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Building a State-of-the-Art Wastewater Tunnel 80 Feet Underground

Challenges to building the new wastewater tunnel in Austin, Texas, included building parallel to a river and underneath a lake

Article • December 3rd, 2012

Terex Cranes Help Build Offshore Wind Turbine Installation Vessels

Two Terex CC 6800 Cranes install jack legs on offshore vessels designed for building wind turbines

Article • November 26th, 2012

New Stadium on Track for 2014 World Cup Games

Latin America's largest crawler crane proves instrumental in keeping stadium construction on track for the opening kick

Article • November 20th, 2012

Contractor Demolishes Southern Approach to Golden Gate Bridge in 57 Hours

Demolish 285,000 square feet of roadway and replace it with a temporary bypass in a one-weekend time frame

Article • November 19th, 2012

Remote Controlled Potain Cranes Save 10 Days Per Floor During Hotel Construction

A Potain Igo 50 offers a small footprint and radio controls which allow Patrinos Painting & Contracting to save up to a week and a half off construction on each floor of a new Hyatt hotel in Pittsburgh

Article • November 12th, 2012

Building a LEED Silver Certified and Earthquake Resistant Airport Transportation Center

The 520,000-square-foot Bob Hope Airport Regional Intermodal Transportation Center is being built to meet LEED Silver certification standards as well as using above ground base isolators to resist a maximum credible earthquake

Article • November 5th, 2012

Apex 70UHD Hydraulic Excavator Demolishes Pier 19 in Half the Time of Traditional Methods

Adamo Group saves time and money using an Apex 70 Ultra High Demolition hydraulic excavator and hydraulic hammer attachment to take down Detroit's Pier 19

Article • October 29th, 2012

Automated Grade Control Assists with Grading, Capping 28-Acre N.Y. Landfill

Adam's European Contracting used Komatsu equipment fitted with Topcon automatic grade control systems to move approximately 300,000 cubic yards of material while grading and capping a 28-acre New York landfill

Article • October 22nd, 2012