The new Case 650L crawler dozer delivers more performance, a lower overall operating height and weight, and superior maintenance features that boost productivity. The machine is ideal for residential job sites and confined commercial work areas. The 650L retains the superior features of the Case crawler dozer line, such as hydrostatic drive, a comfortable operator compartment, two undercarriage options and superior maintainability. The 650L delivers 74 net horsepower (55 kW) through a Tier 3-certified, four-cylinder, 4.5-liter turbocharged Case Family IV engine with electronic fuel injection for maximum fuel efficiency and easier starts in cold weather. A high-pressure common-rail injection system
In its newest report, Transportation Infrastructure: Gearing Up for Change, McGraw-Hill Construction’s Research and Analytics takes a look at the current state of the nation’s transportation infrastructure and its prospects for the future—particularly given the recent investment made with the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Unfortunately, much more needs to be done to build and maintain the transportation infrastructure that is so critical to national competitiveness and American way of life, the report states. However, the substantial allocation for transportation in the ARRA, combined with the rapid obligation of ARRA transportation funding, will yield a strong market in the
Caltrans delayed opening of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge until federal inspectors sign off on the second bridge repair in as many months. Traffic was allowed to cross the span at around 9 a.m. Monday morning. Donec at augue a enim venenatis fringilla. Sed sollicitudin velit nec sapien. Duis libero nulla, sagittis placerat, hendrerit sit amet, mollis non, metus. Praesent mauris ipsum, placerat ut, commodo a, mollis sed, nisl. Aliquam fermentum sem. Ut venenatis purus vitae ante. Donec pellentesque ultricies eros. Quisque quis libero eget nisl dignissim semper. Phasellus sapien lectus, malesuada eget, blandit vel, fermentum quis, turpis. Phasellus facilisis
�Bay Area Burden,� a new report released last week by the Urban Land Institute Terwilliger Center for Workforce Housing, finds that the average Bay Area household spends more than $41,000 a year � nearly 60% of their income � on transportation and housing costs alone. These costs vary among the nine Bay Area counties examined, ranging from 54% in Santa Clara to 66% in Sonoma. But the study finds that one-fourth of all households in the Bay Area live in neighborhoods where housing and transportation costs account for 65% or more of income – a level defined as an extreme
The ULI Terwilliger Center for Workforce Housing has selected Casa del Maestro in Santa Clara, The Kalahari, Miller Ranch, and South City Lights as winners of this year�s Jack Kemp Workforce Housing Models of Excellence Awards. Casa del Maestro in Santa Clara The awards are given to workforce housing developments that represent outstanding achievements in several areas, including innovative financing, unique construction methodologies, strong public/private partnerships, and replicability to achieve workforce housing affordability. The award winners were announced at the ULI Fall Meeting in San Francisco last week. The Models of Excellence Awards recognize exemplary developments that meet workforce housing
Five outstanding developments � including the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco -- have been selected as winners of the 2009 Urban Land Institute�s Global Awards for Excellence competition, widely recognized as the land use industry�s most prestigious recognition program. San Francisco�s California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park The award winners, representing the world’s best cross-regional models in land use practices, were announced last week in conjunction with the ULI fall meeting in San Francisco. The competition is part of the Institute’s Awards for Excellence program, established in 1979, which is based on ULI’s guiding principle that
Related Links: Construction starts on NOAA laboratory in La Jolla Page & Turnbull, Plant build Walt Disney Family Museum URS to provide planning for Port of Long Beach RJC, Straub to renovate Naval Post Graduate School halls Blach, Hodgetts + Fund Architects complete performing arts center in Menlo Park The U.S. General Services Administration has awarded Clark Construction an $11.6-million contract to construct a new east/west pedestrian bridge at the San Ysidro Port of Entry in San Diego County. The contract was awarded to Clark Construction Group-California, LP of Costa Mesa. The project is part of a three-phase project to
Page & Turnbull, Plant build Walt Disney Family Museum Related Links: Construction starts on NOAA laboratory in La Jolla URS to provide planning for Port of Long Beach RJC, Straub to renovate Naval Post Graduate School halls Blach, Hodgetts + Fund Architects complete performing arts center in Menlo Park Clark awarded San Ysidro pedestrian bridge project General contractor Plant Construction has finished building The Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco. The 77,000-sq-ft museum presents the life and work of the animation pioneer and entertainment entrepreneur. The museum was converted from an old army barrack, a gymnasium, and a storage
Construction starts on NOAA laboratory in La Jolla Related Links: Page & Turnbull, Plant build Walt Disney Family Museum URS to provide planning for Port of Long Beach RJC, Straub to renovate Naval Post Graduate School halls Blach, Hodgetts + Fund Architects complete performing arts center in Menlo Park Clark awarded San Ysidro pedestrian bridge project Construction has begun on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Southwest Fisheries Science Center replacement laboratory in La Jolla. The $102 million project is funded primarily by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Designed by Gould Evans in association with Architects | Delawie Wilkes
RJC, Straub to renovate Naval Post Graduate School halls Related Links: Construction starts on NOAA laboratory in La Jolla Page & Turnbull, Plant build Walt Disney Family Museum URS to provide planning for Port of Long Beach Blach, Hodgetts + Fund Architects complete performing arts center in Menlo Park Clark awarded San Ysidro pedestrian bridge project RJC Architects of San Diego and Fallbrook-based Straub Construction Co. were awarded the $24.8 million design/build construction contract for repair and renovation of Root and Spanagel Halls at the Naval Post Graduate School in Monterey. The project will consist mostly of replacing mechanical systems,
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