G.W. Hall - Fri October 03, 2003
Maybank Drawbridge Days Numbered as Crews Raise New Bridge Over Stono
The days when drawbridge openings meant traffic delays for motorists on Maybank Highway between James Island and Johns Island will soon become chapters in history books alongside others in Charleston’s rich and colorful history....
Gwenyth Laird Pernie - Tue August 05, 2003
Blythe Construction Speeds Up NC I-85 Widening Project
Design-build, a method of construction used by the ancient Greeks on buildings such as the Parthenon, is relatively new in American construction practices. Abandoned by modern architects and builders, the process is resurfacing in projects throughout the county.
The design-build process is playing an important role in the widening of I-85 in North Carolina....
Brenda Ruggiero - Mon July 07, 2003
Oak Contracting Makes the Grade for $27.5M High School in Owings Mills, MD
By the start of the 2003 school year, high school students in the Owings Mills, MD, area will have a brand new school.
Construction of the building is well under way under the direction of Oak Contracting Corporation, Baltimore....
G.W. Hall - Mon June 30, 2003
Contractors Complete Key Phase of 17th Street Bridge
Contractors involved in building Atlanta’s new 17th Street Bridge reached a major milestone recently when they set the last of the structure’s 48 steel beams in place.
“The beam setting operations have been as smooth as we could have imagined,” said Mickey McGee, metro district construction engineer of the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT)....
Cindy Riley - Wed April 23, 2003
Crews Transform Birmingham Mall Into Vestavia Center
Developers with AIG Baker have recently transformed an outdated Birmingham, AL, mall into an open-air shopping center that includes a new theater, a Publix supermarket and space for numerous retail shops and restaurants....
Brenda Ruggiero - Thu October 24, 2002
Erie Becomes Transportation Mecca With New $8M Hub
An Intermodal Transportation Complex soon will open its doors for travelers in Erie, PA.
Managed by the Erie-Western Pennsylvania Port Authority, the bayfront building will serve as a hub for passengers of Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority buses and eventually Greyhound buses....
G.W. Hall - Thu September 05, 2002
U.S. Group Transforms Highway 601
Travel between Orangeburg and St. Matthews, SC, will become faster and easier in 2003, when the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) and U.S. Group Inc. complete a $15.1-million road widening project on U.S....
E. Lee Griggs - Wed July 10, 2002
Blythe, Army of Subs Ease Traffic Strain on SC’s I-385
Greenville, SC, is one of the fastest growing areas in state, and the I-385 connector from I-85 to downtown Greenville has become a traffic problem.
According to the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT), I-385 currently averages 60,000 vehicles per day, and engineers project that number to increase to 92,000 by 2020....
G.W. Hall - Thu June 27, 2002
C.W. Matthews, APAC Build Unique 17th Street Span
C.W. Matthews Construction Co., of Marietta, and APAC-Georgia Inc. recently began a $38.2-million joint venture project that will provide the city of Atlanta with one of its most unique bridges.
“The new design will create a connection that is functional, aesthetically pleasing, and viable for pedestrian and bicycle access,” Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) Commissioner Tom Coleman said when the design was unveiled....
G.W. Hall - Tue November 27, 2001
Crews Finish Up Road Work in South Carolina
Dust will soon settle for the last time in four lakefront subdivisions near Eutawville, SC, where general contractor W. Frazier Construction Inc. and several subcontractors have teamed up to pave 21 existing dirt roads.
Rea Construction will handle the paving portion of the project, which has a total value of nearly $1 million....
