Larry Bernstein – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu May 29, 2025
Project Raises Resilience in Meadowlands
Meadowlands Stadium in northern New Jersey is home to the NFL Giants and Jets. While football fans know the area due to the stadium (now known as MetLife), the Meadowlands has other claims to fame. The area (in and around the stadium) is low-lying and part of a wetland....
Skanska USA Building - Wed April 16, 2025
Skanska USA Building Announces Leadership Changes to Preconstruction Services Team
Skanska announced key leadership changes within its U.S.A. building operations' preconstruction services team. Robert Luckey will transition out of his role of senior vice president and regional director of preconstruction as he prepares for retirement....
City of Hoboken - Tue April 08, 2025
Sinkhole on Hoboken, N.J.'s Waterfront in 2024 Has Led to a Major Reconstruction Effort
Officials in Hoboken, N.J. have announced that the city's new waterfront reconstruction project got under way April 7, 2025 to ensure the long-term safety, resilience and functionality of the critical infrastructure, while also laying the foundation for its planned redesign of Frank Sinatra Drive and the first phase of its new Maritime Park....
Craig Mongeau - CEG Editor in Chief - Wed April 02, 2025
Specialty Rentals and Attachments Celebrates 25th Anniversary
As Specialty Rentals and Attachments celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2025, the Hammonton, N.J.-based company is reflecting on its journey, growth and the values that have fueled its success. Before founding Specialty Rentals, Bob Harrell gained valuable experience in the heavy equipment sector....
Skanska - Tue April 01, 2025
Skanska Awarded $444M Contract to Replace Raritan River Bridge in N.J.
Skanska announced it has been awarded a $444 million contract by the New Jersey Transit Corporation (N.J. Transit) to carry out the replacement of the Raritan River Bridge in Middlesex County, N.J. Serving as a direct link between Perth Amboy and South Amboy, the project will replace the bridge that formerly suffered damage by Superstorm Sandy....
NorthJersey.com - Mon March 24, 2025
Old Mine Shafts Could Be Cause of Recent Sinkholes On Interstate 80 in North Jersey
Once called the Bergen-Passaic-Delaware Expressway, Interstate 80 in northern New Jersey was a $387 million mash-up of projects built more than 50 years ago. Today, one is not working out well. In early February 2025, a sinkhole 11 ft....
NJ.com - Mon February 24, 2025
New CEO of Massive Gateway Rail Tunnel Project Faces Big Challenges
Tom Prendergast made a bold statement when he was appointed CEO of the commission building the $16 billion Gateway project that will create two new rail tunnels under the Hudson River and rehabilitate the existing ones....
SmithCo. - Thu February 20, 2025
TransWorld Equipment Signed as New SmithCo Dealer in Northeast
SmithCo Mfg. Inc. has reached an agreement with TransWorld Equipment Corp to sell SmithCo's premium line of side dump trailers in seven northeast states. TransWorld Equipment is headquartered in Little Silver, N.J....
Scranton Times-Tribune, PennDOT - Wed February 12, 2025
PennDOT Making Fast Progress On New Scranton to NYC-Penn Station Rail Corridor Project
A proposed restoration of passenger rail service between Scranton, Pa. and New York City cleared another hurdle in January, advancing to the next stage of a federal program designed to identify new and viable passenger train routes....
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey - Tue January 28, 2025
PANYNJ Plans to Conduct Major Overhaul of Hoboken, N.J.'s Rapid Transit Station in 25 Days
As soon as the last passenger train rumbles out of the Port Authority Trans-Hudson's (PATH's) Hoboken, N.J., station just after 11:59 p.m. on Jan. 30, PATH workers will jump into action. "We know the clock is ticking from the very beginning," said Tom Crowell, PATH's deputy director of infrastructure and rolling stock....
