Tue February 23, 2016
Famous Los Angeles Bridge Demolished
LOS ANGELES (AP) Demolition crews brought down a portion of a famed downtown Los Angeles bridge sooner than expected, allowing for the early reopening of a section of U.S. 101 that was closed for much of the weekend of Feb....
Chuck Harvey - Tue February 23, 2016
Crews Work to Fill Interstate Gap Between Vegas, Phoenix
Las Vegas and Phoenix are the only U.S. cities of 1 million or more residents not linked by an interstate freeway. So the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada and Nevada Department of Transportation took the lead in individual phases of a $318 million Nevada Interstate 11 project to connect a gap in existing interstate routes....
Eric Olson - Tue February 16, 2016
Orlando's JMHC Inc. Preparing Local Site for Massive New FedEx Facility
In north Polk County, at the intersection of Interstate 4 and U.S. Highway 27, land is being cleared for a new massive FedEx distribution center. Jim Cooper Construction Company Inc., a general contractor out of Birmingham, Ala., has selected a central Florida site construction firm to do the job....
Lori Tobias - Tue February 16, 2016
Crews Reach Milestone on Northwest Corridor Job
Construction crews recently reached another milestone in Georgia's Northwest Corridor Express Lanes project, completing the placement of five 155-ft. (47.2 m) concrete beams over Delk Road. The beams are part of a 2,311 ft....
Mon February 22, 2016
Excavator Pair Contributes to Florida Contractor's Success
An innovative approach to business alliances has helped Honc Destruction become the largest demolition contractor in southwest Florida. Go back to 2002, the year the company started. At that time, Honc Marine Contracting was a successful builder of seawalls for thousands of waterfront properties, especially in the Cape Coral and Fort Myers, Fla., areas....
Mon February 22, 2016
Excavator Hydraulics, Fuel Efficiency Stand Out for Firm
The post-recession construction industry has spurred a number of success stories — one of which is BP Construction Group of Tampa Bay, Fla. Three-and-a-half years ago, R.G. Stathas and his cousin, Nick DiGiulio, started the company with one machine....
Mon February 22, 2016
Dynamic Blythe Construction Strives for Efficiency, Cost Savings on I-85 Job
Blythe Construction has had a big hand in helping to build the Carolinas into one of the most vibrant components of the Sunbelt over the last few decades. As one of the Southeast's top contractors, Blythe exemplifies what it means to be a dynamic company, with several projects going on or in development at any one time....
Cindy Riley - Mon February 22, 2016
$62M Project to Pay Tribute to Nashville's History
A $62 million mixed-use development paying tribute to a legendary district is taking shape in Nashville, Tenn. The 275-unit Crescent Music Row will offer luxury apartments and retail space, along with dramatic views of the city's skyline....
Fri February 19, 2016
$26M Project of U.S. 20 Near Dubuque to Make Road Safer
DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) A dangerous stretch of U.S. 20 is set to be reconstructed in the next few years in an effort to improve traffic safety near Dubuque. The Telegraph Herald reported that the Iowa Department of Transportation plans to smooth out a curve of the four-lane highway at a Peosta intersection beginning in 2019....
Fri February 19, 2016
Indiana Toll Road to See $200M in Improvements
GRANGER, Ind. (AP) A section of the Indiana Toll Road, the 157-mi. highway that stretches across the northern portion of the state between Ohio and Illinois, will undergo $200 million in improvements including new asphalt and bridge work, the company that leases it announced Feb....
