Bergkamp has upgraded the hose system on its FP5 pothole patcher in a move it says keeps the hose cleaner and the job site safer. The Pivot Tack/Air Hose System has a pivoting arm that holds the tack hose off of the ground, parallel to the hopper. It is locked in... read more →
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Apr
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Prior to the amendments, the city’s noise bylaw included a blanket exemption for continuous concrete pouring and large crane work. However, the amendments considered at the April 16 meeting proposed to remove that exemption and restrict builders from performing that work before 7 a.m. and after 7 p.m. on weekdays. The... read more →
Apr
30
1949- the patent is filed for the power-driven jackhammer
Apr
29
A highway widening project in Metro Vancouver will soon get off the ground with $235.5 million in joint funding from Ottawa, British Columbia and the Township of Langley. François-Philippe Champagne the federal minister of Infrastructure and Communities, B.C.’s Premier John Horgan and Langley Mayor Jack Froese were in the West Coast... read more →
Apr
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Undertaken by Brampton-based Metric Contracting Services, the $1.45-million project encompasses the excavation/construction of two rain gardens comprised of shallow above-grade dry ponds, each with large below-grade stormwater storage basins. The larger pond is equipped with a 4,300-square-metre (46,284 square-feet) basin and the second basin is 1,200 square metres (12,916 square... read more →
Apr
29
1990- Demolition begins on the Berlin Wall at the Brandenburg Gate.
Apr
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In total, Madsen has an indicated mineral resource of 2.063 million ounces of gold, and an inferred mineral resource 467,000 ounces of gold. That includes figures from a preliminary economic assessment (PEA), filed in February, for three satellite areas – Fork, Russet South and Wedge – which added 3.7 years of... read more →
Apr
28
Three remaining concrete piers of the Seaway International Bridge that towered over the St. Lawrence River between Canada and the U.S. at Cornwall for almost 60 years are being prepared for demolition. The in-water piers — the tallest being 120 feet — will be taken down by Oakville-based Bronte Construction... read more →
Apr
28
New York City Council has passed a series of measures to reduce greenhouse gases released from buildings in New York City, including a requirement for green roofs or solar panels on newly constructed buildings. The move, approved by council April 18, was immediately praised by the advocacy group Green Roofs for... read more →
Apr
28
1973- Groundbreaking at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Canada.