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Dealers
Ditch Witch’s first dealership focuses on tradition, servant leadership, expansion
Gary Bridwell grew up in Perry, Oklahoma, surrounded by all things Ditch Witch. The small town an hour north of Oklahoma City is the birthplace of the company’s founder, Ed Malzahn, and his revolutionary invention, the mechanical trenching machine. Gary knew Malzahn and his family well and spent summers working on equipment at the Ditch […]
January 13, 2020
Roadbuilding
Ark. DOT tries out new contracting process for road projects
The Arkansas Department of Transportation is experimenting with the construction manager/general contractor (CMGC) form of contracting, which shifts liability and risks of cost overruns to the contractor. The state legislature has given the department approval to apply the alternative to traditional bidding for three projects totaling no more than $200 million. The agency chose improving […]
May 8, 2018
Roadbuilding
Two words delay I-30 widening in Little Rock, Ark.
A plan to widen and reconstruct a section of Interstate 30 through Little Rock, Arkansas, is being held up because of two words in a regional transportation plan, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports. The transportation improvement plan calls for “operational improvements” to the 6.7-mile highway section, but the Arkansas Department of Transportation says it needs to […]
November 13, 2017
Safety
Worker dies after 11-foot fall in Arkansas
A construction worker was killed Tuesday afternoon in Little Rock, Arkansas, following a fall from only 11 feet. According to a report from Arkansas Online, 29-year-old Erik Rivera Pontilla fell from a beam he was bolting into place. The Little Rock Police Department told the site that Pontilla lost his footing and fell directly onto a slab below. No […]
March 18, 2015
Roadbuilding
Arkansas drivers spending $2 billion annually due to deficient roads
Deficient roads and bridges in Arkansas cost local drivers a total of $2 billion statewide annually due to higher vehicle operating costs, traffic crashes and congestion-related delays, according to the latest TRIP report. The report, “Arkansas Transportation by the Numbers: Meeting the State’s Need for Safe and Efficient Mobility,” discovered that throughout Arkansas, nearly a third of major […]
January 6, 2015
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