Thu May 18, 2017
Blaze Destroys Apartment Complex Under Construction Along Hudson
A fire has engulfed a luxury apartment building under construction in suburban Yonkers, New York. WNBC (http://bit.ly/2pPfbSp ) video shows huge orange flames shooting through the building's three stories and roof on Thursday....
Wed May 17, 2017
U.S. City Named Priciest Construction Market
New York City, long known for its high price of living, has now beat out Switzerland for the title of most expensive construction market, as well. According to a recent New York Post article, the city's average expenditures are at about $354 a foot....
Mon May 15, 2017
NYC Mayor Signs Bill Affecting DOT and Construction Safety Operations
Mayor Bill de Blasio today held public hearings for, and signed, fourteen pieces of legislation into lawIntro. 648-A requires landlords to post a record of bedbug infestations in their buildings and provide any tenant signing a lease with bedbug history; Intro....
Wed May 10, 2017
Governor Requests Army Corps Assistance For Flood Clean Up
Governor Cuomo announced May 9 that Department of Financial Services Mobile Command Centers will be deployed to the region to provide insurance help to residents affected by the flooding along Lake Ontario....
Mon May 08, 2017
Come Visit Durante Rentals and New York Takeuchi at the 29thAnnual NYC Parks Construction Equipment & Vehicle Show
Durante Rentals and their earth-moving division, New York Takeuchi, will be showcasing their construction equipment and tools at the 29th NYC Parks Construction Equipment and Vehicle Show. The event hosted by the NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services and NYC Parks will take place on Thursday, May 11th, from 9:00am till 2:00pm, in Flushing Meadows Corona Park....
Wed May 03, 2017
Year Two of Cuomo's $21.1B Investment Resumes in Albany
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced that work on a $22.4 million project to rehabilitate the South Mall Expressway in Albany is now under way. This is the second year of a three-year project that is part of a larger $21.1 billion investment in roads and bridges across New York State....
Wed May 03, 2017
Pa. Officials Break Ground on Delaware, Lehigh Bridge
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn joined Department of Transportation Secretary Leslie S. Richards, local officials and trail group representatives in applauding the start of pedestrian bridge construction which is viewed as a key link in the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor and a future economic stimulus in the Carbon County area....
Wed May 03, 2017
Bronx Interchange to Undergo $1.8B Makeover
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced a $1.8 billion project to transform the South Bronx by realizing the long-sought reconstruction of the Bruckner-Sheridan Interchange. The Sheridan Expressway will be de-designated as an interstate and replaced with a boulevard design that is both pedestrian and cyclist friendly....
Mon May 01, 2017
AMEC Construction Cleans Up Old General Motors Plant
AMEC Construction, headquartered in Norwalk, Conn., is a dynamic, fast growing firm. From its beginnings in the recycling business, it has grown into a major player in the New York City Metropolitan area and Connecticut, with divisions that include excavation, C&D recycling centers, containers and roll-off services, demolition, on site recycling and aggregate production....
Thu April 27, 2017
NY Makes Preparations for Erie Canal Bicentennial
New York state is planning to commemorate this year's 200th anniversary of the groundbreaking for the Erie Canal with a series of major events along the waterway. The state Canal Corp. announced Thursday that it will host three premier events in Waterford, at the canal's eastern terminus; Lockport, near the waterway's western end; and Rome in central New York, where construction began on July 4, 1817....
