Finance & Commerce - Wed October 16, 2024
Construction Begins on $2.1B Water Plant Near Portland, Oregon
A $2.13 billion water plant is under construction in eastern Multnomah County, not far from Mount Hood and about 18 mi. east of Portland, Ore., according to Finance & Commerce. The Bull Run Filtration Project is a joint venture of construction giant Kiewit Corp....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Mon July 08, 2024
Kiewit Makes Progress On Intracoastal Bridge
The timeline has changed due to an unexpected delay, but construction crews continue making progress on the LA-1 Intracoastal Bridge replacement in West Baton Rouge. The two-phased project will feature a new southbound bridge with three 12-ft....
KDRV - Wed May 17, 2023
Largest Dam Removal in U.S. History Under Way
Construction to start the removal process of the Klamath River dams has begun and all four dams are scheduled to be removed from the river by the end of 2024, according to the latest report from KDRV. Crews have begun constructing access roads to allow access for heavy equipment required for further construction activities....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed March 08, 2023
Contractors Deliver Relief in Phoenix With Tunnel Project
National and local news have been covering the water crisis in America's Southwest and its dependence on the dwindling resources from the Colorado River. Recent infrastructure projects in northwest Phoenix are helping to address that issue in this area of approximately 400,000 people....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed July 06, 2022
UNL Makes Progress On $115M Kiewit Hall Construction
Due to a $25 million naming gift from Kiewit Corporation, along with donations from individuals, corporations and foundations, construction is well under way on an academic hub for undergraduate engineering education at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL)....
Hagerstown Herald-Mail & National Park Service - Tue June 21, 2022
Crews Preparing to Remove Construction Barge Stuck in Potomac River
A contractor is moving equipment to a site along the West Virginia shore to begin removal of the larger of two runaway work barges that were swept down the Potomac River in early May due to high water levels from a series of heavy thunderstorms upstream....
WMC Action News 5 - Thu May 20, 2021
ARDOT Fires Inspector Who Overlooked Crack in River Bridge in 2019
As the investigation continues as to why a significant beam fracture occurred on the I-40 bridge across the Mississippi River, an inspector with the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) who checked the 48-year-old structure in 2019 and failed to discover the crack, has been fired and may face criminal charges....
The Day - Wed February 03, 2021
Connecticut Working to Bring State Pier Project on Budget
A Connecticut state official involved in planning for the reconstruction project at State Pier in New London said efforts are under way to keep the project on budget. Kosta Diamantis, deputy secretary of the Office of Policy and Management (OPM), addressed the Connecticut Port Authority (CPA) in January and fielded questions about the possibility of costs escalating for the $157 million project, which is being funded through a partnership by the state and joint venture partners Eversource and Ørsted....
ADOT - Wed June 17, 2020
Sundt, Kiewit Earn 'Public Works Projects of the Year'
Sundt Construction Inc. and its joint venture partner Kiewit continue to earn awards for their work on the Ina Road Traffic Interchange. The two and a half year project was recently awarded the 2020 "Public Works Projects of the Year" by the Arizona Chapter of the American Public Works Association (APWA) in the category of Transportation: over $75 million and the 2019 Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) Partnering Award....
Thu March 26, 2020
Kiewit Members 'Top Off' New Regional Headquarters
Kiewit Corp. has ‘topped off' its regional headquarters in Lone Tree, Colo. as members of the construction crew signed the final beam. This campus for the Omaha, Neb.based engineering and construction firm will act as a hub for its 900 Colorado-based employees....
