Opened for traffic in October 2020, the 5.6-mile (9 km) Atal Tunnel in India became the world’s longest tunnel at an elevation higher than 10,000 feet (3,048 m). Connecting Manali and Keylong cities in the Himalayan mountain range, this tunnel cut travel time from six to seven hours down to two. Previously, the… Read More »
Eight miles downriver from Niagara Falls, Grand Island Senior High School suffered from forced athletic forfeits. Surrounded by the Niagara River on the United States/Canadian border, parts of Grand Island, New York, have a high water table and poor drainage. Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Brian Graham, describes how it affects their athletics, “The… Read More »
Adam Hopkins has been a Power Curber believer since “Day 1” of his introduction into the concrete business. His reasoning? Productivity. He is the Concrete Division Manager of Florida Asphalt & Concrete (FAC), a high-production curb contractor headquartered in Tampa, Florida. The concrete division of the specialty company is “all curb, all day,… Read More »
Slipformed barrier is not a common sight in British Columbia, says Power Curber 5700-C owner Dan LePoidevin, CEO of Central Interior Concrete Services Ltd. (CICS) of Williams Lake, BC. In fact, CICS is the only company in British Columbia doing slipform barriers for racetracks and the only one he knows of in Canada…. Read More »
Seven years ago, Chelcia and Jerod Lawrimore founded their paving business in Cocoa, Florida, about halfway down its Atlantic coastline. They named it Brevard Concrete Paving, after their home county, and they pride themselves on serving people and companies throughout Brevard County. They started small, with one truck and trailer, and their initial… Read More »
Three Month’s Ahead of Schedule The North-South Express Highway (NSEH) Project is a critical thoroughfare in central Vietnam that will link over 32 cities from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh. It is Vietnam’s most important transportation corridor, and road contractor Son Hai is responsible for paving the highway and slipforming a 55km (34… Read More »
The slipform crew of Absolute Solutions ARS, LLC, faced significant challenges with a 6-foot sidewalk application four blocks from the Gulf Coast in Panama City Beach, FL. #1: The surface was beach sand, providing little stability for concrete trucks or a slipform machine. #2: The slope of the sidewalk was extreme and constantly… Read More »
The crews at Sportsmans Concrete often begin work at four o’clock. That’s four in the morning! They do so for a good reason: Arizona summers can get mighty hot, might early. Yet, those soaring temperatures shouldn’t make one think the state is not an amazing place to spend time outdoors. In fact, the… Read More »
Power Pavers recently announced the launch of the industry’s newest full-width, four-track concrete slipform paver: the Power Paver SF-3404. Built with decades of knowledge and technological advancements, the SF-3404 delivers contractors the smoothest ride possible, saves valuable time, and provides complete visibility surrounding the machine. It paves a maximum of 40 ft. (12… Read More »
Each year, Power Curbers Companies hosts hundreds of owners, operators, and mechanics at our annual training school programs, Power Curbers Academy and Power Pavers Academy. Held at our professional training facility in Salisbury, NC, Power Curbers Academy offers participants classroom-based learning that includes sessions on hydraulic and electrical system maintenance, machine setup and… Read More »
