Bobcat - Thu March 22, 2018
Bobcat Company Introduces New Grading, Trenching Buckets for Compact Excavators
Bobcat Company has expanded its current attachment line-up with the newly redesigned trenching buckets and all-new grading buckets for Bobcat E26 through E85 compact excavators. Both buckets will greatly benefit compact excavator operators, offering them increased durability and reliability, maximum digging capabilities and easier clean-out when cleaning ditches, backfilling, leveling or grading, according to the manufacturer....
Mon March 05, 2018
New Generation Bomag BW 124-5 Series Of Single Drum Rollers Climb Steep Grades, Provide Intuitive Compaction Control
Bomag's new generation of the compact BW 124-5 single drum vibratory roller series are available in both smooth (BW 124 DH-5) and padfoot (BW 124 PDH-5) drum configurations. With their 47.2-in. (119 cm) drum width and tight turning radius of just 88.2 in....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue January 16, 2018
After Bertha: WSDOT Updates SR 99 Progress in Seattle
The precast concrete panels that will build the lower deck of Seattle's new SR 99 double deck tunnel began arriving in early November, marking the beginning of an important stage of the tunnel construction, said Laura Newborn, spokeswoman of the project....
Wed January 10, 2018
National Trench Safety Announces Key Organizational Promotions and Addition
National Trench Safety, LLC (NTS), a Houston-based company specializing in the rental and sales of trench and traffic safety equipment, trench and traffic safety engineering, and OSHA-compliant training classes, announced key organizational promotions and an addition to its team Jan....
Emily Buenzle - Fri December 29, 2017
Editors' Picks: Top 10 Construction Stories of 2017
From high-profile infrastructure to politically-charged projects, innovative equipment to billion-dollar builds, the construction industry made a big impact all over the country in 2017. While there were countless projects, events and stories worth talking about throughout the year, here is a list of our editors' top 10 picks:1....
Emily Buenzle - Thu November 30, 2017
Elon Musk Eyes Chicago for Loop Project
Elon Musk announced Nov. 28 that the Boring Company will bid for a contract to build and operate a high-speed Loop connecting downtown Chicago to O'Hare Airport, Fortune reported. Musk's announcement via Twitter came just as Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel requested proposals for an O'Hare Express....
Emily Buenzle - Wed November 01, 2017
Musk to Begin Boring Into Maryland for Hyperloop Tunnel
With Maryland officials' support, Elon Musk's Boring Company will begin to dig the first miles of a tunnel that will hold his hyperloop as it travels from New York to Washington, D.C. The company will start construction beneath a 10-mile portion of Route 295 in Maryland, Bisnow reported....
Emily Buenzle - Mon October 23, 2017
Infographic: Staying Safe on Trenching, Excavation Jobs
According to OSHA, two workers die each month due to trench collapses.
Take a look at the infographic below to find out how OSHA says you can keep workers safe during excavation work.
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Emily Buenzle - Tue September 19, 2017
Officials Break Ground for $756M Chesapeake Bridge-Tunnel Expansion
For the first time in the 53 years since its opening, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel will build another tunnel for $756 million. More than 100 people gathered Sept. 18 for a groundbreaking ceremony on a man-made island in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay, although they refrained from actually breaking the ground, The Virginian-Pilot reported....
Mon September 18, 2017
Meet 'Nora': DEP Begins $1B Aqueduct Repair Project
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) was joined by federal, state and local representatives, honored guests and dozens of construction workers to mark the start of tunneling for the Delaware Aqueduct Bypass Tunnel — the largest repair project in the 175-year history of New York City's drinking water supply....
