Fri September 18, 2015
Rail Officials Say Project Could Have $1B Shortfall
HONOLULU (AP) - Honolulu rail officials say the mass transit project could face a more than $1 billion shortfall if construction costs continue to rise. In a letter to Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell and City Council Chair Ernie Martin, Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation chair Don Horner said as the price tag for the project grows, it is also facing another year of delays due to legal challenges and contracting, Hawaii News Now reports (http://bit.ly/1UUneBb)....
Jeff Winke - Fri September 18, 2015
Beating the Clock
Construction contractors face it frequently — that hollow feeling in the gut that there isn’t enough time. The clock ticks faster on construction projects; slower when getting a cavity filled at the dentist....
Wed September 16, 2015
Hawthorne Cat Breaks Ground on Dyno Shop
Hawthorne Cat, the exclusive Cat equipment and engine dealer in San Diego and the Pacific Region, is expanding its corporate campus in Rancho Bernardo, Calif., with the addition of an engine, generator and on-highway truck testing facility....
Erik Pisor - Thu September 17, 2015
Kings’ Golden 1 Center Rises
Both on and off the basketball court, the Sacramento Kings organization is in a state of transition. Internally the organization’s new president of basketball operations bolstered the team’s roster via offseason signings....
Brenda Ruggiero - Tue September 15, 2015
VDOT Embarks on $31.5M Project to Replace Bridge Near Pentagon
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) recently began a bridge replacement project near the Pentagon in Arlington County, Va. The $31.5 million project replaces the Route 27 (Washington Boulevard) bridge over Route 110 (Jefferson Davis Highway)....
Tue September 15, 2015
Whitfield County Finds Success Patching Potholes
At the conclusion of a recent quarterly meeting and luncheon of the northwest Georgia branch of the APWA (American Public Works Association), the Whitfield County Georgia Public Works Department held a demonstration of its Stepp Manufacturing SRM asphalt recycler....
Wed September 16, 2015
What Did Workers Unearth in Seattle?
SEATTLE (AP) - An archaeological survey to clear the way for construction near a mall has unearthed thousands of stone tools crafted at least 10,000 years ago. ”We were pretty amazed,’ archaeologist Robert Kopperl, who led the field investigation, told The Seattle Times (http://goo.gl/bVH7Oq )....
Wed September 16, 2015
Manhattan Opens Something it Hasn’t in 25 Years
NEW YORK (AP) - New York City’s first new subway station in a quarter-century opened Sunday, linking Times Square to a booming neighborhood on Manhattan’s far West Side at 34th Street. ”This is really a monumental day for the city,’ Mayor Bill de Blasio told hundreds of guests at the inauguration for the gleaming No....
David Holsted - HARRISON DAILY TIMES - Mon September 14, 2015
Cabin Rental Owner Builds 94-Foot Suspension Bridge in Arkansas
MARSHALL, Ark. (AP) Rod Corley had a problem. Though he had fallen in love with the hills and woods surrounding his cabins in Searcy County, when Rush Creek flooded he was cut off from the world, the Harrison Daily Times reported....
Tue September 15, 2015
Project Makes a Splash
Dubbed "the newest aquarium in the nation's oldest city," the St. Augustine Aquarium will serve as one of Florida's splashiest tourist attractions once construction is complete. The privately-funded, $8 million dollar project consists of 250,000 gallons of indoor and outdoor marine exhibits, including a snorkel adventure, zip line, shipwreck reef tank, stingray encounter and other smaller exhibits....
