Drilling in Downtown Ohio
HS75 groundwork for new modern multi-use hotpot
Editor: Debbie Reaney
Downtown Columbus is upgrading its city skyline with the development of a new 13-story multi-use tower. Just across the street from St. Joseph's Cathedral built in 1878, located at 195 Broad Street, will be the site of a new modern design structure. The construction will feature rental units on floors 6-12 with amenity space on the 13th floor, a rooftop deck with a ... Read more
Editor: Debbie Reaney
What is Old Becomes New Again: A refurbished ICE® 216 from the 1980s breathes with new life in New Jersey.
A piece of ICE® equipment that was manufactured in the early 1980's recently was purchased from a customer. When the ICE® 216 Vibratory Pile Driver/Extractor made it back to the New Jersey yard, the service team was proud to see how well the equipment runs even from almost 40 years ago. The customer who purchased it back in the 80's kept the equipment ... Read more
20 Years with ICE®
-Kris Young-
Kris Young is celebrating 20 years as a Service Technician with International Construction Equipment®. Born in Rising Sun, Indiana, he attended school to become a race car mechanic, starting his career with the Ford Motor Company at a dealership. Kris found himself branching out into the construction industry when he started as a Service Technician with the ICE® drilling family in November of 2001. Jumping headfirst int ... Read more
ICE® 20-years of Service
~Marvin Inniss~
Marvin Inniss, current ICE® Service Manager, has been an integral team member at the ICE® New Jersey Service, Sales & Rentals Branch for over 20 years.
Just after completing high school, Inniss joined the US military where he served our country for 4 years. After he was honorably discharged, Marvin pushed himself to become a top-tier diesel mechanic by attending a local technical school. It was Inniss's drive to be the best in ... Read more
Editor: Debbie Reaney
Proper drainage is key to negating flooding and damage to residents and communities that abut the Hudson River. Jersey City, NJ is a city that is focused on creating a system to move excess storm-water back into the river. After the effects of Hurricane Sandy, the whole New York and New Jersey region are working on projects to not only drain water, but to also generate a safe location during any future intense weather systems.
JF Creamer was sub-con ... Read more
$800 million Georgia DOT interchange construction in Atlanta
Since February of 2017, Atlanta's major interstate I-285 has been under major reconstruction through the Georgia Department of Transportation. The 5-phase project lifecycle was designed to reduce traffic congestion and enhance safety within one of the nation's most deadly roads, the I-285/SR 400 Interchange in Metro Atlanta.
More than 2 million pedestrians use the roadway that circles the city of Atlanta daily. In 2013 data f ... Read more
The ICE® 44B helps to drive foundations for the McClees Bridge crossing the Navesink River
Editor: Ashley Steele
A major roadway has been receiving updates for the last year and a half to help build infrastructure in Red Bank, NJ. Traffic has been detoured around the construction happening on the Navesink River. The McClees Creek Bridge is part of a larger project, centered around the replacement of several bridges in Monmouth County. The county is responsible ... Read more
Editor: Ashley Steele
The Port of Baltimore is one of the nation's busiest seaports, handling all types of cargo and passengers at its facilities. As the COVID pandemic continues, ships are being diverted to this Baltimore location to be unloaded and reloaded, due to other ports lacking the capacity. Currently in the execution phase of a $200 million project in marine construction, dredging, and infrastructure upgrades, the Port of Baltimore supports over 150,000 jobs and brings in ... Read more
Reconstructing the Rio de la Plata River Basin to prevent flooding
Since 2007 the US Army Corps of Engineers have granted permits to study and perform supplemental environmental assessments (SEA), in efforts to reduce flood damage along Puerto Rico's Rio de la Plata River Basin. The rainy season torrential downpour combined with the steep headwater slopes along the banks, causes the river to overflow into the surrounding coastal towns. Currently, about 11 miles west of San Juan, there is $5 ... Read more
The ICE® 50B helps to install stronger dolphins for barges!
Editor: Ashley Steele
Barge foundation structures throughout the Midwestern rivers are decaying. Known as a dolphin, in the marine construction world, these are man-made structures that are not connected to any other support formation. They are loaded with barges which carry goods, allowing for ease of access by ships to efficiently load and move cargo down the river.
The Ohio River h ... Read more
