Wed December 14, 2016
New Tappan Zee Bridge Hits Construction Milestone
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Work on the new $4 billion Tappan Zee Bridge on the Hudson River north of New York City has hit a major milestone. State officials say construction crews have topped off the eight main bridge towers and will pour the final concrete this week....
Josh Hrala - Mon December 12, 2016
A Mysterious Roman Tombstone Has Been Found in one of America's Wealthiest Neighborhoods
Construction workers in Westchester County, N.Y. were busy building multi-million dollar homes, when they made quite an unexpected discovery: an ancient Roman tombstone with Latin script on it that researchers say was crafted around 54 AD, nearly 2,000 years ago....
Katherine Leszczynski - Mon December 12, 2016
Ralston Students Build Sheds for Community Members, Hone Construction Skills
A class at Ralston High School is putting its skills to good use this semester. The Advanced Woods and Construction class at Ralston has been working on building sheds for those in the community. Advanced Woods and Construction teacher Brandon Thoene said the class has partnered with Builders of the Future, a program that educates students on the construction trade....
Susan Lunny Keag - Thu December 08, 2016
Inside the Construction of New Goethals Bridge
While the Goethals Bridge Replacement Project may seem like it's never-ending, there's plenty of reason the Port Authority's first new long-span bridge in 80 years couldn't be built overnight....
Danny Lewis - Wed December 07, 2016
Workers Uncover Ancient Elephant Bones in L.A.
Ten thousand years ago, the land where Los Angeles now stands was blanketed with tar pits, snagging all sorts of unsuspecting creatures and entombing them in its gooey depths. So it didn't come as too big of a surprise when construction workers at the site of L.A....
Sat December 03, 2016
Four-Lane Highway Project Completes Loop Around Lawrence
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Kansas transportation officials will host two public events to celebrate the completion of a long-waited highway project nearly three years after the start of construction. The Kansas Department of Transportation is scheduled to host a ribbon cutting and public walk-bike event Nov....
Cindy Riley - Tue November 29, 2016
New Haven-Hartford-Springfield Line Remains on Schedule to Launch in 2018
In a move to dramatically increase passenger rail service, work continues in Connecticut on the CTrail Hartford Line. Scheduled to launch in January 2018, the New Haven-Hartford-Springfield rail program is taking advantage of a state-of-the-art track construction machine (TCM), which is currently being used to double-track portions of the line....
Jennifer Rupp - Sun November 27, 2016
New U.S. 101 Bridge Solves Flood Issues
At the border of San Mateo County and Santa Clara County, Calif., the U.S.-101 bridge carries motorists over the San Francisquito Creek. Despite the Spanish translation — Little San Francisco — this creek roars to life during storms, causing significant damage in its wake....
Keith Ridler - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Fri November 25, 2016
U.S. Wants to Build $1.6B Idaho Facility for Nuclear Waste
BOISE, Idaho (AP) The Navy and U.S. Department of Energy want to build a $1.6 billion facility at a nuclear site in eastern Idaho that would handle fuel waste from the nation's fleet of nuclear-powered warships through at least 2060....
Brad Broberg - Fri November 18, 2016
King Street Station Upgrades on Track
Nobody is happier about the improvements under way at the King Street Station than the conductors aboard the trains that stop at the historic Seattle terminal. The improvements will automate 21 switches that conductors currently must throw by hand....
