The latest news and information on the use of aggregates in commercial construction projects from the editors at Associated Construction Publications - the leading source of information for the heavy, highway and non-residential construction industry en-us http://www.acppubs.com/community/Aggregates/48554.html?nid=4220 2009 Reed Business Information. Subject to its Terms of Use. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:14:31 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6650895.html?nid=4220 Interstate 95 between Savannah, GA, and the Florida line is one of the most heavily used sections of Interstate highway in the southeast — and five separate widening projects are currently adding new lanes to make traffic there flow more smoothly. The projects stretch along 33 miles of this coastal Georgia Interstate, and Brunswick, GA-based Seaboard Construction is handling grading, base... Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6652183.html?nid=4220 When spring arrives, people usually are upbeat and look forward to better weather. But, that's not the case in the Red River Valley as melting snow and rain gushed downstream and overflowed the Red River of the North until the plains of the Upper Midwest were covered with water that saturated the clay soil and then couldn't go anywhere. Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6651263.html?nid=4220 On today's construction sites, time is most assuredly money — and time spent handling construction materials ... Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6650822.html?nid=4220 The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will require concrete batch plant certification on some road construction projects this year. That was a message delivered at the 39th Michigan Concrete Paving Association (MCPA) Workshop in February at The Inn at St. John's in Plymouth Township, MI. “It will be required on all projects in the next few years,” Daniel M. Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6645600.html?nid=4220 The new MTS (Material Transfer System) from FINN Corporation can carry and discharge a variety of materials including aggregate, soil mixes, mulch, sand, and palletized loads. The MTS has a reversible main floor conveyor and cross belt that gives users the option to unload material from either side of the machine. Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6643669.html?nid=4220 The 2009 World of Asphalt Show & Conference and AGG1 Aggregates Forum & Expo, now being held (March 9-12) in ... Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6634892.html?nid=4220 Roadtec's new RT-500 cold recycler is for use in cold-in-place recycling projects that use the recycling train concept (tanker trucks, cold planers, crushing and screening units, mixers, pavers, and rollers). The RT-500 is designed to crush and screen the RAP produced by the RX-900 cold planer and can handle up to 600 tons per hour of material. Sun, 15 Feb 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6634897.html?nid=4220 The new Grasan tracked belt feeder is designed for short travel from face to conveyor belt lines in quarries and sand/gravel operations. It has a 30-yard hopper capacity and can feed up to 1,500 tons per hour. This new model was designed for large sand/gravel producers to eliminate the need for haul trucks. Sun, 15 Feb 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6636474.html?nid=4220 For years, quarry operations have depended on blasting to extract material that lies below several layers of unneeded rock and overburden. Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6627324.html?nid=4220 It came as no surprise when Michigan aggregate producers painted a gloomy 2009 forecast for their business at a recent meeting with Michigan Contractor & Builder. "We will be somewhere between 15 percent and 20 percent off from 2008 levels," Martin A. Jones, P.E., president of Great Lakes Aggregates, of South Rockwood, MI, said. Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6623876.html?nid=4220 The promises of green power prompt many positive views about energy independence and environmental favorability, but often lost in the promotion is how green machines must depend on the energy-intensive processes of turning raw materials into finished construction products. A case in point is New York's Wethersfield Wind Farm, an 84-turbine project about 50 miles southeast of Buffalo. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6615419.html?nid=4220 In 2006, at the same time he was promoted to quarry foreman of Naceville Materials in Sellersville, PA, Albert Grove inherited an ongoing challenge for the site's primary modified screen. The operation's Allis Chalmers 7-foot by 16-foot inclined (20 degrees), two-deck, polyurethane modified screen was experiencing severe blinding and plugging on both of its decks any time it processed wet mater... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6611723.html?nid=4220 "Real Challenges continue to face our industry. I think everybody has concerns about 2009. We see no industry rebound. We see a couple of more years of being in a downturn," Cliff Halliday Jr., treasurer of the Michigan Aggregates Association (MAA) and vice president of Halliday Sand & Gravel, Inc. Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6604815.html?nid=4220 Springfield, IL— Illinois Association of Aggregate Producers (IAAP) conducted its annual golf outing at Piper Glen Golf Club and Panther Creek Country Club in Springfield. Over 230 golfers participated in the event. A portion of the proceeds collected from ticket sales generated will be divided between the IAAP Political Action Committee and the annual Illinois Teachers Workshop — e... Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6604836.html?nid=4220 Orlando, FL— The next World of Asphalt Show & Conference will feature the co-location of the inaugural AGG1 Aggregates Forum & Expo, with the two events to be held March 9—12, 2009, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. The co-location is the result of partnering efforts between the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA), which co-owns World of Asphalt, an... Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6604831.html?nid=4220 When homes recently began to be threatened on Taylor's Island, located on the eastern coast of Chesapeake Bay in Maryland, it was finally time to do something about shore erosion that had occurred for decades. A revetment that is preserving the homes for the long term was constructed in late 2007, and the contractor relied on Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) technology to keep the reve... Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6601687.html?nid=4220 The next World of Asphalt Show & Conference will feature the co-location of the inaugural AGG1 Aggregates Forum & Expo, with the two events ... Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6601708.html?nid=4220 The new Raptor™ XL600, from FLSmidth Excel LLC, joins the Raptor Cone Crusher line for medium- to high-tonnage aggregate ... Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6598229.html?nid=4220 GreyStone, Inc., Columbus, NE, now offers a fully portable Self-Erecting Screen Tower as an alternative to permanent and stackable screen ... Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6593318.html?nid=4220 Over the past several months, state highway contracts in Texas have almost come to a screeching halt. As private sector construction languished during the past few years, public infrastructure construction and maintenance remained strong, particularly in Texas. Not this year. By comparison, in this past spring and summer TxDOT highway contracts were down 20 percent to 35 percent below their cor... Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PST