Northeast

Wilson Ring - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thu June 22, 2017

Museum Tries to Save War Boat From Lake Bottom

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) More than two decades after it was discovered at the bottom of Lake Champlain, a Revolutionary War gunboat may see the light of day under a museum plan to raise, preserve and put the vessel on display....

Thu June 22, 2017

Robert Childs Inc. Donates Equipment for Cape Cod Projects

Case Construction Equipment dealer Robert Childs Inc. donated the use of five Case machines to Team Rubicon to be used for land-clearing and grasslands restoration in the Coonamessett Reservation fields in Hatchville, Mass....

Thu June 22, 2017

Tasks Lie Ahead for Tribal Casino After Legislation Passes

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) The tribes that run Connecticut's two casinos have won the long-sought approval of the General Assembly to run a third one, but there are still major tasks ahead as they seek to fend off competition from Springfield, Mass....

Brenda Ruggiero - Thu June 22, 2017

Project Extra Chunk — Ben & Jerry's Expands Vermont Manufacturing Plant

South Burlington, Vt., is about to get some more ice cream. The Ben & Jerry's manufacturing plant located in the town has begun a 40,000-sq. ft. expansion project that will include a wastewater treatment plant, a new warehouse and a packaging room, all totaling $14 million....

Thu June 22, 2017

CTDOT to Start Construction of Two Rail Projects in Norwalk in Fall 2017

The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is announcing that two projects to be completed in advance of the Walk Railroad Bridge replacement project will begin in October, not July as originally anticipated....

Thu June 22, 2017

RIDOT Selects Tolling Program Contractor

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced it has signed a contract with Kapsch Traffic Com IVHS Inc. to design and build the all-electronic tolling facilities and associated infrastructure for Rhode Island's truck-only tolling program....

Thu June 22, 2017

Connecticut's O&G Industries Receives 2017 Innovation in Education Award

O&G Industries, Connecticut's largest privately-held construction company, received the Midstate Chamber of Commerce's Innovation in Education award for the O&G Builds program at Platt High School in Meriden, Conn....

Klark Jessen - Thu June 22, 2017

Officials Celebrate Construction Start of Blue Hill Station

Gov. Charlie Baker, Transportation Secretary and CEO Stephanie Pollack and MBTA Acting General Manager Brian Shortsleeve held a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the construction of the new Blue Hill Avenue Station on the Fairmont Commuter Rail Line....

Thu June 22, 2017

USDOT OKs Nearly $5M for Maine Airport Terminal Expansions, Runway Projects

The U.S. Department of Transportation has approved funding for several airport projects in Maine, including a $2.56 million investment in the Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport's terminal project. “I'm pleased this funding has been approved....

Andrea Watts - CEG Correspondent - Thu June 22, 2017

MassDOT Pilots Intelligent Compaction on Methuen Reconstruction Project

The new partial cloverleaf interchange at Exit 46 off I-93 in Methuen, Mass., is taking shape with the recent completion of the southbound off-ramp onto Route 110/113 and construction under way on the northbound off-ramp to westbound Route 110/113....