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Linda Construction Goes on Demo Spree in Charlotte →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The building was a five-story residential unit called Charlotte Town Manor, a poured concrete structure about 40 years old that stood tall against the banks of a tributary called Sugar Creek. But in four weeks, it was nothing. Reduced to tons of debris, the building ceased to exist and began a second life as recycled material. The Linda Construction Co. Inc. simply erased it, leaving hardly a trace after Mecklenburg County officials decided to create a greenway along the creek. The assisted living center had been empty for about a year, its 80,000 sq. Click for more...

Bobcat System Tag Teams on Sandy Soil Conditions in SC →

From Construction Equipment Guide... It takes special equipment to work productively in the sandy soils of South Carolina. That’s why John Haus and Ron Bracebridge, partners of J & R Contracting, rely on their all-track Bobcat System. The Bobcat System, a concept that has been popular for more than a decade, typically consists of a Bobcat loader and a Bobcat excavator. This equipment team makes the most of the loader’s speed and agility and the powerful ability of the excavator to efficiently dig and load in tight spaces. Click for more...

Bookworms Await $10M Annex at Enoch Pratt Library →

From Construction Equipment Guide... A new annex is taking shape at the central branch of the Enoch Pratt Free Library in downtown Baltimore, MD. The project is particularly significant because it is the first major expansion at the facility since it opened during the Depression in 1933. The annex is the first phase of a multi-year project that includes phased renovation and historic restoration of the main library building, expected to begin in June 2005. The contract for the annex was awarded to Costello Construction of Maryland Inc., of Columbia, for $10.6 million. Click for more...

Sticking to Basics Proves Senter’s Formula for Success →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Meredith Senter began selling small Ford farm tractors in 1962 from a dealership located on the south edge of Raleigh, NC. The low-powered, two-wheel-drive Fords in blue and gray were a common sight on small farms as well as on large ones. The era of the huge four-wheel-drive tractors was still a few years away, with many marketplaces just moving beyond domination by International Harvester model-M tractors and two-cylinder “Johnny Pop” John Deere units. Forty years later, Michael Senter still sells small Ford tractors and some agricultural equipment from a dealership south of Raleigh. Click for more...

Geppert Bros. Razes Housing Project in West Philly →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Just as the dust and debris were settling after the implosion of the Mill Creek Housing Project in West Philadelphia, so were the hopes rising for neighborhood residents that new housing would bring a better standard of living to the area of 46th St. and Fairmount Ave. On a chilly morning in late November, three 17-story, 170-ft. tall buildings came crashing to the ground in seconds to the cheers of thousands of onlookers and special guests. Click for more...

Revoli Construction Company Finds a Friend in CN Wood and Komatsu →

From Construction Equipment Guide... When Shawqui Alsarabi and Aldo Palumbo decided to make their mark in the world, they decided to go into the construction business. With that decision made, they went to Bob Benard, owner of C.N. Wood, explaining the idea of forming their own construction business. Benard believed that they had the necessary industry experience and knowledge to operate a successful enterprise. All that was needed was the right equipment to get Revoli Construction Company started. Click for more...

Cherry Hill Rocks on With Custom NYE Grapple →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Cherry Hill Construction Inc. began doing business with National Attachments Inc. (NA) in 1996 when Equipment Superintendent Gerry Clarendon purchased a NYE extendable dipperstick for a Komatsu PC95. Recently, Cherry Hill successfully bid the Patapsco River dredging project in Maryland. The project called for the removal of millions of yards of river bottom and lining the river bank with 66,000 tons 59,400 t) of armorstone. Click for more...

St. Paul’s I35E Bridge Job Maintains a Low Profile →

From Construction Equipment Guide... For the nearly 80,000 motorists speeding across the I35E Bridge over the Mississippi River as they head into or out of St. Paul, MN, the only signs of construction activity are a couple of cranes towering slightly above the bridge deck. However, below the deck, construction crews, during the last year, have constructed five new bridge piers and hoisted into place the first three out of five lines of steel girders to carry the northbound lanes of a completely new bridge. Eventually, the new bridge, designed to current federal standards, will carry two through-lanes of traffic in each direction. Click for more...

Southwest Virginia Memorial Bridge →

From Construction Equipment Guide... In April 2001, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) began work to replace the 52-year-old Southwest Virginia Memorial Bridge over the New River and the Norfolk Southern Railroad tracks. The bridge, which is located on Route 11 and links Radford and Fairlawn in Pulaski County, is a single structure with two lanes for northbound traffic and two lanes for southbound traffic. When completed in fall 2004, the new bridge will have two structures, each with three lanes, and both spans will have sidewalks and bike lanes. Replacing the Southwest Virginia Memorial Bridge first involves constructing a new southbound bridge, then demolishing the existing bridge and, finally, building a new northbound bridge. Click for more...

Modern Continental Reclaims ’Lost’ →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Tucked away in a remote corner of Brooklyn, NY, Modern Continental Construction is moving approximately 2.5 million cu. yd. (1.9 million cu m) of material in one of the largest such jobs in the Northeast, and probably the most unusual — it’s all fill and no cut. Modern Continental Construction, part of Modern Continental Companies Inc., Cambridge, MA, is working on the first phase of the massive $142-million Fountain Avenue Landfill Reclamation Project. Click for more...

