Mon March 05, 2018
City Begins $35M Project to Improve Drainage, Enhance Jack's Pond in Great Kills
The New York City Departments of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Design and Construction (DDC) announced that work is under way on a $35 million project to improve drainage and enhance Jack's Pond in the South Shore's Great Kills neighborhood....
Mon March 05, 2018
New Jersey's Savage Equipment Adds Doosan DX420LC-5 Excavator to Fleet
Jim Stock is a busy man. His company, Savage Equipment, is in charge of not one, but two locations doing site work for housing developments. The first site is located in Newburgh, N.Y., where his team is prepping a 74-acre property for 100 houses to be built....
Mon March 05, 2018
Anthony Mann Offers Insight on N.Y.'s Infrastructure Needs
E-J Electric announces that President & CEO Anthony E. Mann spoke at the Fourth Annual Anchin Construction and Development Forum on Feb. 15, 2018. Hosted at The New York Academy of Sciences in New York City, the forum brought together senior development and construction executives to explore the evident trends influencing and disrupting the construction and development industry....
Mon March 05, 2018
Beck Equipment — Meeting Customer Needs for 50 Years
Beck Equipment is celebrating its 50th year in the construction industry. Founded in 1968 by Roger Beck, the company has progressively evolved and expanded to meet the needs of the industry and its customers, making it one of upstate New York's leading resources for equipment sales, rentals, parts and service, according to the company....
Thu March 01, 2018
Gov. Cuomo Moving Ahead With Idea for Long Island Sound
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is pushing ahead with efforts to gauge interest in building a tunnel under Long Island Sound. The Democrat said the state Department of Transportation has issued a “request for expressions of interest” in the project....
Mon February 19, 2018
Next Step for Cross Harbor Freight Movement Begins
The Port Authority announced that it has awarded an agreement to a consultant for the second phase of an environmental review for the Cross Harbor Freight Movement Program. The review, expected to take up to three years, will perform a more detailed analysis of the environmental effects and potential mitigation measures for two preferred alternatives identified in the prior Tier 1 study to move freight across New York Harbor....
Mon February 19, 2018
Mayor de Blasio Announces Plan to Install Security Bollards
Mayor Bill de Blasio and the city's Security Infrastructure Working Group announced plans to bring permanent perimeter barriers, or bollards, to high-profile sites and to create a process to streamline their design and construction....
Mon February 19, 2018
Cuomo Announces $250M in 'Bridge NY' Funding to Rehabilitate, Replace Bridges
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the availability of $250 million in enhanced assistance for local governments to rehabilitate and replace bridges and culverts statewide. This new funding, provided through the Governor's Bridge NY initiative, adds to the $200 million announced by the Governor in 2016 for similar local projects....
Fri February 02, 2018
$150M Transportation Project Begins Near Woodbury Common
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) Work is under way on a $150 million effort to reduce traffic and increase transportation options in and around Woodbury Common. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the start of construction on Nov....
Wed January 31, 2018
New York Highway Superintendents Honor Buffalo-Based Auction Company at Annual Awards Ceremony
On Sept. 21, 2017 Auctions International of East Aurora New York accepted the 2017 VISION award from the New York State Association of Towns Superintendents Of Highways (NYSAOTSOH) at their 88th Annual Conference, Education Symposium and EXPO Annual Banquet in Ellicottville, New York....
