New York Times & CEG - Mon July 10, 2023
VIDEO: Long-Delayed Gateway Tunnel Under Hudson River to Get $6.9B in Grant Funding
The federal government is on track to give $6.88 billion, the largest amount ever awarded to a mass-transit project, for the construction of a second rail tunnel under the Hudson River from New Jersey to New York City....
NorthJersey.com - Wed July 05, 2023
Gov. Hochul Tells Architects to Proceed With Designs for NYC's Penn Station Rebuild
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul in late June announced revisions to the state's approach to rebuilding New York City's Penn Station, the busiest transportation hub in North America. The reconstruction effort has long been regarded by many of the top architects and engineers in the country as a prestigious design project — one that any firm would be lucky to land, noted NorthJersey.com....
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Wed July 05, 2023
Army Corps of Engineers' Building Projects Bring West Point Into 21st Century
A robust military construction mission at the U.S. Military Academy, along the banks of the Hudson River at West Point, N.Y., is being conducted by the New York District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to provide more modern academic and living space for cadets....
Skanska - Mon June 26, 2023
Skanska-led JV With Halmar Awarded $1.24B Contract to Design, Reconstruct JFK International Airport's Central Terminal Area
Skanska, a global construction and development firm, and joint venture partner, Halmar International LLC, announced it has been awarded a contract by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to carry out the $1.24 billion design and reconstruction of John F....
Monroe Tractor - Wed June 21, 2023
Monroe Tractor Welcomes BJ Grant as Service Manager for Syracuse, N.Y., Location
BJ Grant has joined the Monroe Tractor team as service manager of its Syracuse, N.Y., location. "BJ joins us with a great deal of customer service in the automotive industry, diesel engines and heavy equipment industry, while serving in the U.S....
QNS.com & Jamaica Hospital Medical Center - Tue June 20, 2023
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul Helps Fund Expansion of Jamaica Hospital in Queens
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul joined several Queens elected officials and leaders of the borough's Jamaica Hospital Medical Center on June 16 for a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the expansion of the facility's new Emergency Department (ED)....
CEG - Thu June 15, 2023
Robert H. Finke & Sons Holds Kobelco Demo Day in N.Y.
Robert H. Finke & Sons held a Kobelco Demo Day May 12, 2023, at its Selkirk, N.Y., location. "This event was designed to give customers an opportunity to come into our demonstration yard and try out each of the Kobelco models, compare them side by side, and get a feel for which one best fits their needs," said Don Fiacco, general manager of Robert H....
CEG - Thu June 15, 2023
United Construction & Forestry Celebrates New Facility
United Construction & Forestry — a relatively new name to Northeast contractors — has expanded its footprint as a John Deere Industrial and Forestry equipment distributor over the past several years through the acquisition of Schmidt Equipment and Nortrax....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu June 15, 2023
William J. Keller & Sons Preps Land for 'Once-in-a-Generation' Project in N.Y.
The Port of Albany, located in upstate New York, is an important transportation center 160 mi. west of Boston and 124 nautical mi. from New York City. Sitting astride the Hudson River, the port has 5,400 ft....
NYC Department of Design and Construction - Wed June 14, 2023
NYC Completes Reconstruction of Rockaway Corridor With Dramatic Safety Upgrade
The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), NYC Department of Transportation (DOT), NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC) and the Mayor's Office of Climate & Environmental Justice (MOCEJ) joined Councilmember Joann Ariola and the New York State Office of Resilient Homes and Communities to announce the completion of a $16.6 million infrastructure project that rebuilt Beach 108th Street in Rockaway, Queens from Beach Channel Drive to Shore Front Parkway....
