Paving Contractors News
- Tas govt rejects federal forestry deal Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:56AMThe Tasmanian government has revealed it rejected a forestry bailout package from the Commonwealth.
- Revenue Canada to probe contracting in Quebec towns Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:00PMA judge granted the Canada Revenue Agency permission to launch a vast probe into municipal contracting in Quebec, but the department denies the effort is related to allegations of graft and corruption.
- Norwalk Roads Wait for Utility Work Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:16AMNorwalk motorists travel on an unpaved Park Street on Friday. Part of the road was paved Thursday.
- Collier County sues contractors over water line break during I-75 widening Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:47PMCollier County officials are suing two corporations for damages, contending the companies are responsible for causing a water main break during the widening of Interstate 75.
- LAWRENCE: One mile of Bergen Street to be repaved Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 5:15AMBergen Street will be treated to a new coat of asphalt later this summer, thanks to Township Councilâs decision to award a $327,000 contract to a Hammonton paving contractor.
- Crosswalks: Vista’s path to future? Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:15PMNeighborhood leaders and business owners have presented city government with proposals that would provide a path for folks to walk from Finlay Park to the heart of the city’s best-known shopping, dining and wining district — and then, once there, use clearly marked, brick-look crosswalks that would give the Vista a distinctive appearance and pedestrians safer ways to stroll around Gervais Street ...
- Contractors working to reopen State Street Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 4:46PMMASON CITY — Contractors are working to reopen State Street to traffic following streetscape work and renovation of The Historic Park Inn, said Pam Myhre, Mason City’s director of growth development and planning.
- U.S. recognizes rebels; Gadhafi scoffs Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 1:19AMIn a diplomatic shift, the U.S. now recognizes the main opposition group in Libya "as the legitimate governing authority." Moammar Gadhafi reacted with derision.
- PennDOT to reconsider contract Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:33PMA spokesman for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said Friday that the state intends to consider ways to replace a leaky pipe before paving begins on West Middle Street in Gettysburg.
- Go iLawn Adds Snow Proposal Builder to Estimating Tool Lineup Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:25AMGoiLawn.com makes the estimating process easy for contractors. Contractors can now generate snow and ice proposals with the Snow Proposal Builder.Cincinnati, OH (PRWEB) July 15, 2011 The Snow Proposal Builder provides a single estimating source for contractors to go from property measurements to proposal in one easy-to-use online application. Within minutes Go iLawn users can assign weather ...
- Alberni chamber pays off its loan with city Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:30PMThe chamber of commerce in Alberni paid back its $300,000 marker with the city this week.
- Paving delays are just the beginning Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:17PMELGIN — Fifty years and six months after what was then called “the U.S. 20 Bypass” opened on Elgin’s south side, the city council decided last May to shelve an idea to convert the high-speed roadway into an “urban highway” with numerous cross streets and business connections.So at least for the next few years, Route 20 will remain a divided, controlled-access highway for the six miles it runs ...
- Rain delays city road projects by 2 to 3 weeks Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 4:44PMHigher than average rainfall has delayed Edmonton road construction by two to three weeks and could push some projects into 2012.
- Funds freed up for potential Port Clinton Square project Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:29PMThe Highland Park City Council has freed up $377,000 that could potentially jump-start the modernization of Port Clinton Square. The new-found financial flexibility was created by the council’s unanimous vote July 11 against a staff-recommended $377,265 bid from Lake Zurich-based Chicagoland Paving Contractors to resurface the City Hall parking lot, which has a crumbling surface and lacks a ...
- Increase in road improvements planned Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:03AMGREATER AKRON — The Summit County Engineer’s Office is allocating nearly a quarter more in funding for road projects this year.
- County puts Verizon on notice about utility poles Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:28AMCumberland County officials have a message for Verizon: Telephone poles are getting in the way of progress.
- Durham mayor reacts to NBC-17 manhole investigation Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 7:37PMA NBC-17 exclusive investigation gets reaction from the mayor of Durham and state lawmakers.
- Generational Equity Announces the Acquisition of J-W Payne Construction by Fred Weber Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 7:43AMDALLAS -- Generational Equity, a leading advisor to privately-held and family-owned businesses for m...
- G.I. businesses ask for sewer line extension Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 4:15AMFive Grand Island businessmen have made a formal request to have sewer lines extended southwest of the Platte Valley Industrial Park.
- City streets, air quality receive boost Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 12:01AMPittsburgh City Council on Tuesday proposed spending $2.75 million in federal money on street paving.
- Pittsburgh streets, air quality receive boost Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 12:01AMPittsburgh City Council on Tuesday proposed spending $2.75 million in federal money on street paving.
- Court overturns $774k judgment vs. UDOT Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 6:51PMCourt overturns $774k judgment vs. UDOT Published Jul 12, 2011 04:45PM MDT The Utah Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a 3rd District Court decision that had ordered the Utah Department of Transportation to pay $774,000 to a contractor who alleged breach of contract on an Interstate 215 project in 2003. The Supreme Court ruled that UDOT’s contract with Mountain Valley Contractors allowed it to ...
- Black Creek residents beset by thefts, vandalism Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 6:27PMThe Comox Valley RCMP have been kept busy responding to numerous files in the Black Creek area over the past couple of months.
- Oman cement company plans three new ready-mix factories Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 6:57AMOman cement company plans three new ready-mix factories
- No bids for Wachovia Bank building Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 11:34PMIt has been nearly three years since Hatboro council approved the purchase of the former Wachovia Bank building and its lot along South Main Street.
