Project Experiences

Mon September 14, 2015

Army Corps Lambastes VA for Construction Boondoggles

AURORA, Colo (AP).- Huge cost overruns and long delays at new VA hospitals in Colorado, Florida and Louisiana were caused by multiple design changes, mismanaged contracts or poor budget controls, according to Army Corps of Engineers reports released Thursday....

Fri September 11, 2015

I-69 Construction Work Blamed for Damage to Rural Roads

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) Some southern Monroe County residents say contractors building a section of the Interstate 69 extension are ripping up their rural, two-lane roads by using them to take heavy machinery and materials to construction sites....

Thu September 10, 2015

Mich. Officials Launch ’Smart’ Roads Initiative

DETROIT (AP) Highway officials are beginning to install sensors and cameras that will be able to provide construction, traffic and weather updates to motorists on roads near Detroit. The Michigan Department of Transportation recently installed 17 of the devices along 20 mi....

Thu September 10, 2015

Indiana Agency Considers Options for Historic Bridge

BOWLING GREEN, Ind. (AP) A bridge over the Eel River in Clay County has to be replaced because heavy use over the past 80 years has caused its structure to deteriorate, according to Indiana transportation officials....

Fri September 11, 2015

Stadium Debacle Adds to Tokyo’s Olympic Woes

TOKYO (AP) - Japan’s ambitions for a trouble-free 2020 Tokyo Olympics to showcase the country’s economic revival are facing an unexpected obstacle course as planners lurch from one fiasco to the next....

RIK STEVENS - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Fri September 11, 2015

Demand Remains Strong for Dwindling WTC Steel Supply

In an airplane hangar at New York’s Kennedy Airport, fewer than 30 pieces of steel remain from the debris recovered after terrorists flew hijacked planes into the World Trade Center’s twin towers on Sept....

Jay Adams - Wed September 09, 2015

VTrans Replaces Highway Bridge in Three Days Using Slide-In System

A few years ago, construction teams could replace a big, steel and concrete bridge in 61 months. With the remarkable advancement of new technologies, Rhode Island and other states have replaced bridges in 61 days....

Wed September 09, 2015

Jersen Builds Nanocenter With Assistance From Finke

There’s nothing “nano” about the Marcy Nanocenter project at SUNY Poly Institute, on which Jersen Construction Corp. is performing the site work. Located in the heart of upstate New York, the Nanocenter is anticipated to be a 450-acre greenfield site that is being developed for the semiconductor industry....

Irwin Rapoport - Tue September 08, 2015

New Eastbound Bridges for I-290 in Tonawanda

Crews from the Union Concrete and Construction Corp. are halfway through a $14.5 million project that is replacing four bridges (three lanes per-bridge) in the western New York of town of Tonawanda on Interstate 290 eastbound and westbound over Military Road (NY Route 265) and Delaware Avenue (NY Route 384) at Exit 1A and Exit 1B....

Wed September 09, 2015

NYC Cathedral Makeover Wraps Up as Papal Visit Nears

NEW YORK (AP) - A three-year restoration project at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York and one of the country’s most well-known churches, is coming to an end just in time for a late September visit from Pope Francis....