Brenda Ruggiero - Tue August 25, 2015
Anchor Construction, ’Zipper Machine’ Star on Bridge Project
As a part of the Maryland State Highway Administration’s (SHA) ongoing statewide bridge system preservation program, the MD 140 Bridge over Liberty Reservoir/North Branch of the Patapsco River on the Baltimore/Carroll County line is currently undergoing a restoration....
Fri August 21, 2015
Can a Bridge be Replaced in One Weekend?
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - The Vermont Agency of Transportation says it’s replacing an Interstate 91 bridge in White River Junction in one weekend using an innovative technique to minimize the impact on drivers....
Thu August 20, 2015
Work Under Way on First Phase of Skyline Regional Park
The Phoenix office of Skanska has started work on Phase One of the 8,675-acre Skyline Regional Park in Buckeye, Ariz. The $3.95 million project for the city of Buckeye includes roadway construction, park features including entry gate house, entry gate monument and gates, ramadas, rest rooms and a pedestrian/equestrian bridge across the Skyline Wash....
Lori Lovely - Fri August 21, 2015
While Bertha Rests, Work Continues On Seattle Tunnel
Work on the new tunnel under Seattle’s waterfront is on hold while Seattle Tunnel Partners repair damage to “Bertha,” the world’s largest-diameter tunneling machine named after Bertha Knight Landes, the first woman elected mayor of a major American city (Seattle) in 1926....
Thu August 20, 2015
Boston Olympics Organizers Vastly Underestimated Construction Costs
BOSTON (AP) - Boston’s failed bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics underestimated costs for hosting the games, potentially leaving Massachusetts taxpayers on the hook for significant cost overruns, a state-funded report released Tuesday concludes....
Cindy Riley - Wed August 19, 2015
Shoppes at Legacy Park to Revive Cedar Crest
Scheduled to open this fall, the Shoppes at Legacy Park in Tuscaloosa, Ala., will serve as a major shopping center for the college town best known for Crimson Tide athletics. Located off McFarland Boulevard and 13th Street in much of the former Cedar Crest neighborhood, the $55 million project is being built in an area hard hit by a devastating twister in 2011....
Eric Olson - Wed August 19, 2015
McClam & Associates Expands Runway at S.C. Airport
A project to lengthen the runway at the Fairfield County Airport in central South Carolina is set to upgrade the facility, and help it stay economically competitive. Luckily, the contractor, McClam & Associates, is up to the task....
Tue August 18, 2015
Century-Old Mass Grave Thwarts Highway Project
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN, Pa. (AP) - Officials say a highway construction project in eastern Pennsylvania has unearthed remains from victims of the Spanish flu pandemic a century ago and brought the work to a halt....
Mon August 17, 2015
Eyesore Cured in Memphis
Originally constructed as a Sears mail-order processing warehouse and retail store, the historic Crosstown Concourse building is undergoing a dramatic renovation in downtown Memphis, Tenn. Considered an eyesore and primed for demolition just a few years ago, the 14-story, 1.5 million sq....
Mon August 17, 2015
119-year-old Southwestern Ohio Paper Mill to Be Demolished
WEST CARROLLTON (AP) A 119-year-old former paper mill in southwestern Ohio is set to be demolished. The Dayton Daily News reports the demolition of the 40,000-sq. ft. (3,716 sq m) building that once housed Ahlstrom West Carrollton LLC will be paid for by the company, saving the city of West Carrollton hundreds of thousands of dollars....
