When it comes to seiving one’s state and nation, men and women in uniform know what it takes to protect lives and property. But civilian contractors working quietly behind the scenes often provide key pieces to enabling that service. Among those contributing to the nation’s defense through their own skills are the employees of Pavers Inc., which recently took on a project to assist the Kansas National Guard’s aviation division… Read the “Mission Possible” article from Roads and Bridges.
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Drill It Down
From December 2011 issue of Concrete Construction Choosing the proper concrete dowel drill for full-depth repairs or new pavement. Technology leads to better, faster, easier-to-maintain equipment, increases uptime, and makes the jobsite more efficient. In the concrete paving industry, we have seen this trend in significant changes to dowel drilling equipment… Read the Concrete Construction article .
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Drilling and Widening – UK
The specialist American drill rig manufacturer E-Z Drill, together with its sole European concessionaire Castellan Group, designed, built and delivered to site in just two weeks a special tailor-made drill for use on a major M25 motorway widening project. It was brought in specifically to drill holes Into the two sides of the existing Berry Lane viaduct, just south of junction 18 at Rlckmansworth, Hertfordshire, to accept tie bars to link into new reinforced-concrete pier heads and an extended cast-in-situ
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