Brenda Ruggiero - Mon April 04, 2016
SEPTA Substation Replacement Project Nears Completion in Jenkintown, Pa.
An 80-year-old traction power substation in the Abington Township area of Glenside, Pa., is currently being replaced by a new indoor modular style substation. The Jenkintown Substation will be the first Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) traction power substation to utilize Gas Insulated Switchgear technology....
Mon April 04, 2016
Nearly $2B Federal Intelligence Center to Be Built
UPI is reporting that the federal government announced Friday a satellite intelligence facility that employs about 3,000 people will remain in St. Louis instead of moving to Illinois. The announcement, heralded by Missouri Gov....
Mon April 04, 2016
Gov. Cuomo Details Plan to Reopen Waterfront at Niagara River Gorge
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced that New York will replace an underutilized 2-mi. stretch of the Robert Moses Parkway North in Niagara Falls with open space, scenic overlooks and recreational trails to make the waterfront more accessible to residents, tourists and visitors alike....
Lori Tobias - Mon April 04, 2016
Iconic Pulaski Skyway Receives $1B Facelift
Four years into the most costly project undertaken by the New Jersey Department of Transportation, work is on track as planned to finish rehabilitation of the Pulaski Skyway by 2020. The DOT is now preparing to reroute traffic on the iconic 84-year-old bridge so that re-decking can continue....
Mon April 04, 2016
Illinois Tollway Releases 2015 Annual Report
The Illinois Tollway's 2015 Annual Report, Focus on Progress: Transforming Transportation, details their most significant accomplishments in delivering the fourth year of our 15-year, $12 billion capital program, Move Illinois: The Illinois Tollway Driving the Future....
Mon April 04, 2016
Palmetto Pipeline Project Suspended
The website Greenville Online is reporting that plans for a $1 billion underground fuel pipeline that would run from Belton in South Carolina to Savannah, Georgia, and Jacksonville, Florida have been suspended....
Fri April 01, 2016
Texas-Based Company Provides Services to Oil, Gas Industry
Despite being a multi-faceted company, Tim Nesler, Dimension Energy Services president and CEO summed up what his company does rather easily. “Dimension Energy Services constructs and maintains pipeline and facility assets for the energy industry,” he said....
Fri April 01, 2016
Flex Supply Brings 'The Best Units in the Field' to Texas
Highway construction and maintenance managers in the state of Texas now have a single source for knowledgeable service and reliable products for portable traffic controls. Peter Vieveen, president and founder of North America Traffic Inc....
James McRay - Fri April 01, 2016
Quicksheet Guideframes Shore Excavation Projects
It would be pretty tough to install any shoring system in an excavation 30 ft. (9.1 m) from a major body of water. However, that was the challenge facing Robstown, Texas, contractor Bridges Specialties when they were recently charged with installing a fiberglass lift station just 10 yds....
Fri April 01, 2016
GNSS Helps Rein in Challenges in Mammoth Texas Job
A real-life manifestation of the adage “everything's bigger in Texas,” is taking place on a huge tract of farmland about 35 mi. (56.3 km) northwest of Houston. There, global air conditioning supplier Daikin Industries Ltd., is building the world's largest tilt-wall structure to house all facets of its operation — manufacturing, distribution and office space — which currently exists in a number of separate buildings in Houston....
