Scrapers

Honda Transmission Plant Bringing Jobs to Tallapoosa →

Rural Haralson County, GA, 40 miles west of Atlanta, is home to approximately 26,000 residents, most of whom have either grown up with someone who worked in the thriving textile mills in and around Tallapoosa, or they have worked in the textile mills themselves. For the past decade or so, the mills have closed their doors, forcing more than 5,000 workers to commute to other surrounding cities to find work. Click for more...

Freedom Tower Redesigned to Be World’s Safest Skyscraper →

From Construction Equipment Guide... NEW YORK (AP) Hurriedly redesigned to make it less vulnerable to a truck bomb, ground zero’s Freedom Tower will lose its distinctive, twisting look but will be the safest skyscraper in the world, officials said June 29. The redrawn tower will be slimmer, straighter and more conventional, it will be set farther back from the street, and it will be placed atop a mammoth, 200-ft. (61 m) concrete-and-metal pedestal designed to repel explosions. Click for more...

Contractor Outwits Mother Nature on U.S. Hwy. 281 Job in ND →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Heavy rains for the first two months of a road widening project could have wreaked havoc on an early fall deadline but, thanks to an accelerated work schedule, the U.S. Highway 281 project was finished several weeks early. “May and June this year and last year were awfully wet, so work was almost to a standstill during those months,” explained Willie Dallmann, project manager with the North Dakota Department of Transportation. 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...

East to West, FL’s I-4 Spreads Out →

Contractors are upgrading Interstate 4 in central Florida, section-by-section, reshaping the future of the heavily-traveled highway. The 20 or so projects planned, completed or in progress along its 140-mi. (224 km) length carry a total price tag of approximately $1 billion in construction costs. Funding comes partly from an economic stimulus program pushed through the legislature by Gov. Jeb Bush. The general task given an array of contractors is to widen Interstate 4 to six lanes in some places, to eight lanes in other sections and to prepare some stretches of the corridor for an ultimate width of 10 lanes. To that end, bridges are being built or widened to accommodate traffic moving up and over the interstate. Click for more...

$162M Skyscraper Grows Roots on Mobile Waterfront →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Workers currently are laying the groundwork for the tallest skyscraper in Alabama and one of the tallest buildings in the Southeast. The Retirement Systems of Alabama’s (RSA) $162-million, 800-ft. (243.8 m) tall office building is scheduled to be complete in late 2005, according to Ron Blount, project manager. In January, Skanska USA Building, Atlanta, GA, won the $6-million contract for the foundation portion of the Battle House Office Tower and Hotel project, which overlooks Mobile’s waterfront. Click for more...

Crews Transform Birmingham Mall Into Vestavia Center →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Developers with AIG Baker have recently transformed an outdated Birmingham, AL, mall into an open-air shopping center that includes a new theater, a Publix supermarket and space for numerous retail shops and restaurants. Construction on Vestavia Hills City Center began in 2001 and was recently completed on schedule. Described as having an updated “main street” feel, the new mall features plenty of glass, fountains, meticulous landscaping and a light color palette. Click for more...

$1B ’Reunion’ Gathers Momentum →

From Construction Equipment Guide... What is now little more than large open fields of windswept grasses along Denver’s northeast corridor will soon house some 30,000 residents. Shea Homes has begun construction on the first phase of 750 homes that will ultimately make up the $1-billion, 2,500-acre Reunion master planned community near the Denver International Airport. Already, subcontractor Hogan Action of Denver has moved more than 273 acres or 1.6 million cu. Click for more...

Deer Creek Brings John Deere Pull Scrapers to Earthmoving Contractors →

From Construction Equipment Guide... John Deere tractor/scrapers are the new kids on the block and Deer Creek Equipment is introducing them to local earthmoving contractors. In 1997, the company saw an opportunity to expand its product offerings to include earthmoving equipment, such as John Deere and Miskin pull scrapers. “We are enthusiastic about this market and look forward to continuing to expand this segment of our business,” said Gary Sorrelle, Deer Creek’s tractor/scraper specialist. Click for more...

Building a Terror-Proof Skyscraper: Experts Debate Feasibility, Options →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Ground Zero, the 16-acre site of the destroyed World Trade Center buildings, is now bare brown earth, at a level seven stories down from the surrounding skyscrapers and streets. But it is a place of great hope, symbolized not only by the visit of President Bush on Sept. 11, to encourage grieving relatives of the lost, but also by plans for construction of a future new Lower Manhattan. The new feeling was especially evident on the anniversary. Click for more...

New Deere Center Boosts Jefferson City Economy →

From Construction Equipment Guide... When Ryan Companies US Inc. and the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce announced this past April that Jefferson County was the site selected for a John Deere regional distribution center, it was a win/win proposition for all. In what will be a boost to the local economy, area workers are readying their resumes for work in the new facility. Besides creating more than 100 jobs, the addition of John Deere in the community is expected to add $15 million to the tax base, and spur additional area development while not significantly impacting county services. Jefferson County was selected due to its business proactive approach and positive attitude. Ryan Companies is a national commercial real estate business offering property and facility management, and integrated design-build. Click for more...

