Andrea Watts - CEG Correspondent - Mon May 16, 2016
Broadway Bridge Replacement Under Way in Boise
Broadway Avenue is billed as the gateway into Boise, and this gateway is receiving a makeover with the construction of a new Broadway Bridge that is slated to open later this fall. Since fall 2012, the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) has shepherded this $20.2 million-dollar project through its design and environmental review phases, and earlier this year, construction finally began....
Mon May 16, 2016
Bones Found During University of Utah Construction
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Anthropologists are investigating bones unearthed during construction at the University of Utah. Construction crews stumbled upon the bones while working on a major renovation of the Salt Lake City school's original library....
Mon May 16, 2016
I-215 No. 1 on UDOT's Top 10 Projects List
The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) announced its list of Top 10 Projects for the 2016 construction season. At the top of the list is the $105 million reconstruction of I-215 in western Salt Lake County, which is scheduled to begin in May and to be completed late next year....
Lori Lovely - Mon May 16, 2016
Utah University Undergoes Upgrades
The University of Utah in Salt Lake is undergoing its third-highest construction peak, but it might be difficult to detect because much of the critical electrical infrastructure upgrades are underground or housed within buildings....
Molly M. Fleming - The Journal Record - Fri May 13, 2016
Choctaw Nation Brings Tribe Together Under One Roof in Durant, Okla.
DURANT, Okla. (AP) Choctaw Nation Chief Gary Batton said he focuses on tribal culture. But it's hard for him to demonstrate that when the tribe's cultural services office is housed in a double-wide trailer....
Mon May 16, 2016
Historic Discovery May Halt Planned Construction
Virginia news affiliate WSLS10 is reporting that a major discovery has been made on the site of a future industrial park. A citizens group announced Thursday historic artifacts have been found at the Greenfield Preston Plantation....
Chuck Harvey - Thu May 12, 2016
Progress Made on $125M Grand Avenue Bridge
Auto and pedestrian bridges will be replaced as part of a $125.6 million, Grand Avenue Bridge construction project near Glenwood Springs and Interstate 70 in western Colorado. It's the largest infrastructure project in western Colorado in more than 25 years....
Cindy Riley - Wed May 11, 2016
Construction Gets Under Way on Church's $8M Home
As construction gets under way on an $8 million structure in Valdosta, Ga., Pastor David Rogers can't help but recall Crosspointe Church's modest beginnings. When 13 adults and four children gathered in his living room for services in September 2005, it marked the beginning of the group's search for a permanent home....
CEG - Tue May 10, 2016
New Excavator Proves Jack-of-all-Trades for N.C. Contractor
Headquartered in Archdale, N.C., Ace/Avant Concrete Construction Company Inc. has been in the concrete business for more than 25 years. What began as a small enterprise pouring concrete slabs and footings has now grown into a large and successful company with more than 250 skilled employees, offering its clients a complete range of site work and concrete construction services....
Bill Bowden - ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE - Tue May 10, 2016
Fading 85-Year-Old Bridge Near Pruitt to Be Replaced
PRUITT, Ark. (AP) Rust is slowly replacing the faded green paint on an 85-year-old bridge over the Buffalo National River. Motorists still pull off of Scenic Arkansas 7 to take pictures of the bridge near Pruitt in Newton County, but they'll only be able to do that for another three years or so, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported....
