Irwin Rapoport - Mon October 17, 2016
PennDOT Invests $266M to Upgrade Section of Route 202
The project to expand and rebuild Section 300 of U.S. Route 202 in Chester County, Pa., is complete. The final contract ($63.4 million) for the work — Section 330, awarded to Allan A. Myers LP began in April 2013....
Mon October 17, 2016
Dakota Pipeline Work Resumes Amid More Arrests
ST. ANTHONY, N.D. (AP) - Authorities have arrested more than a dozen protesters during demonstrations against the Dakota Access oil pipeline this weekend. Police arrested 14 protesters at three protest sites on Saturday....
Fri October 14, 2016
Southern Power Buys Grant Plains Wind Facility
Southern Company subsidiary Southern Power announced the acquisition of the 147-megawatt (mW) Grant Plains wind facility in Oklahoma from Apex Clean Energy. “The acquisition of the Grant Plains wind facility is an important step in strategically growing our renewable energy portfolio,” said Buzz Miller, Southern Power president and CEO....
Fri October 14, 2016
New ODOT Eight-Year Plan Approved; Reflects Progress, More Work to Be Done
Major improvements have been made to Oklahoma's highways and bridges through the Oklahoma Department of Transportation's Eight-year Construction Work Plan. However, much work remains to address the backlog of transportation needs and the demands of a growing population and traffic....
Fri October 14, 2016
Granite Awarded $875 Million Joint Venture Design-Build Transit Project in Hawaii
Granite Construction Incorporated announced the joint venture (JV) team comprised of Granite Construction Company, Shimmick Construction Co. Inc. and Traylor Bros. Inc. has been awarded the Airport Guideway and Stations Design-Build Contract by the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation....
Chuck Harvey - Fri October 14, 2016
Phase II of I-70 Underpass in Vail Shapes Up
Phase 2 is under way on a $30 million project to add an I-70 underpass that connects north and south frontage roads in the town of Vail, Colo. Colorado Department of Transportation and the town of Vail are partners in the connector project located between the main Vail and West Vail interchanges on I-70....
Thu October 13, 2016
Falvez Completes Financing for 163-mW Texas Wind Farm
Falvez Energy has closed the financing of the Falvez Astra Wind Project in Texas, its first utility scale wind project. GE unit, GE Energy Financial Services, provided the construction financing, which will enable the construction of the 163-megawatt wind farm....
Thu October 13, 2016
Data Foundry to Build Third Data Center in Austin, Texas
Data Foundry, a leading provider of premium colocation, network and managed services, announced the construction of its third Austin data center, Texas 2. The first phase of construction will begin this quarter, and upon completion of the third and final phase, the size of the facility will total 325,000 sq....
Thu October 13, 2016
Contractors Face Fines for Lack of Local Workers
DETROIT (AP) - Detroit officials say an estimated half-million dollars in fines have been levied on contractors working on the new Red Wings arena because the companies haven't hired enough Detroit residents....
Wed October 12, 2016
Resolution to Collect Data for Proposed Storage Facility
Neil Bosworth, forest supervisor has approved both an environmental assessment and a plan of operations allowing Resolution Copper Mining LLC, to gather necessary data to help evaluate possible construction of a large tailings storage facility on National Forest Lands....
