Sat February 19, 2000

Foamed Asphalt Sets Well With Wisconsin Reconstruction

Jefferson County, WI, plans to use more foamed asphalt in road base reconstruction following its own research, and following field demonstrations by a major Wisconsin road contractor. Jefferson County used foamed asphalt technology in an $800,000, 5-mile, Phase I reconstruction of County Highway N early in 1999....

Sat February 19, 2000

Contractor Pumps Ohio Museum Full of Concrete, Eager Visitors

Many residents were skeptical when they learned that $125 million in public and private funds were going to build an all new 28,800-square-meter (320,000 sq. ft.) Center of Science and Industry (COSI) on a 17-acre site on the West Bank of Ohio’s Scioto River. COSI Columbus opened to the general public on March 29, 1964 as a venture of The Franklin County Historical Society....

Wed February 16, 2000

Gehl Package Combines Skid Steer, Power Box Paver

Gehl Company offers a paving package that includes a Gehl skid loader equipped with a cold planer attachment and a Gehl Power Box paver. Gehl cold planers mount on Gehl skid loaders to provide a cost-effective way of removing the top surface of roadways, driveways and cutting butt joints prior to resurfacing....

Wed February 16, 2000

Warner Bros. Takes Low Profile With Blaw-Knox Paver

Since its inception in 1928, Warner Bros. Inc. of Sunderland, MA, has been known for its quality work and low profile. That was the way the company’s founder, T. L. Warner, wanted it. Now in its third generation of family management, Robert H....

Wed February 16, 2000

Sakai’s 4000 VPM Rollers Speed Superpave Compaction

All other things being equal in the asphalt compaction process, an increase in the ground speed of a vibratory roller can translate directly into an increase in profit or a decrease in expense. This can only be true with a corresponding increase in vibration frequency, or VPM, however. Unlike static compactors, vibratory compactors offer a combination of both static and dynamic forces to achieve the specified density in the shortest possible time frame....

Wed February 16, 2000

Renting Roller Makes ’Cents’ for Contractor

A Pennsylvania contractor who specializes in difficult site preparation projects has found that renting vibratory rollers is a cost-effective alternative to owning them. Doug Thomas, president of Thomas Construction Company, Grove City, PA, said that his company has found a growing niche in the site-preparation market working on sites with difficult geotechnical conditions or requiring clean-up of hazardous materials....

Wed February 16, 2000

SuperPac Designs Rugged Roller

SuperPac has announced the release of the 6620, a new 168-centimeter (66 in.) machine. This is the company’s latest addition to its complete line of soil compaction machines and is available in either smooth or padfoot configurations....

Wed February 16, 2000

Bomag BW90AD-2 Rollers Deliver Good Vibrations

The new Bomag BW90AD-2 tandem-drum, ride-on vibratory roller offers greater centrifugal force and higher vibrations per minute (vpm) than previous models. With an operating weight of 1,520 kgs. (3,351 lbs.), the roller exerts 1,530 kgs....

Wed February 16, 2000

Gomaco Paving System Soars With Airport, Highway Reconstruction

Gomaco’s GHP-2800 with the Integrated Paving System design, provides increased superior rideability results. The Gomaco GHP-2800 is designed to meet the international demands for new construction and reconstruction of highways, airport pavements and streets....

Sat January 29, 2000

U.S. Concrete Gets 41 Plants With Beall Deal

U.S. Concrete Inc., Houston, TX, will acquire Beall Industries, a leading producer of ready-mixed concrete and lime slurry located in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. Beall Industries is expected to produce annualized revenue during 2000 of approximately $65 million....