Dick Rohland - Fri February 19, 2016
Flood Woes Ease With Bridge Replacement
Road closures and traffic disruptions caused by frequent flooding annoying thousands of south metro drivers of the Twin Cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis for years should no longer be a challenge. After two years of digging, picking girders and pouring concrete, crews recently completed a 4,225 ft....
Fri February 19, 2016
California's Bullet Train Cost Down to $64B
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Officials overseeing California's high-speed rail project are lowering the projected cost to $64 billion, from the previous $68 billion estimate, and will opt to build the first 250 miles of track between San Jose and the Bakersfield area rather than south to Burbank, according to a newspaper report....
Fri February 19, 2016
Buddha's Curse Strikes Again at Construction Site
The website DNAInfo.com is reporting in East Harlem, New York, the curse of the Buddha strikes again. The city slapped a controversial developer on Pleasant Avenue with a partial stop work order after nails, tools and trash from the site began falling into neighboring back yards,records show....
Fri February 19, 2016
Mystery of Giant Dirt Pyramid on Apple's New Campus Solved
As Apple's $5 billion "spaceship" campus in Cupertino, California, has started to take shape, an enormous pyramid of dirt has risen beside it. Now we know why: None of the dirt excavated to situate Apple's new offices will be removed from the 175-acre campus....
Tue February 16, 2016
Crews Relish 'Special Project' For Papal Visit
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) - Construction worker Lino Medrano has contributed to many projects in Ciudad Juárez, but nothing compares with the work he has done in the past few weeks. The El Paso Times (http://bit.ly/1RzuTas ) reports Medrano's work is reflected on the stairs that lead to the altar where Pope Francis will celebrate Mass on Wednesday near the Rio Grande....
Tue February 16, 2016
Demolition Next Door Puts Archaeology Museum on Shaky Ground
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - An archaeology museum in Philadelphia has moved thousands of ancient treasures offsite and is using vibration sensors to monitor delicate items still on display while an earth-shaking demolition project continues next door....
Irwin Rapoport - Thu February 11, 2016
PennDOT Replaces Seven Bridges in Philadelphia Over Five Years on I-676
Crews from Buckley & Company Inc. started working on the Pennsylvaniaa Department of Transportation's (PennDOT) four-year, $65 million project to rebuild seven bridges in Philadelphia last February....
Thu February 11, 2016
Imploded Pa. Bridge Likely to Live on in Construction Projects
OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) Residents may not have seen the last of a century-old bridge over the Allegheny River in western Pennsylvania that was imploded in late January. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported the steel from the 107-year-old Hulton Bridge could end up in a construction project once it's recycled by P.J....
Katherine Devlin – CEG Editorial Assistant - Thu February 11, 2016
Weary Crews Worked Round the Clock to Keep Blizzard at Bay
Winter storm Jonas brought heavy winds, flooding and snow across the mid-Atlantic region Jan. 22 to 24, 2016. The Nor'easter broke records in many locations, including Allentown, Pa. — 31.9 in....
Thu February 11, 2016
TrenchTech Adds Three Locations to Serve Mid-Atlantic
Excavation shoring has gone far beyond the delivery of a trench shield. Equipment size limitations, structure support, crossing utilities, understanding soil mechanics and expertise in the OSHA 1926 subpart P have become a part of the everyday world of keeping workers safe in excavations....
