Pete Sigmund was a longtime editorial consultant and journalist of Construction Equipment Guide for which he wrote incisive, biweekly news articles and features for more than three decades. Mr. Sigmund authored many standout features for Construction Equipment Guide.
(Editor’s Note: This article is the sixth in an occasional series on iconic United States construction projects.)In 1961, I often took the “Kiptopeke — Little Creek Ferry” across the mouth of Chesapeake Bay on weekends because my job was covering the Mercury astronauts at Langley Air Force Base, Va., and my future wife lived in Riverton, N.J....
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One of the world’s largest and most critical construction projects took decades to carry out....
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(Editor’s Note: This article is the fourth in an occasional series on iconic United States construction projects.)The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System is not only one of the most remarkable and difficult construction feats in U.S....
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(Editor's Note: This article is the third in an occasional series on iconic United States construction projects.)"Hi there, neighbor, going my way? East or West on the Lincoln Highway?" — Song introducing The Lincoln Highway radio broadcasts in 1940....
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Editor's Note: This article is the second in an occasional series on iconic United States construction projects.)Update: We revisit Central Park here. Building New York City's Central Park in the 19th century from the ground up was a mammoth manual grading and beautifying construction project that produced what many consider to be the century's greatest work of American art....
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The Golden Gate Bridge exemplifies construction excellence....
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Advanced software codes being developed with the aid of the world’s fourth-fastest supercomputer are expected to significantly speed the process of choosing the right concrete for a construction job, saving millions of dollars....
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Commemorating this year’s 50th anniversary of the Interstate Highway System, a convoy of vehicles will travel from San Francisco, CA, to Washington, D.C., from June 16 to June 29, over the old Lincoln Highway (now Interstate 80), which the first military transcontinental motor convoy, including a young lieutenant colonel named Dwight D....
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After it received $223 million as a special “earmark” project in last year’s highway and transportation bill, the bridge between Gravina Island and Ketchikan in Southeast Alaska was called “The Bridge to Nowhere.”Critics pointed out that Gravina only had approximately 50 residents, while Ketchikan had approximately 8,000....
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Economists from many areas of construction predict that the industry should fare well in 2006. They cite many reasons for optimism. The economy is growing at a good clip....
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When Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) speaks, government and industry listen. AGC has been a voice of construction for 87 years. Headquartered in Arlington, VA, outside Washington, D.C., and with chapters from the Atlantic to the Pacific, AGC advocates contractor positions on issues ranging from liability during disasters to permanent repeal of the Estate Tax....
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Before Hurricane Katrina roared through on Aug. 29, employees at the branch store of Great Southern Tractor Co. Inc., in Biloxi, MS, moved a pickup truck to assumed safekeeping inside the store....
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The fiscal crisis has abated for most states, increasing opportunities for contractors. This is a significant turnaround from as recently as early 2004 when fiscal uncertainty held back numerous highway and bridge projects....
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By Pete SigmundCEG EDITORIAL CONSULTANTIn the following exclusive interview with Construction Equipment Guide, Donald Basham, chief of engineering construction of the U.S....
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“A casino is coming!”Looking out from their third-floor window of the Holiday Inn resort hotel in Biloxi, MS, during Hurricane Katrina, a couple saw a massive floating casino heading their way as a 28-ft....
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The city of New Orleans can be rebuilt at its present location, and safely withstand future floods and hurricanes, if it follows special building codes for its homes and commercial buildings — and rebuilds its levees using steel pilings as many engineers have long suggested....
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How can contractors and subcontractors better sell themselves to bring in more business?Construction organizations have many profitable ideas on that all-important question....
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The new $286.4-billion six-year transportation bill includes a record 6,371 special “earmark” projects inserted by congressmen apart from the usual state planning process....
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President George W. Bush signed a $286.4-billion six-year highway and mass transit bill into law Aug. 10, ending approximately two years of contentious delay that impeded the nation’s long-range planning for transportation construction....
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This is the “summer of discontent” in the form of financial stress for many contractors and dealers. The cost of diesel fuel is at a record level, increasing the expense of running equipment....
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