Wed August 03, 2016
High-Rise Tower in San Francisco Leaning, Sinking
USA Today is reporting that a luxury high-rise building in downtown San Francisco is tilting and sinking, possibly paving the way for a costly legal battle. The Millennium Tower located at 301 Mission Street, was built in 2008, and boasts condos ranging from $1.6 million to $10 million, the San Francisco Chronicle reports....
Tue August 02, 2016
100-Year-Old Quarry in Georgia to Serve New Purpose
A stunning backdrop surrounds crews in Georgia, as they work to convert a 100-year-old quarry into a water storage facility. The $280 million project calls for the construction of a 5-mi. (8 km), 10-ft....
Tue August 02, 2016
SJ&L Takes Guesswork Out of Grading With Komatsu
On a project in south Alabama, SJ&L Inc. Civil Contractors of Mobile, Ala., is taking the guesswork out of grading by using a Komatsu D51PXi intelligent machine control dozer. The project is the construction of a $27.3 million professional office building for the University of South Alabama's Children's & Women's Hospital....
Tue August 02, 2016
Nashville Airport Plans $1.2B Renovation
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Nashville International Airport is embarking on a $1.2 billion renovation aimed at changing virtually every aspect of a traveler's experience. The Tennessean (http://tnne.ws/2aGH9Jc ) reports projects planned in the next five to seven years include new parking, more security lines, larger baggage claim and ticketing areas, expanded concourse space and a hotel....
Eric Olson - Tue August 02, 2016
Crews Push On to Complete U.S. Highway 321 in N.C.
Not too many years ago U.S. Highway 321 in North Carolina was just a twisting two-lane road from the foothills town of Lenoir over the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains all the way to Boone, a distance of 27 mi....
Tue August 02, 2016
$1M Pipeline Construction Equipment Damage in Suspected Arson
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Machinery located at three oil pipeline construction sites in central Iowa was found extensively damaged by fire Monday in what the company building the pipeline called a shameful act....
Tue August 02, 2016
Federal TIGER Grants Provide Nearly $500 Million for Local Projects
The website Bond Buyer is reporting that road, rail, and transit projects in 32 states and two U.S. territories will receive $500 million from the eighth round of a stimulus-era competitive federal grant program....
Eric Olson - Tue August 02, 2016
Lesner Bridge Project to Serve 40,000 Drivers
More than 40,000 vehicles a day pass over the Lesner Bridge in Virginia Beach, many of them carrying people to and from the popular oceanfront. A large number of people from all over the state, including nearby Norfolk and Richmond, as well as the Washington, D.C., area, drive over the two parallel spans in order to reach the sun and surf on the Atlantic Ocean....
Cindy Riley - Tue August 02, 2016
Duke Energy Builds $1.5B Natural Gas Plant
Considered one of the most important projects for Duke Energy, the combined-cycle natural gas plant in Citrus County, Fla., is among the largest under construction in the industry. The $1.5 billion, state-of-the-art plant will supply 1,640 megawatts of electricity to help serve the state's approximately 1.7 million customers in 2018....
Mon August 01, 2016
Historic Centreville Bridge to Be Replaced by Modern Span
CENTREVILLE, Mich. (AP) A historic bridge that's the last of its kind in Michigan is going to be replaced by a new span that'll be the first of its kind in the state. The Michigan Department of Transportation planned to begin removing the M-86 bridge over the Prairie River near Centreville on July 18, The Elkhart Truth reported....
