Chuck Harvey - Thu June 09, 2016
San Francisco's $4.5B Transit Center on 'The Right Track'
San Francisco is upgrading its aging downtown Transbay Terminal with a new Transbay Transit Center that will connect with multiple transportation systems including AC Transit, BART, Caltrain, Golden Gate Transit, Greyhound, Muni, Sam Trans, WestCAT Lynx, Amtrak, Paratransit and California's future High Speed Rail that will whisk passengers from San Francisco to Los Angeles in 2 ½ hours....
Jennifer Rupp - Thu June 09, 2016
Silva Valley Parkway: A Tough Nut to Crack
El Dorado County, Calif., is notable for having large hard rock deposits. Along U.S. Highway 50 where the Silva Valley Parkway Interchange project is taking place, three drilling contractors stepped in to battle blue/white granite outcroppings where the new roadways are under construction....
Matthew Brown - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thu June 09, 2016
U.S. Wants to Help Endangered Fish With $57M Dam
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) U.S. officials say building a $57 million concrete dam and fish bypass channel along Montana's Yellowstone River offers the cheapest way to help an endangered species that dates to the time of dinosaurs....
Andrew Dalton - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thu June 09, 2016
LA-Area Light Rail Now Reaches From Distant Suburbs to Sea
LOS ANGELES (AP) Commuter light rail extended across metropolitan Los Angeles to the Pacific for the first time since the 1950s. The opening of the 6.6-mi. (10.6 km) final leg of the Expo Line connected seaside Santa Monica to downtown Los Angeles and Metro lines stretching as far inland as suburban Azusa, some 40 mi....
Wed June 08, 2016
$134M Kalispell Bypass Nears Completion
By Lori LovelyCEG CORRESPONDENTGrading on the Kalispell Bypass, U.S. 93 Alternate Route, has been completed, but there's a lot of work still to do, including some bridge and resurfacing work. “It's a very dynamic worksite,” said John Mitchell, engineering project manager for the Montana Department of Transportation....
Wed June 08, 2016
Years in the Making, Shell Plant Gets Go-Ahead
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is reporting that for thousands of industrial workers in the Pittsburgh region who have watched jobs disappear in coal plants and steel mills, it was a rare glimmer of hope....
Cindy Riley - Mon June 06, 2016
Iconic Coaster to Be Razed for Development
One of South Florida's largest mixed-use projects is experiencing its share of twists and turns, as crews in Dania Beach bring down an iconic roller coaster at the site of a former amusement park....
Fri June 03, 2016
Pink Grading Finds the Right Excavator for Two-Year Job
What's going on right now in Crescent, Iowa, is a picture-perfect example of how just one new piece of equipment can significantly enhance productivity and help deliver a project on time. Schildberg Construction Company's rock quarry in Crescent produces between 600,000 to 700,000 tons (544,311 to 635,029 t) of limestone a year and is one of the largest in the state....
Fri June 03, 2016
VIDEO: Troubled Bridge Over Water Imploded in N.Y,
The Buffalo News is reporting that 2.5 million pounds of steel rained down into Cattaraugus Creek on Thursday morning when 35 pounds of explosives took down the span the old Route 219 bridge. In a matter of seconds and accompanied by a monstrous boom of sound, the bridge that connected Erie and Cattaraugus counties for six decades crumbled....
Fri June 03, 2016
Battle Over Construction Crew Camp Ban Enters Courtroom
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) - Companies that provide workforce housing in the North Dakota oil patch say Williston violated its own procedures and federal law when it set a July 1 deadline for crew camps to shut down....
