Improve your underground construction business through real-life examples and job stories 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/Underground+Construction/48570.html?nid=4236 2009 Reed Business Information. Subject to its Terms of Use. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:30:19 PST http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AcpPubs-UndergroundConstructionNews/~3/YtIcKxnPbkA/CA6651863.html The Four Corners area, where Utah, Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico all meet at one point, has a long and diverse mining history. While some mining has ceased and other operations have cut back, the mining in the area is looking at a strong future with continuation of some existing mines, while other new mines are being opened. Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6651863.html?nid=4236 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AcpPubs-UndergroundConstructionNews/~3/dWNV6Tp5JvU/CA6652192.html A pump station and a 9-million-gallon combined sewer overflow (CSO) basin are being constructed in Southwest Detroit, MI, in order to eliminate sewer overflows during heavy rain events in the area. L. D'Agostini & Sons, Inc./Lakeshore Engineering Services, Inc. Joint Venture is the general contractor. Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6652192.html?nid=4236 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AcpPubs-UndergroundConstructionNews/~3/UQxcMz2lxEs/CA6643893.html The Common Ground Alliance (CGA) information summit in February included some great information about developments in the organization's quest to gather and share information that helps prevent costly damage to underground utilities of all types. Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6643893.html?nid=4236 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AcpPubs-UndergroundConstructionNews/~3/VxR_FyG1ZoU/CA6644017.html The Ditch Witch® organization has announced the release of a 300-horsepower rock trencher: the heavy-duty HT300. Capable of trenching up to ten feet (3.1 m) deep and 36 inches (914 mm) wide, the steel-tracked HT300 features a sturdy undercarriage and trencher stabilizers that ... Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6644017.html?nid=4236 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AcpPubs-UndergroundConstructionNews/~3/4OyO_AvZNxQ/CA6640136.html Successful completion of a unique tank fabrication process requires precisely lowering the almost-finished tank from a working height of about four feet unto its pad. By analogy, think of balancing a tall stack of poker chips in the palm of your hand. Similarly, although the tank is empty, it must be lowered at all support points in a precise and uniform manner in order to avoid undue stresses or even distortion. Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6640136.html?nid=4236 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AcpPubs-UndergroundConstructionNews/~3/Bf_OeRh4n1Q/CA6639127.html As a utility contractor, you try to prepare for the worst. But sometimes, spending dozens of hours planning with some of the industry's most experienced engineers and horizontal directional drilling operators can't prevent the challenges that Mother Earth presents. Such was the case for Charles Aars, superintendent of MCM General Contractors Inc. Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6639127.html?nid=4236 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AcpPubs-UndergroundConstructionNews/~3/5G7F7rSzBSY/CA6641719.html Chicago Pneumatic Construction Tools’s new line of hydraulic power packs for powering hydraulic handheld tools are built with foldable handles and large wheels for simple maneuverability, allowing hydraulic tools to be used in confined spaces and remote areas such as found in demolition, building renovation, utility work, and road and bridge maintenance applications. Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6641719.html?nid=4236 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AcpPubs-UndergroundConstructionNews/~3/6YGVm9EtPmQ/CA6633193.html When remodeling a shopping center in Hagerstown, MD, engineers figured out how to design a storm water detention system that would handle the expanded site's storm water runoff as well as the surrounding area's. The challenge was that there was no more land available to accommodate the larger system. Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6633193.html?nid=4236 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AcpPubs-UndergroundConstructionNews/~3/lWcFDL20EKI/CA6633622.html An extensive long-term project to build a gravity-feed sewer system is placing Lake Havasu City, AZ, in a good position to protect the environment while accommodating future growth. Prior to 1964, Lake Havasu City did not exist. There was a 45-mile-long lake where the Colorado River backed up behind Parker Dam, but the remote reservoir was largely unknown to residents of Arizona and California. Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6633622.html?nid=4236 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AcpPubs-UndergroundConstructionNews/~3/257s6snQGz8/CA6630594.html Population growth, new housing and industrial construction, plus drought conditions all played a part in conceiving and planning this crucial $multimillion infrastructure project. Project Fast Facts: The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Western Municipal Water District and Eastern Municipal Water District are developing a $110-million water project jointly. Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6630594.html?nid=4236 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AcpPubs-UndergroundConstructionNews/~3/2T3dBoOME_4/CA6630614.html Chester Creek flows through the heart of Anchorage from its headwaters high in the Chugach Mountains east of the city. Near its terminus it supplies a controlled water volume for Westchester Lagoon before flowing under a popular recreational trail and the Alaska Railroad embankment, finally emptying into Knik Arm. Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6630614.html?nid=4236 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AcpPubs-UndergroundConstructionNews/~3/I8YvcuL13PM/CA6631026.html Cajun Constructors received the approximately $20-million contract to perform all civil and underground piping work for the HCU project at the Valero — St. Charles Refinery, St. Charles, LA. Cajun will be teaming with Fluor Enterprises, which will provide engineering and site management services, and working directly with Valero to construct the project. Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6631026.html?nid=4236 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AcpPubs-UndergroundConstructionNews/~3/lJJGj5z6-CY/CA6631037.html On the lower west side of New York's Manhattan Island is an area that was once bustling with maritime trade and commerce. Today, this area is in the process of revitalization. The development of the project known as Hudson River Park has been under way and extends from Battery Place to the south, upward to 59th Street on the west side of Manhattan. Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6631037.html?nid=4236 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AcpPubs-UndergroundConstructionNews/~3/6ZLYCHsqZQ0/CA6631040.html Defuniak Springs, FL, like many communities these days, is constantly faced with maintaining and upgrading its water and sewer system. The city handles much of this work itself. On one recent project, the city was called on to install 6-inch water line in a neighborhood residential area — a fairly typical project for this northwestern Florida community's Water and Sewer Department. Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6631040.html?nid=4236 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AcpPubs-UndergroundConstructionNews/~3/8rhpzY5PvxU/CA6632918.html Conestoga-Rovers & Associates (CRA), of Canandaigua, NY, recently installed six new precast concrete manholes at an existing shopping center in Allen Park, MI. Due to the deep grade that the manholes were installed in and the steep incline on a couple of the excavations, CRA needed a non-traditional shoring system. Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6632918.html?nid=4236 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AcpPubs-UndergroundConstructionNews/~3/ofBGCwBhLDQ/CA6632919.html 52,000-square-foot Tendercare Health Center, which will be an adult assisted living center, is being constructed on 6 acres off of Marsh Road in Meridian Township, MI. The $12-million project began in October 2007 and is scheduled for completion in June. L.D. Clark Excavating Company's scope of work included clearing and grubbing; excavating and filling 8 feet deep across the project site; plac... Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6632919.html?nid=4236 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AcpPubs-UndergroundConstructionNews/~3/yI8TpepHGmU/CA6632920.html A concrete natural gas valve vault/junction chamber was installed at the southeast corner of South Lincoln and East Division in Rockford, MI, in November 2008. The pit size was 12 feet wide by 16 feet long by 12 feet deep. Kent Power, of Kent City, MI, was the prime contractor for the project. Pro-Tec Equipment provided its Slide Rail Shoring System. Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6632920.html?nid=4236 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AcpPubs-UndergroundConstructionNews/~3/0QB4vVgg9qk/CA6632928.html Super Excavators, Inc., Menomonee Falls, WI, is currently ahead of schedule and on budget in a nearly $30-million tunneling project that will ... Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6632928.html?nid=4236 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AcpPubs-UndergroundConstructionNews/~3/3jY0H7mAatM/CA6632929.html A kind of pile-driving machine not commonly found in North America is helping Edward E. Gillen Company achieve high efficiency on a variety of its projects both in Wisconsin and Illinois. Gillen purchased the unit, a telescopic-mast piling rig called an ABI Mobilram system, from ABI's dealer in the area, Hammer and Steel, Inc. Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6632929.html?nid=4236 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AcpPubs-UndergroundConstructionNews/~3/lIbZCYwFNWY/CA6632930.html The Common Ground Alliance for Damage Prevention (CGA) will hold a free informational summit about several topics related to preventing damage to underground utilities on February 12 at the office of Ruekert & Mielke, W233 N2080 Ridgeview Parkway, Waukesha, WI 53188. The summit, which starts at 1:00 p. Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6632930.html?nid=4236