float. Each year, the American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) National Concrete Canoe Competition gives students the opportunity to learn teamwork, challenge themselves mentally and physically, and apply engineering knowledge they gain in the classroom to a fun, “real world” project....

Wed March 23, 2005

SEI Hosts Paving Seminar for Pennsylvania-Area Contractors

Stephenson Equipment Inc. (SEI), of Harrisburg, PA, held its first paving seminar on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2005. More than 130 invited customers attended the seminar, which started at 9 a.m. and lasted through 3 p.m....

Wed March 23, 2005

Philly Expo Offers Iron From A to Z

The Philadelphia Construction Expo VI had something for everybody — contractors, landscapers and municipal workers alike. Held at the Fort Washington Expo Center on March 8 and 9, the Expo again provided equipment and attachment dealers a forum in which they could meet the thousands of potential customers....

Fri March 11, 2005

MdTA Addresses Bridge’s Cracking Concrete

The Maryland Transportation Authority (MdTA) is working to correct a snag in its four-year project at the William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial (Bay) Bridge, which crosses the Chesapeake Bay on Maryland’s eastern shore and involves Routes 50 and 301....

Wed February 23, 2005

IRES Holds 2nd Annual Paving Seminar

Ingersoll-Rand Equipment & Services (IRES) held its 2nd Annual Paving Seminar on Feb. 10 at the Radisson Hotel in Philadelphia. The morning session was filled with seminars conducted by Steve Neal and Dale Starry, road institute instructors, and Mike Watt, product support representative of Blaw-Knox....

Tue February 08, 2005

Trinidad Lake Still a Hotbed for Asphalt Production

Probably most people who deal with asphalt know that in the 19th century the major source of asphalt for contractors in the United States was the island of Trinidad in the Caribbean some 2,000 miles south of New York City....

Sat January 22, 2005

Funds Pledged for Light Rail; Paving Projects Approved

MESA, AZ (AP) The Federal Transit Administration has pledged $587.2 million in grant money for construction of the Phoenix-to-Mesa light rail system. The funds represent 42 percent of the roughly $1.3 billion project....

Wed December 15, 2004

NJ 47 Drivers Get Holiday Bonus

With highway construction following an accelerated schedule, both shoppers and merchants in a major South Jersey retail center are getting an early Christmas present. A new, expanded New Jersey Route 47 in Vineland and Millville, NJ, is open to traffic in time for the holiday rush, as many as 17 months ahead of schedule....