Max Winemiller - Special to CEG - Wed October 17, 2018
Single Dozer With Machine Control Does Work of Two
As the third generation in his family's construction business, Corey Metts grew up on the seat of a dozer. "There are not many jobs where you wake every morning and get to go play with tractors.," Metts said....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Mon October 15, 2018
Curtis Contracting Builds Va. Reservoir
Curtis Contracting Inc. , West Point, Va., is currently working on a reservoir project for Greensville County, Va. When complete, the reservoir will serve as the county's raw-water facility, with an approximate storage capacity of 1 billion gal....
Arizona Department of Transportation - Tue September 11, 2018
Ahwatukee Waterline Relocation Progressing for SMF
Crews are restoring two-way traffic to Liberty Lane in Ahwatukee, Ariz., after several months of work to relocate a 4-ft.-diameter waterline in the path of the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway. Liberty Lane has been restricted to eastbound traffic on a stretch of about 1.3 mi....
Emily Buenzle - Fri July 27, 2018
State Officials Break Ground on $135M Road Widening Project
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal and the state's Department of Transportation took part in a groundbreaking ceremony July 25 for a $135 million road widening project, which will create a third lane in each direction on I-85 between I-985 and Georgia Highway 53, The Gwinnett Daily Post reported....
Katherine Devlin – CEG Editorial Assistant - Fri June 15, 2018
Two Monster Machines — The ACCO Super Dozer, Motor Grader
In the early 1980s, Umberto Acco, an entrepreneur and owner of a civil construction company in Portogruaro, northern Italy, received a job that would require his company to build a custom crawler dozer and motor grader....
Cindy Riley - Tue March 20, 2018
Mobile Sees First Large-Scale Downtown Residential Development in Decades
When it opens in 2019, Meridian at the Port will become Mobile, Ala.'s first large-scale downtown residential development in over half a century. The $51 million, 267-unit development will feature upscale studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments with high ceilings, large windows, balconies and an elevated pool and courtyard facing the downtown skyline....
Mon March 05, 2018
Volvo Extends Lifetime Warranty to Cover Demolition, Wheeled Excavators
The Volvo Lifetime Frame and Structure Warranty now includes high-reach demolition excavators and wheeled excavators. Seemingly small design differences can add up to big differences in machine durability, and Volvo is so confident in the design of its excavators that the company has extended its Lifetime Frame and Structure Warranty to cover high-reach demolition excavators and wheeled excavators....
Eric Olson –CEG Correspondent - Mon February 26, 2018
Express Lanes Along I-77 Corridor to Open in Fall
Since November 2015, commuters moving up and down the Interstate 77 corridor from uptown Charlotte north to the suburban community of Mooresville have resigned themselves to slogging through heavy traffic every morning and evening....
Emily Buenzle - Tue February 13, 2018
Report: Earthmoving Equipment Market Set to Grow
Persistence Market Research recently released a new report, "Earth Moving Equipment Market: Global Industry Analysis and Forecast, 2017-2025," that estimates the earthmoving equipment market will likely grow 1.6 times by volume by 2025....
Tue February 13, 2018
Paradise On the Rocks
As a family-owned general contractor with more than 95 years of experience, Goodfellow Bros. Inc. (GBI) knows how to take on challenging terrain, whether working in Washington, Oregon, California or especially Hawaii....
