Mon July 24, 2017
Laying a Solid Foundation: Penn's Pavilion Concrete Pour
Penn Medicine marked a major construction milestone for its new hospital facility, the Pavilion, on July 8, as crews poured approximately 7,150 cu. yds. of concrete — enough cement to fill a Goodyear Blimp — on the site's foundation in West Philadelphia....
Cindy Riley - Mon July 24, 2017
Bridge Deck Cruises Through Panama Canal
In dramatic fashion, an orthotropic deck shipped from Washington State via the Panama Canal has reached its final destination in New Jersey. The mid-July arrival marks a milestone for crews working on the Route 7 Wittpenn Bridge project, located within Jersey City and Kearny in Hudson County....
Fri July 21, 2017
Triumph Receives New York's 2017 Rising Star Award
Triumph Construction Corp., one of the largest privately-held utility contractors in the New York metropolitan area, recently received the Rising Star Award at the 2017 New York Construction Awards, presented by Anchin, Block & Anchin LLP and the New York Building Congress....
Fri July 21, 2017
Antique Equipment on Display at Association's Reunion
While Rough and Tumble Engineers Historical Association's Annual Threshermen's Reunion — Aug. 16 to 19, 2017 in Kinzers, Pa. — is usually known for its steam engines, early gas tractors and threshing demonstrations, there is much greater diversity at this show than some people realize....
Fri July 21, 2017
New Murphy Tractor Facility Serves Sennebogen Customers in Western Pa.
Constantino Lannes, president of Sennebogen LLC, recently named Murphy Tractor as an authorized distributor of the green line material handlers in western Pennsylvania and West Virginia's northern panhandle....
Fri July 21, 2017
Rifenburg Companies Hosts Grand Opening Celebration
The Rifenburg Companies celebrated the grand opening July 8 of its new facility located on Route 5 between Little Falls and Herkimer, N.Y. The new shop and office complex was built to accommodate the new headquarters of Marcy Excavation Services, a subsidiary of the Rifenburg Companies, as well as a regional office for Park East Sales, also a subsidiary of the Rifenburg Companies....
Edgar A. Browning - Fri July 21, 2017
Looking Back: Campanella & Cardi at I-95 in Groton, Conn.
Well over 50 years ago, during 1963, the Campanella & Cardi Construction Company of Hillsgrove, R.I., was building a 3 mile section of Interstate 95 in Groton, Conn. The $5,656,000 contract ran from a point just east of the Route 12 interchange built by the Jarvis Construction Company of Manchester, Conn., to Flanders Road....
Fri July 21, 2017
I-295 Southbound Construction Activity Enters Second Stage
Delaware River and Bay Authority (DRBA) officials announced that the second stage of the I-295 Southbound Reconstruction Project, west of the Delaware Memorial Bridge Toll Plaza to the I-95/I-495 split, began July 10....
Fri July 21, 2017
DC Water Awards $580M Contract for Boundary Tunnel
The DC Water Board of Directors approved the Authority's largest contract to date for the design and construction of the Northeast Boundary Tunnel (NEBT). The 5-mi. NEBT is the largest and final segment of the massive tunnel system that will bring relief from combined sewer overflows (CSOs) to the Anacostia River....
Fri July 21, 2017
Baschmann Services Announces Addition of Bill Regan to Sales Staff in New York
Pete Baschmann, president of Baschmann Services in Elma, N.Y., announced the addition of Bill Regan to Baschmann's sales staff. Regan brings 42 years of experience working with contractors, municipalities and loggers in supplying them with the equipment they need to properly complete their projects....
