Scrapers

9/11 Brought Changes to Skyscrapers, High-Rises →

From Construction Equipment Guide... CHICAGO, Ill. (AP) What if it should happen again? A decade after the Sept. 11 terror attacks, could any of the nation’s 21,000 high-rises withstand an attack like those that caused New York’s twin towers to collapse? Could the thousands of people inside find a way to safety? At Chicago’s Willis Tower, like other skyscrapers around the country, much has changed since two hijacked jetliners slammed into the World Trade Center on Sept. Click for more...

Financial Worries Prompt Developers to Scrap Futuristic Skyscraper Plans →

From Construction Equipment Guide... LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Developers are scrapping plans to build a futuristic skyscraper in downtown Louisville because of financial concerns. A letter making the announcement was to be sent Aug. 1 to Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear and Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer, according to The Courier-Journal. It was signed by the development team of Laura Lee Brown, Steve Wilson, Craig Greenberg and Steve Poe. The letter said the team pursued several financing options for Museum Plaza, but was unsuccessful in putting together a viable package due to the “challenging lending market.” It advised the state to withdraw an application it made to U.S. Click for more...

New Cat Wheel Tractor-Scrapers Feature New Designs, Technology →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Cat 621H, 623H and 627H wheel tractor-scrapers are designed to deliver enhanced productivity and enhanced operator comfort and efficiency through the use of increased power and capacity, new structures, electronic controls and ergonomic design. The new H Series designs change the way wheel tractor-scrapers look, run and ride — and increase their capabilities to move material at the lowest cost per ton, according to the manufacturer. Click for more...

New Titan Scraper System Combines Power, Strength, Speed With Longer Life →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Titan Earthmoving Equipment (Titan EMD), a division of Titan Trailers, has introduced a new high-capacity scraper system that integrates a 44 cu. yd. (33.6 cu m) bowl with a Bell 4206D scraper tractor. “This is the first earthmoving system designed specifically to build on the power and efficiency of today’s most advanced scraper tractors,” said Mike Kloepfer, president of Titan EMD. Click for more...

China’s Skyscraper Boom Buoys Global Industry →

From Construction Equipment Guide... BEIJING (AP) The 121-story Shanghai Tower is more than China’s next record-setting building: It’s an economic lifeline for the elite club of skyscraper builders. Financial gloom has derailed plans for new towers in Chicago, Moscow, Dubai and other cities. But in China, work on the 2,074-ft. (632 m) Shanghai Tower, due to be completed in 2014, and dozens of other tall buildings is rushing ahead, powered by a buoyant economy and providing a steady stream of work to architects and engineers. Click for more...

KD Sales, IMC Scrapers Adds Product Development Team →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Stephen Plunk has been appointed the head of KD Sales and IMC Scrapers’ new marketing and product development team. The team has been organized to meet the demands and the needs of the growing worldwide customer base for the IMC Scraper line as well as the demands of KD Sales. The team consists of industry leaders from Germany, Czech Republic, Mexico, Africa, Australia, Kazakhstan, Bulgaria, United Kingdom and Russia. Click for more...

Architect of Two Iconic Chicago Skyscrapers Dies →

From Construction Equipment Guide... CHICAGO (AP) Bruce J. Graham, the pioneering architect who designed Chicago’s two most iconic skyscrapers, including the formerly named Sears Tower, died at age 84, a public relations firm hired by his family said March 8. Graham died the morning of March 6 in his sleep at his Hobe Sound, Fla., home of complications associated with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a statement from firm SCC Grossman. Click for more...

Stalled Chicago Skyscraper Project May Start Again →

From Construction Equipment Guide... CHICAGO (AP) Construction of a Santiago Calatrava-designed tower that would be North America’s tallest building may move forward due to unions that not only want their workers to build it but are trying to put together a deal to help pay for it. A group of union pension funds — eager to provide work for union workers — are in talks to loan $170 million to Irish developer Shelbourne Development Group so construction of the twisting 2,000-ft. Click for more...

Iconic Skyscrapers Find New Luster in Green Tech →

From Construction Equipment Guide... NEW YORK (AP) When owners of the Empire State Building decided to blanket its towering facade this year with thousands of insulating windows, they were only partly interested in saving energy. They also needed tenants. After 78 years, Manhattan’s signature office building had lost its sheen as one of the city’s most desirable places to work. To get it back, the owners did what an increasing number of property owners have done — they went green, shelling out $120 million on a variety of environmental improvements, a move would have been considered a huge gamble a few years ago. Click for more...

Prominent N.Y. Skyscraper Secures Nearly $1.3B Loan →

From Construction Equipment Guide... NEW YORK (AP) Developers of one of the city’s tallest new skyscrapers said June 26 they had lined up a nearly $1.3 billion loan, sealing what experts called one of the biggest real estate financing deals since the economic crisis began last fall. Coming amid the worst commercial real estate market in decades, the refinancing package for the Bank of America tower drew congratulations from Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Gov. Click for more...

