While the winter weather has caused us to curtail construction operations in some of our markets, our employees have been using the down-time to receive valuable training on new pieces of equipment and best construction practices. We provided safety training as directed by CSX Railroad that is required so we can work safely as we repair track crossings. We...
Durham Paving crews took advantage of the bad weather to attend a paving and compaction seminar put on by Linder Industrial Machinery of Raleigh and The Wirtgen Group, which was held at NC State University’s McKimmon Center. By participating in seminars such as this, our crews learn about the latest technologies and best paving practices. This ensures Ruston Paving can always...
Though it’s still snowy in New York, we’re gearing up for spring and getting employees ready for another year of paving. Thus, Ruston Paving invited Wirtgen America to host a clinic in our Rochester shop. This annual Q & A training session covered information on our Wirtgen paver including performing proper inspections of the paver, making...
Ruston Paving was contracted by SUNY IT to construct a new parking lot that would serve as an overflow area for the athletic fields and field house. During the subbase placement phase, torrential rains saturated the work site. After discussing and pricing various construction options, it was determined that soil stabilization with Portland cement would...
YRC Freight’s Baltimore yard had an overflow area that was used for trailer parking; however, the area was sinking and rutting due to the weight of the trailers. The area eventually became so severely rutted that it was unusable. Ruston Paving was originally contacted by YRC to perform full depth stone and subgrade replacement to address the...
The Manheim Auto Auction had a 10,000 square yard auction area that required some pavement upgrades. As improvements to the entrances began, construction traffic brought to light some significant structural deficiencies. Manheim was looking for a contractor to handle all phases of the project, ensuring it was a turnkey operation. Enter Ruston Paving… One reconstruction...
Ruston Paving was once again working at GlaxoSmithKline. This time, however, we were under the guidance of McDonald York, a general contractor for whom we’ve worked each year for the past 7 years. This particular project entailed the rehabilitation of GSK’s Ruvane parking lot. The pavement in the Ruvane lot was rutted and fatigued. GSK elected to utilize...
Ruston Paving was recently contracted by Progressive Contracting Company to stabilize the site for the new Page Road Grill at Imperial Corners in Durham. The initial phase of the project required Progressive Contracting, which is developing the property for Tri Properties, to place up to four feet of fill over the entire site; however, the ground...
An article highlighting the Woodcliff Office Park project in Fairport, NY was recently published on ForConstructionPros.com that features Ruston Paving and the process of FDR (full depth reclamation). To read the entire article, click HERE.
Ruston Paving was recently contracted by Bobbitt Design Build to reconfigure and improve existing parking areas and roadways at the Grey Stone Baptist Church. After completing previous projects for both Bobbitt and Grey Stone, we were proud to be called upon once again. After attending our seminar on full depth reclamation and working with us on...
