CEG - Wed September 20, 2017
Ronald Reagan Parkway May Open in Fall of 2017
Completion of the 1.7-mi. section of the Ronald Reagan Parkway (RRP) from County Road 300N to U.S. 136 has a revised schedule, with fresh hopes of opening in the fall of 2017. Work began in July 2015, but stalled over the winter, despite mild weather conditions, and didn't pick up much speed until late summer....
Wed September 20, 2017
High-Speed Toll Lane Opens in Kansas
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) A lane that allows drivers to pass through tollbooths without slowing down has opened at the Kansas Turnpike's eastern terminal. The single, westbound fast-lane opened to traffic in August near Bonner Springs, the Lawrence Journal-World reported....
Irwin Rapoport - Wed September 20, 2017
MDOT Spends $165M Upgrading Four Spans
Nearly one-third of the work has been completed on the Michigan Department of Transportation's $165 million 75 Rouge River-Detroit-Downriver Connection bridge project. It's an initiative that is repairing and upgrading four bridges that cross the Rouge River, vital railway lines and canals crucial to the auto and construction industry, and impact life in a residential/urban area in South End Detroit....
Wed September 20, 2017
Crews Begin Demolition of BorgWarner Muncie Plant
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) Crews have begun pulling down a sprawling former BorgWarner auto transmissions factory in central Indiana that once employed thousands of workers. The Muncie building has sat empty since Auburn Hills, Michigan-based BorgWarner shuttered the plant in 2009....
Steve Karnowski and Dave Kolpack - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed September 20, 2017
Judge Blocks Work on Fargo-Moorhead Flood Project
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) A federal judge blocked construction work on a Red River flood control project in the Fargo-Moorhead area, saying backers of the diversion channel need to obtain the necessary permits from Minnesota....
Tue September 19, 2017
PRINOTH Continues to Grow Its Dealer Network
PRINOTH, a manufacturer of tracked vehicles, continues to grow its dealer network across North America and announced a new dealer for the state of Ohio. Company Wrench will now represent PRINOTH for the PANTHER vehicles line-up....
Tue September 19, 2017
Granger Construction Company Expands in Ohio
Granger Construction Company, a construction management service, has announced the opening of a new office in Columbus, Ohio. Granger's new office, located at 175 S. Third St., will provide pre-construction, construction management, general contracting and design-build services to the greater Columbus market....
Tue September 19, 2017
Pettibone Names Highlift Equipment as Newest Dealer Serving Ohio
Pettibone/Traverse Lift LLC announced the addition of Highlift Equipment to its dealer network. Highlift will carry Pettibone telehandlers for the state of Ohio at its three affiliated locations in Cincinnati, Canton and Sunbury (Columbus)....
Tue September 19, 2017
Federal Agency OKs Gas Pipeline to Run Across Ohio
CLEVELAND (AP) The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved construction of a high-pressure pipeline that will carry natural gas from the shale fields of Appalachia, across northern Ohio and into Michigan and Canada, a decision that effectively ends a fight of more than two years from opponents concerned about safety and property rights....
Irwin Rapoport - Tue September 19, 2017
Cincinnati's Historic Music Hall Sees $135M Renovation
The Music Hall in Cincinnati — owned by the city, built in 1878 and designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1975 — is nearing the end of a $135 millionplus renovation. The Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation (3CDC) awarded the contract to Messer Construction Co....
