Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed March 06, 2019
Crews Replace 'Half-Historic' Bridge at Border
Construction began in June 2018 on the three-year, $39.3 million Baudette-Rainy River International Bridge Replacement project at the U.S.-Canada border, a joint venture of the Minnesota Department of Transportation and the Ministry of Transport–Ontario (MTO) headed up by Lunda Construction Co....
Associated Press - Mon March 04, 2019
Human Bones at Site Lead Archaeologists to Look for Answers
LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. (AP) Archaeology work continues at an upstate New York construction site where the skeletal remains of several people have been found at what's believed to be a Revolutionary War burial ground....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu February 14, 2019
Hammer Operator Makes Unusual Discovery at Massachusetts Quarry
Hammer operator Brandon Hersey likes to keep an eye out for the unexpected find in the Westford, Mass., quarry where he works. So far, in the two-and-a-half years he's been on the job at Graniteville Materials, all he's come up with is junk — empty soup cans and the like — but he's heard of other discoveries, like the smoky quartz gemstone a co-worker recently unearthed....
Rhode Island Department of Transportation - Thu January 31, 2019
Slatersville Stone Arch Bridge Reopens in North Smithfield
Peter Alviti Jr., Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) director, joined with state and local officials in North Smithfield to celebrate the reopening of the historic Slatersville Stone Arch Bridge....
Associated Press - Tue January 29, 2019
Crews Move Historic Rail Car for Maricopa Overpass Project
MARICOPA, Ariz. (AP) An historic rail car has been relocated a short distance from its former location in Maricopa as part of construction of an overpass to carry a busy state highway over Union Pacific train tracks....
Michelle McQuigge - The Canadian Press - Fri January 18, 2019
Quinoa Seeds Found at Construction Site Date Back to 900 BC
Researchers at the University of Toronto say they've uncovered a large quantity of quinoa seeds grown in North America thousands of years ago. They say the discovery marks the first time such seeds, a precursor to today's trendy superfood, have been found north of Kentucky....
Associated Press - Thu January 17, 2019
Pearl Harbor Submarine Museum Begins $20M Update Project
Officials broke ground on a $20 million revitalization and expansion project for the Pearl Harbor campus of the USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park. The project, which is expected to be complete in April 2020, will add new exhibits and about 3,000 sq....
Alison Mutler - Associated Press - Tue January 08, 2019
Romanian Engineer Who Saved Churches From Destruction Dies
BUCHAREST, Romania — Eugeniu Iordachescu, a Romanian civil engineer who devised an ingenious way to save 12 churches and many other historic buildings from being destroyed by the country's former Communist strongman, has died....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Fri December 28, 2018
Celebrating 50 Years of Arizona's Water Conservation Project
Fifty years ago, the act authorizing the Central Arizona Water Conservation Project was signed, setting in motion a project that would take 20 years to complete and would dramatically improve life in the Arizona desert....
BRIAN ROHAN - Associated Press - Wed December 26, 2018
After Delays, Egypt's New Mega-Museum Set to Open in 2020
CAIRO (AP) — On the Giza Plateau outside Cairo, thousands of Egyptians are laboring in the shadow of the pyramids to erect a monument worthy of the pharaohs. The Grand Egyptian Museum has been under construction for well over a decade and is intended to showcase Egypt's ancient treasures while drawing tourists to help fund its future development....
