Thu June 10, 2004
English Smoothes Out Another Stretch of Virginia’s I-95
A rebuild of another section of Virginia’s Interstate 95 is nearing completion. The project, which began in March 2001, involves the Atlee/Elmont Interchange. “The big picture is to shift the intersection north along I-95 to reduce the traffic congestion at the I-95/I-295 merge and to ease congestion from Route 1 along Sliding Hill Road past Lakeridge Parkway to the Sliding Hill Road/Atlee Station Road intersection,” explained Jeannette Coleman of the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)....
Wed June 09, 2004
Southeastern Crane Opens SC Branch, Named Potain Dealer
Southeastern Crane recently expanded into the Charleston, SC, area with the opening of a branch office in Ladson. As Grove distributor for the state, Southeastern Crane established the store to fulfill a requirement for the South Carolina dealership....
Tue June 08, 2004
Aquarium Expands on Banks of Tennessee River
Sharks, stingray, eel and a number of other sea creatures will soon be living large in the Tennessee Aquarium's new $30 million tank and environs. The aquarium tells the story of the Tennessee River, following the journey of one raindrop beginning high in the Cove Forest in the Appalachian Mountains as it flows to the Gulf of Mexico....
Thu June 03, 2004
Pisani Crane Goes on Shopping Spree in New England
The “American Dream” is alive and well and thriving in New England. For 20 years, Steve Pisani worked as a steel erector for a company that focused on crane rentals with an operator. In 2001, he saw an opportunity to start his own business with crane rentals and decided to seize the opportunity and founded Pisani Crane....
Wed May 12, 2004
Stockbridge Bottleneck Fix Forges Ahead With GDOT Incentive Plan
As a resident of Henry County, GA, Bert Brantley knows firsthand how badly the Interstate 75/Eagle’s Landing Parkway interchange in Stockbridge needs the $24 million upgrading project in progress there....
Fri April 30, 2004
Binder Takes on Full Line of Kobelco, Tadano Cranes
Binder Machinery Company, based in South Plainfield, NJ, was recently named dealer for Tadano and Kobelco cranes. Tadano manufactures rough-terrain, all-terrain and truck cranes, and Kobelco produces lattice-boom crawler cranes....
Thu April 15, 2004
Atlanta Airport Prepares I-285 for Takeoffs
Not many runway designs incorporate a tunnel, or move millions of cubic yards of fill dirt to the site on a conveyor belt. The fifth runway taking shape at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport boasts each of those characteristics....
Tue April 06, 2004
Manitowoc Introduces 11 New Cranes at Bauma
The Manitowoc Company Inc. announced that Manitowoc Crane Group (MCG) is introducing 11 new cranes at Bauma, the construction industry’s largest trade show. This is the first time all three of Manitowoc’s crane brands –– Manitowoc, Potain, and Grove –– are being shown together at Bauma....
Mon April 05, 2004
Construction Resumes at Sight of Deadly Crane Collapse
TOLEDO, OH (AP) A state contractor began using a crane Saturday to lift pieces of an interstate bridge into place for the first time since a deadly crane collapse in February halted the project. The northbound lanes of Interstate 280 were closed at 6 a.m....
Tue March 30, 2004
Easy-to-Transport Link-Belt Proves Valuable at AL Plant
When James Guarnieri, executive vice president of BSE Industrial Contractors, began searching for a new lattice-boom truck crane, he knew that he wanted a low-weight machine that would be easy to transport....
