CEG - Mon November 01, 2021
VIDEO: NYSDOT to Employ Double-Lane Snowplows in Western Areas This Winter
The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) announced in late October that new tow plows are coming to I-290 and I-990 in the towns of Amherst and Tonawanda this winter. To the untrained eye, the large vehicles that will be traversing the snow-clogged lanes of the two interstates this coming winter might look like a regular snowplow dragging a large, jack-knifed trailer....
CEG - Thu September 30, 2021
N.Y.'s Newburgh-Beacon Bridge Set for 2023 Finish, Not Soon Enough for Drivers
Construction started on upstate New York's Newburgh-Beacon Bridge last fall, causing an increase in traffic that shows no end for many motorists a full year laterThe New York State Bridge Authority (NYSBA) began a full deck replacement project on the north span of the cantilever toll bridge, a heavily used expanse that carries more than 26 million vehicles a year....
CEG - Mon September 27, 2021
NY Looking for Proposals to Rehab 91-Year-Old Conklingville Dam
The Upstate New York dam built to create the Great Sacandaga Lake in 1930 is likely to get a major rehabilitation project within the next few years. The state announced Sept. 21 that it will seek proposals for engineering and oversight for work that would start in late 2023 at the earliest....
Alexis Sherwin – SPECIAL TO CEG - Thu September 23, 2021
Area Contractors Help Restore Lake Placid to Its Glory Days
In an effort to attract more visitors to the Adirondack region and accommodate the 2023 Winter World University Games, major renovation projects are happening at Lake Placid's main attractions. Multiple construction firms are involved in the revitalization of iconic Lake Placid sites, including the speed skating oval, ski jumping complex and Main Street....
New York Daily News - Thu September 09, 2021
Twenty Years After 9/11, Two Ground Zero Buildings Still Await Rebirth
Although most of lower Manhattan's damaged areas have been rebuilt since the 9/11 terrorist attacks destroyed the World Trade Center, 20 years later there are still projects that await completion. New Yorkers have witnessed construction of the gleaming Freedom Tower — renamed One World Trade Center — on the site that was Ground Zero....
Associated Press - Thu September 02, 2021
NFL's Buffalo Bills Planning to Build New $1.4B, 60,000-Seat Stadium
A proposed new $1.4 billion stadium for the NFL's Buffalo Bills would include about 60,000 seats and 60 suites, the Associated Press learned Aug. 31. The new facility is planned to be built across the street from the Bills' existing 48-year-old stadium in the Buffalo suburb of Orchard Park....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu August 26, 2021
Bronx Builders: Crews Constructing Universal Hip Hop Museum in New York
Designed to acknowledge and preserve the history of the genre's past, present and future, New York's Universal Hip Hop Museum (UHHM) will "inspire, empower and promote understanding" when it opens in the South Bronx in 2024....
New York YIMBY - Thu August 19, 2021
Another Affordable Housing Project in New York City Started This Summer
A new affordable housing project in Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood has begun construction, one of several to break ground this summer in New York City's outer boroughs. Each are part of a public-private collaboration between the city and for-profit developers....
Montauk Historical Society - Wed August 18, 2021
Historic Montauk Point Lighthouse Restoration Gets Boost From Businesses, Foundations, Individuals
The Montauk Point Lighthouse, in Montauk, N.Y., will expand the scope of its tower restoration project due to an outpouring of donations and grants, which has exceeded initial fundraising goals. "We have been overwhelmed by the support of businesses and individuals in the community — and beyond," said Nick Racanelli, board member of the Montauk Historical Society (MHS), the nonprofit organization that owns the lighthouse, and chair of its Capital Campaign Committee....
CEG - Thu August 12, 2021
Father Knows Best: Biz Founder Takes Iron Advice From Dad
In 2005, Jason Simmons was just a few years into building his entrepreneurial dream, D&S Landscaping of CNY. At this early state of his company's development, he was primarily focused on lawn care and property management....
