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Roadbuilding
Three Staker Parson companies receive Award of Merit in Utah
Staker Parson Companies announced that three of its Utah companies received an Award of Merit from the Utah Safety Council for their safety practices. In order to receive the award, a company must have an incident rate below the national average and demonstrate improvement or sustain an excellent record over a period of three years. […]
September 27, 2017
Roadbuilding
Portland begins cleaning sand and gravel off roadways after recent snow storm
Crews from the Portland Bureau of Transportation began sweeping up the hundreds of cubic yards of sand and gravel that was spread on roadways to provide some traction for motorists during the most recent snowstorm, The Oregonian reports. Crews will work day and night, as well as weekends to get the job done as soon as […]
February 1, 2017
Roadbuilding
U.S. Navy Seabees built a safer gravel road for a community in Djibouti
The United States Navy is doing its part to improve road conditions abroad. According to a report by the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, U.S. Sailors from the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 22 (Seabees) completed a road construction project in Chebelley, Djibouti on May 2. A mile-long gravel road was put in place to provide a safer route […]
May 11, 2016
Construction Equipment
Firefighters use heavy equipment to control fire at sand and gravel facility
A fire broke out at a Massachusetts sand and gravel facility Tuesday, and the firefighters on the scene put to use some of the heavy equipment that’s usually used for moving aggregates instead of burning debris. According to Patch.com, the fire started early Tuesday morning at Worcester Sand and Gravel and quickly spread to about an acre […]
August 13, 2015
Roadbuilding
Rollover accident caused from surprise gravel road
Although the road in the picture looks like a gravel road, it’s definitely not supposed to be. According to reports, a belly dump truck littered a massive amount of sand and gravel on Frontage Road in San Angelo, Texas, which caused a rollover accident. The driver of a Chevrolet sedan was driving home at […]
November 20, 2014
Roadbuilding
80-thousand pounds of sand and gravel dumped on highway
A little bit of sand and gravel usually doesn’t cause any problems for drivers, but 80-thousand pounds of sand and gravel can cause a ton of problems! Transportation officials were forced to stop traffic on southbound I-35, north of New Braunfels, TX when a dump truck accidentally dropped huge load of sand on the main […]
September 29, 2014
Roadbuilding
Ellicott Dredge acquires Rohr Corp., now Rohr International Dredge Co.
Ellicott Dredge Enterprises LLC of Baltimore, Md. USA has acquired selected assets of Rohr Corp. (USA), including its current backlog, and all associated intellectual property, as well as the shares of Rohr Bagger GMBH, based in Mannheim, Germany. Through a newly formed subsidiary, Rohr International Dredge Co. LLC, Rohr will operate as an independent, wholly-owned […]
March 31, 2011
Technology
Ellicott Dredge acquires Rohr Corp., now Rohr International Dredge Co.
Ellicott Dredge Enterprises LLC of Baltimore, Md. USA has acquired selected assets of Rohr Corp. (USA), including its current backlog, and all associated intellectual property, as well as the shares of Rohr Bagger GMBH, based in Mannheim, Germany. Through a newly formed subsidiary, Rohr International Dredge Co. LLC, Rohr will operate as an independent, wholly-owned […]
March 31, 2011
Maintenance
Granite Construction’s Liberty Quarry could mean millions for California
Granite Construction’s proposed Liberty Quarry would help refill California’s depleted coffers, pouring millions of dollars into state and local governments and helping to fund the struggling California State Teachers Retirement System. The nearly bankrupt Golden State is facing a $20 billion budget shortfall in the next fiscal year, and state leaders are scrambling to bolster […]
July 6, 2010
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