HJ Eppel & Co., Inc.

06/15/2026

Although it was an extremely wet week, this HJ Eppel & Co., Inc. pipe crew was able to finish up the nearly 3,000 feet of storm drain that is part of the Hudson West Reconstruction Project. Those in the field did an admirable job dealing with the rain and weather across the company last week to keep projects moving forward!

06/07/2026

We are underway at Dwight High School. This work includes removing the existing track, regrading to bring the track into spec, adding a chute at the north end of the track, and reconstructing field event areas!

Construction is underway at the track. Timeline to completion is before football season in August. As a reminder the track and areas around it are closed until the work is finished. Thank you

05/18/2026

School's Out!

This HJ Eppel & Co., Inc. asphalt crew spent last week resurfacing several lots at Illinois State University! This shot was taken outside of Wilkins Hall and Redbird Arena! GO BIRDS!

05/08/2026

Flashback Friday - 1974

HJ Eppel & Co., Inc. pours curb along Torrance Avenue in Pontiac in the summer of 1974. Long before the company had the self propelled Gomaco slip formers we utilized today, crews would use a machine called a Curbmaster. The machines were built by Curbmaster of America and were instrumental in advancing the slipform technology we use today. The Curbmaster still required a considerable amount of work to use but it did improve production and quality. HJ Eppel & Co., Inc. put our first Curbmaster into use in 1964.

04/30/2026

This HJ Eppel & Co., Inc. crew is taking advantage of a break in the rain to get a set of triple culverts across the road at the Hudson West Project. We're all looking forward to a little more sunshine in May!

04/24/2026

Please join us in wishing a very Happy 40th Birthday to the man behind this (hijacked) page and the 4th generation of our company!

Andy has spent the last four decades along side his dad and grandfather helping to continue the legacy started by his great-grandfather. And yes that is a photo of a photo because he was born in the 1900s!!!

Cheers to another year of growth, safety and building something that lasts!

04/22/2026

Springing Back into the Paving Season:

With warmer weather finally upon us the 2026 paving season has begun! This HJ Eppel & Co., Inc. paving crew is getting back in the mix with a new parking lot at Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington!

02/26/2026

Polar Plunge:

HJ Eppel & Co., Inc. aided the City of Pontiac, IL - Municipal Government with a blockage at the Vermilion Street Bridge on Wednesday. The river level was just low enough to allow a machine to remove an accumulation of fallen trees that had built up around the bridge piers. Operator Todd Masching entered the river at the Riverside Park boat launch and walked the machine downstream to the bridge, breaking the ice along the way.

02/13/2026

Flashback Friday - January 15, 1958

HJ Eppel & Co., Inc. works to clear the banks of the Vermilion River in an effort by the City of Pontiac to minimize flood waters following a flood the previous spring. This particular stretch is on the west side of the Mill Street Bridge. This portion of the project started at the bridge and continued west to the Elks Club!

12/24/2025

Merry Christmas!