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Dealers

Business Roundup: ALLU adds new facility; Construction planning continues slide; Subs sought for hurricane cleanup; Construction adds jobs

Construction adds 8,000 jobs in September The construction industry added 8,000 jobs during September bringing total industry employment to 6.911 million Americans, according to preliminary data from the Labor Department. Read more.   ALLU adds capacity with new facility in East Brunswick, N.J. ALLU has opened a new facility in East Brunswick, New Jersey, to give […]

October 10, 2017

Dealers

ALLU adds capacity with new facility in East Brunswick, N.J.

ALLU has opened a new facility in East Brunswick, New Jersey, to give the company more space for warehousing, offices and training. The facility allows the company’s North American subsidiary to remanufacture and recertify pre-owned buckets, ALLU says. It will be used to store aftermarket parts and provide more factory space to increase product inventory […]

October 9, 2017

Dealers

Multi Machine, Kentucky Machinery to sell and rent new Prinoth Panther T14R dumper

Multi Machine, which has the largest fleet of fixed and rotating tracked dumpers in North America, has added the Prinoth Panther T14R Rotating Tracked Dumper to its sales and rental inventory. Prinoth has also added Kentucky Machinery as a new, sole dealer for the state of Kentucky, and will begin selling and leasing the tracked-vehicle […]

September 20, 2017

Roadbuilding

More than half of all U.S. states have raised fuel taxes for highway funding

With transportation revenue lagging, 26 states and the District of Columbia have enacted legislation to raise the gas tax in the past four years, according to a report by the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL). The most recent additions in 2017 include California, Indiana, Montana, South Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee, and West Virginia. In addition, Utah enacted […]

August 4, 2017

Construction Equipment

Update: ALLU amends statement in Rock Tools lawsuit settlement

ALLU Finland Oy Ltd. has amended a previously issued statement concerning  the settlement of a patent infringement lawsuit against Rock Tools Equipment, LLC, and Rock Tools Attachments, LLC, of Greenwood Village, Colorado, in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. ALLU says it misstated some of the previous statement regarding the […]

July 26, 2017

Roadbuilding

Construction time-lapse of NY/NJ Goethals Bridge’s first span

The Staten Island Advance time-lapse video below shows construction of one span of the new Goethals Bridge that connects Elizabeth, N.J., with Staten Island. ABC Eyewitness News reports that the original 89-year-old span is being replaced by twin spans. The first span constructed, carrying vehicles eastbound into New York, opened to traffic on Saturday, June […]

June 16, 2017

Roadbuilding

Bayonne Bridge “Raise the Roadway” to be completed 6 months ahead of schedule

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says the raising of the roadway of the Bayonne Bridge, dubbed the “Raise the Roadway” project, will be complete by June 30, six months ahead of schedule. The roadway is being raised to allow for larger container ships to pass underneath the bridge to reach the ports at Newark, Elizabeth […]

May 5, 2017

Roadbuilding

New Jersey legislators approve additional $400 million for transportation projects

The New Jersey general assembly has approved “supplemental appropriation” for an additional $400 million to be spent on transportation projects, according to a report by NBC 10. This legislation, now in the hands of Gov. Chris Christie, would provide $140 million for transit and $260 million for bridge and road projects. The funds, which would be […]

March 27, 2017

Roadbuilding

Two New Jersey bridges set for $2.8 million rehab in Dec.

Mercer County, New Jersey, officials reported that two of the county’s bridges deemed structurally deficient will soon get some much-needed rehabilitation work, NJ.com reports. County Department of Transportation and Infrastructure officials issued a statement reporting that work would begin on Monday, Dec. 5, 2016. “The bridges are in poor condition due to the superstructure defects that […]

November 30, 2016

Roadbuilding

NY, NJ Port Authority officials offer look at Bayonne Bridge’s elevated roadway

On Nov. 15 New York and New Jersey Port Authority officials offered a first look at the Bayonne Bridge elevated roadway, which connects Bayonne, N.J. with Staten Island, ABC News reports. The elevated roadway is part of a $1.3 billion project to allow bigger cargo ships to enter New York City-area ports. Currently, the bridge has only 151 […]

November 25, 2016

Roadbuilding

Christie, legislators agree on gas tax increase for N.J. Transportation Trust Fund

Gov. Chris Christie and New Jersey state legislators have agreed on a series of tax cuts and funding for the Transportation Trust Fund (TTF), bringing to an end the months-long impasse on the issue that led Christie to order a shutdown of TTF projects. The plan calls for a gas tax increase of 23 cents […]

October 4, 2016

Roadbuilding

Cape May County (NJ) Bridge Commission considering E-ZPass for five of its toll bridges

Cape May County (New Jersey) Bridge Commission Chairman Patrick Rosenello, who is also Mayor of North Wildwood, is considering the use of E-ZPass on five county toll bridges—Middle Thorofare Bridge, Grassy Sound Bridge, Townsends Inlet Bridge, Corsons Inlet Bridge, and Ocean City Longport Bridge—to make it easier for drivers to pay tolls, The Press of Atlantic City reports. […]

September 13, 2016