Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue December 12, 2017
ODOT Embarks on $153M South Side Mega Fix Project
Shelly & Sands Inc. (S&S) has been working on Ohio Department of Transportation's (ODOT) South Side Mega Fix project. The I-71 South Side widening/ interchange reconstruction is a $153 million initiative in Columbus, Ohio, that will greatly improve traffic flow for motorists and commercial traffic....
Brenda Ruggiero - Mon December 11, 2017
Army Corps Works to Renourish Beach in Ocean City, Md.
The U.S Army Corps of Engineers is currently in charge of a beach renourishment project in Ocean City, Md. The work is a periodic renourishment of the existing Atlantic Coast of Maryland Shoreline Protection Project, a coastal storm management project initially completed in the early 1990s....
Thu December 07, 2017
DOE Approves Presidential Permit for Northern Pass
Eversource Energy and Northern Pass Transmission LLC (NPT), a subsidiary of Eversource Energy, announced that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a Record of Decision (ROD) and approved the Presidential Permit for the Northern Pass hydroelectric transmission project that will allow NPT to construct transmission facilities at the U.S./Canada border in Pittsburg, N.H....
Mon December 04, 2017
Dominion to Begin Construction on Transmission Line
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Dominion Energy is set to begin construction on a transmission line project that would cross the James River near Jamestown. The company said Nov. 3 that all necessary approvals have been received for the project, which is expected to take 18 to 20 months to complete....
Wed November 01, 2017
Army Corps Resumes Toxic Sediment Dredging at Indiana Harbor Ship Canal
EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (AP) The Army Corps of Engineers has resumed dredging toxic sediment from a northwestern Indiana canal that is among the country's most polluted waterways. At an East Chicago Waterway Management District board meeting Oct....
Russ Bynum - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon October 23, 2017
Deal Asks Washington to 'Step Up' Harbor Funding
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) Gov. Nathan Deal said Oct. 12 that Washington needs to “step up” with more money to deepen the shipping channel to the Port of Savannah, where larger ships arriving through an expanded Panama Canal have pushed cargo volumes to record highs....
Cindy Riley - Wed September 27, 2017
Air Force Base Constructs Flight Simulator
At Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, construction is under way on a $22 million F-35A Lightning II flight simulator facility. The simulator will allow the initial F-35 pilots, who arrive at Eielson approximately six months before the first aircraft arrive, to maintain many of their flying currencies and skills....
Tue September 12, 2017
National Guard Responds to Floods
PHOENIX (AP) Gov. Doug Ducey has activated the Arizona National Guard to assist in response efforts following heavy monsoon flooding in Santa Cruz County that damaged a sewage conveyance pipeline near Nogales....
US Army Corps of Engineers - Wed August 30, 2017
Alaska Corps Employee Earns Highest Honor for Construction Personnel
His dedication to public service and eagerness to accomplish more to support the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' mission in Alaska landed him a prestigious accolade in the construction field. Joel Spano, lead quality assurance representative in the U.S....
Wed August 23, 2017
Ohio River Bridge Sparks Development
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) A new bridge spanning the Ohio River between Indiana and Kentucky is sparking development in the city of Jeffersonville, where three hotels and several other projects are in the works....
