The Shoppes at Willow Lawn – Richmond, Virginia

One of our grading crews is pictured removing some old landscape islands and preparing the new parking lot that we’re scheduled to pave. The Shoppes at Willow Lawn is always busy and is currently undergoing a complete exterior renovation and expansion. Part of the project involved adjusting the drive lanes to improve traffic flow. Ruston Paving was...

Murlin Drive – Rochester, NY

Rochester Management, Inc. contracted with Ruston Paving to mill and resurface the only access road to one of their largest apartment complexes, Whipple Park.  Whipple Park is primarily occupied by undergraduate and graduate students attending the University of Rochester (U of R) as well as employees of the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC).  With...

Tennis Court Gets Kudos

To the right is a letter we received in the Rochester office from a property owner who contracted with us to renovate his existing tennis court.  Thanks to the project manager, Jeff Pawlicki, and all of the crew for a successful project!

Tennis Club of Rochester Renovates Six of its Clay Courts

After many years of planning, the Tennis Club of Rochester (TCR), located in Pittsford, New York, has proceeded with renovations to six of its existing clay courts to make them more spacious and maintenance free.  Ruston Paving began working with TCR in 2008 to provide budget pricing for the project.  After some revisions in design and layout,...

Soggy Spring Makes Construction Start Difficult

The combination of a very wet fall, near record snows and the late arrival of spring with record-breaking rainfall has hindered progress for the start of this year’s construction season.  Pressured with one of the larger backlogs that we have seen in several years, our project managers struggled to get the work started and completed due to...

Asphalt Producers and Contractors are Dealing with Fluctuating Oil Prices

? The sticker shock felt by all of us at the gas pump due to high oil price fluctuations is equally or more shocking to asphalt producers and contractors. The overall effect is exaggerated in the fact that not only is the cost of the material directly impacted; the cost to produce, deliver and install...

Divisions Review Trailer Safety as Part of the Weekly Tool Box Talk

At right are members of the Rochester NY Division reviewing trailering safety as part of the weekly toolbox talk.  Derek Endres, the General Superintendent says “We do a lot of trailering of our equipment and we can’t be too careful about trailering safety”. As part of the demonstration, Derek completed a sample “walk-around” to identify all...

Chapel Hill Country Club Featured on YouTube

Our latest YouTube video features Ruston Paving performing the full depth reclamation (FDR) process from start to finish. Chapel Hill Country Club located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina reconnected with Ruston Paving for another project after working closely with us during the reconstruction of their parking areas two years ago. A bank of 4 tennis courts were...

Crossroads Plaza – Cary, NC

Shown here is Art Metcalf digging with the rubber tire excavator and loading the spoils into Ronnie Street’s Peterbilt dump truck. This was the second day of a four-day job completing asphalt repairs for Crossroads Plaza in Cary, NC. In 2006, we completed a large parking lot reconfiguration job at the plaza and they have had us...

Carolina Outreach – Durham, NC

Phase II of the Carolina Outreach Project is depicted above.  Carolina Outreach provides mental health services to children with mental disorders and their families. It is at the old movie theatre site, just north of South Square, on Durham Chapel Hill Blvd. This project was an existing facility that has been in use while we...