Caterpillar - Wed December 02, 2020
Cat 657 Wheel Tractor-Scraper Increases Productivity, Delivers Low-Cost Earthmoving
Featuring the twin-power design to boost cycle times, the Cat 657 wheel tractor-scraper (WTS) elevates productivity and operating efficiency to deliver low-cost earthmoving. A 7 percent increase in fuel efficiency over the 657G WTS means more material moved per unit of fuel burned, and improved onboard payload estimating accuracy helps optimize productivity....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue December 01, 2020
Longview Bridge & Road Crews Overcome Floodplain on U.S. 69
Longview Bridge & Road Ltd. (LBR) is building a new 690-ft.-long overpass bridge (two lanes in each direction) on U.S. 69 spanning FM 346 in the city of Tyler to improve traffic flow in the largest municipality in northeast Texas....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed November 25, 2020
Crews Correct Landslide Damage on U.S. 231
With the highway now open to motorists, crews are working to complete construction efforts on U.S. 231 near Huntsville, Ala., nine months after a landslide caused major damage. Repairs were made two months ahead of schedule on both roadways of U.S....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu November 19, 2020
D.C. Takes On Its Largest-Ever Project
In Washington, D.C., work continues on a $453 million undertaking to replace a popular bridge named for a revered abolitionist. The New Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge project, which includes reconstruction of the Suitland Parkway/I-295 interchange, is the largest public infrastructure effort in the District Department of Transportation's (DDOT) history....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu November 12, 2020
MSU Sings Happy Tune for New Music Facility
Faculty and students at Mississippi State University (MSU) are eagerly awaiting completion of a new structure that will boost the size and quality of the school's music department for years to come....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Tue November 10, 2020
$29.8M I-70 Rehabilitation Progressing On Time, Budget
Construction crews are busy working on a $29.8 million rehabilitation project that includes repairing pavement and resurfacing Interstate 70 in Preble County, from the Indiana state line to the Montgomery County line in Ohio....
Polygone Company - Tue November 10, 2020
Polygon Composite Bushings Simplify Maintenance in K-Tec Heavy-Duty Earthmoving Equipment
Polygon Company, a producer of composite tubing, bearings, and pneumatic cylinders, has designed custom composite bushings for K-Tec Earthmovers for use in hydraulic cylinders and other pivot points on their heavy-duty scrapers and levelers....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed November 04, 2020
Flatiron to Deliver $54M SR 20 Timbuctoo Roadway Project
Flatiron crews are making significant progress on the $54 million State Route 20 Timbuctoo Roadway Project taking place a half-mile east of the Yuba River in eastern Yuba County, Calif. The project, financed by state and federal dollars, began last February, with delivery anticipated in September 2021....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu October 29, 2020
Greensboro Urban Loop Enters Home Stretch
The final section — the Northern Loop — of the North Carolina Department of Transportation's (NCDOT) Greensboro Urban Loop is being constructed by E.S. Wagner/Smith-Rowe, joint venture....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed October 28, 2020
MoDOT's $278M I-270 Project Increases Mobility in St. Louis County
In an effort to improve outdated highway design, deteriorating infrastructure and traffic congestion, the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is overseeing the I-270 North Design Build Project....
