CATERPILLAR History 1980's - 1990's

1980's

1980-1985 - France
More than 70 Caterpillar machines help construct the Grand Maison Hydroelectric Project.



1981 - California
Caterpillar machines work to relocate the 49-mile-long Coachella Canal.

1981-1982 - Canada & U.S.
More than 325 Caterpillar machines help construct the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System pipeline.

1982 - Jakarta, Indonesia
Nearly 70 Caterpillar machines and six Caterpillar engines help construct an airfield near Jakarta, Indonesia.

1982 - Knoxville, Tennessee
Caterpillar machines are busy preparing the site for the 1982 World's Fair.

1982-1984 - San Francisco, California
Caterpillar machines are working on the complete renovation of San Francisco's cable car system.

1983-1998 - Paraguay and Argentina
Caterpillar machines help construct the Yacyreta Dam.

By the end of 1984, 150 new Caterpillar machines were on the job and many more worked on the dam's construction before its completion in 1998.

1985 - 1990 - Turkey
More than 450 Caterpillar machines help construct the Ataturk Dam.

1985-1989 - China
Caterpillar machines help construct the Lubuge Hydroelectric Power Project.

1985 - 1991 - Manitoba, Canada
Caterpillar machines help construct the Limestone Generating System on the Manitoba Hydro project.

Caterpillar provided 100 percent of the new earthmoving equipment on the project.

1986-1988 - South Carolina
Caterpillar machines help construct the Bad Creek Dam.

1986-1993 - England & France
More than 100 Caterpillar machines are used to help construct the Chunnel.

1987-1989 - Paris, France
More than 80 Caterpillar machines help construct additional lines for the Ligne a Grande Vitesse.

Between 1977 and 1983, more than 200 Cat machines worked on the first lines for the new Ligne a Grande Vitesse (high-speed train) constructed between Paris and Lyon. The train quickly reached its full capacity, creating the need for an additional line from Paris to Le Mans and Tours. Construction on this new 160-mile rail line began in 1987, and took about two years to complete. More than 80 Cat machines helped to construct this new branch of the line and its 300 overpasses and 21 tunnels.


1987-1994 - Osaka, Japan
More than 200 Caterpillar machines work on the first phase of the Kansai International Airport, accounting for 70 percent of all earthmoving equipment on the project.

Due to concerns about noise pollution, it was decided to build Japan's Kansai International Airport as a marine airport approximately three miles offshore in Osaka Bay, One of the largest earthmoving projects in the world, it was the first attempt to build an airport more than a stone's throw from shore. The project required digging mainland soil, dumping it in the bay to form a two-square-mile island, building an airport and constructing a bridge to connect the island to the mainland. Construction began in 1987 and was completed in 1994. In 2003, work began to enlarge the island and build additional runways.

1989 - South Carolina
Caterpillar machines aid recovery efforts following Hurricane Hugo.

1989 - 2020 - Denver, Colorado
Several hundred Caterpillar machines help construct the new Denver International Airport.

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