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Roadbuilding
Construction of Burns Memorial Bridge in Mass. one of the more beautiful time-lapses you’ll see
In November, the new and improved Kenneth F. Burns Memorial Bridge was opened to the public following more than three years of construction. Construction on the new 870-foot bridge, which connects Worcester and Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, began in August 2012, according to a report from MassLive.com. Recently, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation released the time-lapse video below chronicling […]
June 8, 2016
Roadbuilding
Operating an 87-year-old grader is a full-body workout
For Justin Seekins, operating heavy equipment is a true passion. As the operator and vintage machinery collector explains in the video below, when he’s not operating new machines for his job, he’s operating whatever dinosaurs he can dig up for fun. RELATED >> VIDEO: Watching antique steam shovels work makes excavator region times seem not […]
June 2, 2016
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Roadbuilding
Oklahoma DOT implodes U.S. 169 bridge over Bird Creek as part of a major construction project
On May 29, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) closed U.S. 169 to implode the last section of an old bridge over Bird Creek as part of a $45 million major construction project in Owasso, Fox 25 News reports. Some of the lanes are still closed for the ongoing construction project. “We’re making really good […]
June 1, 2016
Construction Equipment
Can’t Cut Too Deep: Komatsu unveils PC360, 490LCi semi-auto excavators. We put one to work
In addition to updating its fleet of new dozers sporting the company’s intelligent machine control with a radio-controlled model,Komatsu has added two new excavators to its lineup of GPS/GNSS-guided machines. At its Cartersville, Georgia, demo facility last week the company took the wraps off the new PC490LCi-11 and PC360LCi-11 and gave us a chance to put […]
May 31, 2016
Construction Equipment
American Airlines HQ goes up in smoke with implosion
Employees of American Airlines recently gathered atop the roof of a parking garage to say goodbye to six buildings that formed the company’s headquarters since the 1980s. According to a report from the Dallas Morning News, crews demolished the buildings with the help of 380 pounds of explosives. You can see the implosion from multiple […]
May 27, 2016
Construction Equipment
Graders go wheels up to tackle extreme sloping
Sometimes, graders have to go vertical and when it happens it can be a perfect opportunity for a fine operator to show off his skill. In the videos below we see varying degrees of difficulty. As for the first of these three videos, YouTube uploader big04cummins says he hopped inside the machine to show his […]
May 26, 2016
Construction Equipment
Komatsu intros D155AXi-8 RC, its first remote control semi-auto dozer
At an event at its customer center in Cartersville, Georgia, on Tuesday, Komatsu launched an RC option for the D155AXi-8, making the dozer the company’s first remote controlled machine to be equipped with integrated machine control. Powered by a 354-horsepower Komatsu SAA6D140E-7 Tier 4 Final 15.24-liter diesel engine, the D155AXi-8 RC is a large dozer designed […]
May 25, 2016
Roadbuilding
MoDOT slides I-70 bridge into place over Garth Ave.
The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) says the new Interstate 70 bridge at Garth Avenue is only the second bridge in Missouri to be slid into place from its nearby location, but more bridges at Range Line Street and Business Loop will be shifted into place this summer. Due to rain, the bridge slide was postponed from […]
May 24, 2016
Construction Equipment
With gentle skill, excavator operator rescues baby deer from deep mud
Typically when we see an excavator operator coming to the rescue it’s for a fellow operator. But in the video below, rather than assisting a loader or another excavator struggling in deep mud, this operator is coming to the aid of a young deer. That is a nasty muck to be sure and it’s unlikely […]
May 12, 2016
Roadbuilding
A drone’s-eye view of Bertha’s work inside Washington’s SR 99 tunnel
Bertha, the largest tunnel-boring machine in the world, is back at work once again and tunneling below the Alaskan Way Viaduct which its SR 99 tunnel will replace. But just a few days before Bertha descended below the Seattle viaduct, Washington State Department of Transportation officials decided to fly a drone through the incomplete tunnel. […]
May 9, 2016
Construction Equipment
Skid steer lifting parked cars near NYC jobsite lands contractor in hot water
Video of a skid steer operator lifting and moving an SUV parked near a construction site in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn has the car’s owner fuming and the project’s developer pointing the finger at a subcontractor. According to a report from the New York Post, 20-year-old Henry Nahrwold found his car straddling a curb Friday […]
May 3, 2016
Construction Equipment
Backhoe operator tackles obstacle course of giant, watery holes
We’ve seen various operator obstacle courses, most of them of the rodeo variety involving various earthmoving tasks, barrels and the like. This particular course though is a bit more extreme. In the video below we see the backhoe operator encounter three serious holes, at least two of which are full of water. With a fair […]
April 28, 2016
Construction Equipment
JCB unveils the Hydradig, a unique wheeled excavator; launches 4 redesigned loaders
While JCB’s Bauma headliner was the wheeled Hydradig excavator—expected to make North American shores next March during ConExpo—it did have a number of wheel loader introductions at the show that will be seen in North America this year. Before we dive into the North American machines, however, let’s take a quick look at the Hydradig, […]
April 25, 2016
Roadbuilding
Michigan bill would reimburse cities for cost of operating moveable bridges
A bill introduced by Michigan state Sen. Mike Green, R-Mayville, would have the state reimburse municipalities for the cost of operating movable bridges that they own. According to a report from mlive.com, Senate Bill 105 was approved in the Senate and is working its way through the House transportation subcommittee, before heading to the appropriations committee and then the full House. […]
April 22, 2016
Construction Equipment
Loaders lock buckets in battle royal as Chinese contractors clash over turf
A dispute between two concrete contractors in China escalated in the most dangerous way possible recently as rival workers hopped into wheel loaders and began to slug it out. According to a report from the New York Times, two employees were injured, including one who was shot, as workers from the Jianwen and Xinghua Concrete […]
April 21, 2016
Roadbuilding
Ga. DOT gives official nod to $800 million I-285/SR400 interchange project
The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has issued its Notice to Proceed to North Perimeter Contractors to begin work on the $800 million I-285/SR 400 Improvement Project in Atlanta. The $800 million price tag includes right of way acquisitions, preliminary engineering, designs and environmental studies, among other costs. GDOT says more than 420,000 vehicles travel […]
April 15, 2016
Roadbuilding
Virginia DOT turns to ‘Pothole Hunter Phil Itkwik’ to motivate motorist reports
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is using humor with its Pothole Hunter Phil Itkwik campaign to motivate motorists to report potholes. The Phil Itkwick (pronounced “fill it quick”) campaign ties into the current political atmosphere in the video seen below, with a crowd of supporters waving signs and cheering on the character’s message. “VDOT […]
April 11, 2016
Construction Equipment
Watching antique steam shovels work makes excavator regen times seem not so bad
In this age of joystick controls, climate-controlled cabs, machine control and load-sensing hydraulics, it’s easy to get frustrated with current machine annoyances like the Tier 4 engine transition, regeneration times and various other things. But it wasn’t too long ago that the following videos were the excavator operator’s reality. Watching these Erie Steam Shovels work is […]
April 7, 2016
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