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Roadbuilding
12 contractors win national awards from NAPA for asphalt pavements
The annual conference of the National Asphalt Pavement Association presented awards to 12 asphalt contractors who stood out in 2019, with its top award going to Shelly & Sands of Zanesville, Ohio. Shelly & Sands and the Ohio Department of Transportation District 5 are the winners of NAPA’s 2019 Sheldon G. Hayes Award for excellence […]
February 11, 2020
Technology
AGS automation is transforming milling and paving. And more technology is coming.
Automatic grade & slope systems (AGS) are having an impact on the milling and paving industry. Click here to see how this technology, others is changing things.
July 17, 2018
Construction Equipment
Chemtek’s new NeSilex mixes with spray systems to reduce silica dust
Chemtek has introduced NeSilex, a surfactant to be added to water spray systems during milling and other dust-producing operations to reduce worker exposure to airborne crystalline silica. The surfactant is a highly concentrated wetting agent that lowers the surface tension of water so it can better saturate dust particles and cause them to drop to […]
February 26, 2018
Dealers
RDO Equipment Co. is now a Wirtgen dealer in Ariz.
RDO Equipment Co. in Arizona is now a Wirtgen dealer – an expansion that adds to the dealer’s current Wirtgen territories in North and South Dakota. RDO, a provider of John Deere and other construction equipment, parts, and service in Arizona, now adds Wirtgen’s compaction, milling, mixing, paving, processing, and rehabilitation equipment to enhance offerings […]
February 2, 2018
Roadbuilding
CoDOT installs fiber optics for Wolf Creek Tunnel on U.S. 160
The Colorado Department of Transportation has completed a five-month project to install 95,000 feet of fiber optic cable on U.S. Highway 160. The cable will be used for digital controls within the Wolf Creek Tunnel. The $4.5 million project also included milling, repaving and striping the 16-mile stretch of highway in and near South Fork. […]
September 22, 2017
Roadbuilding
Roadtec launches SX-8e, its largest soil stabilizer-reclaimer
Roadtec has introduced its largest soil stabilizer-reclaimer with the new SX-8e, which has an operating weight of 82,000 pounds. The machine is designed for road rehabilitation, cold recycling and soil stabilization. It can cut up to 20 inches deep and 100 inches wide. Cut depth can be set by the push of a button, and […]
September 4, 2017
Roadbuilding
Construction worker killed by machinery in Colorado work zone
A highway construction worker was killed June 15 when a piece of machinery struck him inside the work zone during paving operations on Highway 9, north of Silverthorne, Colorado, CBS Denver reports. The victim has not been identified, and the circumstances of his death were not clear at press time. The Colorado Department of Transportation reports […]
June 21, 2017
Roadbuilding
John Deere’s 4 new D-Series cold planer attachments boost cut rate, smoothness
John Deere has upgraded its cold planer attachment lineup with four new models the company says deliver 10 percent more cut rate over their predecessors. The new CP12D, CP18D, CP24D and CP30D cold planers turn skid steers, compact track loaders and compact wheel loaders into milling machines in application such as street repairs, matching uneven […]
August 26, 2016
Roadbuilding
Ancillary Equipment: It takes more than pavers and compactors to make smooth roads
The paver and compactor garner most of the credit for quality pavement. Of course, you wouldn’t have a road without these star performers, but it also takes top-notch ancillary equipment in supporting roles for all the elements to come together perfectly. Ancillary equipment, generally taken for granted, often blends into the background and becomes part […]
May 30, 2016
Roadbuilding
Wirtgen’s new W 35 Ri compact milling machine works at a 350 mm width
The new Wirtgen W 35 Ri, the latest in the company’s lineup of compact milling machines, has a working width of 350 mm (13.78 inches) and a tight turning radius for work on small jobs in tight spaces, such as milling around manholes. The machine, which follows the 50 cm and 1 m models, features […]
May 8, 2015
Roadbuilding
Graniterock acquires cold-in-place recycling company FMG
Graniterock announced Thursday that it has finalized an acquisition deal with FMG Company Inc., a 15-year-old company based in San Jose, Calif. that provides services such as milling and grinding, cold-in-place recycling and equipment rentals. The companies finalized the acquisition on April 30. FMG will operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Graniterock using the FMG […]
May 2, 2014
Roadbuilding
Wirtgen to debut W 250i cold milling machine with extra-large milling drum at ConExpo-Con/Agg
Wirtgen will debut the W 250i cold milling machine to the North American market at ConExpo-Con/Agg next month. The machine, which is the company’s largest cold milling machine, is equipped with an extra-large milling drum unit that offers a working width of 12 feet, 6 inches, as well as a camera system and a Vacuum Cutter […]
February 10, 2014
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