Excavators

Las Vegas Wins Big With Interstate 15 Expansion →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Las Vegas just keeps on growing, and that means its roadways have to keep growing too. The Nevada Department of Transportation recently awarded the $33.7-million contract to Morrison Knudsen to widen a portion of Interstate 15 to accommodate the ever-rising number of vehicles. The contract is for a 1.5-mi. (2.4 km) section, stretching from Sahara Avenue to Charleston Boulevard, near the city’s downtown area. Click for more...

Nevada Cashes in With $300M Job →

From Construction Equipment Guide... When there’s only road that travels through town, it’s inevitable that traffic will be a nightmare. It’s safe to bet that Carson City, NV, drivers don’t look forward to encountering some 40,000 cars that travel U.S. 395 through the center of the city each day. About 20 years ago, it was envisioned that a freeway would be needed to bypass the city, and also take off some of the heavy truck traffic, said Scott Magruder, public information officer, Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT). Click for more...

Airport Site Requires Delicate Maneuvering by Teer Crews →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The airport serving the Raleigh-Durham, NC, area is sprawled on acreage between two east-west highways that funnel traffic to it and past it. Interstate 40 on the south and NC Hwy. 70 on the north are clogged with vehicles at least twice a day Hundreds of those that veer off the main flow of traffic enter airport authority property and go … where? Some, of course, drop off or pick up passengers of airlines that fly planes in and out of the airport. Click for more...

Wet Weather Bogs Down Smith Gap Landfill Crew →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Branch Highways of Roanoke, VA, has begun work on a $1.42-million project expanding the Smith Gap Regional Landfill (Phase III/ IV, liner system and sediment basin No. 3) located in Roanoke County in southwestern Virginia. Branch Highways is adding seven additional cells that will cover a total of 2.8 hectares (7 acres). The first cell will be ready for use by May 31; remaining cells will be operational by June 30. Click for more...

Utilities Hinder Efforts of DOT Crews in Jefferson County →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Department of Transportation crews in Jefferson County, AL, are dealing with a major delay as they widen Alabama 75 from Center Point to Pinson, just outside Birmingham. Based on an increasing traffic flow, the project involves expanding the roadway from two to five lanes. Work began in June of 1998 and most likely won’t be completed until December, 2000. “The main problem with this job is that the utilities are in the way. Click for more...

APAC Takes on Dirty Work for Manassas Wetlands Creation →

From Construction Equipment Guide... To build a road and bridges, you have to move some dirt. To complete the Manassas, VA Route 234 bypass, APAC-Virginia has to move a lot of dirt — about 2 million yds. (1.8 million m) — some of it part of wetlands. “The idea was that when we constructed the bypass, we would be filling in wetlands, where there were beaver dams, and other things you find in wetlands, so we excavated to create additional wetlands.” said Wallace Alphin, vice president for APAC, the company which won the contract to complete the bypass. Click for more...

Pernas Eliminates Blasting Problem With Help From Deere’s Iron Giant →

From Construction Equipment Guide... In Dade County, FL, contractors cannot blast in order to form the man-made lakes needed for drainage in every new development, “unless it’s two miles away from residential areas, and that never happens,” according to Delfin Pernas, owner, with his brother Carlos Pernas, of Persant Construction Co. of Miami. So Persant became the first company in Florida to purchase a John Deere 750 LC excavator from the newly formed Nortrax Equipment Company, according to Jaime Pineiro manager of Nortrax’s Miami branch. Click for more...

Birmingham Tees Off for 2001 Senior PGA Tour at Legacy →

From Construction Equipment Guide... It promises to be a premier attraction for Birmingham, AL: a championship 18-hole, par-72 golf course designed by world renowned architect Rees Jones. The Legacy at Greystone (the site of next year’s Senior PGA tour) will be ready for play this summer after more than a year of construction. "This was a high-end project for us. The golf business means a lot of specialty work. As the general contractor, we definitely had plenty to do," said Scott Veazey, owner of Southeastern Golf in Tifton, GA. Click for more...

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