New York YIMBY - Tue April 26, 2022
Demolition Nears Completion at Site of New 43-Story Tower in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Demolition is almost complete at 356 Fulton Street, the site of a 43-story mixed-use tower in downtown Brooklyn, N.Y. When the site is cleared, construction will begin on the planned 496-ft.-tall skyscraper — one that will yield 475,000 sq....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu April 21, 2022
Bette & Cring to Complete Critical Bridge Replacement
The $11.8 million reconstruction of the New York State Department of Transportation's (NYSDOT) State Route 8 Bridge over State Routes 5 and 12 in the city of Utica began in mid-March 2021 and should be delivered by Bette & Cring LLC (B&C) in fall 2022....
Joe Jancsurak – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed April 20, 2022
Demolition Challenges Call for Deep Dives From Crews
A ginormous concrete dock, the main component of a $57.3 million federally funded project, will soon become a part of the historic Port of Beaumont's Main Terminal, the nation's fourth busiest commercial port, but not before the collapsed century-old dock is demolished and removed, a task that requires a "creative and collaborative approach," according to Robert Wood, project manager of McCarthy Building Companies in Houston, the project's general contractor and nation's fifth largest port and marine builder....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Tue April 12, 2022
Milwaukee's Wisconsin Center Undergoing $420M Expansion
In Milwaukee, site work is well under way on a $420 million undertaking that will double the square footage of the Wisconsin Center. The expanded facility is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2024....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu March 24, 2022
Kubricky Construction Demolishes Bridges, Builds Temp Spans, More
The Middlebury Bridge & Rail project, a Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) initiative in collaboration with the town of Middlebury, is nearing completion this summer. The more than $92 million project replaced two nearly 100-year-old bridges that crossed the Vermont Rail Corridor in the center of Middlebury with a tunnel in the summer of 2020....
WJXT-TV News4Jax - Wed March 09, 2022
Eyesore in Jacksonville, Fla., Finally Imploded, New Skyscraper Could Take Its Place
The building known as downtown Jacksonville, Fla.'s most infamous eyesore finally came down on the morning of March 6. Thousands of people from around the northeast Florida city watched the 10-second implosion that erased the building from the skyline....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Wed February 23, 2022
Crews Hit the Books in Marlborough, Mass.
After demolishing an existing portion of the Marlborough, Mass., public library, a construction team is replacing it with a new structure that will update library technology. "The renovation will tear down an addition that was built in the 1960s and replace it, which will add 16,000 square feet to the library," said Larry Gill, project manager of CHA Consulting, Norwell, Mass., the firm that is managing all aspects of the project, from its feasibility to the completion of construction....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Tue February 08, 2022
Jilk Heavy Construction Razes Fire-Ravaged Bridge, Granite Builds New Key Crossing
In the aftermath of a natural disaster like California's Woolsey Fire, shell-shocked residents wonder how they can restart their lives. Often roads, bridges and infrastructure need to be rebuilt for that to happen....
Associated Press - Tue February 08, 2022
Lawmakers Vacate 70-Year-Old California Capitol Building for Demo
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) While California's Legislature reconvened in early 2022, staff are currently busy building boxes instead of bills as they work to quickly vacate their offices ahead of the scheduled demolition of their nearly 70-year-old workspace....
Husqvarna - Tue February 01, 2022
Husqvarna Introduces New Range of DXR Robots
Husqvarna Construction is strengthening its offer to demolition professionals with the launch of a new range of demolition robots — the DXR 145, DXR 275, DXR 305 and DXR 315. The new range of demolition robots offer more power and more control, which means users can take their skills to a whole new level....
