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Roadbuilding
Neb. DOT crews monitor stability of temporary bridge in floodwaters
Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) crews have been monitoring the increased water flows on the Niobrara River, according to KNOP News. They are keeping a close eye on the stability of a shoo-fly, or temporary, bridge over the river on Highway 281 in the Northern part of the state. NDOTâs Jeni Campana told the news agency [âŚ]
October 3, 2019
Roadbuilding
Neb. uses modular bridges to combat washouts from flooding
Acrow Bridge has installed two of its modular steel bridges to help flood-ravaged Nebraska, which continues to be inundated with rain after flooding across the state began in March. The most recent deluge struck September 10 and 11 in north-central Nebraska, when 4 to 8 inches were dumped, again washing out roads and bridges, some [âŚ]
September 24, 2019
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Neb. county needs more gravel to repair roads after severe winter, spring flooding
The Hall County board already added additional funds to the gravel budget to fix areas that were damaged during flooding, but more is needed. Details here.
July 17, 2019
Roadbuilding
Fundraiser by 6-year-old boy leads to Va. bridge going to flooded Neb.
Va. farmer and scrap yard owner donates steel bridge to Neb. in response to a child's efforts to raise money to buy a bridge to help flood victims.
June 10, 2019
Dealers
Midwest new financed construction equipment grows 3% in 1Q 2019; state-by-state breakdown of top financed brand, models and equipment types
Discover the statistics for financed construction equipment sales in the Midwest United States for the first quarter of 2019 here on Equipment World.
June 7, 2019
Safety
Trench collapse in Neb. that injured 2 results in $106,078 proposed fine
A construction company in Nebraska receives $106,078 in OSHA citation fines for a trench collapse that injured two workers. Details here on Equipment World.
May 22, 2019
Roadbuilding
Neb. to complete Lincoln South Beltway project ahead of schedule
The Nebraska Department of Transportation is expected to complete its Lincoln South Beltway construction project earlier than expected. Get details here.
February 14, 2019
Dealers
MH Equipmentâs Evansville branch relocates, doubles in size
This move will double the size of its facilities in the city and gives the company additional capacity to grow its rental products. More on Equipment World.
May 30, 2018
Construction Equipment
Elliott celebrates 70 years of making truck aerial devices
As post-World War II America was building its electrical grid and interstate system, Richard Elliott of Omaha, Nebraska, introduced his truck-mounted telescoping aerial work platform and crane. Starting in 1948, he would build just one machine at a time, mounted on a conventional truck chassis. He would drive them across the United States stopping in [âŚ]
February 23, 2018
Roadbuilding
Is your state red, yellow or green in new traffic-safety law ratings?
Six states and the District of Columbia earned good ratings and 13 states received poor ratings in a recent report gauging the number of traffic safety laws a state has enacted. The rest were deemed yellow, for caution. The 2018 Roadmap of State Highway Safety Laws rates all the states and the District of Columbia [âŚ]
January 26, 2018
Contractor of the Year
Loyalty, love for the work keep Sawyer Constructionâs 60-year-old family business going strong
Marka Sawyer tells a story about her son, Tom: âWhen we put him on a bus to go to his first day of kindergarten, he got upset. âI donât want to go to school,â he said. âI want to stay and work with dad!ââ For Tom Sawyer, itâs always been about construction. His grandfather and [âŚ]
December 8, 2017
Dealers
Volvo CE names three new Midwest dealers
Volvo Construction Equipment has added three new dealers in South Dakota, Iowa and Nebraska. TranSource Truck & Equipment Inc. is now an official Volvo dealer in South Dakota. In Iowa, Housby Heavy Equipment has become a Volvo dealer, and so has Wise Heavy Equipment in Nebraska. TranSource takes over in South Dakota TranSource, based in Sioux [âŚ]
December 1, 2017
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