CEG - Wed January 15, 2025
Replica Colonial Philadelphia Tavern, Birthplace of U.S. Marines, Set to Begin This Spring
Philadelphia hosted a ceremonial groundbreaking in November for "The Tun" as part of a project to re-create the historic tavern known to every U.S. Marine as the service's birthplace. The construction site is located at 19 South 2nd Street in Philadelphia's Old City neighborhood, about 250 yards from the original Tun Tavern site, under what is now Interstate 95....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu December 26, 2024
SEPTA Builds Major Transportation Center
In many American cities, mass transportation continues to be an essential link for employment, shopping, entertainment and more. Showing its commitment to bus travel, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is putting the finishing touches on the Wissahickon Transportation Center in northwest Philadelphia....
Amtrak - Mon October 07, 2024
Amtrak, Partners Break Ground On New Philadelphia Train Maintenance Facility
Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner was joined by Federal Railroad Administrator Amit Bose, White House Deputy Assistant to the President for Infrastructure Implementation Samantha Silverberg and Rail Passengers Association President and CEO Jim Mathews to celebrate the start of construction for Amtrak's new heavy maintenance facility at Penn Coach Yard in Philadelphia....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu June 27, 2024
Philly Looks to Create Some CAP Space
Philadelphia's Center City is studded with some of the most iconic elements of American history, including the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, where our nation's forefathers debated and then signed the Constitution....
MyWIC - Wed June 12, 2024
Free Construction Camp for Girls Doubles in Size
Local Philadelphia-area girls entering 7th through 12th grade will attend one of two free construction camps this summer to provide real-world experience, mentorship, and education about the construction industry....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Mon June 03, 2024
New Beginning in South, Southwest Philly
Government officials and community leaders are excited by a once-in-a-generation project happening a short distance from Philadelphia's central core. Hilco Redevelopment Partners (HRP) has reimagined what the future could look like in South and Southwest Philadelphia....
WHYY Public Radio - Tue May 07, 2024
Mixed-Use Project in SW Philadelphia's Africatown to Soon Begin Construction
After several years in development, the first phase of a mixed-use project known as the African Center in southwestern Philadelphia is expected to begin construction in the coming weeks. The $23 million complex is dubbed a "beacon of cultural pride" in Africatown, a community that has grown considerably in the past two decades, according to a May 6 report by Philadelphia's WHYY Public Radio....
WHYY Public Radio - Tue April 09, 2024
Steady Pipeline of New Projects On Tap for Philadelphia's Delaware River Waterfront
In the past decade, private developers invested about $1 billion into Philadelphia's Delaware River waterfront — mostly for mixed-use and residential developments, according to an economic impact report commissioned by the nonprofit Delaware River Waterfront Corp....
Amtrak - Mon January 22, 2024
Amtrak Kicks Off Construction at Gray 30th Street Station in Philadelphia
A new era of passenger rail has officially launched in Philadelphia. Amtrak officials gathered Jan. 19 with federal, state and local representatives along with other community leaders to celebrate the construction kickoff for major renovations at William H....
WHYY Public Radio & CE - Thu October 12, 2023
Construction Progressing On Revival of Philly's Franklin Square PATCO Station
The construction to reopen a long-shuttered train station in Philadelphia's Center City has progressed well since its start in the summer of 2021. When completed next spring, the area's Port Authority Transit Corp., PATCO, will operate the Franklin Square Station....
