Wed May 11, 2016
Contractor Given Millions to Abandon Project
The Puget Sound Business Journal is reporting that newly released documents show that the Washington State Convention Center is paying $7.8 million to Skanska-Hunt, the general contractor that was fired from the $1.44 billion convention center expansion project....
Wed May 11, 2016
Round-the-Clock Construction Can Yield Surprising Results
The Toronto Globe and Mail is reporting that making road crews work around the clock to repave a street not only gets the job done faster, it's apparently much cheaper. As Toronto braces for what officials are warning will be one of its busiest road construction seasons in recent memory, a city report that reviewed roadwork projects from last year says using a 24-7 approach actually cost 10 per cent to 20 per cent less than expected – with the work done 50-per-cent faster....
Tue May 10, 2016
Major NYC Bridge Renovation Planned
The website NJ.com is reporting that Major renovations on the 85-year-old George Washington Bridge over the coming decade will keep the iconic span alive into the next century, and officials say they're planning an intricate construction schedule to spare rush hour drivers from delays....
Cindy Riley - Mon May 09, 2016
New $45M Arts Experience to Mark Mississippi's Bicentennial
Scheduled to open in conjunction with the state's bicentennial, the Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Experience (MAEE) was designed to educate and inspire visitors, while also generating billions of dollars for the Mississippi economy....
Mon May 09, 2016
An Inside Look at the Braves' New Stadium
The Atlanta Journal Constitution is reporting that eleven months before the first game at SunTrust Park — and five days before the start of 2017 season-ticket sales to the general public — the Atlanta Braves provided the first detailed look inside their new Cobb County stadium Thursday....
Mon May 09, 2016
W. VA. Tries Something New
A bridge replacement project under way on the West Virginia Turnpike at Ghent is the first of its kind in West Virginia. Construction started May 1st and was expected to wrap up in a weeks time, said Bala Sivakumar, vice president of HNTB, the company overseeing the replacement project....
Thu May 05, 2016
Scenic S.D. Road Undergoes Changes to Improve Safety
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) A section of a scenic roadway west of Rapid City is being straightened to provide a safer route for drivers, especially motorcyclists who have crashed there often. The changes are being made to a roughly half-mile twisting stretch of Norris Peak Road....
Thu May 05, 2016
Neb. Inmates to Build Home on Empty Lot in Beatrice
BEATRICE, Neb. (AP) An empty lot in east Beatrice will soon be the site of a new home built by Nebraska inmates. The Beatrice Daily Sun reported that officials from the city, the Nebraska Department of Corrections and the nonprofit Prairie Gold Homes held a ground breaking ceremony on the site where inmates at Community Corrections Center in Lincoln will build a new home....
Irwin Rapoport - Thu May 05, 2016
Dondlinger Builds First Phase of Wichita's $116M RED Project
Dondlinger Construction crews began work on the first phase of the Kansas Department of Transportation's (KDOT) 235 Kellogg Central Project in Wichita, known as the RED Project, on Nov. 10, 2015 and will be delivering the new infrastructure in the summer of 2019....
Fri May 06, 2016
Country May Build Mountain to Control Weather
The website Newser is reporting that even with a major downturn in the oil business, the United Arab Emirates still has enough money to look at a few modest construction projects—including building a mountain in the desert....
