Associated Press - Thu October 25, 2018
Bipartisan Coalition Emerges to Support 'Lockbox' Constitutional Amendment
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) A diverse coalition of more than 30 organizations is rallying support for a proposed amendment to Connecticut's constitution, hoping to ensure transportation revenues are spent on transportation projects....
Waters Construction Co. - Thu October 25, 2018
Waters Construction: Shedding Some Light on I-84 in Connecticut
Over the last five years, Waters Construction Co. has made the shift from working during the daylight hours to turn its attention to overnight jobs. Specializing in bridge repair, the nature of their work has dictated the direction....
CEG - Thu October 11, 2018
Steelwrist Hosts Grand Opening of U.S. Headquarters
Steelwrist, an international manufacturer of tiltrotators, quick couplers and excavating tools, opened its U.S. headquarters in New Berlin, Conn., on Aug. 31, with an official ribbon-cutting, factory tour and hands-on demonstrations....
O&G Industries - Thu October 11, 2018
Hearst Conn. Media Group Recognizes O&G Industries as 2018 Top Workplace
O&G Industries, a general contractor, construction manager, design/builder and specialty sub-contractor, was recently recognized as a 2018 Connecticut Top Workplace by the Hearst Connecticut Media Group for the fourth year in a row....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Wed October 10, 2018
Connecticut Projects Proceed Amid Financial Crisis
Despite financial difficulties in Connecticut, there are major construction projects ongoing in the state, with billions to be spent over the next decade plus. The Department of Transportation's Major Project Updates page currently lists 14 projects, from the $194.1 million West River Bridge Replacement in New Haven and West Haven — which reopened in June and was scheduled for completion in August — to the I-84 Hartford viaduct, which will cost $4.3 to $5.3 billion and will start in 2025 and be completed in 2032....
CEG - Thu September 27, 2018
Nearly 2,000 Bidders Participate in Ritchie Auction in North Franklin
More than 1,850 bidders participated online and in person at Ritchie Bros.' multi-million-dollar unreserved public equipment auction in North Franklin, Conn., on Sept. 21, 2018. With bidders from 36 countries, approximately 80 percent of the equipment in the auction was sold to out-of-state buyers, from as far away as Korea, Peru and Australia....
Associated Press - Thu September 13, 2018
Crews Unearth Native American Fort During Bridge Job
NORWALK, Conn. (AP) A 1600s Native American fort uncovered as part of a rail bridge replacement project is shining some light on a tribe's first dealings with Europeans, archeologists said on Aug. 28 during a tour of the site....
Office of the Governor of Connecticut - Thu August 30, 2018
Malloy Announces Imminent Completion of I-84 Widening Project in Waterbury
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced the imminent completion of the I-84 widening project in Waterbury, with three eastbound lanes opening and the three westbound lanes opening by mid-September — one year early....
Emily Buenzle - Wed August 15, 2018
Experts Discover Centuries-Old Fort at Construction Site
Some significant historical discoveries have been made at a Connecticut construction site. State Department of Transportation officials announced Aug. 9 that a Native American fort and thousands of artifacts were discovered near the 122-year-old Walk Bridge in Norwalk, NBC News reported....
CEG - Mon August 06, 2018
Ritchie Bros. Holds Big Two-Day Auction in North Franklin
Ritchie Bros. hosted a big two-day sale June 22 and 23 at its North Franklin, Conn., facility. Heavy Iron filled the lots with an extensive fleet of excavators, dozers, loaders, backhoes, screeners, dump trucks, road trucks, aerial lifts and much more....
