• Officials had eight days to develop a repair. They selected concrete due to the materials lower life-cycle cost and long-term durability.

    Concrete Provides Solution for Intersection Repair

    Tired of constant asphalt repairs, cost and life cycle benefits convince City of Mississauga to select concrete pavement.

     
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    Alcatraz Shotcrete Repairs

    A failing slope on a bluff on 22-acre Alcatraz Island was recently repaired by Boulderscape, San Juan Capistrano, Calf., a design/build firm that specializes in shotcrete.

     
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    Concrete Pavement Returns to Alabama

    An overlay and slipforming equipment help pave I-59 in Alabama.

     
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    Tracking Precast Pieces

    To effectively manage materials across the supply chain for just-in-time delivery, this company turned to Vela Systems and Tekla Corp. to provide a Field BIM solution.

     
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    Easy PDF Markup

    PDF editing software will soon make design questions even easier to answer, and a Field BIM solution saves money on a design/build stadium project.

     
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    Paving Perfection

    Upgraded software increased paving efficiency on a 13-mile stretch of Iowa's Highway 30.

     
  • The 100-year-old abandoned cotton mill was restored and renovated into trendy loft-style apartments.

    Restoring Royal Mills

    A comprehensive waterproofing system revived this 100-year-old abandoned cotton mill.

     
  • Falsework for first arch rib is ready for the final or keystone segment.

    Reconstructing History

    When the Kennebee River Arch Bridge needed replacing, a unique modern design was chosen to replace it.

     
  • Electric-Powered Curing Blankets Aid Bridge Construction

    Contractors use electric-powered curing blankets to heat poured concrete in cold temperatures.

     
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    Wireless Dowel Drill Units

    Use of a wireless dowel drill unit helps promote operator safety and comfort, as well as production on the jobsite.

     
  • Tower 4 of the new World Trade Center site used various formwork products to address construction challenges.

    Climbing and Shoring Equipment Aid in Tower Construction

    Various shoring products were used to construct the World Trade Center's Tower 4.

     
  • Organizing Communication

    Effective communication can be a problem when construction companies work on large, complex projects.

     
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    Rising to New Heights

    The San Vicente Dam, Lakeside, Calif., soon will be the tallest dam of its type in the world. The San Diego County Water Authority is raising the 220-foot-tall dam an additional 117 feet.

     
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    Reservoir Rehabilitation

    The Jackson Gulch Reservoir, an imperative resource to the mountainous regions of southwestern Colorado, supplies water to more than 13,000 acres of agriculture lands as well as domestic water to Mesa Verde National Park.

     
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    Versatile Boom Pumps

    Construction of the Marriott Atlanta Airport Getaway Hotel focused on two factors when building began: Finding an efficient boom pump for a restrictive site and receiving LEED certification for efforts in green energy.

     
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    All-In-One Solution

    With budgets tight in the current economy, no company can afford to waste time and resources on redundant work.

     
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    Anchor System Protects Bridge

    The Pont Telpyn Bridge, located in Denbighshire County, Wales, needed serious remediation after severe flood damage.

     
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    Tunnels Get a 21st-Century Makeover

    Norfolk Southern embarked on a $150 million project to increase the height of 28 of its Appalachian tunnels and ensure that they will be safe and stable for another 100 years.

     
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    Drilling to the Finish Line

    The reconstruction of Runway 7R/25L at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas involved paving a new runway, drilling 59,000 dowel holes, and epoxying the dowel bars into place in a little over six months' time.

     
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    CPR Saves Oklahoma Freeway

    A survey of the Oklahoma City section of I-44 proved to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) that it was in desperate need of repair. Their solution: concrete pavement restoration (CPR).