David S. Chartock - Wed February 06, 2008
Skanska Builds Super New Giants Stadium
Site work and ongoing adjacent construction projects are among the challenges faced by the team that is building New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. The $998 million, 2.2-million-sq.-ft. (204,387 sq m) steel and concrete facility will include 82,000 seats and 217 luxury suites for New York Giants and Jets fans....
Sat January 26, 2008
Prank Ends With CSX Train Ramming Stolen Bulldozer
COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (AP) Police in the Metro East community of Collinsville are trying to figure out who left a bulldozer on railroad tracks as a possible prank before it was rammed by a train. Investigators said the crash early Jan....
Mary Reed - Thu December 27, 2007
Crews Forge Twin Spans Over the Susquehanna
A $60 million bridge project currently under way in Pennsylvania’s Lycoming County is expected to enhance revitalization efforts taking place in downtown Williamsport as well as create a direct connection between SR 15 and I-180....
Mary Reed - Wed December 12, 2007
Brubacher on Par for Applecross Course Finish
Applecross Country Club Community, featuring more than 1,000 town, carriage, classic, estate and active adult homes, is currently under construction in East Brandywine Township, approximately 4 mi. from Downingtown, Pa....
David Hunt - Tue December 11, 2007
Mascaro Barrels Ahead on Bradford Bypass Job
Mascaro Construction, of Pittsburgh, Pa., is barreling ahead on an ambitious $55 million project to rebuild the Bradford Bypass section of Route 219 in north-central Pennsylvania. “Last year, we experienced a lot of rain, which created wet conditions,” according to Hal Harmon, project manager of Mascaro....
Giles Lambertson - Wed November 21, 2007
Mainline’s Work Allows Honda Jet Engine Plant to Take Flight
Before Honda Corp. can put Burlington, N.C., on the map as the manufacturing center for a heralded new product, the company needs a facility in which to build it. This fall, Mainline Contracting Co. of Durham, N.C., jump-started the construction that will put the Japanese company in its facility....
Jeff Cronin - Tue November 20, 2007
An Earthmoving Moment: N.C. Contractor Pops the Question With His Bulldozer
This job didn’t quite fall within the specs of Michael Autry’s bulldozer. But the John Deere 750, with the guidance of a Sokkia GPS, helped him etch a life-altering message in a Fayetteville, N.C., job site....
Tue October 30, 2007
John Deere Awarded Contract to Build Machines for U.S. Marines
The U.S. Department of Defense awarded John Deere Construction & Forestry Company an estimated $125 million contract to build up to 540 medium crawler tractors (MCTs). The MCTs are being built for the Marine Corps Systems Command in Quantico, Va., for delivery to military bases throughout the United States and overseas....
Wed September 26, 2007
Blue Diamond Six-Way Dozer Blades Available in Four Widths
The Blue Diamond six-way dozer blade has many features for the wide range of needs that contractors face. This blade can be set up to use factory attachment controls or, in the case of having no factory controls, a universal control is available....
Wed September 12, 2007
Midwestern Manufacturing Unveils M594C Attachment
Midwestern Manufacturing Co. of Tulsa, Okla., recently completed field testing its newly engineered 200,000 lbs. (90,720 kg) sideboom attachment for a Caterpillar D9H tractor body. The new M594C attachment is the largest ever produced by Midwestern in its 50 year history....