Deere Tractor-Scraper Combo Breaks New Ground →

From Construction Equipment Guide... After years of experience in the earthmoving industry, Barrie Foster, owner of BF Foster Company Inc., found he could save time and money on his jobs by using a tractor and pull-type scraper combination. Foster owns two 9400 four-wheel drive John Deere tractors and four 1812C carry-all pull-type scrapers, along with several other pieces of earthmoving equipment. Foster’s challenge last year was removing and cooling coal-mining refuge in Logan, WV. Click for more...

C.W. Matthews Molds Atlanta’s $2B Atlantic Station →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The $2-billion Atlantic Station project continues to take shape north of 14th Street in Atlanta, at the site of the old Atlantic Steel mill. When completed in three years, the 140-acre (57 ha) mixed-use enclave will include hotels, condos, apartments, restaurants, retail establishments, office space and entertainment venues. “I have worked on many cutting-edge, mixed-use projects and communities all over the world,” said John B. Click for more...

Vecellio & Grogan Carves Out Mountainside for U.S. 221 Job →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Department of Transportation engineers decided Cut 4 on a U.S. 221 four-laning project in western North Carolina wasn’t as laid back as they would like, so a Vecellio & Grogan (V&G) construction crew redesigned how it would slice away the mountainside. V&G workers moved farther west at the peak of the ridge. They started a cut that lets a slope descend at a more stable 1.25-to-1 ratio toward the highway 250 ft. Click for more...

Tractor-Scraper Combo Hastens Homesite Grading Job →

From Construction Equipment Guide... With the help of a new tractor-scraper combination, Ken Beer & Sons of Perkasie, PA, is making fast work of a mid-size excavating and grading job combination. In Hilltown, PA, Beer & Sons is moving approximately 100,000 cu. yd. (76,456 cu m) of dirt for a new 45-unit luxury home subdivision, Hilltown Chase, being built by the Elliott Building Group, Newtown, PA. Beer & Sons is excavating to grade, then stockpiling the material for later use in finishing the homesites. Click for more...

Crews Finish Up Road Work in South Carolina →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Dust will soon settle for the last time in four lakefront subdivisions near Eutawville, SC, where general contractor W. Frazier Construction Inc. and several subcontractors have teamed up to pave 21 existing dirt roads. Rea Construction will handle the paving portion of the project, which has a total value of nearly $1 million. Hutto Construction has the responsibility for building the drainage structures, while G.H. Click for more...

Abel Finds ’Right Stuff’ With Terex →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Becoming one of the leaders in the heavy construction industry in Central Pennsylvania and Northern Maryland takes hard work, dedication and reliable equipment. Abel Construction Company Inc., Mountville, PA, has found the ’right stuff’ during its 29 years in operation. Founded in 1972, Abel Construction began with various small projects in the York County, PA, area. Since then, the company has grown to offer a wide range of construction services, including excavation, sewer and waterline installation, storm water management, structural concrete, curbing and paving. “By offering this turn-key development package, we can anticipate scheduling and construction concerns before they present a problem,” said Troy Abel, president. Click for more...

Reynolds Triple Scraper Turns Heads in TX →

From Construction Equipment Guide... By Melissa J. Buchanan CEG MANAGING EDITOR The deer and antelope are leaving the range and finding a new home at the Texas Disposal Systems Municipal Solid Waste Processing Facility (TDS). The landfill, located nine miles south of Austin, TX, not only supports the disposal needs of Austin and San Antonio, it also is home to 25 different species of exotic animals. Texans looking for a peek at this exotic wildlife are guided through this 341-acre landfill on a daily basis. Click for more...

Route 36 Project’s Conditions Keep Missouri Contractors on Their Toes →

From Construction Equipment Guide... North central Missouri boasts some of the country’s finest farmland. However, pockets of the region have more challenging geographical features, including glacial till and wetlands. The design and construction of Route 36 illustrate how the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) and contractors are addressing the area’s unique topography. A primary east/west highway in the region, Route 36, is receiving a complete overhaul and being upgraded to four lanes. Click for more...

Sleepy Stretch of Highway 87 Gets Barnhill’s Wake-Up Call →

Looking at a map of North Carolina, the 13-mile (21 km) stretch of NC 87 angling southeast from Interstate 95 would not seem to warrant four-laning. At its southern end, the roadway reaches nothing more than the outskirts of the small town of Tar Heel. The destination hardly seems worth $20.5 million that the NC Department of Transportation is spending on upgrading the highway. But just outside Tar Heel sits a big, impressive reason for the new roadway: a rambling Smithfield Packing plant, supplier of pork products to hungry consumers. Click for more...

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