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Explores Buchanan and Sons Inc.'s process of slipforming curbs, gutters and sidewalks in North Carolina. GT-3600 equipment used by the contractor in its projects; Challenges faced by the contractor in tight clearances; Finishing work.

This article focuses on the construction of an end-around at the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia. Prior to the construction of Taxiway Victor, the first Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)-approved end-around taxiway in the U.S., the estimated 700 airplanes that landed on the northernmost runway each day had to wait in line for clearance to taxi across the other active runway to reach taxiways Echo and Foxtrot or to the terminal gates. A study by the FAA has predicted a 30% improvement in overall runway efficiency.

Reports on the construction of bridges by construction firm Fred Weber Inc. for the Page Avenue project in St. Louis, Missouri. Use of a bridge deck finisher to pave the decks; Cost of the project; Specialization of Fred Weber Inc.