Tue September 20, 2016
Balfour Beatty Lands $196M Capitol Crossing Contract
Property Group Partners has selected Balfour Beatty to build the North Block phase of its Capitol Crossing development that will span a three-block elevated deck over I-395 in the heart of Washington, D.C....
Brenda Ruggiero - Mon September 19, 2016
Great Egg Harbor Bridge Project's First Phase Nears Completion
The New Jersey Turnpike Authority (NJTA) is nearing the end of a $142 million project to replace the bridges over the tidal waters of Drag Channel (DC) and Great Egg Harbor (GEH). The Great Egg Harbor Bay is located in Cape May and Atlantic counties....
Mon September 19, 2016
One of America's Largest Public Works Projects Continues
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) in New York is working on one of the largest public works projects currently under way in the United States. The project's purpose is to bring the Long Island Rail Road into a new terminal and concourse on the East Side, which is being constructed below and connected to Grand Central Terminal....
Mon September 19, 2016
Las Vegas NFL Stadium Plan Clears First Major Vote
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A plan to build an NFL stadium in Las Vegas and lure the Raiders from Oakland crossed a major hurdle Thursday when a Nevada oversight committee voted unanimously to recommend $750 million in public funding for the project....
Andrew Demillo - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon September 19, 2016
Ten Commandments, Satan Battle Over Monument Construction Approval Process
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - The fight over proposals to honor the Ten Commandments and Satan near Arkansas' Capitol is putting the focus on a monument-approval process that has drawn little attention or controversy in recent years....
Fri September 16, 2016
CDOT Awards $21.5M Crossroads Bridge Project to Sterling Construction
Sterling Construction Company Inc. announced that its subsidiary, Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction Company LLC (RLW) was selected by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) to reconstruct the Crossroads Bridge on I-25 in Larimer County, Colo....
Jackie Valley - LAS VEGAS SUN - Fri September 16, 2016
A Look Back in Time at Old Vegas Neighborhoods
LAS VEGAS (AP) There's a place in Las Vegas where postal workers still deliver mail door to door, where towering trees cast shadows across large yards hugging houses in spring shades of pink, blue and green — a tapestry that, despite its oddities, feels harmonious....
Fri September 16, 2016
UNM Plans $180M in Construction Over Four Years
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) The University of New Mexico is planning $180 million in construction projects on campus over the next four years, including a proposed building that has been described as “a new public face” for the university....
Fri September 16, 2016
Kewalo Basin Harbor Plans for $20M in Improvements
HONOLULU (AP) A $20 million improvement plan is moving forward at Kewalo Basin. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports Howard Hughes Corp. leases the state-owned harbor and intends to install a fuel dock, security cameras and new Wi-Fi system....
Fri September 16, 2016
AASHTO Names Project Finalists for 2016 Awards
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, AAA and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, announced the finalists in the 2016 America's Transportation Awards competition. Twelve projects from 10 state departments of transportation are competing for the national Grand Prize and the People's Choice Award....
