David Porter - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thu November 05, 2015
Aborted Hudson Rail Tunnel Project Could Benefit New Effort
NEW YORK (AP) - A Hudson River rail tunnel project that cost New Jersey millions of dollars and ignited a political firestorm when it was canceled five years ago could wind up benefiting a similar effort that is in its early phases....
David Porter - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tue November 03, 2015
N.J. Transit Agrees to Hudson Tunnel Studies
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) New Jersey’s transit agency formally agreed Oct. 14 to conduct environmental studies for a proposed new rail tunnel under the Hudson River, a first step in what is expected to be a roughly 10-year effort to ease congestion on the New York metropolitan area’s railways and roads....
Irwin Rapoport - Tue November 03, 2015
Gateway Improvement Reaches Mid-Way Point
The New York State Department of Transportation’s (NYSDOT) Gateway Connections Improvement Project to the U.S. Peace Bridge Plaza in Buffalo, N.Y., is scheduled for completion in June 2017. The plaza is adjacent to the Peace Bridge that links the United States to Canada....
Lori Tobias - Mon November 02, 2015
Preservation Work Begins on Historic Siuslaw Bridge
Contractors began preservation work in September on the Siuslaw River Bridge, one of numerous bridges designed on the Oregon Coast by Conde McCollough, Oregon state bridge engineer from 1919 to 1935. The $14.2 million project is expected to take four years to complete with the main components including cathodic protection, new bridge rail and pedestrian improvements, specifically, ADA ramps on each end....
Lori Tobias - Mon November 02, 2015
Scottsdale’s OdySea Aquarium on Track to Open in Summer 2016
Construction crews with McCarthy Building Companies are right on track to finish work in time for the scheduled July 2016, grand opening of the 200,000-sq.-ft. (18,580 sq m) OdySea Aquarium in Scottsdale, Ariz....
Chuck Harvey - Mon November 02, 2015
San Francisco’s New Central Subway Construction Enters Phase II
Builders of San Francisco’s new Central Subway light rail project describe it as the Bay Area’s most significant capital investment in generations. Considering the billion dollar-plus price tag and the scope of the project, it’s hard to argue with that assessment....
James McRay - Thu October 29, 2015
California General Contractor Avoids Puncturing Aquifer
Jones Covey Group Inc. (JCGI) headquartered in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., recently installed four large underground storage tanks as part of the construction of a new gas station in Lynnwood, Wash. The excavation for the tank-set, though rather large — about 65 sq....
Cindy Riley - Wed October 28, 2015
Rome Embraces $12 Million 60-Court Tennis Center
With a longstanding history as of one of the nation’s great tennis towns, Rome, Ga., is embracing a nearly $12 million project that allows for up to 60 regulation courts and a 3,846 sq. ft. (357.3 sq m) clubhouse....
Wed October 28, 2015
Atlanta Tower on the Rise
Construction work is under way in Atlanta, Ga., on a highrise designed to offer an urban lifestyle experience. The 25-story, 575,000-sq.ft. (53,419.2 sq m) apartment tower, known as Post Midtown Atlanta, will include more than 350 residential units....
Brenda Ruggiero - Tue October 27, 2015
Ridge Development at Work on Class A Logistics Center
Ridge Development, the industrial development arm of Transwestern Development Co., is currently constructing a 245,000-sq. ft. (22,761 sq m), Class A distribution building in Lakeland, Fla. The building is the first of two being added by the company in a new 46.5-acre business park called Lakeland Logistics Center....
