Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Mon August 06, 2018
PA Turnpike/I-95 'Missing Link' Nears Finish
After decades of talk, plans, studies, designs and all the other myriad issues that go with a major highway project, the $425 million Pennsylvania Turnpike/I-95 Interchange is on the cusp of completion....
ABLE Equipment - Fri July 27, 2018
ABLE Equipment Rental Announces The Opening of Its 6th Location In The Northeast
ABLE Equipment Rental, Inc. of NY (ABLE) a supplier of construction equipment rentals, sales, service and parts, is pleased to announce the opening of its new location in Allentown, Pa. Operating as ABLE's 6th full line facility, it will serve the Lehigh Valley and its immediate surroundings....
Emily Buenzle - Thu July 26, 2018
Hersheypark, Knoebels, Area Roads Close After Historic Flooding
With rainfalls topping 7 to 11 inches over five days in central Pennsylvania, roads, bridges and local attractions have seen the effects of flash flooding. As of Thursday morning, the following roads were reported closed, according to PennLive:PA 443 eastbound between Exit US22/US322 West and Firehouse RoadPA 443 in both directions between Mumma Road and Appleby RoadPA 325 in both directions between Peters Mountain Road and Carsonville RoadManada Bottom Road in both directions between Moyer Road and Furnace LaneRoute 39 eastbound between Allentown Boulevard and Park Boulevard and Hershey Park DriveCanal Street / Union Deposit Road in both directions between Hershey Road and Sandbeach RoadPark Boulevard and Hershey Park Drive and Allentown BoulevardRoute 743 in both directions between Laudermilch Road and Hersheypark Drive and Allentown BoulevardLocal Amusement Parks ClosedBoth Hersheypark in Hershey, Pa., and Knoebels Amusement Resort in Elysburg, Pa., have been closed due to historic flooding....
Jennifer Rupp – CEG Correspondent - Mon July 23, 2018
Pioneer of Toll Roads Receives $225M Overhaul
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission began widening and reconstructing 7 mi. of the Northeastern Extension of the PA Turnpike between Milepost A31 and A38 in Lower Salford, Franconia and Salford townships in Montgomery County earlier this year....
PennDOT - Fri July 20, 2018
PennDOT Promotes Work Zone Safety, Honors Fallen Workers
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), the Constructors Association of Western Pennsylvania (CAWP) and the Pennsylvania State Police held a media briefing to urge safe driving throughout work zones in the region....
Brian Fraley - Fri July 20, 2018
ABLE Equipment Hosts Open House in Honey Brook, Pa.
ABLE Equipment Rental Inc. , a northeast supplier of construction equipment rentals, sales, service and parts hosted an Open House Event at its new Honey Brook, Pa., facility on June 28. The company opened its doors to decision makers including existing and new customers, municipalities and industrial facilities and local contractors....
Emily Buenzle - Tue July 17, 2018
State Steps Up to Raise Opioid Awareness
With the opioid crisis hitting the construction industry hard, one state has begun to strike back. The week of July 22 has been designated as "Construction Opioid Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania via House Resolution 981....
Emily Buenzle - Fri July 13, 2018
Man Run Over by Bulldozer in Police Chase
A man was run over by a bulldozer in a police chase Reading, Pa., July 9. The incident began when maintenance workers from the Pennsylvania State Game Commission discovered a marijuana grow operation consisting of about 10 plants on state game lands in Penn Township the morning of July 9, WFMZ reported....
ABLE Equipment - Thu July 12, 2018
ABLE Equipment Rental Purchases Aerial Assets of Mobile Lifts
ABLE Equipment Rental Inc. of N.Y., a supplier of construction equipment rentals, sales, service and parts, has purchased the aerial equipment assets and service operations of Mobile Lifts Inc. of Norristown, Pa....
Associated Press - Mon July 09, 2018
Wolf Says $180M Will Fill Potholes, Fix Other Winter Effects
HARRISBURG (AP) Drivers across the state will be getting some relief from pockmarked roadways in the form of $180 million to fill in potholes and perform other work after the ravages of a tough winter....
