Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Tue November 01, 2022
J3 Company, BGE Inc. Overhaul Robert S. Light Boulevard
Buda, Texas, in Hays County, has doubled in population since 2020; it is on pace to continue to grow rapidly as are other communities near the explosive expansion in nearby Austin. Congestion is bound to get worse as the number of semis rolling through town increases and the delays at the railroad crossings get longer....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu October 27, 2022
Brasfield & Gorrie Complete GSU's Convocation Center
Georgia State University (GSU) officially opened its new $85,200,000 Convocation Center (CC) on Sept. 15 in the Summerhill neighborhood of Atlanta, near Center Parc Stadium. The center was constructed by Brasfield & Gorrie (B&G), which achieved substantial completion this past summer....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu October 27, 2022
Excavation Near Virginia's U.S. 58 to Pave Way for Safer Traffic
U.S. 58 in southwestern Virginia carries traffic through picturesque scenery, like Jefferson National Forest and topping Lover's Leap Mountain. Although the scenery can be impressive, the curving two-lane roads with steep downhills can test motorists' patience and nerves and is problematic for truckers....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed October 26, 2022
Lunda, Parsons Collaborate On $218.5M Rocheport Bridge Replacement
With a goal of replacing the Interstate 70 Missouri River Bridge near Rocheport, work crews in Jefferson City, Mo., have been blasting and excavating rock to pave the way for actual construction of the new structure....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu October 20, 2022
Crews Pave Last Unpaved Section of Mount Washington Auto Road
The last unpaved section of the 7.2-mi. Mount Washington Auto Road — two narrow dirt/gravel lanes, one in each direction for 6/10 of a mi. — which takes tourists, various officials and scientists to the summit of Mount Washington (6,288.2 ft.) in New Hampshire, was paved last spring....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu October 20, 2022
Pittsburgh International Airport Undergoes $1.4B Upgrade
Years ago, Pittsburgh was "steel city" and known for its smoky skylines from the residue of the furnaces that turned iron ore into the steel that built America's railroads and cities. Over the years the city has transformed itself into a gleaming downtown anchored by banking, technology and world-class universities....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed October 19, 2022
McCarthy Keeps Water Flowing in Desert
Clean water is important for any city. But it is especially essential for desert communities like Glendale and Peoria in the Phoenix, Ariz., metro area. When it came time to update and expand the cities' aging water infrastructure, they turned to contractor McCarthy Building Companies and engineering firm Black & Veatch....
ODOT - Tue October 18, 2022
Hamilton Construction, ODOT Open Scottsburg Bridge
Officials from the Oregon Department of Transportation and Hamilton Construction recently celebrated the completion of the new Scottsburg Bridge on Oregon 38. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Sept....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue October 18, 2022
Crews Scale Mountainous Terrain to Complete Project
Powell Constructors Inc. began construction of the California Department of Transportation's (Caltrans) $21.4 million North Sherwin Shoulders Project in April 2021 in mountainous terrain more than 7,000 ft....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu October 13, 2022
SouthEast Demolition & Environmental Services Razes Auburn Dorm
In an effort to prepare the campus for future construction, crews in East Alabama are carrying out a four-phase, $7.5 million demolition at Auburn University. The teardown of the Hill Residence Hall complex began in spring 2022 and remains ahead of schedule....
