Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu September 12, 2024
Lane Continues Work On $475M Blue Ridge I-440 In North Carolina
The barrage of orange cones and heavy equipment is a familiar site for motorists who travel the Raleigh Beltline in Wake County, N.C. For almost half a decade, construction crews have been working on the $475 million effort known as the Blue Ridge I-440 Improvement project, taking place on the interstate between just south of Walnut Street in Cary and north of Wade Avenue....
Raleigh News & Observer - Wed September 04, 2024
Indoor Terminal 2 Work at N.C.'s RDU Airport Only a Small Part of 25-Year, $3B Overhaul
More than 15 million travelers will pass through Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) in 2024, and chances are most of them will use the restroom before or after their flight. All that flushing, hand washing and roller-bag pulling can be hard on a bathroom....
CEG - Thu August 29, 2024
Jeff Martin Auctioneers Holds Fleet Realignment Auction in Davidson, N.C.
Jeff Martin Auctioneers held a one-owner fleet realignment auction Aug. 22, 2024, in Davidson, N.C. The in-person and online auction featured dozers, excavators, attachments, articulated trucks, rollers, backhoes, light towers, generators and more....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Wed August 28, 2024
Volvo Wheel Loaders Critical to Harrison Construction Co.
Any aggregates business that operates concrete plants, asphalt facilities and quarries can only be successful if it uses the best machines to move its heavy materials from one place to another. One such firm is Harrison Construction Co., with offices in Knoxville, Tenn., and Asheville, N.C., that not only supplies and delivers construction aggregates in eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina but is itself a major paving contractor in the area....
Sound Heavy Machinery - Mon August 26, 2024
Faresin USA Appoints Sound Heavy Machinery As Its Carolinas Dealer
Sound Heavy Machinery (SHM) was tapped by Faresin USA to represent its line of telehandlers in North and South Carolina, joining the brand's growing list of North American dealers. The Italian-based manufacturer offers six categories of all-terrain telehandlers in North America — small range, FS compact, FS middle, heavy-duty, big range and electric powered....
CEG - Thu August 15, 2024
Dynapac Celebrates Anniversary By Actively Supporting Dream On 3
To mark Dynapac North America's 90th anniversary in 2024, the Fort Mill, S.C., maker of paving, compaction and light equipment for road construction recently hosted an event in support of Dream On 3, a local nonprofit that helps make sports dreams come true for children with life-altering physical, intellectual and developmental disabilities....
Balfour Beatty - Tue August 13, 2024
Balfour Beatty Selected to Deliver Onslow County's Albert J. Ellis Airport Expansion Project in North Carolina
Balfour Beatty has been selected to deliver the runway expansion at Albert J. Ellis Airport in Jacksonville, N.C., on behalf of Onslow County. The project includes extensive renovation and expansion of the airport's taxiway and runway to provide a transformative travel experience for travelers of Jacksonville, Wilmington, New Bern and Eastern North Carolina area....
Hendersonville Times-News & EcustaTrail.org - Wed August 07, 2024
Six Steel Pedestrian Bridges Being Installed Along Ecusta Trail in Henderson County, N.C.
The initial phase of construction on the Ecusta Trail in western North Carolina is moving forward with the installation of six new bridges along what was once an old railroad bed. The first phase is scheduled to open in December, Henderson County Engineer Marcus Jones told the Hendersonville Times-News....
CEG - Thu August 01, 2024
James River Equipment Holds Customer Appreciation Event
James River Equipment held a customer appreciation event July 25, 2024, at its Charlotte, N.C., facility. Approximately 375 contractors and their families attended the event, which featured displays of the latest John Deere equipment, Wirtgen Group equipment, James River's service capabilities, including service trucks, and much more....
CEG - Wed July 10, 2024
Buttigieg Breaks Ground On New High-Speed Rail Line in Raleigh, Tours Other N.C. Projects
Construction has started on the first phase of a new high-speed rail line designed to link Raleigh, N.C., to Richmond, Va. The work got under way following a July 1 groundbreaking in the state capital attended by Pete Buttigieg, secretary of the U.S....
