Construction Partners, Inc. Completes North Carolina Acquisition
Construction Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROAD) (the “Company”), a vertically integrated civil infrastructure company specializing in the construction and maintenance of roadways across five southeastern states, today announced that it has acquired Riley Paving, Inc., an asphalt and paving contractor based in Carthage, North Carolina. Among other things, the acquisition adds four hot-mix asphalt plants in central North Carolina,…
Tindall Corporation’s Utility Division Provides Precast Bridge for Chestnut Mountain Ranch
“Tindall is a company who has a heart for serving others,” said Steve Finn, Founder and Executive Director of Chestnut Mountain Ranch. “Their team’s leadership is always looking for opportunities to make things better than the way they found them, and we are beyond grateful for their partnership and contributions that support the mission of…
Construction Partners, Inc. to Participate in the Baird 2020 Global Consumer, Technology & Services Conference
Construction Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROAD) (the “Company”), a vertically integrated civil infrastructure company specializing in the construction and maintenance of roadways across five southeastern states, today announced that it will participate in the Baird 2020 Global Consumer, Technology & Services Conference, to be held on June 2 and 3, 2020. Charles E. Owens, the Company’s President and Chief Executive…
How SCAPA is Recruiting Road Construction Workers
Deemed an essential service, the asphalt paving industry continues to work to maintain South Carolina’s roads during the COVID-19 crisis. Ashley Batson is executive director of the SC Asphalt Pavement Association (SCAPA), a non-profit trade association representing the asphalt pavement producers in South Carolina, as well as the suppliers to the industry. Batson details the various…
Balfour Beatty Awarded $167 Million Contract by North Carolina Department of Transportation to Construct U.S. 70 Havelock Bypass
Balfour Beatty has been awarded a $167 million contract by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) to construct the U.S. 70 Havelock Bypass located in Carteret and Craven counties. The Havelock Bypass, located at U.S. 70 from North of Pine Grove to North of Carteret County Line, will consist of a four-lane, median-divided highway…
Fluor Joint Venture Selected for Vital Asheville, N.C. Interstate Expansion Project
Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that its joint venture together with United Infrastructure Group, Inc. was selected by the N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT) to widen and improve a 7.5-mile stretch of Interstate 26 from Exit 40 (N.C. 280/Airport Road) to the I-40 interchange in Asheville, N.C. Fluor will book the $263 million contract in…
Vehicle Crashes at Job Sites Put Construction Workers and Motorists at Risk
Associated General Contractors of America Launches Radio and Media Campaign to Urge Summer Travel Motorists to Slow Down and Be Alert amid Growing Concerns with Highway Work Zone Crashes and Fatalities Sixty-seven percent of highway contractors report that motor vehicles had crashed into their construction work zones during the past year, according to the results…
ECU Professor Teams with S.T. Wooten to Help Solve Concrete Problem for NCDOT
An East Carolina University Construction Management professor and a local construction company have teamed up in search of a solution to a problem facing the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). The NCDOT’s State Transportation Improvement Plan identifies approximately 100 bridges and more than 700 miles of roadways in eastern North Carolina’s 28 counties that…
CAGC NC Highway-Heavy/Government Relations Director to Retire
Carolinas AGC (CAGC) announces the retirement of Berry Jenkins, who served as CAGC’s North Carolina Highway-Heavy/Government Relations Director for 22 years. Among Berry’s many accomplishments include helping secure billions of dollars in infrastructure funding as well as improving and maintaining the interactive relationships with the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NC DOT) on multiple levels…
North Carolina Construction Project Awarded to Subsidiaries of Salini Impregilo and Vinci’s Eurovia
The design-build contract for the NC 540 – Triangle Expressway Southeast Extension in Raleigh, NC was awarded to a joint venture of Salini’s Lane Construction and Eurovia’s Blythe Construction. The project will extend the existing Triangle Expressway from US 401 to I-40 and is part of the larger Complete 540 project, designed to improve the…
