Wed September 28, 2016
One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World Nears Completion
GUANGZHOU, Sept. 27 - The major construction work on the world's longest cross-sea bridge, which connects Zhuhai in Guangdong Province with Hong Kong and Macao, was completed Tuesday. A ceremony was held in Zhuhai to celebrate completion of the 55-km cross-sea route and to mark the start of road surfacing and related work....
Cindy Riley - Tue September 27, 2016
Fine Arts Building to Employ Latest Design Elements
After years of planning and negotiations, work has finally begun on the $25 million Fine Arts Center at Albany State University (ASU) in Albany, Ga. According to school officials, the highly anticipated building will employ the latest in design elements, along with environmental efficiencies, life cycle cost considerations and teaching technologies....
Tue September 27, 2016
Contractor Specializes in the Business of Relaxation
The first year Tony Campbell started Campbell's Pool & Spa, he installed 143 pools — now, 21 years later, his company is installing a maximum of 40 per year. But before assuming that means his business has declined, consider what has changed....
Cindy Riley - Mon September 26, 2016
Tech-Driven Complex to Entertain Nashville
Despite some less than ideal site conditions, crews are making significant progress on a multi-million dollar, technology-driven driving range and entertainment complex in Tennessee. Dallas-based Topgolf International Inc....
Mon September 26, 2016
VIDEO: Giant Anaconda Found at Work Site Could Be the Largest Ever
The website Inquisitr is reporting that video footage circulating online claims to show the largest anaconda ever captured and measured, a gigantic specimen allegedly measuring 10 meters (32.8 feet) discovered at a construction site in northern Brazil earlier this year....
Fri September 23, 2016
Terex Trucks Will Take Part in Autobahn Expansion
Five Terex Trucks 31 ton (28 t) capacity TA300s have been selected by local contractor Windisch to take part in the expansion of the North Autobahn (A5), which will form a modern highway between Vienna in Austria and Brno in the Czech Republic....
Cindy Riley - Fri September 23, 2016
University Welcomes New $200M Student Center
For the first time in more than three decades, the University of Kentucky's student center is getting a makeover. Construction crews in Lexington have gutted a large portion of the historic structure, which provides dining, recreational and entertainment options, and houses the Center for Student Involvement and Student Government Association....
Thu September 22, 2016
VIDEO: Construction Begins on the 'Great Wall' of Britain
According to the website Breitbart.com, this week the UK began construction on what has been dubbed the “great wall” near the porous border in Calais, France, to keep illegal migrants from gaining access to vehicles preparing to cross the English channel....
Thu September 22, 2016
Amtrak Selects Hill as Consultant for Multi-Billion-Dollar Gateway Program
Hill International, the global leader in managing construction risk, announced that the company has been awarded a contract by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) to provide program management support services in connection with the Gateway Program....
Thu September 22, 2016
U.S. Navy to Provide $25.2M for Portsmouth Shipyard Repairs
Following their leadership and advocacy on the Senate Appropriations and Armed Services Committees, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) and Angus King (I-ME) announced that the U.S....
