Wed December 14, 2005

AZ Contractor Completes Emergency Repairs on I-40

This past spring, the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) issued a challenge to local highway contractors. The challenge, in the form of a project, was that a 12-mi. (9.3 km) stretch of I-40, between Sanders, AZ, and the New Mexico state line, was in dire need of repair and ADOT wanted the highway's conditions improved before winter temperatures would render pouring asphalt impossible....

Fri June 10, 2005

GPS Makes the Grade for McAninch Corporation in NC

A road relocation project in North Carolina includes several unique features, including custom-built equipment and a heavy reliance on Trimble GPS technology. The $40.4-million project involves the relocation of existing Route 16 in Lincoln and Catawba counties to a new divided four-lane roadway....

Tue January 11, 2005

J & J Contractors Collars Challenges on Lynn Police Job

The city of Lynn’s finest soon will be getting a new home to the tune of $12.5 million. The new police station in Lynn, MA, located approximately 15 mi. north of Boston, was in the design and approval process for six years when work finally began in August 2003....

Wed November 17, 2004

Vantage Equipment Takes on Bomag Compaction Line

Vantage Equipment, based in Syracuse, NY, and formerly known as LB Smith, has announced that it has become the authorized distributor of Bomag compaction equipment in upstate New York through the company’s offices in Syracuse, Buffalo and Albany....

Wed August 25, 2004

Daewoo Gives Maine Business Ammunition for Success

One might think that after serving in Iraq with the U.S. Marines during the first Gulf War that Cole Leavitt’s enlistment into his father’s business, Gorham Tractor & Equipment Co., would be a walk in the park....

Thu August 19, 2004

Wright Brothers Clears Strip for Henderson, TN, Airport

A simple matter of dollars and common sense drove the decision to build a new $15-million regional airport in Henderson County, TN, to take the place of a smaller local airport in Henderson and another in adjacent Decatur County, TN....

Tue May 18, 2004

PA Job Surmounts Difficulties, Wins Archaeological Award

During the past 10 years, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has invested more than $160 million in its modernization of U.S. Route 15 in Tioga County. It also has committed itself to an investment of approximately $200 million to complete the job of upgrading this highway between Williamsport, PA, and the New York State border....

Fri May 14, 2004

Rea Contracting Throws I-77 Job Into High Gear

Rea Contracting LLC and HDR Inc. have been using a phased approach to construct 8.1 mi. (13 km) of I-77 in Charlotte, NC. The project is on track to be successfully complete in June 2004 — 125 days ahead of the original completion date....

Mon April 19, 2004

Baltimore Modernizes Loch Raven Dam

A $29-million rehabilitation project is well under way at the Loch Raven Dam at Gunpowder Falls in Baltimore, MD. The structure is a gravity dam, meaning that it relies on its own weight for stability....

Tue October 14, 2003

Mercedes Plant Expansion Brings Vance 2,000 Jobs

Construction crews in Vance, AL, are shifting into high gear to complete a $600-million expansion of the Mercedes-Benz M-Class (MBUSI) plant near Tuscaloosa, AL. The project, when completed later this year, will create approximately 2,000 new jobs and make small-town Vance home to one of the largest buildings in the state. “It will add 1.9 million square feet, roughly doubling the size of the plant,” explained Andy George, Rust Constructors Inc....