Fri June 03, 2016
High-Speed Railway Projects to Rejuvenate Russia's Construction Industry
The website Railway-Technology.com is reporting that The construction industry in Russia is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.52% from 2016 to 2020, indicating a recovery after shrinking by 2.19% during 2011-2015, according to a report by Timetric....
Thu June 02, 2016
Foley Equipment Breaks Ground on $20M Expansion of Its Headquarters
Foley Equipment Company is starting a $20 million expansion of its company headquarters in Wichita, Kan. Foley held a ceremonial groundbreaking May 3 on the site of one of the new buildings. The new buildings will add more than 160,000 sq....
David Pitt - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thu June 02, 2016
Native American Site May Delay $3.8B Pipeline
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Discovery of an archaeological site that may have cultural significance to Native Americans could further delay construction of a $3.8 billion oil pipeline if government officials require the route to be moved....
Cindy Riley - Thu June 02, 2016
Time in a Bottleneck: Traffic, Scheduling Among Biggest Challenge on I-94 Project
Construction teams in Wisconsin are finalizing work on the eastbound lanes of Interstate 94 near Tomah Road as part of a major reconstruct. The project calls for improved pavement, three bridges, the widening of shoulders from 10 to 12 ft....
Matt O'Brien - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed June 01, 2016
Big Dig Lite Rhode Island Plans $595M Highway Cap
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) Just don't call it a tunnel. Rhode Island is seeking federal help to replace a dilapidated highway interchange with a $595 million project that would bury a Providence expressway beneath a park-lined boulevard....
Lori Lovely - Wed June 01, 2016
Severe Traffic Woes Lead to $270M Spaulding Turnpike Reconstruction
A major project to reconstruct and widen a 3.5-mi. (5.6 km) section of the Spaulding Turnpike from the north end of the Gosling Road/Pease Boulevard Interchange in Newington, N.H., across the Little Bay Bridges to the Dover Toll Plaza in Dover, N.H., is underway....
Wed June 01, 2016
World's Longest Tunnel Opens
CNN is reporting that seventeen years after construction crews started boring beneath the Swiss Alps, the world's longest, deepest tunnel officially opened Wednesday. Fittingly for a project billed as Switzerland's "construction of the century," the Gotthard Base Tunnel was inaugurated amid colorful, sometimes surreal scenes, with visiting dignitaries treated to costumed dancers, fireworks and plenty of yodeling and alphorns....
Wed June 01, 2016
Most Delayed Rio Olympic Venue Hits Another Snag
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Rio de Janeiro Olympic venue facing the most serious construction delay has hit another snag, with City Hall saying it is changing contractors for the track cycling velodrome....
Tue May 31, 2016
Contracts Awarded for Scudder Falls Bridge Noise Walls Along I-95 in Pa.
The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission announced the award of construction and engineering contracts related to the construction of noise walls in Pennsylvania as part of the Scudder Falls Bridge Replacement Project....
Wayne Parry - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tue May 31, 2016
Ocean Blasting: Groups Seek Ban as Atlantic Test Looms
SANDY HOOK, N.J. (AP) It's been compared to hearing dynamite explode, or standing next to a jet engine. Seismic surveying involves blasting the ocean floor with sound waves that bounce off the sea bed and are recorded by ships....