- Property transfers, July 11, 2011 Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 3:51PMProperty transfers, July 11, 2011
- Selectmen spar over bidding Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 2:24PMTOPSHAM — Topsham selectmen squabbled Thursday over the town’s bidding process after deciding to put this year’s paving work out to bid anew rather than using the same June 2010 offer — with an asphalt pricing escalator — submitted by a local contractor who did paving work last summer.
- Prison unwanted Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 4:07AMYou probably know that the Village of Lumby has applied to become the site of the large criminal remand centre and provincial prison to be constructed somewhere in the Okanagan over the next couple of years.
- Rexburg road work ramps up Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 9:02AMOn Friday morning, Pioneer Road is blocked for construction here at its intersection with Casper Avenue. City officials advise drivers to be watch for detour changes in Rexburg as construction continues.
- 3 firms undertake construction of bypass road in Bulacan Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 1:10AMA July 8, 2011 press release by the Department of Public Works and Highways: Three project contractors will share expertise and resources in undertaking the 7.53 kilometers contract package 2 segment of Plaridel By-Pass Road Project in Bulacan of the DPWH. Continue reading →
- 3 firms undertake contruction of bypass road in Bulacan Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 12:55AMA July 8, 2011 press release by the Department of Public Workd and Highways: Three project contractors will share expertise and resources in undertaking the 7.53 kilometers contract package 2 segment of Plaridel By-Pass Road Project in Bulacan of the DPWH. Continue reading →
- Crews to redo paving on 12th Street in Bellingham Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 8:17PMBELLINGHAM - Crews will repave a stretch of 12th Street where asphalt began falling apart shortly af
- Granite Construction Awarded $23 Million Highway Project in California Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 5:51PMWATSONVILLE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Granite Construction Incorporated (NYSE:GVA) announced today that Granite Construction Company has been awarded a $23 million contract by Caltrans to rehabilitate approximately four miles of Highway 99 through Madera in the Central San Joaquin Valley. Granite will book the project into its second quarter 2011 backlog. The scope of the project will consist of ...
- Brunswick sheriff warns public of mobile contractors Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 2:10PMBOLIVIA, N.C. - The Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office has received several complaints throughout the county on mobile contracting companies. These companies are traveling through local neighborhoods offering their services and not fulfilling their contracts.
- Manchester says streets have to be repaved Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 12:12PMMANCHESTER — Contractors have botched a $1.878 million road paving project, and at least two streets will have to be redone, town officials say.
- Gainesville street repair project gets underway Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 11:24AMThere are 401 projects that the City of Gainesville plans to incorporate through the Street and Utility Maintenance Program (SUMP).
- Paving begins at Longview’s municipal parking lot Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 5:09AMAbove: A worker prepares the surface for re-paving as part of the project. Below: Since Tuesday, contractors have ripped apart pavement at the Longview Municipal Complex to make way for parking lot repairs.
- LAWRENCE: One mile of Bergen Street to be repaved Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 3:16AMBergen Street will be treated to a new coat of asphalt later this summer, thanks to Township Councilâs decision to award a $327,000 contract to a Hammonton paving contractor.
- Harnett company sues for $6 million in pay on Fort Bragg work Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 7:25PMA Harnett County business is suing a Fort Bragg contractor over a claim that it is owed $6 million for construction on the military post.
- Feds looking for firms to restore Bureau of Mines in Minneapolis Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 6:10PMAfter more than five years of debate, the demolition and restoration at the Bureau of Mines site, near East 54th Street and Hiawatha Avenue in Minneapolis, is moving forward.
- L.A. City Council calls for U.S. to end Afghanistan, Iraq wars Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 4:45PMThe Los Angeles City Council called Tuesday for the federal government to end its wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, saying money for those foreign wars should be invested instead in cities and other domestic needs.
- Pass won’t open this weekend Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 8:23PMA rotary plow cuts a path through the snow at Rimrocks last week, about a mile below Logan Pass. Photo courtesy of National park Service.
- Camping controversy at Honeymoon Island State Park Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 6:53PMState officials are pushing to allow camping, including RVs, at Honeymoon Island State Park. Environmental groups and some local residents oppose the plan.
- North Myrtle Beach man at center of paving scheme accusations Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 11:25PMRichard Hart of James Island thought he was getting a great deal on a new asphalt driveway, until he got the bill for more than $12,000.
- Intersections closing for Streetscape work Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 1:58AMMASON CITY -- Two intersections on Federal Avenue in downtown Mason City are likely to be closed simultaneously next week as work progresses on the Streetscape project.
- Paving almost finished on Signal Mountain route Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 1:58AMJust weeks after road crews started laying down asphalt, five miles of paving on U.S. Highway 127 has been completed.
- DOT shifts priorities as fee expires Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 12:45AMRevenue drop curtails roadwork The expiration of a two-year hike in the cost of registering a motor vehicle will leave the state with less money to resurface roads, plow snow and make grants to municipalities. Since the summer of 2009, registering a motor vehicle has come with a surcharge of $30 to $75 based on weight. The fee brought in $90 million over two years, with most of the money going ...
- Cottage Hill Road construction resumes Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 9:30PMMobile County Engineer Bryan Kegley has announced that a contractor has been selected to complete the construction on Cottage Hill Road. The previous contractor went out of business before the project was complete.
- South Lebanon Township bans public burning Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 11:41AMIONA - The South Lebanon supervisors Tuesday night adopted an ordinance that prohibits public burning, except in the case of agricultural fires.
- Longview city hall, police, library parking lots to get repaved Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 5:37PMThe City of Longview announces that beginning on Tuesday, July 5, 2011, contractors will start paving operations on the parking lots around the Municipal Complex located at 300 W. read more
