Cindy Riley - Wed November 11, 2015
Sights, Sounds of Beale Street Inspire Renovation
Inspired by the colors, sights and sounds of Memphis’ famed Beale Street, Creek Casino Montgomery is undergoing a $65 million renovation that will feature more than 2,200 gaming machines, a luxury hotel and full-service salon once construction is completed in late 2015....
Wed November 11, 2015
Ark. Highway Realignment to Reduce Crashes
DERMOTT, Ark. (AP) An intersection on U.S. 65 in southeastern Arkansas is getting realigned in an effort to give drivers better sight lines and reduce fatal crashes. An estimated $500,000 and $750,000 will be spent to redevelop the intersection with Arkansas Highway 35, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported....
Wed November 11, 2015
Motorists Endure Lane Closures for I-40 Job
Motorists in Conway, Ark., are dealing with lane closings, as construction of a bridge over Interstate 40 continues. The work, a partnership between the city of Conway and the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD), is tied to a nearby major development, and is one of five different projects included in an overall improvement plan....
Irwin Rapoport - Tue November 10, 2015
$95M Project to Connect Cleveland’s West Side, Lakefront
The Lakefront West project in Cleveland, a $95 million Ohio Department of Transportation and city of Cleveland initiative/partnership, will be completed in the summer of 2018 by the Great Lakes Construction Co....
Tue November 10, 2015
State’s Stalled, $700M Construction Projects Hurt Builders
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - An Associated Press analysis of state records shows there are 218 building projects halted due to the nearly five-month budget crisis. Gov. Bruce Rauner suspended work July 1. Officials don’t know how much the ongoing delay will add to project costs....
Mon November 09, 2015
Legal Challenge Freezes Freeway Project
Editor’s Note: The Associated Press has issued a correction on this story detailing the fact that the South Mountain Freeway project is not on hold. PHOENIX (AP) — I’ll take more time for a federal judge to resolve legal challenges to a planned Phoenix-area freeway....
Mon November 09, 2015
New Drone Footage Shows Progression of Apple Campus Construction
A new video taken by Youtuber and droner Dunan Sinfield is showing the scope of the construction project that will build Apple’s second corporate campus in Cupertino, CA. The structure has already been dubbed “The Spaceship” because of its unique architecture....
Thu November 05, 2015
Endangered Cacti to Be Saved in Road Construction
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) A cluster of endangered cacti in Sioux City will be protected in the development of a major road project. The Sioux City Journal reported state officials have approved a revised plan to build around a field of more than 100 bigroot prickly pear cactus plants....
Irwin Rapoport - Thu November 05, 2015
Crews Complete Flyover Span
At the end of July, as part of the Elgin O’Hare Western Access Project in Greater Chicago — a $3.4 billion, multi-year Illinois Tollway initiative, F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielson substantially completed a new flyover ramp bridge that connects westbound I-290 to westbound Illinois Route 390....
Thu November 05, 2015
Halt Continues on Casino Construction
PITTSBURG, Kan. (AP) - Construction of a state-owned casino in southeast Kansas won’t resume for a while. Kansas Crossing spokeswoman Carrie Tedore told The Pittsburg Morning Sun (http://bit.ly/1Q1S8tp ) the company will report on the status of a lawsuit involving the casino at the end of November, and a decision will be made then on whether to seek another 90-day extension on completing the casino....
