Brenda Ruggiero - Tue July 05, 2016
Monroe Expressway to Improve Capacity of U.S. 74 Corridor
An expressway extending nearly 20 mi. (32 km) is one of the current projects being undertaken by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). The road extends from U.S. 74 near I-485 in Mecklenburg County to U.S....
Bruce Smith - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tue July 05, 2016
States Fund $15M Study for Southern Port
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) South Carolina and Georgia will spend about $15 million during the next three years on studies for a joint $4.5 billion container ship terminal to be built along the state line. The board of the Jasper Ocean Terminal approved a $5 million budget for the fiscal year beginning in July and was told that the same amount will be needed the following two years....
Tue July 05, 2016
Charlotte Airport Sees Dramatic Transformation
In North Carolina, a dramatic transformation of Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) is gradually unfolding, as teams prepare for the next stage of the building process. The recent demolition of the rental car structures has paved the way for construction of the airport's newest gates, with safety a high priority during the tear down....
Wed June 08, 2016
Winter Construction Nears End of Dalton State Job
Despite challenges brought on by Mother Nature, construction is approaching completion in Dalton, Ga., on a new residence hall at Dalton State College. Atlanta-based general contractor Winter Construction held a topping out ceremony earlier this year for the $12 million structure, known as Mashburn Hall of Roadrunner Place....
Juan Zamorano - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Fri July 01, 2016
Panama Canal Opens $5B Locks, Bullish Despite Shipping Woes
PANAMA CITY (AP) Authorities hosted a big bash to inaugurate newly expanded locks that will double the Panama Canal's capacity in a multibillion-dollar bet on a bright economic future despite tough times for international shipping....
Adriana Gomez Licon - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon July 04, 2016
Rio's New Subway Line May Not Be Completed Before Olympics
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Two construction workers chatted while applying white grout to the walls of a new subway tunnel one recent day, their voices and the smells of the building materials stark reminders of what was missing: passengers and trains....
Fri July 01, 2016
VIDEO: Rare Footage Shows 1940's Construction of the PA Turnpike
Pennsylvanians all have one thing in common: they all drive the Pennsylvania Turnpike. It doesn't matter where they live or where they travel in the state; they've all driven on the Turnpike at least once in thier lives....
Irwin Rapoport - Thu June 30, 2016
Wildcat Construction Enters Second Year of $79M Job
Crews from Wildcat Construction Co. Inc. are into the second construction season for the $79 million Kellogg and Webb Interchange Project, part of an East Kellogg initiative launched by a partnership between the city of Wichita, the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT), and Kansas Turnpike Authority (KTA) to improve travel in east Wichita....
Wed June 29, 2016
VIDEO: New Miami Cruise Terminal to be Built for World's Largest Ships
The Miami Herald is reporting that Royal Caribbean Cruises and Miami-Dade County have reached an agreement to build one of the country's largest cruise terminals at PortMiami and bring the cruise line's gigantic ships to Miami....
Wed June 29, 2016
Extreme Heat Forces Unusual Work Schedules
NPR is reporting that high temperatures in Phoenix have made for some unusual construction schedules. A team of construction workers is pouring concrete onto the frame of a structure that will eventually become a wastewater treatment plant....
