Wed January 24, 2018
CAM to Host Construction, Design Tradeshow for Industry Professionals
The Construction Association of Michigan (CAM), Bloomfield Hills, announced that its Construction & Design Tradeshow will be held for the eighth consecutive year at MotorCity Casino Hotel in Detroit. The show will take place on Feb....
Wed January 24, 2018
Officials Say Sioux City Bridge Repair Project May be Delayed Until 2019
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) Officials say there may be a delay in starting repair work on a bridge that spans the Big Sioux River, connecting Sioux City to North Sioux City, S.D. The anticipated five-month closure of the Military Road bridge may not happen until 2019, the Sioux City Journal reported....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed January 24, 2018
MnDOT, NDDOT Partner to Repair Connecting Span
The Highway 2 Kennedy Bridge, connecting Minnesota and North Dakota, is undergoing a rebuild via the joint-venture of the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) and the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT, with the work being undertaken by Zenith Tech Inc....
Wed January 10, 2018
Minnesota Releases Crucial Draft Permit for Disputed Mine
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) _ A contentious copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota took another step forward Jan 5 when state regulators released a crucial draft permit for public comment. “It's a major milestone for the project,' Brad Moore, PolyMet Mining Corp.'s executive vice president of environmental and governmental affairs, told The Associated Press....
Tim Johnson – The Daily Nonpareil - Wed January 10, 2018
Brothers to Convert Iowa School Into Community Center
OAKLAND, Iowa (AP) Two Oakland residents are set to purchase the former Riverside High School properties to convert them for use as community educational and recreational facilities for area residents, with the building renamed “Impact Hill.”The high school moved into Riverside Community School District's new junior-senior high school facility in August 2016 and began using the new Charles L....
Wed January 10, 2018
Foxconn Won't Need Approval to Fill Wetlands
MADISON, Wis. (AP) Foxconn Technology Group won't need federal approval to fill wetlands for its new flat-screen plant in Mount Pleasant. A $3 billion incentives package Gov. Scott Walker signed to lure the plant to Wisconsin allows Foxconn to fill state wetlands....
Wed January 10, 2018
Work Set for Rapid Transit Bus System in Marion County
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Construction on a rapid transit bus system in Marion County is expected to start this year and begin operations in 2019. The (Franklin) Daily Journal reported from an IndyGo news release that the Red Line will run from Broad Ripple to the University of Indianapolis....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed January 10, 2018
Walsh Construction Performs Bridge Slide on I-70 Project
For the second time in its history, the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) is using a slide-in-bridge method to replace the twin bridges on Interstate 70 (I-70) at State Route 121/New Paris Pike (SR 121) in Wayne County....
Wed January 10, 2018
Iowa Officials to Seek Public Comment on I-80 Study
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) Officials plan to seek public input on a major study of Interstate 80 through rural Iowa before its scheduled completion in May. The Iowa Department of Transportation has been studying the state's most-traveled east-west road for more than a year, the Quad-City Times reported....
Wed January 10, 2018
TRAC Approves Draft Project List
Ten major new projects with a total investment of $55 million received approval from the Ohio Department of Transportation's Transportation Review Advisory Council (TRAC). The projects in Tier I (ready for construction) include:• $18 million for phases 3, 4, and 8 of the I-475/Dorr St....
