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Johnson Creek Bridge, Roadway Job Proves ’Not Run-of-the-Mill’ →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Visitors to Fripp and Hunting Islands near Beaufort, SC, will find their destination a little easier to reach next year when a bridge replacement project is completed. The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) awarded the contract to replace the U.S. 21 bridge that crosses Johnson Creek with a wider one capable of meeting current traffic needs and those of the future. The prime contractor for the $5-million project is Republic Contracting Corp., under the direction of project manager John W. Click for more...

Wright Brothers Clears Strip for Henderson, TN, Airport →

From Construction Equipment Guide... 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. “This airport is being built because it was going to cost more to bring the other airports up to safety standards than it would be to build a new airport,” said Danny Azbill, chairman of the Beech River Regional Airport Authority. Click for more...

Reservoir Quenches Thirst of GA Community →

From Construction Equipment Guide... At one time, it was merely a stretch of typical rural timberland. But by next spring, 1,466 acres of Henry County, GA, will be transformed into a desperately needed source of fresh drinking water for residents and businesses in the rapidly growing area. According to Henry County Water and Sewerage Authority, the situation is dire: Using conservative growth estimates, it was predicted the county, a suburb of bustling Atlanta and one of the fastest-growing counties in the country, would run out of adequate raw water supply if a new source was not on line by this year. Click for more...

NH’s Geralco Thinks Big and Goes By the Numbers →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Geralco Corporation is a small New Hampshire excavating company that thinks big and goes by the numbers. Alan Burke founded Geralco Corporation, of Lee, NH, in 1986 and since then has worked on projects all over southern New Hampshire. From the first day of operation, Burke has based his decisions on the idea that a small excavation company must think big to stay alive and prosper. Looking back over his 18-plus years in business, he reflected, “I have seen a lot of companies fail due to bad accounting, poor project management, inaccurate estimating and failure to do cost-tracking.”Burke’s approach, in contrast, relies on a detailed, analytic, systematic approach to bidding, managing, and overseeing a project to success. Click for more...

Eagle Crews Put Finishing Touches on Ladson Road →

From Construction Equipment Guide... In December 2000, Eagle Construction Co. Inc. of Newberry, SC, began widening 5 mi. (8 km) of Ladson Road (between U.S. 78 and Dorchester Road) in Charleston and Dorchester counties, SC. Expected to be completed sometime later this month, the road will have an additional three lanes as well as a new bridge crossing Eagle Creek. The new road is expected to enhance safety and accommodate the increasing traffic in the area. Click for more...

J.H. Reid Keeps Newark Route 21 on Track →

From Construction Equipment Guide... “We’ve actually got five bosses on this job,” Steve Gravelin, project engineer of J.H. Reid, general contractor, of South Plainfield, NJ, said about the company’s $42-million contract with the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) to reconstruct NJ Route 21, also called McCarter Highway, in downtown Newark. Besides NJDOT, Reid “works” (under overall supervision of NJDOT) for the following: • NJ Transit. Click for more...

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). Click for more...

PA Job Surmounts Difficulties, Wins Archaeological Award →

From Construction Equipment Guide... 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. Project BackgroundThis latest section of the U.S. Click for more...

$1B Hyundai Plant Blooms →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Construction crews in Montgomery, AL, are converting a 1,700-acre (688 ha) cow pasture into a $1-billion automotive manufacturing plant built specifically for Hyundai. The 2-million-sq.-ft. (185,806 sq m) facility is Hyundai Motor Manufacturing’s (HMMA) first U.S. plant. It will include an assembly plant, engine shop, central energy center, stamping and welding building, paint shop, administration building and a separate training center. Click for more...

In Second Year, Dozer Day to Attract Thousands to Ocala →

From Construction Equipment Guide... For anyone who has ever wondered what the inside of a front-end loader looks like, the second annual Dozer Day will be rolling through Ocala, FL, on Saturday, April 24, at the Ritchie Bros. auction site located directly behind Ring Power on North Highway 441. Sponsored by Palm Chevrolet and presented by Children’s Home Society and the Marion County Roadbuilders Association, Dozer Day provides the opportunity for people of all ages to get up close to, or ride in, large and powerful construction equipment, military vehicles and fire engines. Click for more...

Chuck Mason Equipment Expands With New Lines →

From Construction Equipment Guide... For more than 30 years, Chuck Mason Equipment Sales Inc. has been offering contractors in Tennessee and beyond quality used equipment, from backhoes and excavators to buckets and trailers. Over the past four years, the Johnson City, TN-based company has expanded into the new equipment market, and the lines –– which include JCB, Hyundai, New Holland and Kobelco –– have spawned new growth and mounting awards. Click for more...

