Exhibit 24

POWER OF ATTORNEY

     The undersigned director of Vulcan Materials Company, a New Jersey corporation, hereby nominates, constitutes and appoints Robert A. Wason IV, Amy M. Tucker, and Jerry F. Perkins, and each of them, the true and lawful attorneys of the undersigned to sign the name of the undersigned as director to this registration statement on Form S-3 and to any and all amendments to said registration statement, including post-effective amendments thereto, said registration statement and amendments to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in accordance with the provisions of Section 6 thereof and Regulation C, Regulation S-K and the General Rules and regulations thereunder, with full power in said attorneys of substitution and revocation, all as fully as the undersigned could do if personally present, hereby ratifying all that said attorneys or their substitutes may lawfully do by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned director of Vulcan Materials Company has executed this Power of Attorney this 24th day of March, 2009.

/s/ philip j. carroll, Jr.  

Philip J. Carroll, Jr. 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

     The undersigned director of Vulcan Materials Company, a New Jersey corporation, hereby nominates, constitutes and appoints Robert A. Wason IV, Amy M. Tucker, and Jerry F. Perkins, and each of them, the true and lawful attorneys of the undersigned to sign the name of the undersigned as director to this registration statement on Form S-3 and to any and all amendments to said registration statement, including post-effective amendments thereto, said registration statement and amendments to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in accordance with the provisions of Section 6 thereof and Regulation C, Regulation S-K and the General Rules and regulations thereunder, with full power in said attorneys of substitution and revocation, all as fully as the undersigned could do if personally present, hereby ratifying all that said attorneys or their substitutes may lawfully do by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned director of Vulcan Materials Company has executed this Power of Attorney this 11th day of May, 2009.

/s/ ann mclaughlin korologos  

Ann McLaughlin Korologos 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

     The undersigned director of Vulcan Materials Company, a New Jersey corporation, hereby nominates, constitutes and appoints Robert A. Wason IV, Amy M. Tucker, and Jerry F. Perkins, and each of them, the true and lawful attorneys of the undersigned to sign the name of the undersigned as director to this registration statement on Form S-3 and to any and all amendments to said registration statement, including post-effective amendments thereto, said registration statement and amendments to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in accordance with the provisions of Section 6 thereof and Regulation C, Regulation S-K and the General Rules and regulations thereunder, with full power in said attorneys of substitution and revocation, all as fully as the undersigned could do if personally present, hereby ratifying all that said attorneys or their substitutes may lawfully do by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned director of Vulcan Materials Company has executed this Power of Attorney this 11th day of May, 2009.

/s/ phillip w. farmer  

Phillip W. Farmer 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

     The undersigned director of Vulcan Materials Company, a New Jersey corporation, hereby nominates, constitutes and appoints Robert A. Wason IV, Amy M. Tucker, and Jerry F. Perkins, and each of them, the true and lawful attorneys of the undersigned to sign the name of the undersigned as director to this registration statement on Form S-3 and to any and all amendments to said registration statement, including post-effective amendments thereto, said registration statement and amendments to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in accordance with the provisions of Section 6 thereof and Regulation C, Regulation S-K and the General Rules and regulations thereunder, with full power in said attorneys of substitution and revocation, all as fully as the undersigned could do if personally present, hereby ratifying all that said attorneys or their substitutes may lawfully do by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned director of Vulcan Materials Company has executed this Power of Attorney this 11th day of May, 2009.

/s/ h. allen franklin  

H. Allen Franklin 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

     The undersigned director of Vulcan Materials Company, a New Jersey corporation, hereby nominates, constitutes and appoints Robert A. Wason IV, Amy M. Tucker, and Jerry F. Perkins, and each of them, the true and lawful attorneys of the undersigned to sign the name of the undersigned as director to this registration statement on Form S-3 and to any and all amendments to said registration statement, including post-effective amendments thereto, said registration statement and amendments to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in accordance with the provisions of Section 6 thereof and Regulation C, Regulation S-K and the General Rules and regulations thereunder, with full power in said attorneys of substitution and revocation, all as fully as the undersigned could do if personally present, hereby ratifying all that said attorneys or their substitutes may lawfully do by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned director of Vulcan Materials Company has executed this Power of Attorney this 11th day of May, 2009.

/s/ douglas j. mcgregor  

Douglas J. McGregor 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

     The undersigned director of Vulcan Materials Company, a New Jersey corporation, hereby nominates, constitutes and appoints Robert A. Wason IV, Amy M. Tucker, and Jerry F. Perkins, and each of them, the true and lawful attorneys of the undersigned to sign the name of the undersigned as director to this registration statement on Form S-3 and to any and all amendments to said registration statement, including post-effective amendments thereto, said registration statement and amendments to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in accordance with the provisions of Section 6 thereof and Regulation C, Regulation S-K and the General Rules and regulations thereunder, with full power in said attorneys of substitution and revocation, all as fully as the undersigned could do if personally present, hereby ratifying all that said attorneys or their substitutes may lawfully do by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned director of Vulcan Materials Company has executed this Power of Attorney this 11th day of May, 2009.

/s/ james v. napier  

James V. Napier 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

     The undersigned director of Vulcan Materials Company, a New Jersey corporation, hereby nominates, constitutes and appoints Robert A. Wason IV, Amy M. Tucker, and Jerry F. Perkins, and each of them, the true and lawful attorneys of the undersigned to sign the name of the undersigned as director to this registration statement on Form S-3 and to any and all amendments to said registration statement, including post-effective amendments thereto, said registration statement and amendments to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in accordance with the provisions of Section 6 thereof and Regulation C, Regulation S-K and the General Rules and regulations thereunder, with full power in said attorneys of substitution and revocation, all as fully as the undersigned could do if personally present, hereby ratifying all that said attorneys or their substitutes may lawfully do by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned director of Vulcan Materials Company has executed this Power of Attorney this 26th day of March, 2009.

/s/ Richard T. O’Brien  

Richard T. O’Brien 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

     The undersigned director of Vulcan Materials Company, a New Jersey corporation, hereby nominates, constitutes and appoints Robert A. Wason IV, Amy M. Tucker, and Jerry F. Perkins, and each of them, the true and lawful attorneys of the undersigned to sign the name of the undersigned as director to this registration statement on Form S-3 and to any and all amendments to said registration statement, including post-effective amendments thereto, said registration statement and amendments to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in accordance with the provisions of Section 6 thereof and Regulation C, Regulation S-K and the General Rules and regulations thereunder, with full power in said attorneys of substitution and revocation, all as fully as the undersigned could do if personally present, hereby ratifying all that said attorneys or their substitutes may lawfully do by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned director of Vulcan Materials Company has executed this Power of Attorney this 11th day of May, 2009.

/s/ donald b. rice  

Donald B. Rice 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

     The undersigned director of Vulcan Materials Company, a New Jersey corporation, hereby nominates, constitutes and appoints Robert A. Wason IV, Amy M. Tucker, and Jerry F. Perkins, and each of them, the true and lawful attorneys of the undersigned to sign the name of the undersigned as director to this registration statement on Form S-3 and to any and all amendments to said registration statement, including post-effective amendments thereto, said registration statement and amendments to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in accordance with the provisions of Section 6 thereof and Regulation C, Regulation S-K and the General Rules and regulations thereunder, with full power in said attorneys of substitution and revocation, all as fully as the undersigned could do if personally present, hereby ratifying all that said attorneys or their substitutes may lawfully do by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned director of Vulcan Materials Company has executed this Power of Attorney this 11th day of May, 2009.

/s/ vincent j. trosino  

Vincent J. Trosino