Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Thu February 24, 2022
West Virginia Moves Forward With $224M Road, Bridge Project
A multi-year design-build project is moving forward between Nitro and Scott Depot, W. Va. It includes the widening of Interstate 64 and major upgrades to the Nitro-St. Albans Bridge. The prime contractor is Brayman – Trumbull, A Joint Venture and funding is mostly from WV Roads to Prosperity Bonds, with some FHWA Build Grant funding, as well....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Wed February 23, 2022
Crews Hit the Books in Marlborough, Mass.
After demolishing an existing portion of the Marlborough, Mass., public library, a construction team is replacing it with a new structure that will update library technology. "The renovation will tear down an addition that was built in the 1960s and replace it, which will add 16,000 square feet to the library," said Larry Gill, project manager of CHA Consulting, Norwell, Mass., the firm that is managing all aspects of the project, from its feasibility to the completion of construction....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed February 23, 2022
Sully-Miller Gets Job Done On LAX Runway
Officials at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) are sticklers for quality runways. They have to be. As one of the busiest airport in the world, the facility served more than 88 million passengers in 2019 with an average of 700 daily flights to 113 destinations in the U.S....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue February 22, 2022
Austin Bridge & Road Overcomes Many Obstacles to Rebuild Texas Span
When Austin Bridge & Road Inc. was tapped to deliver the $41,200,000 replacement of the FM 457 Swing Bridge (Matagorda Bridge) in Sargent, Texas, its crews knew it would be in for a challenging endeavor....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu February 17, 2022
Mississippi DOT Puts SPMT to Work for First Time On Bridge Replacement Project in Jackson
Crews in Jackson, Miss., are nearing completion on a bridge replacement project that made use of a self-propelled modular transporter (SPMT) lifting frame for the first time in Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) history....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu February 17, 2022
Construction Crews Give Atlanta Motor Speedway Necessary Upgrade
The Atlanta Motor Speedway (AMS) has hosted racing events of all types for more than 60 years. But it was time for a change. The racetrack was last paved in 1997, so track officials decided to get radical....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed February 16, 2022
Work Continues On $5.7B Gordie Howe International Bridge Between Detroit and Windsor, Canada
Despite less than ideal weather conditions, construction crews in Detroit, Mich., and Windsor, Canada, are working through the winter on the $5.7 billion Gordie Howe International Bridge project. The design-build project is being led by Dragados Canada, Fluor and Aecon....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed February 16, 2022
$100M Chicago Bridge Flyover Project Enhances Downtown
Poking a half mile into Lake Michigan, Navy Pier is one of Chicago's most popular destinations for both visitors and locals. Throughout its history, Navy Pier served as a Navy training center during World War II; welcomed a university and its students; and was a shipping terminal and a tourist hotspot....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu February 10, 2022
Tioga Construction Makes Big Progress in Amsterdam, N.Y.
Tioga Construction crews have been making solid progress on the New York State Department of Transportation's (NYSDOT) $12 million project in the city of Amsterdam (Montgomery County), which is rehabilitating six bridges at four sites to deal with much needed repairs and to meet current standards....
ALL Family of Companies - Wed February 16, 2022
Crane From ALL Removes Damaged Masts From WWII Battleship
North Carolina has a rich naval tradition. In fact, the very name tar heel — a nickname for a North Carolina native — comes from early workers in the naval industry who got sticky feet from working with distilled turpentine from the sap of pine trees and burned pine boughs to produce tar and pitch....
