A journalist who started his career at a weekly community newspaper, Irwin Rapoport has written about construction and architecture for more than 15 years, as well as a variety of other subjects, such as recycling, environmental issues, business supply chains, property development, pulp and paper, agriculture, solar power and energy, and education. Getting the story right and illustrating the hard work and professionalism that goes into completing road, bridge, and building projects is important to him. A key element of his construction articles is to provide readers with an opportunity to see how general contractors and departments of transportation complete their projects and address challenges so that lessons learned can be shared with a wider audience.
Rapoport has a BA in History and a Minor in Political Science from Concordia University. His hobbies include hiking, birding, cycling, reading, going to concerts and plays, hanging out with friends and family, and architecture. He is keen to one day write an MA thesis on military and economic planning by the Great Powers prior to the start of the First World War.
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) celebrated the completion of a new $202 million patient complex and administration building at Rusk State Hospital (RSH) in the city of Rusk, Texas, the county seat for Cherokee County....
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The California Department of Transportation's (Caltrans) $103.98 million SR 57 Pavement Replacement Project that is replacing 4.4 mi. of pavement in Los Angeles County began in August 2020 and is expected to be delivered in 2024....
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The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) is spending $410 million to transform and upgrade the 200-acre Ocean Terminal in the Port of Savannah, a project that is being undertaken by The Industrial Company (TIC), which is responsible for the wharf/berth refurbishment element....
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The Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) $606 million I-35 Capital Express North in Austin is one of two ongoing projects for the multi-billion dollar I-35 Capital Express Program that was design to help improve traffic flow in the growing city....
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Ortiz Enterprises Inc. is looking to deliver the California Department of Transportation's (Caltrans) $41.5 million I-405 Western Avenue to Crenshaw Boulevard Auxiliary Lanes Project in Torrance this fall....
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Due to serious damage caused by storms, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is working on a permanent restoration project along State Route 70 in Plumas County....
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As part of a $4 billion effort spearheaded by the Texas Department of Transportation, Fluor Corporation began work on the I-35 Capital Express South project. This portion of the massive Lone Star State project is valued at $548 million....
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Work on the latest phase of the New York State Department of Transportation's (NYSDOT) SR 347 modernization in Suffolk County (Long Island), via a $71.4 million project awarded to Peter Scalamandre and Sons Construction (PSSI), continues....
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Fluor Corporation began work on the Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) $548 million I-35 Capital Express South project, which is part of the multi-billion dollar I-35 Capital Express program taking place in Austin....
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Crews from McCullough Construction Inc. are eager to complete the California Department of Transportation's (Caltrans) $14 million replacement of the Swift Creek Bridge on State Route 3 in Trinity County, a project that is 90 percent complete....
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As part of its ongoing expansion of the Port of Savannah, the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) began renovations of Berth 1 at the Garden City Terminal (GCT) in April 2021, a project that will be completed this July by The Industrial Company (TIC)....
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The ongoing construction of the $304,600,000 Austin State Hospital (ASH), being constructed by Turner Construction Company on behalf of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is proceeding full steam ahead....
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Yonkers Contracting Company Inc. started work on the Connecticut Department of Transportation's (CTDOT) $77.2 million, design-build Stamford Station Parking Garage project in September 2021 to provide additional parking via a new facility and to improve services at the train station....
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El Sol/DeFoe Joint Venture began major operations in late February for the third and final phase of the New York State Department of Transportation's (NYSDOT) $1.7 billion Hunts Point Access Improvement Project, via a $446.6 million contract for the transformative project in South Bronx....
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Caltrans highways in the Eastern Sierra Nevada have and are feeling the brunt of the heavy rains and snow falls hitting the area in rapid succession and via intense short periods, which in turn have led to avalanches, mudslides and flooding that have closed roads for extended periods and damaged infrastructure....
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The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company in partnership with Source Building Group began construction of a new $295 million psychiatric hospital in Dallas - the Texas Behavioral Health Center at UT Southwestern - on December 5, 2022, a project that is part of the state's comprehensive plan to expand inpatient psychiatric beds....
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The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is investing $116 million for its Interstate 610/Cambridge project in the south-central area of Houston, which will create multiple connecting points to major event venues such as NRG Stadium, the Museum District, multiple universities and the Medical Center....
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American Bridge Company (AB) is rehabilitating the East Haddam Swing Bridge, which carries Route 82 over the Connecticut River and links the towns of Haddam and East Haddam, for the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT)....
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JE Dunn Construction, the city of Austin and trade partners broke ground on the site of Goodnight Ranch Joint Fire/EMS Station, the fourth of five new high-priority stations that the city is building to meet the demands of a growing city and ensure response times for fire and EMS crews meet established norms....
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The Texas Transportation Commission (TTC), this August, is expected to approve Gov. Greg Abbott and the Texas Department of Transportation's record $100 billion, 10-year plan for infrastructure projects across the state to help meet demand for residents amid an ongoing population boom and period of economic growth....
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