Mary Reed - Thu June 04, 2009
Carroll County OKs Tax Hike for New Lake
A year or so from now, the residents of Carroll County, Tenn., will be able to boat and fish on a lake covering 977 acres (395 ha), currently being created near Huntingdon. What’s more, voters were willing to approve a $10 raise in the wheel tax to contribute to the cost of providing this new amenity....
Jennifer Rupp - Fri May 15, 2009
Allegheny College, PennDOT Team Up for Eco-Art Project
The latest Crawford County highway project is receiving the same attention from Allegheny College that the SR 6/19/322 area has been getting since the 1990s. The goal: to create an "Eco-Art" project that merges Earth art with best management practices in the environmental mitigation of stormwater runoff....
Erik Pisor - Wed May 13, 2009
Widening of I-405 HOV to Connect Long Beach, LAX
After July of this year the entire 72.2-mi. (116 km) stretch of Interstate 405 South and nearly all of I-405 North, which originates in Los Angeles County and ends in Orange County, will feature a high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane, as Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Inc....
Kathie Sutin - Mon March 23, 2009
MoDOT Opens Route 21 Ahead of Time
Motorists in Jefferson County, Mo., near St. Louis enjoyed a nice surprise recently when the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) opened a 4-mi. (6.4 km) stretch of Route 21 eight months early....
Maura Bohart - Thu March 05, 2009
Safer Ten Mile River Span on Fast Track
There is a bridge on Route 1 in Mendocino County that travels over a wide river. It is beautiful, scenic and peaceful — but it is also dangerous, as it is susceptible to collapse during an earthquake....
Angela B. Hurni - Thu February 12, 2009
On the Boulevard: E.V. Williams Adds Girth to Hectic Highway
E.V. Williams Inc. is well known in Virginia’s Hampton Roads area. No matter what city you are visiting, if there is road construction occurring, you are likely to see the company’s name on the equipment....
Fri February 06, 2009
Case Delivers Equipment for Disaster Relief
Throughout 2008, Case Construction Equipment and its employees and dealers have demonstrated their passion for helping people around the world in times of need. Time and again, Case was on the scene to provide the resources and support needed to help repair and rebuild communities in the wake of devastation....
Fri December 19, 2008
471 DIG-R-TACH Designed for Backhoes, Mini-Excavators
General Equipment Co.’s model 471 DIG-R-TACH hydraulically-powered earth drilling attachment system is specifically designed for use with lower-auxiliary hydraulic system flow rates found on popular models of compact loader backhoes, mini-excavators and compact utility loaders....
Fri January 23, 2009
Case Delivers 50 Armored Backhoe Loaders to U.S. Army
Case Construction Equipment has produced the first 50 Case armored backhoe loaders (BHLs) for the U.S. Army as part of a five-year contract awarded to Case for a total of 626 Case backhoe loaders. Manufactured at the Case plant in Burlington, Iowa, these 50 units were deployed in October to Southwest Asia to support military efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq....
Wed January 07, 2009
John Deere Upgrades 710J Backhoe With New Tier III Engine
John Deere has added a new PowerTech E 6068 Tier III engine to its 710J backhoe, improving both emissions compliance and power. “Deere’s got the most powerful backhoe available at this size level, so contractors can step up to Tier III engines without sacrificing power, durability or lugging power,” said Bob Tyler, product marketing manager, John Deere Construction & Forestry Division....
