As the winter weather melts away and our season heats up, Ruston Paving embarked on a recruiting mission at Wake Technical Community College in Raleigh, NC. General Superintendent Dennis Lougee, seen here, spoke with current students and possible future employees at the 22nd annual Heavy Equipment Job Fair held at WTCC. With their Heavy Equipment programs...
Ruston Paving was proud to participate in Raleigh’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade this year. As first-time participants, employees from our North Carolina offices pulled out all the stops to create our festive “float.” It was a true family affair, with friends and family getting to enjoy a ride on our lowboy and experience the parade...
As reported by the NewsObserver, Wake Tech has experienced record enrollment in recent years; however, the campus’ infrastructure has been showing the effects. After experiencing past success with the full depth reclamation (FDR) process, the college opted to reconstruct one of its existing parking lots with FDR. The project was on a tight three-day schedule but our Durham...
Some of our Durham employees are pictured here as they work to construct a fire lane access area at Duke Raleigh Hospital. Based on our experience and safety record, we were asked to come in and perform the remodification in front of the MRI Building. The work included the demolition and reinstallation of handicapped ramps, sidewalks and the fire...
A beautiful stretch of weather in the sunny South helped us complete some asphalt repairs at four Wake County government facilities. Many of the repairs had to be done while the offices were closed so as not to disrupt the government’s operations. Our Ruston Paving crews did a fantastic job coordinating and remaining flexible to...
Not every project is large and expansive here at Ruston Paving; however, all commercial and industrial projects are equally important. Childcare Network’s driveway in Raleigh contained some cracked and broken pavement that needed to be repaired, and we were all to happy to fix it for them. From Virginia, across the South to Texas, Childcare Network has schools...
Ruston Paving was contracted to repave portions of the newly renovated Pullen Park in Raleigh. The mini-train crossings, service and firelane access crossings had to be dressed with stone prior to being compacted and the existing parking lot required a 300 ton overlay of hot mix asphalt . The project had a tight schedule and the crews put in some...
Ruston Paving’s Durham crews recently completed several mill and fill projects for Highwoods Realty in North Park, a business office complex in Raleigh. In a mill and fill project, the existing deteriorated asphalt pavement is removed with a milling machine and a new layer of hot mix asphalt is applied to create a smooth surface. Our crews even paved some...
Our Durham division crews recently completed site improvements to the Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School. This was the first school in Wake County to be purpose-built as a Magnet High School. Magnet schools are public schools with specialized courses or curricula. This particular school focuses on its magnet themes of leadership and technology. Some of...
Thanks to everyone who participated in the TAA’s trade show at the NC State Fairgrounds in Raleigh North Carolina last night! It was a big hit. It was great to see many of our clients there networking and learning!
