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Eric Olson - Mon May 08, 2017

Akron Embarks on $1.4B Effort to Modernize Sewer System

Later this summer, a convoy of trucks will be moving into downtown Akron, Ohio, carrying huge pieces of what will eventually be a massive tunnel-boring machine. Once the pieces are put together, the machine will begin the process of boring a 6,240-ft....

Mon May 01, 2017

Work Starting on 4,000-Panel Solar Farm in Indiana

Work is about to start on installing 4,000 panels for a solar energy farm along Interstate 65 near Columbus, Indiana. The new farm covering about seven acres is among 10 being built by Hoosier Energy to produce power for 18 electrical cooperatives in southern and central Indiana and southeastern Illinois....

Mike Krafcik - Wed April 26, 2017

Kalamazoo Construction Crews Unearth Historic Arches

A bit of history has been uncovered in downtown Kalamazoo as construction crews unearthed arches that date back decades. The discovery was made under a parking lot at the corner of Rose Street and Michigan Avenue, where construction of the new 15-story Exchange Building is underway....

Mon April 24, 2017

Attendees 'Play in the Dirt' During RMS iMC Demo Day

Extreme Sandbox hosted the RMS Road Machinery & Supplies Co. iMC Demo Day event on March 23 in Hastings, Minn. On display and available for demonstrations were Komatsu machines equipped with intelligent machine control....

Mon April 24, 2017

Housing Project Under Way at Rock Island Arsenal

The Rock Island Arsenal is getting its first new housing development for military families since the 1960s. Ground was broken during a ceremony for 71 new residences, a combination of single-family homes and duplexes....

Mon April 24, 2017

Streetcar Project Under Way

Construction of a long-debated streetcar track is under way in Milwaukee. WUWM-FM reported that welding has begun, and workers will soon start digging trenches for the tracks. The 2.5 mi. (4 km) project has been divisive from the beginning because of its approximately $128 million cost....

Dick Rohland - Mon April 24, 2017

MnDOT Adds New HOV Lane to Its Metro System

With miles of wider pavement stretching out before them, the 100,000-plus drivers wheeling through I35E north of St. Paul, Minn., should soon reap the benefits of a recently completed yet painful, two-year road improvement project....

Fri April 21, 2017

2 Workers Treated After Fire at Air Force Base Project Site

Authorities say two workers were treated for smoke inhalation after a fire at a construction site at Offutt Air Force Base near Omaha. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said in a news release that a section of duct caught fire around 1:50 p.m....

Thu April 20, 2017

Construction Begins on $52 Million Improvements to Bagnell Dam

Work is underway on a major project to improve Bagnell Dam at Missouri's Lake of the Ozarks. Ameren Missouri says construction began this week on the $52 million project. Plans call for new anchors and concrete to be installed on the downstream side of the dam that provides power to 42,000 homes....

Tom Perkins - Metro Times - Tue April 11, 2017

Belle Isle Grand Prix Construction Just Started Eight Weeks Ahead of the Race

The southwest part of Belle Isle is a construction zone as set up for the June 2-4 Detroit Grand Prix is underway. The race will be followed by an approximately two-week breakdown period, which means race organizer Roger Penske has a roughly 10-week construction project planned for a two-day race....