Caltrans Ahead of Schedule on $51M Fairmead Interchange →

From Construction Equipment Guide... FCI Constructors Inc. (FCI) is on track to complete a 3-mi. (4.8 km) expansion to a stretch of State Route 99, four to five months ahead of schedule. Caltrans tapped FCI for the $51.1 million SR-99 Fairmead Interchange project, which is located near Madera, Calif., in the San Joaquin Valley. The project is scheduled for completion in June, said Gloria Rodriguez, public information officer for Caltrans District 6. Click for more...

Despite Cloudy Economy, Developers Proceed With Philly Skyscraper Project →

From Construction Equipment Guide... PHILADELPHIA (AP) At City Hall, leaders of the nation’s sixth-largest city are warning about painful cuts as the recession slices deeper and deeper into the budget: library cuts, pool closures, less snow removal and layoffs. But on an empty lot six blocks away, private developers are pushing ahead with plans to build a 1,510-ft. (460.2 m) skyscraper that would be one of the tallest buildings in the world. Click for more...

Caltrans Finally Completes Red Hawk Parkway →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Red Hawk Parkway in El Dorado County opened in December 2008, providing a connection between U.S. Highway 50 and the Shingle Springs Rancheria. The Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians has been waiting more than 40 years for a public access road to its reservation, ever since the construction of Highway 50 in 1965. Previously, the only road available for its use was a winding private road, covered with speed bumps and prohibited from commercial use. Click for more...

Ground Hog 2500 Scraper Casts Shadow on Traditional Buckets →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The new Ground Hog 2500 scraper attachment moves three to four times the payload of traditional buckets, while tackling the extra weight with ease. When combined with compact power units, the 2.5 cu. yd. (1.9 cu m) heaped-capacity Ground Hog 2500 delivers the rugged reliability of a small self-propelled tracked earthmover and the maneuverability of a skid steer — all with reduced mobilization costs. Click for more...

I-5 Project Tackled With Nickel Package →

When the new I-5/SR 502 interchange is completed in Washington State next year, not only will Battle Ground be directly connected to the interstate but a new entry and exit point also will have been provided for the limited access highway, shortening the route between the two roads and leading to reduced travel time. The opening of the interchange also will enhance the safety of travelers, particularly by reducing the number of vehicles backing up on the northbound I-5 off-ramp at SR 502. Click for more...

Dubai Skyscraper Completion to Be Delayed Until 2009 →

From Construction Equipment Guide... DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) The world’s tallest skyscraper under construction in this Gulf city-state will take longer than planned to finish, its builders said, putting off the opening planned for the end of this year. The Burj Dubai tower currently stands over 1,700 ft. (500 m) tall. The state-owned developer Emaar Properties said completion would be postponed until sometime in 2009. It did not give specifics, but the newspaper Gulf News and the online news site ArabianBusiness.com said the delay would be four months. Click for more...

Brubacher on Par for Applecross Course Finish →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Applecross Country Club Community, featuring more than 1,000 town, carriage, classic, estate and active adult homes, is currently under construction in East Brandywine Township, approximately 4 mi. from Downingtown, Pa. Once fully inhabited, the 860-acre development is expected to double the local population. The upscale community is a partnership venture by Pulte Homes, based in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., ClubCorp, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and Nicklaus Design of North Palm Beach, Fla. Click for more...

Tollway Links Future to Ecological Heritage →

The 12.5-mi. (20 km) six-lane extension of the North-South Tollway from where Interstate 355 ends at Interstate 55 (the Stevenson Expressway) through Will County to Interstate 80 opened to bicycle traffic on Veteran’s Day Nov. 11 to considerable fanfare as communities along the route staged local festivals to coincide with opening ceremonies. Vehicular traffic started rolling on the newly named Veterans Memorial Tollway during the next day’s morning rush hour. Click for more...

Contractor Takes a Peek at John Deere AutoLoad Scraper →

At first, change can be intimidating for some. But Alan Cawthon is glad he made the leap. The owner of Alan Cawthon Inc. — dba Peek Grading — based in Jackson, Ga., Cawthon used to have his crews working with open bowl ejector scrapers pushed by bulldozers. Under the direction of Metrac Sales Representative Wayne Clement, Cawthon upgraded to the John Deere 9520 Scraper Special pull tractor with 1810E and 2112E open bowl ejector scrapers. Click for more...

Construction Begins on New Skyscraper in Kentucky →

From Construction Equipment Guide... LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Developers of Louisville’s next skyscraper are getting a groundbreaking as flamboyant as the 62-story Museum Plaza that someday will dominate the city’s skyline. Forget the typically staid ceremony in which dignitaries dig up bits of soil. Highlighting Oct. 25’s ceremony will be a 20-ft.-long, 400-lb. shovel hanging from a 200-ft. crane that will drop into a pile of dirt to mark the start of construction on the $490 million skyscraper near the city’s waterfront. Click for more...

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