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Roadbuilding

Calif. uses ABC for first time to replace bridge destroyed in landslide

A 49-year-old concrete bridge in the Big Sur community of California that collapsed from a landslide has been replaced after eight months, the state’s department of transportation reports. Caltrans used accelerate bridge construction for the first time to build the new State Route 1 Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge. “It’s a project that would normally take several […]

October 17, 2017

Technology

Trimble plans new building at Colo. campus for 1,100 workers

Trimble has begun expanding its campus in Westminster, Colorado, with a second building that will hold 1,100 workers, the company says. The Colorado campus will hold the largest concentration of Trimble employees and continue to serve as the company’s central business hub for agricultural, construction and geospatial markets. Its headquarters will remain in Sunnyvale, California. […]

October 13, 2017

Dealers

Tadano cranes expand reach in Nev. and Idaho

Coastline Equipment has added Nevada and Idaho to its sales and rental territory for Tadano cranes. The California-based distributor, which is a subsidiary of Bragg Companies, has been selling Tadano products in California and Baja, Mexico, since 2005. “We are excited to grow our Tadano crane sales and rental operations into these new areas,” said […]

October 13, 2017

Roadbuilding

Oregon road-charging program OReGO gets $4.9 million boost

Oregon’s road-charging program – designed to find an alternative funding source to the gas tax – has received two U.S. Department of Transportation grants totaling $4.9 million. The pilot program called OReGO charges drivers by miles driven in exchange for state gas-tax credits. One of the grants involves implementing a joint project with California to […]

October 13, 2017

Roadbuilding

Group hopes to reinstate historic U.S. Highway 20 route in Iowa

A nonprofit organization hopes to designate the original 1926 alignment of Highway 20 in Iowa between Dubuque and Sioux City and is calling on local governments along the historic route to support the designation. Historic U.S. Route 20 Association President Bryan Farr tells KWWL that the movement is gaining traction among cities, towns and counties, with […]

October 12, 2017

Roadbuilding

New express lanes open on I-680 in Bay Area

New express lanes have opened on Interstate 680 through San Ramon Valley, California, reports NBC Bay Area. The lanes are free for vehicles with two or more occupants. Solo drivers wanting to travel the speedier lanes must pay a toll. Tolls will vary depending on traffic, with a minimum toll of 50 cents and no […]

October 12, 2017

Dealers

Camso expands Texas reach with Stanley Industrial Tire purchase

Camso has acquired the Stanley Industrial Tires distributorship, which serves parts of Texas and Shreveport, Louisiana. The manufacturer of rubber tracks, wheels, undercarriage systems and off-road tires says the purchase – its second in Texas in the past few months – will allow it to expand its tire service and distribution in Louisiana and in […]

October 10, 2017

Business

Commercial construction planning drops for fourth month in a row

Planning for nonresidential construction projects continued to lose ground in September for the fourth consecutive month, according to the Dodge Momentum Index. The index declined 8.4 percent from August, with institutional building dropping the most, at 11.5 percent. Commercial building planning fell 6.1 percent. The index measures the initial report for nonresidential building projects being […]

October 9, 2017

Roadbuilding

Mo. coalition forms to lure high-speed Hyperloop route for I-70

A new coalition is raising money to try to attract a Hyperloop route to Missouri between Kansas City, Columbia and St. Louis along Interstate 70. The coalition hopes to beat out other urban areas around the world to entice the Hyperloop One company to build its first Hyperloop route in Missouri. The company says it […]

October 5, 2017

Construction Equipment

Case provides equipment for Harvey disaster response

The nonprofit Team Rubicon, a group of volunteer military veterans that provides disaster response, is getting some help from Case Construction Equipment in its emergency recovery efforts for Hurricane Harvey victims. Case has been providing heavy equipment and onsite support in Texas since September 14 for Team Rubicon, which deployed 768 volunteers to the state. […]

September 28, 2017

Dealers

Business Roundup: Bandit dealer expansion; Takeuchi adds Trencher Plus; 60-year-old Vt. equipment supplier closes; Kenworth dealers relocate

Bandit dealer expands to N.Y., Pa.; new Fla. dealer announced Anderson Equipment Co. will now offer Bandit tree chippers and grinders in New York and parts of Pennsylvania. Bandit also announced that Hoistlift of Fort Myers, Florida, has become its newest authorized dealer. Hoistlift will provides sales, service and parts for all Bandit hand-fed chippers and […]

September 19, 2017

Dealers

Liebherr opens Calif. facility for crane sales and service

Liebherr USA has expanded to California with a new facility to provide sales, service and repair of new and used cranes and piling and drilling rigs. The move is part of the company’s strategy to expand into the western U.S. market. The company’s Mobile and Crawler Cranes Division and its Crawler Cranes and Foundation […]

September 14, 2017