Geith Meets Growing Demand With VA Expansion →

From Construction Equipment Guide... A growing demand for products has prompted Geith Inc.’s expansion of its Petersburg, VA, facility. Formerly at 25,000 sq. ft., the recent construction, which was completed in August, provides an additional 15,000 sq. ft. Managed by Kessel Construction, who broke ground in February, the $.5-million project includes 40,000 sq. ft. of outdoor racked storage, three additional loading bays and a state-of-the-art 10,000 sq. Click for more...

Trucco Relies on AIM for Columbus-Area Projects →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Building strong relationships. In business, relationships can be the difference between growth and stagnancy. Trucco Construction is dedicated to that principle. It recognizes that developing a relationship is as important as developing the site. Through delivering quality and efficiency in every facet of its work, Trucco will accept no less than complete satisfaction at the close of a project. Many central Ohio developers have realized that they have partnered with a company that not only believes in those ideals, but also displays them throughout the project. Click for more...

Tramac V55 Takes Down Cliff for WV Road Project →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Wayne Concrete, of Barboursville, WV, has been hammering hard to remove a 700 ft. (213 m) long, 100 ft. (30 m) high rock cliff along State Route 10 in Logan county. According to Bud Daniels, president of Wayne Concrete, this has been a problem spot for the past 80 years — at most, the width of the road at this dangerous point is a lane and a half. When the rock cliff is removed, the Department of Transportation will begin widening the road to two full lanes and a “bench” to receive fallen rocks. While work is being done, the road must remain closed. Click for more...

New England’s Letourneau Clears the Way for Success →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Some of the most desirable land in the Northeast lies within the rolling, wooded New England countryside. Among the clearing and grubbing contractors performing the first step of commercial and residential development in the area, one of the better known is Letourneau Products Manufacturing Corp. This Freetown. MA-based company earns income from both clearing and wood chip sales, and is successfully building on a foundation established more than a generation ago. Click for more...

PA’s Route 309 Hums With Work →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Route 309, running through Montgomery County, PA, is seeing its share of construction activity this fall. The roadway is lined with construction equipment in a flurry of improvement and expansion projects. Some of the construction firms in charge of these projects include Nyleve Bridge Corporation, Vito Braccia Concrete & Building Contractor and S.C. & E.K. Fisher. Nyleve Bridge Corp. Nyleve Bridge Corp., of Emmaus, PA, is working on two bridges over Route 309 as part of a $14.7-million Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) project to improve a 10-mi. Click for more...

Cat Shear Force Speeds Demolition at Steel Foundry →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The demolition crew of R. St-Pierre Excavation required only seven weeks to take down a 250,00-sq.-ft. (23,225 sq m) structure — the Canadian Steel Wheel foundry in Montreal, Quebec. In that same span, crews cut up 4,500 tons (4,050 t) of scrap steel and trucked it 50 mi. (80 km) to operating foundries where the scrap was reborn as new structural steel H-beams. The old foundry, constructed in the 1920s, manufactured rail and wheels to supply the railroad industry. Click for more...

Ace Golf Course Takes Shape in Suburban Philly →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Lafayette Hill area of Pennsylvania soon will be the home of a new championship caliber golf course. Construction began on the Ace Golf Course in August 2001 and is scheduled for completion this November. The project involves construction of a new 18-hole golf course designed by Gary Player , a veteran member of the PGA tour. The course will be located just off Ridge Pike in the rolling hills west of downtown Philadelphia. Click for more...

PCL-Plant Construction Finishes Up $134M Block E Complex in MN →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Rising from the tarmac of a temporary parking lot located on one whole city block in downtown Minneapolis is a 22-story hotel and entertainment center. Coined Block E by city of Minneapolis developers, it marks a significant development by the city in its on-going, 30-year effort to revitalize the old warehouse district on the western edge of the downtown retail and business district. The first two, above-ground levels or 160,000 sq. Click for more...

Tramac 428SH Drives CT Sewer Project →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The city of New Haven, CT, is spending $4.5 million to replace its single-conduit underground water system with a new one that separates sewer water from drainage. One of the benefits of the replacement will be to save the city the expense of treating rain water. Complete Construction Co. of Ansonia, CT, is placing approximately 20,000 ft. (6,096 m) of pipes under several blocks of 20 streets. Depending on usage, the pipes range in diameter from 24 to 36 in. Click for more...

Erie Becomes Transportation Mecca With New $8M Hub →

From Construction Equipment Guide... An Intermodal Transportation Complex soon will open its doors for travelers in Erie, PA. Managed by the Erie-Western Pennsylvania Port Authority, the bayfront building will serve as a hub for passengers of Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority buses and eventually Greyhound buses. In addition, the complex will feature services for taxicabs, cruise boats, ferryboats and even bicycles. The building includes thousands of square feet of office and retail space that Port Authority and EMTA officials hope to lease to various shops and businesses. Click for more...

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