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Bridge Nears Barge Trip Up to Providence →

When the construction project straightening I-195 in Providence, RI, is finally completed in 2012, traffic will be able to zip through the city at a much faster pace than it has ever been able to before. But the process needed to make that possible is a long, arduous one. One thing making it so slow is that a new bridge being built across the Providence River is being constructed in Quonset, 20 mi. Click for more...

ALL Erection and Crane Rental Adds Four Manitowoc Crawlers →

Four new model 16000 Manitowoc crawler cranes are the newest addition to ALL Erection and Crane Rental Corporation. The high-efficiency, high-capacity, 440-ton (400 t) crane can lift 441 tons (400 t) at 21-ft. (6.4 m) radius. In addition, the 16000 features a 300-ft. (92 m) heavy-lift boom and up to 275-ft. (84 m) luffing jib. Standard line pull is 35,000 lb (15,874 kg). With its 275-ft. luffing jib and 157-ft. Click for more...

Heavy Bridge Piles Add ’Spice’ to Trout River Job →

At first glance, the replacement of a 2,400-ft. bridge over the Trout River in Jacksonville, FL, may seem like a run-of-the-mill job. But what adds “spice” and “danger” to this project, according to Earl Miles, bridge assistant superintendent at Hal Jones Contractor Inc. in Jacksonville, are the piles. Each one is 54 in. in diameter, with lengths up to 100 ft. and weight of more than 70 tons. Click for more...

D’Annunzio Leads Way to Holland Tunnel →

Work is under way to reconstruct the 12th Street and 14th Street viaducts, which support the approaches to the Holland Tunnel from Jersey City, NJ. Included in the project’s scope of work, according to Bill Weissman, a project executive of D’Annunzio & Sons Inc., the project’s Clark, NJ-based general contractor, is replacement of the concrete decks; repairs to the substructure, performing seismic retrofits to the viaducts; construction of a new shoulder; widening the structure along the 14th Street Viaduct, which is the westbound approach to the Holland Tunnel; construction of a new retaining wall on the east end of the 12th Street Viaduct; replacement of structural steel stringers; replacement of the bearings and miscellaneous approach road work. Click for more...

Families Reach Settlement in ’99 Crane Deaths at Miller Park →

MILWAUKEE (AP) The families of three ironworkers killed in a 1999 crane collapse at Miller Park have reached a settlement in their lawsuit against insurance companies and the contractor hired to install the ballpark’s roof, their attorney said. The amount was not disclosed, but Robert Habush, the lead attorney for the plaintiffs, called the settlement “substantial and fair.”The amount is in addition to the $27 million his clients already received, he said. Click for more...

Manitowoc Crane CARE Makes Magic for Staff in Orlando →

More than 80 Manitowoc Crane Group distributors attended the 2005 Manitowoc Crane CARE conference held at the Peabody Hotel in Orlando, FL. The two-day conference, which took place in November, gave staff and customers the opportunity to discuss the performance of Manitowoc Crane CARE in 2005 and offered a look ahead to new initiatives and programs scheduled for North America in 2006. Among the new program announcements was a plan for enhanced training courses to be initiated in 2006, while a new Manitowoc Crane Group operator license and an expanded warranty program also are currently under development. Click for more...

Exhibitors Poised for Pittsburgh →

Construction equipment enthusiasts, contractors, landscapers, highway superintendents and public works officials, get ready! On Feb. 7 and 8, the second annual Pittsburgh Construction Expo will showcase virtually everything your business or township needs to get the job done. The Pittsburgh ExpoMart in Monroeville, PA, will again be the setting for the latest and greatest in iron and construction industry services. Click for more...

Pair of Cranes Lift Research Vessel Expansion Into Place →

Big mobile cranes proved their worth again on a lift made recently at the North Florida Shipyards in Jacksonville, FL. The job was part of a project in which a research vessel was being lengthened. The ship was placed on a floating dry dock and cut in half so a new center section could be inserted. The 40-by-40-ft. mid-section, weighing approximately 105 tons (95 t), was built on land, adjacent to the waterfront. Click for more...

Crane Lifts Piece of South Carolina History…Gently →

Gene Ardis admitted he had a few restless nights thinking about the task ahead of him. Moving a pair of 75-ton (68 t) stone monuments built in 1930 at Lake Murray had plenty of unknowns, mainly how fragile the stone blocks would be once Ardis’ crew hooked them to a Liebherr crane and moved them from the path of the SC 6 widening project. “I’ve moved things a lot bigger and heavier but not as possibly fragile,” said Ardis, steel and rigging project manager of Cripple Creek Corp. Click for more...

Shawmut Sponsors Demonstration Tour of Potain’s Igo MA13 →

A Potain Igo MA13 self-erecting crane captivated customers on a recent demonstration tour of the Eastern U.S. The tour was sponsored by Manitowoc Crane Group dealer Shawmut Equipment. Starting with an open house at Shawmut Equipment’s headquarters facility in Manchester, CT, Shawmut invited customers to see the MA13 being put through its paces. Following days were spent in Massachusetts, where Shawmut staged another open house day at its Norfolk facility. Click for more...

