Michels Corporation - Tue October 27, 2020
Deep Foundation Drilling Shafts Bridge Mighty Mississippi
Michels met the challenge of the Mighty Mississippi when called upon to install shafts for a new bridge carrying eight lanes of traffic over the river on Interstate 74 between Bettendorf, Iowa, and Moline, Ill....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu October 22, 2020
Carbro Contractors Replaces Ridge Road, Orient Way Bridges for NJDOT
The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) is investing $26.7 million to replace the current Ridge Road Bridge (107 ft. long, one lane in each direction) and the Orient Way Bridge (107 ft. long, two lanes in each direction) over Route 3 in the Township of Rutherford in Bergen County....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue October 20, 2020
Bent Crews Replace Farmer Creek Bridge Along U.S. 101
Bent LLC is in the midst of replacing the Farmer Creek Bridge on U.S. 101 just north of Hebo, a structure built in 1916, for the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT). The existing 27-ft. long, two-lane steel bridge is being replaced with a concrete, 80-ft....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue October 20, 2020
Composite Bridge System Used for First Time on West Coast
The rural community of Duvall, Wash., has become the first town on the west coast to utilize an AIT Bridges composite bridge system. The bridge, made up of 12 fiberglass composite arches, was trucked from AIT's Brewer, Maine, facility to Duvall, about 50 minutes northeast of Seattle....
Dick Rohland – CEG Correspondent - Wed October 14, 2020
Minnesota's Dale Street Bridge Honors Residents
A unique blending of engineering, art and enthusiastic neighborhood input were key components in the replacement design of one of the original, urban bridges built over I-94 when President Eisenhower's massive interstate highway system began construction in the late 1950's....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed September 30, 2020
Crews Work on Veterans Medical Site
Construction crews in Birmingham, Ala., are working to complete a facility designed to better serve local veterans. The Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center mental health clinic will combine services into one location when it opens late next year....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed September 30, 2020
Big Time Entertainment
The City of Oxford, Ala., is preparing for a new entertainment center that will attract visitors to the area and create jobs. According to promoters, it also will be the only one of its kind in the area....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Tue September 29, 2020
New Indiana Overpass Reduces Crossing Delays
In Bartholomew County, Ind., construction teams are working to complete a $31.5 million project designed to reduce current and likely future delays to traffic on SR 46, due to train activity at the L&I rail crossing....
Giles Lambertson – CEG Correspondent - Tue September 29, 2020
Komatsu Mining 'Gets Smart' Building New HQ
In Milwaukee, new technology is helping transform an old building site. The construction of Komatsu Mining Corporation's $285 million headquarters is widely considered a good idea because the redeveloped property will be an attractive addition to the Harbor District....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu September 24, 2020
Missing Moves No More
Construction of the New Jersey Department of Transportation's (NJDOT) $180 million, I-295/Route 42 Missing Moves project began on March 20 when crews from South State Inc. arrived on the work site between I-295 and Route 42 in the Borough of Bellmawr in Camden County....
