New Jersey Department of Transportation - Mon August 06, 2018
Rehabilitation of Bridge Over Route 1&9 Begins in New Jersey
New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials announced the lane closures necessary as part of the rehabilitation of the Route 495 Bridge over Route 1&9 and Paterson Plank Road in North Bergen are expected to begin in mid-August....
Craig Mongeau - CEG Editor in Chief - Thu August 02, 2018
Harms Construction Awaits Early 2019 Delivery of New MLC100-1
New Jersey's George Harms Construction is a leading contractor in the Garden State. At the recent Manitowoc Group's Crane Days event in Shady Grove, Pa., the company didn't set out be a leader there, but when Rob Harms, CEO of George Harms Construction, saw a prototype of the new Manitowoc MLC100-1 crawler crane in action, he knew his company needed to purchase one — and as a result, the company became the first in the United States to place an order for the new 110-ton machine....
STV Inc. - Fri July 20, 2018
CMAA Honors STV for Role in Kosciuszko Bridge Project
The Construction Management Association of America's (CMAA) New York/New Jersey Metro chapter has recognized STV's role supporting the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) in the construction of Phase 1 of the Kosciuszko Bridge between Brooklyn and Queens, N.Y., with a prestigious Project Achievement Award in the Transportation category....
New Jersey Department of Transportation - Mon July 09, 2018
Pulaski Skyway Reaches Key Milestone; Bridge Reopens
New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials announced that the northbound lanes on the Pulaski Skyway was reopened July 2 returning two-way traffic to the iconic bridge. “Rehabilitating an 85-year-old structure that is 3.5 miles long is a massive undertaking, and the completion of the redecking portion of this project marks a major milestone, but there is still more work to do,” said Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti, NJDOT commissioner....
The Associated Press - Mon July 09, 2018
Hudson Officials in the Dark Over Lincoln Tunnel Viaduct Construction
With a lengthy highway construction project looming that could turn one of the Northeast's worst traffic bottlenecks into the stuff of post-apocalyptic fiction, local officials whose towns could be overrun by frustrated motorists say they're still in the dark on some aspects of the plan....
New Jersey Department of Transportation - Mon June 25, 2018
N.J. Infrastructure Bank Is Now Open for Business
The Murphy Administration announced that the New Jersey Transportation Infrastructure Bank is now offering low interest loans to municipalities and counties to reduce the overall cost of local transportation projects....
Office of the Governor of New Jersey - Mon June 25, 2018
Gov. Murphy Spotlights Critical Transportation Investments
Marking the official opening of the summer Shore season, Gov. Phil Murphy praised the completion of the Route 37 Mathis Bridge rehabilitation project as one of many vital infrastructure investments made to roads and bridges in the region....
New Jersey American Water - Thu June 21, 2018
New Jersey American Water Investing $2M in Millburn
New Jersey American Water will begin replacing approximately 6,300 ft. of aging water main in its Millburn service area. The company is replacing main that was installed in the 1920s and 1930s with new ductile iron main along Old Short Hills Road, from Parsonage Hill Road to Silver Spring Road....
Nj Transit - Fri June 15, 2018
NJ Transit Approves Financing Agreement for New Portal Bridge
The NJ TRANSIT Board of Directors approved a financing agreement with the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (EDA) which provides up to $600 million toward the construction of a new Portal Bridge....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Mon June 11, 2018
State Reconstructs Badly Deteriorated Bridge
In Trenton, N.J., crews are performing a major rehabilitation of the Route 495 Bridge over Route 1/9 and Paterson Plank Road in North Bergen. The $90.3 million state-funded project to overhaul the nine-span viaduct includes repairs and reconstruction of the bridge deck, replacement and strengthening of deteriorated structural steel and the repair and painting of the substructure....
