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Business

AGC: Most states adding construction jobs; aluminum, steel tariffs pose risk

Thirty-eight states and the District of Columbia saw an increase in construction jobs between March 2017 and March 2018, according to Associated General Contractors of America. AGC attributed the growth to “strong private-sector demand and new public-sector investments in school and airport construction.” The nonprofit association, however, cautioned that a worker shortage and potential impacts […]

May 8, 2018

Construction Equipment

100+ excavators team up to demo overpass overnight

We finally have an answer to the age-old question “How many operators does it take to dismantle an overpass overnight?” For the Chinese city of Nanchang, the answer was 116. According to the description of the video below, posted to YouTube by China’s state-run news outlet CCTV, the gang of excavators got started on demolishing […]

March 8, 2018

Dealers

LiuGong holds global dealer conference on eve of 60th anniversary

More than 1,000 attendees from over 70 countries attended LiuGong’s 2017 Global Dealer Conference, held this week in Changzhou, China. The event also celebrated the company’s coming 60th anniversary, and announced a global tour that will stop at each overseas facility. Established in 1958, LiuGong now has 15 product lines. Recent developments include the September […]

November 23, 2017

Construction Equipment

Oklahoma City plant part of Genie’s response to global competition

Genie sees its Oklahoma City facility as a perfect example of where the aerial device manufacturer’s future lies – the result of global growth and local responsiveness. The company breathed new life into the plant that had once manufactured parent company Terex’s road paving equipment. Today, it spans 200,000 square feet and has become the […]

October 25, 2017

Roadbuilding

Chinese city uses 3D printing to build bridge railings

A well-traveled bridge in Nanjing, China, recently had its unstable railings replaced with 3D-printed bridge railings constructed by Nanjing Jiayi Precision Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd., 3D Print.com reports. According to Li Jin, chairman of the company, using traditional methods to replace the railings would have taken at least a month, but 3D printing technology allowed the railings […]

August 25, 2017

Roadbuilding

World’s highest bridge opens in China

The Beipanjiang Bridge in Guizhou province in southwest China, the world’s highest bridge, was opened to traffic Dec. 29. The 1,341-meter-long structure is equivalent to a 200-story building, soaring 565 meters above the Beipanjiang Valley. Construction began in 2013, at a cost of approximately $143 million. The bridge connects the mountainous provinces of Guizhou and Yunnan, and […]

January 6, 2017

Roadbuilding

Last piece of world’s highest bridge set in place in China

The CCTV News video below shows the last section of the Beipanjiang Bridge being set in place. Suspended 565 meters (1,854 feet) above the Nizhu River Canyon in China where the Yunnan and Guizhou provinces meet, the bridge will be the highest in the world. The bridge, which was officially completed on September 3 took as many as […]

October 4, 2016

Construction Equipment

Bauma China show producers expecting signifiant recovery

More than 2,400 exhibitors will be showcasing their latest equipment at Bauma China, scheduled for Nov. 22-25 in Shanghai, China. Around 180,000 visitors are expected at the show, now in its eighth year. Even though the “situation in the Chinese market is complicated,” says Collin Davis, project group manager for show producer Messe Muchen, “…there […]

July 18, 2016

Construction Equipment

China’s Zoomlion confirms offer to woo Terex away from Konecranes merger

Chinese equipment manufacturer Zoomlion has officially confirmed an offer made to Terex to buy the company, despite Terex’s plans to merge with Finnish manufacturer Konecranes. Zoomlion announced Tuesday that on Dec. 4 it offered to buy Terex for $30 per share in cash. At the time of the offer, it represented a 41 percent premium […]

February 17, 2016

Roadbuilding

Don’t look down: Chinese engineers finish work on world’s 2nd-tallest suspension bridge (PHOTOS)

China is getting a pretty massive Christmas present this year with the opening of the second-highest suspension bridge in the world. The Daily Mail reported that engineers in China are currently wrapping up work on the sky high 1,332-foot-tall Qingshui River Bridge that’s set to open Dec. 25. The bridge is just over 3,700 feet long. However, […]

December 14, 2015

Roadbuilding

The massive SLJ900 tows a bridge into place, one section at a time

The SLJ900 is yet another modular take on bridge building. But rather than sliding pre-built sections of bridge in from the side as is now done on many highways, this 300-foot-long machine drops sections in a straight line. The machine uses arms that grip the beams set to support the bridge and from there, it’s a balancing […]

November 16, 2015

Roadbuilding

Recent toll road poll proves nothing; private financing of public roads is still a bad idea

The Reason Foundation and the Alliance for Toll-Free Interstates recently traded jabs over a poll that purports to show Americans prefer toll roads as a solution to our declining transportation infrastructure. Not unexpectedly, the Reason-Rupe Poll  found favor with Reason’s longstanding position advocating toll roads. The Alliance shot back with a press release citing a Rasmussen Report that said […]

September 1, 2014