Thu December 27, 2007
Crews Forge Twin Spans Over the Susquehanna
A $60 million bridge project currently under way in Pennsylvania’s Lycoming County is expected to enhance revitalization efforts taking place in downtown Williamsport as well as create a direct connection between SR 15 and I-180....
Mon November 19, 2007
Tollway Links Future to Ecological Heritage
The 12.5-mi. (20 km) six-lane extension of the North-South Tollway from where Interstate 355 ends at Interstate 55 (the Stevenson Expressway) through Will County to Interstate 80 opened to bicycle traffic on Veteran’s Day Nov....
Tue November 13, 2007
Site Prep Work Leads to Growth for Pustola & Associates
Stephen Pustola, founder of Pustola & Associates of Naugatuck, Conn., had a design-build firm that did everything, taking customers through all steps of the process from design to permitting to construction....
Thu August 23, 2007
Sakai’s CV550 Soil Compactor Performs as King of the Hill
They say Isaac Newton discovered gravity in the mid-1600s when an apple fell on his head. Brennan Construction Company also discovered it, in June 2007, when site workers tried to move heavy equipment up a 28-degree slope for a landfill-closing project....
Thu June 07, 2007
Thompson Boosts Fleet to Handle Charlotte Boom
Shane Thompson is taking advantage of the development boom in the Charlotte area. The president of Thompson Grading Inc. has increased its fleet by approximately 40 percent in the past year to be able to keep up with the work happening all around the Woodruff, S.C.-based contractor....
Wed June 06, 2007
BOMAG 12-Ton Rollers Feature Enhanced Ergonomics
BOMAG’s BW211-40 Series single-drum vibratory rollers consist of two models: the BW211D-40 smooth drum roller and the BW211PD-40 padfoot roller. The 12-ton (11 t) class rollers are powered by a four-cylinder, water-cooled Deutz diesel engine that meets EPA Tier III requirements....
Thu April 26, 2007
Big Reclaimer Serves Up Stabilized Tennis Courts in Iowa
In May a WR 2500 road reclaimer — predecessor to today’s WR 2500 S — of Manatt’s Inc. quickly stabilized a 4,200-sq.-yd., multi-court tennis facility being reconstructed at a city park in Ottumwa, Iowa, in the southeast part of the state....
Mon March 12, 2007
Allied Construction’s Skid-Pac Puts Compaction in Motion
Allied Construction Products LLC’s added the Skid-Pac Model 1000 to its full-product line of attachments. The Skid-Pacs have taken the Ho-Pac vibratory compactor technology and put it into motion....
Wed March 07, 2007
Liftech Hosts Asphalt Laydown, Compaction Seminar
More than 150 working professionals in the asphalt industry convened on Feb. 5 at Liftech Equipment’s Rochester, N.Y., facility for a fact-filled, one-day seminar about best practices in asphalt....
Wed February 21, 2007
S&S Paving’s Move to New Model Pays Big Dividends in California
A California paving contractor who traded in his model 880 WB paver from Vogele America Inc. for its successor, the 2116W, had documented improvements in productivity and profitability of the new model over the old....