quarries

Visiting A Quarry

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_y6J6aqdco&t=133s Whether it's a major road construction project or an airport runway, aggregate from quarries forms a major part of our transportation system in Wisconsin. In today’s video from Building Wisconsin TV, host Stuart Keith meets with state and industry guests and visits a couple quarries to see how the members of WI Operating Engineers Local 139 supply the material to [...]

2020-06-01T15:02:59-05:00June 1st, 2020|Project Insights|0 Comments

Quarries Important In Road Building

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_y6J6aqdco&t=124s April 1 marked the start of several major road construction projects across the state and that's not a joke. While asphalt works fine for fixing potholes, it's aggregate from quarries that makes our interstates and other major roads last as long as they do. In today's video from Building Wisconsin TV, host Stuart Keith [...]

2020-04-02T15:11:37-05:00April 2nd, 2020|Project Insights|0 Comments

Transportation Projects Commission Set To Meet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_y6J6aqdco&t=85s As reported here, the Transportation Projects Commission is set to meet this month for the first time since December 2014. The Commission approves major road plans for study and signs off on their enumeration for construction. In today’s video from Building Wisconsin TV, we learn about the importance of quarries in road building as host [...]

2019-12-03T19:33:44-06:00December 3rd, 2019|Current Events, Project Insights|0 Comments

Turning Rocks Into Roads

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_y6J6aqdco&t=71s We don't think much about quarries as they are out of sight and out of mind. But aggregate from quarries plays an important part of virtually every major road construction project in the state. In today’s video from Building Wisconsin TV, host Stuart Keith meets with WIDOT Secretary Craig Thompson and other industry guests and travels to [...]

2019-11-07T16:30:52-06:00November 7th, 2019|Project Insights|0 Comments

The Role Of Quarries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_y6J6aqdco&t=71s Aggregate from quarries plays an important part of every major road construction project in Wisconsin. In today’s video from Building Wisconsin TV, host Stuart Keith meets with WIDOT Secretary Craig Thompson and other industry guests and travels to a couple quarries to see how members from WI Operating Engineers Local 139 are getting the job done. Subscribe to the Building Wisconsin [...]

2019-10-03T14:48:26-05:00October 3rd, 2019|Project Insights|0 Comments

Quarries Still Needed For Road Building

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_y6J6aqdco&t=69s While we recycle as much material as we can, aggregate from quarries still plays an important part of virtually every major road construction project in the state. In today’s video from Building Wisconsin TV, host Stuart Keith meets with WIDOT Secretary Craig Thompson and other industry guests and travels to a couple quarries to see how [...]

2019-08-26T14:38:00-05:00August 26th, 2019|Project Insights|0 Comments

Role of Quarries when Fixing our Infrastructure

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_y6J6aqdco&t=63s We don't think about quarries and gravel pits too often because in most cases they are out of sight and out of mind.  But when fixing our infrastructure, quarries play a huge role laying the foundation for just about every municipal, commercial, industrial and residential project you can think of.  Watch and learn more [...]

The Importance Of Quarries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_y6J6aqdco&t=63s Did you know that aggregate from quarries forms an important part of virtually every major construction project in the state? In today's video from Building Wisconsin TV, host Stuart Keith meets with Craig Thompson from WIDOT and other industry guests at a couple quarries and sees how members from WI Operating Engineers Local 139 [...]

2019-07-16T15:12:14-05:00July 16th, 2019|Project Insights|0 Comments
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