Nearly 30 people attended the second Power Curbers Conference at the Crowne Plaza Surfers Paradise along Australia’s Gold Coast in January 2014. The conference, which drew attendees from Australia and New Zealand, focused on maintenance, safety, and problem solving, including live demonstrations of machine operation and 3D stringless technology. Attendees learned about… Read More »
The training facility at the Power Curbers headquarters in Salisbury, NC, was a hub of activity for two weeks in February during the company’s annual Service School. Sixty owners, operators, and mechanics from 28 different companies attended classes for the 5700-B, 5700-Super-B, and the current model 5700-C. Classroom sessions were taught by… Read More »
Beginning with the massive Eurotunnel project in 1993, Power Curbers has a long history of innovative and efficient solutions to tunnel construction using curb and gutter machines as well as slipform pavers. Machines and molds can be custom-engineered to meet the demands on various aspects of tunnel applications, including rail beds, walkways, roadbeds,… Read More »
Stretching across a heavily traveled section of the state, Wisconsin State Highway 41 shuttles high volume traffic between Milwaukee and Green Bay along the west side of Lake Winnebago. To better accommodate these vehicles, the state widened the route from two to three lanes and added a barrier between the north and southbound… Read More »
When B. Gottardo Construction, Ltd. of Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada landed the $42 million, 5-mile long (8.5km) Highway 410 Extension project along Toronto’s western suburbs, they found themselves with several major challenges. Four bridges, environmentally sensitive areas, and super-elevations which required a monster barrier wall gave them plenty to do. The barrier, though only 44”(110cm) tall in its… Read More »
Albuquerque Asphalt faced a common problem for asphalt contractors – to subcontract or self-perform concrete work. Though they handled dirt work and asphalt in-house, subbing concrete and underground work left them short of the 50% self-performing requirement to bid work as a prime contractor on many jobs. When an experienced concrete crew became available last fall,… Read More »
When Australian firm Baldwin Civil NT was approached about constructing a regulating reservoir as part of the new Inpex natural gas project in the Northern Territory, they didn’t even know if it was possible to slipform a 2.1 m (6 ft 10 in) high wall. “Originally, the contractor looked at doing it with one of… Read More »
For centuries, the countryside of northern Wales has been dotted with farms and stone walls which define property lines and keep sheep from venturing into neighboring pastures. Recently, realignment of the A470 trunk road north of Llanrwst between Penloyn and Tan Lan required a barrier wall to be placed between the new road… Read More »
Phoenix, Arizona, commuters got good news early last spring when the Arizona DOT announced that the busy Loop 101 that circles the city would receive 30 miles of new HOV (High Occupancy Vehicle) lanes in each direction. When complete, Phoenix drivers would have more than 60 miles of HOV lanes to utilize during… Read More »
Charlie Ewing, equipment operator for Curbs Etc of Smyrna, DE, has seen it all in over 20 years of Power Curbers’ machines. Specializing in pouring curb, Curbs Etc’s range of work has included sidewalk, traffic separator, and ditches. Recently they tackled one of their most challenging jobs at the Dover (DE) Transit Center. The… Read More »