Bay Crane, United Crane Rental Assist With Rockefeller Tree →

NEW YORK (AP) The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree was set aglow with 30,000 colored lights at a joyful ceremony featuring children displaced by Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans-born singer Harry Connick Jr. and Mayor Michael Bloomberg. With temperatures in the high 40s, crowds packed the midtown Manhattan plaza Nov. 30 for the festivities, which were hosted by the “Today” show’s Al Roker and “Will & Grace” star Megan Mullally. Click for more...

Crane Makes American Debut at Clearwater Condominium Project →

The Terex-Bendini RT 660B is the new crane on the block in Clearwater, FL. The Residences of Windward Passage, a mid-rise condominium project is being built only 16 feet from the water’s edge. The $60 million project will have 55 luxury units built in six stories on a sand base will have more than 400 auger cast pilings to support its foundation. Workspace is limited so a more compact crane was needed to handle the job. Click for more...

IHI, Terex Cranes Celebrate Production of 300th Machine →

On Oct. 24, representatives from Terex Cranes and IHI Construction Machinery Limited gathered to celebrate the completion of the 300th crane produced and sold to Terex Cranes, Wilmington Operations. The celebration was held at Palace Hotel in Tokyo, Japan. The celebration included the presentation of commemorative plaques and pictures from IHI, breaking of the Sake Barrel and speeches from representatives from both organizations. Click for more...

CRW Expands National Crane Territory in New York State →

CRW has announced the expansion of its contractual territory for National Cranes. The expanded area will cover the entire state of New York, excluding the counties south of Ulster and Duchess counties. The expanded territory will be primarily serviced from its central location in Syracuse, NY. According to Bob Morgan, territory manager of National Crane, CRW was chosen for several key reasons. “CRW was a natural fit for our territory in New York State. Click for more...

Over the Rivers and Through the Woods →

Driving Route 44 in southeastern Massachusetts will be a much simpler task once the third phase of a large construction project is completed this month. The U.S. highway is one of the oldest in Massachusetts so when it was built, it did not follow modern design techniques. As a result, it wound dangerously through the towns of Carver, Kingston and Plympton, making it a dangerous road on which many people have died in accidents. Click for more...

Link-Belt Names CMI as New Crane Dealer in Alaska →

Bill Stramer, vice president, marketing, sales and customer support, has announced the signing of Construction Machinery Industrial LLC (CMI) as the Link-Belt crane distributor for the entire state of Alaska. “Link-Belt is very pleased to be represented by CMI in Alaska,” said Brax Snyder, manager, worldwide sales. “We look forward to a strong partnership with this outstanding organization that has a proven track record dating back to 1985.”“We are excited to be associated with a manufacturer such as Link-Belt,” Ken Gerondale, president of CMI said. Click for more...

Summit Erectors ’Holds the Mayo’ With Manitowoc at Jacksonville Job →

Before Summit Erectors began the full scope of its work at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL, crews had to ensure they wouldn’t interfere with the facility’s operations. President Kurt Treece said his firm ensured the welding process would not interfere with the hospital’s delicate MRI equipment and surgical lasers. As a precaution, Miller Electric of Jacksonville, FL, ran some special electrical circuitry to the site to ensure the medical equipment would not be affected. Click for more...

Grove GMK7550 Helps Hoist Mast on USS Stennis →

Earlier this year Ness Cranes of Seattle, WA, sent its Grove GMK7450 (known as the Grove GMK7550 in the United States) all-terrain crane on board the U.S. Navy’s aircraft carrier, USS John C Stennis, to help erect a new mast. Work took place at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard just outside Seattle, in nearby Bremerton, and lasted just over a month. Ness’s directive for the GMK7550 was to replace the ship’s main mast, as the additional weight of new antennae exceeded the structural limit for the old mast. Click for more...

Slater & Diehl in Transport Business for the Long Haul →

Jerry Diehl Jr. still plays with trucks — they’re just a lot bigger now. The little kid making truck noises and pushing diecast, scale model tractor-trailers across the living room floor near Hatfield, PA, is now a well-spoken, entrepreneur using big rigs to pull construction equipment across real roads. “If it’s big and ugly, we’ll haul it,” said Diehl Jr., co-founder of Slater & Diehl Equipment Transport Inc. Click for more...

Excavation Begins for Convention Center on Lake Erie →

On the shore of Presque Isle Bay in Erie, PA, the Erie County Convention Center Authority (ECCCA) is embarking on the largest development project in Erie’s history. Along with the 28,800 sq.-ft. (2,676 sq m) exhibition hall, the Bayfront Convention Center Complex also will feature an upscale hotel and restaurant development alongside the U.S. Brig Niagara and the new Erie Maritime Museum. Ideas for the Convention Center began to circulate in the mid-1980s, when private business owners and the Erie Port Authority felt that their needs exceeded the capabilities of the Erie Civic Center, which hosts a variety of concerts, sporting events and small trade shows. Click for more...

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