Wed March 08, 2017
J&J Truck Bodies, Walsh Equipment Team Up for Open House
J&J Truck Bodies and Trailers teamed up with Walsh Equipment Company Feb. 17 to host a Customer Appreciation Day Open House at J&J's facilities in Somerset, Pa. The event featured a plant tour at J&J Truck Bodies and Trailers' facilities, as well as truck and equipment displays and demonstrations....
Wed March 08, 2017
Work Continues on Philly's Delaware River Dredging
The backhoe excavator dredge, New York, and the drill barge, Apache, are working together to remove rock fragments from blasting locations along the Delaware River near Philadelphia, Pa. The Army Corps of Engineers is working with Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company on the $350 million project, which began in 2010 and is expected to be complete in 2017....
Wed March 08, 2017
Hurst to Serve on ABC Eastern Pa. Chapter Board of Directors
Worth & Company Inc., a full service mechanical systems provider for the mid-Atlantic region, announces that safety director William Hurst has been elected to serve on the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter Board of Directors for a three-year term....
Brenda Ruggiero - Wed March 08, 2017
Pa. Interchange Receives $57M Makeover
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is currently working on a $57 million road widening project in Washington County, Pa. The contract calls for reconstruction, widening and safety improvements to the I-70/SR19 interchange in Washington, Pa....
Cassie Owens of Billy Penn - Thu March 02, 2017
PennDOT Agrees to Put $100 Million Toward I-95 Park Cap Project
The I-95 cap project just took another huge step forward. Through spokesman Brad Rudolph, deputy communications director of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, the agency confirmed to Billy Penn this afternoon that it plans to commit $100 million to the cap, which would cover the multilane interstate highway from Chestnut to Walnut Streets, and a park that will slope down toward the Delaware River....
Thu February 23, 2017
Sunoco Announces Second Pipeline in PA
Sunoco Logistics Partners says there's so much interest in its plans to build a natural gas liquids pipeline across southern Pennsylvania that they'll actually build two pipelines. Philly.com ( http://bit.ly/2lOogYJ ) says CEO Michael Hennigan broke the news to industry analysts during a conference call about the company's quarterly earnings on Wednesday....
Wed February 22, 2017
Ransome CAT Names Frank Scott Service Award Winners
Ransome CAT of Bensalem, Pa., presented its second annual Frank Scott Memorial Service award to Paul Pacek and Frank Mattis. The award honors the memory of Frank I. Scott III, who was a dedicated Ransome CAT employee for 42 years, and is presented annually to one or more construction service department employees who have demonstrated exceptional dedication to Ransome CAT and to its customers....
Wed February 22, 2017
Pa.'s SR 50 Wins Concrete Pavement Award
The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) recognized the high-quality workmanship of State Route 50's concrete overlay project with its Gold National Excellence in Concrete Pavement Award in the category of Overlays and Highways....
Wed February 22, 2017
PTC Contracts With Hill International to Manage Project
Hill International, construction risk manager, announced that it has received a contract from the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) to provide construction management services for roadway and bridge reconstruction projects on a 13-mi....
Wed February 22, 2017
DEP Approves Pennsylvania Pipeline, Mariner East 2 Permit Applications
After extensive review, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has approved the permit applications from Sunoco Pipeline LP (Sunoco) for the PA Pipeline Project/Mariner East 2 pipeline project....
