Construction Partners, Inc. Completes North Carolina Acquisition
Construction Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROAD) (“CPI” or the “Company”), a vertically integrated civil infrastructure company specializing in the construction and maintenance of roadways across six southeastern states, today announced that it has acquired Hudson Paving, Inc., headquartered in Rockingham, North Carolina. The transaction adds a hot-mix asphalt plant and related crews and equipment serving the Sandhills region…
Survey Shows Rampant Work Zone Dangers in NC and SC
On Thursday, May 23, Carolinas AGC partnered with AGC of America and North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) for a press conference to release the results of AGC of America’s 2024 Work Zone Safety Awareness Survey consisting of results from CAGC Members. The survey results highlighted the dangers of highway work zones for motorists and workers in North Carolina, South Carolina and nationwide. At the…
Bridge to Success: ECU Construction Management Graduates are Shaping the Region
Will Janning watches as a seagull flies across a clear sky. The nearby water greets the sand he stands on, allowing him a dry spot from where he can see more than two years of his work in front of him. The 45-foot-tall bridge stretches more than half a mile across The Straits, a waterway…
AGC Survey of Highway Contractors Reveals High Incidence of Cars Crashing into Work Zones
Officials Call for Tougher Safety Enforcement and Education Programs as Annual Survey Details Continued Risks to Drivers & Workers in Work Zones and Workers Plead with Drivers to Slow Down in New Video Fifty-five percent of highway contractors report that motor vehicles had crashed into their construction work zones during the past year, putting motorists and…
Balfour Beatty Awarded $242.35 Million Design-Build Contract by North Carolina Department of Transportation
North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has awarded Balfour Beatty a $242.35 million design-build contract to deliver improvements to Interstate U.S. 70 between the Havelock Bypass and east of Thurman Road in Craven County. The project will upgrade the 6.4-mile section of U.S. 70 to improve mobility and military interconnectivity, support economic development and increase…
Construction Partners, Inc. Completes North Carolina Acquisition
Construction Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROAD) (“CPI” or the “Company”), a vertically integrated civil infrastructure company specializing in the construction and maintenance of roadways across six southeastern states, today announced that it has acquired Ferebee Corporation, a full-service hot-mix asphalt and paving company headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. With three hot-mix asphalt plants in the greater Charlotte/Rock Hill…
Carolinas AGC and SCDOT Announce Results of South Carolina Work Zone Safety Survey
On Wednesday, May 26, Carolinas AGC proudly partnered with AGC of America and the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) for a press conference in Columbia, South Carolina to release the South Carolina results of AGC of America’s 2022 Work Zone Safety Awareness Survey consisting of results from CAGC Members. CAGC Highway Division Vice Chair…
ECU Professor to Help Study Effectiveness of Concrete Sealants in Roads
An East Carolina University professor is taking a crack — literally — at solving road problems in North Carolina. Dr. Amin Akhnoukh, associate professor in the Department of Construction Management, will be working with N.C. State’s Dr. Mohammed Pour-Ghaz as part of a grant from the N.C. Department of Transportation to study commercial concrete sealants used…
2021 GroundBreaker: Sam Young, Young & McQueen
GroundBreak Carolinas is honored to spotlight Sam Young, a member of the exclusive group of 2021 GroundBreakers — five individuals who have gone above and beyond to make a difference for the construction community in the Carolinas. Young is Owner and President/CEO of Young & McQueen Grading Company, Inc., based in Burnsville, North Carolina. A native…
ECU Team Eyes Recycled Masks as a Way to Improve Roads, Improve Environment
They end up in the trash. They end up in waterways. They end up on the ground in parks, at the beach or in yards. They end up in landfills. Perhaps soon, those disposable medical masks that have been such a big part of the COVID-19 pandemic may end up reinforcing the asphalt used in…