Bennett Preps Home for Chimps in St. Lucie County →

From Construction Equipment Guide... A group of chimps will soon be living what many humans consider the American dream –– retirement in Florida. After decades of solitary confinement in small, steel-mesh cages with cement floors, several hundred chimps will be housed in a sunny sanctuary being constructed in rural St. Lucie County, FL. The Florida sanctuary was established in 2000 with the assistance of a $1 million grant provided by the Michigan-based Argus Foundation. Click for more...

AKR Digs Deep for Rare Cars, Multimillion Dollar Homes →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Where else but in exclusive Fairfield County, CT, should a home be built for rare cars and other vestiges of automotive excellence. AKR Excavating Inc., of Valhalla, NY, has been doing site prep for a $15-million car gallery, which, when completed, will be a 20,000-sq.-ft. showroom that will house several hundred cars valued at more than $200 million. The facility will boast heated floors, laminated beams and an elevator system to transport cars to various floors. Click for more...

V&G Breaks Ground on NC FedEx Hub →

From Construction Equipment Guide... GREENSBORO, NC Nearly six years after the project was announced, construction of a $500 million FedEx hub finally has begun on the edge of Piedmont Triad International Airport. Environmental concerns have delayed the project, but proponents believe all hurdles now have been cleared. That is good news for Vecellio & Grogan Inc., the Beckley, WV, contractor that specializes in site and road work. The company has been awarded the first phase contract: $20.5 million for initial site grading and the relocation of a two-lane roadway. Click for more...

Bumper-to-Bumper Traffic Demands Route 28 Solution →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Rapid growth has led to a major road project that involves improvements to a busy corridor through Fairfax and Loudoun counties in Virginia. The area includes Dulles International Airport, AOL Time Warner headquarters and the Smithsonian’s new Air and Space Museum. Spearheaded by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), the full contract amount is slightly under $200 million. An agreement was made with The Clark Construction Group Inc., Bethesda, MD, and its road and bridge construction subsidiary, Shirley Contracting Company, LLC, Lorton, VA, to develop, design and build six high-capacity interchanges on Route 28. Click for more...

Retrieving Excavator From Lake Costs Alaska $29,500 →

From Construction Equipment Guide... KENAI, AK (AP) A 22-ton excavator stuck after trying to remove state vehicles has been pulled from the muck of a lake near Soldotna. An Anchorage contractor pulled the piece of heavy equipment from near Sevena Lake on New Year’s Eve at a cost of $29,500. Steve Thomas, who owns Thomas Development Inc., said the excavator was delivered to the Alaska Department of Transportation (DOT) and Public Facilities’ maintenance yard in Soldotna. Click for more...

Massive I-95 Bridgeport Corridor Speeds Forward →

A major reconstruction is currently under way on Interstate 95 at Bridgeport, CT. Known as the I-95 Bridgeport Corridor, the project has an estimated total cost of $422.7 million. Notice to proceed was given on Aug. 29, 1996, and the final completion is set for June 30, 2005. According to Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT), the program consists of the modification of the I-95 roadway cross section and the realignment of I-95 as required in Bridgeport. Click for more...

FL Breaks Ground on $8B Everglades Restoration →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The first groundbreaking celebrating Everglades restoration was held Oct. 16. Gov. Jeb Bush joined John Outland, Environmental Administrator of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP); David Struhs, secretary of the DEP; and environmental advocates from across the state as Florida began the first construction project of the 30-year, $8 billion state-federal partnership to restore the Everglades. Seven years ahead of schedule, this is one of 68 projects. Click for more...

Contractors Tie Up Eight Interchanges Along I-20 →

From Construction Equipment Guide... By the end of the year, eight heavily-traveled interchanges on Interstate 20 east of Atlanta will be much safer. Contractors are expected to complete the majority of two major interchange reconstruction contracts for the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) later this month. GDOT let the contracts in 2001. Rogers Bridge Company, Shepherd Construction and E.R. Snell Construction won the $16.5-million contract covering the demolition and replacement of bridges and interchanges at Almon Road and Georgia state Roads 11 and 12 in Newton and Walton counties. Click for more...

Arcon Transforms NC Farm Into Modern Community →

From Construction Equipment Guide... When 500 acres of North Carolina’s Piedmont Triad was first settled in 1903, the land was home to a hunting lodge, a place for one New York man to enjoy a respite from the hurried streets of the Northeast. One hundred years later, the same 500 acres is being molded into Brightwood Farm, a modern mixed-use community with more than 1,600 single and multi-family homes encircled by walking and biking paths. Arcon Inc., based in High Point, NC, is the developer and contractor for the new development, which is located near Whitsett, NC, between Greensboro and Burlington. Click for more...

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