Project Experiences

CEG - Mon February 08, 2016

A Look Back at the Koehring 505

It's hard to imagine, but there was a time when cable machines were used exclusively for excavation in general construction work. An American engineer by the name of William S. Otis invented the steam shovel in 1835....

David Klepper - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon February 08, 2016

Details of NYC's Penn Station Overhaul Emerge

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) The $3 billion vision for Manhattan's Penn Station includes more light, a new grand entrance, added retail and office space and even a hotel — all part of the plan to transform the cavernous rail hub that Gov....

Thu February 04, 2016

World's First Ever Handicap-Accessible Water Park Being Built in San Antonio

Construction charity organization AGC Charities Inc. is partnering with local construction firms to help build “Morgan's Inspiration Island,” a new handicap-accessible water park addition to non-profit Morgan's Wonderland....

Irwin Rapoport - Thu February 04, 2016

Austin's SH 71 Road Project Should Reduce Traffic Jams

Crews from McCarthy Building Companies Inc. began work on a $149 million Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) SH 71 Express project in January 2015. The toll lanes are scheduled to open to travelers in the Austin area in October 2016....

Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed January 27, 2016

Work Continues on New $555M San Diego County Central Courthouse

Work is proceeding on a new $555 million, 704,000 sq. ft. (19,935 sq m) Central Courthouse for San Diego County. The Judicial Council of California expects the downtown San Diego building — designed to house 71 courtrooms and stand 22-stories tall — to be completed by the fourth quarter of 2016....

Thu February 04, 2016

Consortium Picked to Design, Build Phoenix Freeway

PHOENIX (AP) The Arizona Department of Transportation has selected a consortium of firms and companies from among three finalists to design and build a major new 22-mi. (35.4 km) long freeway in the Phoenix metro area....

Andrea Watts - CEG Correspondent - Fri February 05, 2016

Seismic Retrofitting Project Saves Taxpayers Millions

Since its construction in 1957, the Vashon Island Ferry Terminal is the critical link that connects the communities on Puget Sound's western shore to the Seattle mainland — an average of 30 sailings per day depart to West Seattle's Fauntleroy dock....

Wed February 03, 2016

Schools Named for Astronauts Take Leaps Forward

Named for two history-making astronauts, the new Jemison High School and McNair Junior High are taking shape in Huntsville, Ala. Built on a combined campus off Pulaski Pike, both schools are expected to open in August 2016, and will house students from four existing or recently closed schools....

Jeff Winke - Wed February 03, 2016

Contractor Wins I-10 Job, FDOT Smoothness Award

There were no completed sections of I-10 until 1961 when the nearly 37-mi. (59.5 km) Sanderson to Jacksonville stretch was first finished. In the years since, section by section have been constructed, culminating in the complete stretch of I-10 in Florida that spans the top of the state 362-mi....

Wed February 03, 2016

Controversial Toll Lane in Progress on I-77 in Charlotte

A controversial project that allows for a high occupancy toll road is now under construction in Charlotte, N.C. The I-77 express lanes will reportedly help resolve current and future problems on more than 20 mi....