Ray Henry - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Fri May 05, 2006
Fire and Smoke Hail the End of Historic Jamestown Bridge
NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI (AP) Since the Jamestown Bridge first opened, Rhode Islanders have alternately embraced it as an enduring landmark or loathed its narrow lanes and car-shaking winds that always seemed worse on the see-through grating high above Narragansett Bay....
Ron Jenkins - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed November 30, 2005
Oklahoma Kicks Off Massive I-40 Crosstown Job
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Officials kicked off construction Nov. 14 on the relocation of Interstate 40 through downtown Oklahoma City, a $360-million project to replace a worn stretch of highway. The groundbreaking ceremony for the state’s largest transportation project is the culmination of more than a decade of efforts by local, state and congressional leaders to replace the Crosstown, a stretch of I-40 originally built to carry 72,000 vehicles per day and now carrying 120,000....
Wed November 30, 2005
Cleanup Pace Quickens at Hagerstown Superfund Site
HAGERSTOWN, MD (AP) The pit where Central Chemical Corp. dumped its waste is hidden, covered with soil to keep toxins from blowing into the nearby neighborhood or washing into streams. The buildings where workers mixed DDT, arsenic and other agricultural pesticides and fertilizers have been razed, leaving cracked concrete slabs among the weeds covering the fenced, 19-acre parcel....
Wed November 23, 2005
Rt. 199 Corridor in Jamestown Completed Early
Some 25,000 motorists who use the Route 199 corridor in James City County and Williamsburg can now take full advantage of a smoother and less congested roadway. The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), Route 199 construction crews and local officials joined the community Oct....
Mon August 02, 2004
Another Column Gives Out on Tampa’s Crosstown Expressway
On July 6, Tampa, FL’s, Crosstown Expressway experienced its second failure in the last four months, when column No. 99 –– two columns to the west of No. 97, which collapsed April 13 –– sunk into the ground....
Wed August 28, 2002
NYSDOT Bestows Awards
Joseph H. Boardman, commissioner of the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) and chairman of the Public Transportation Safety Board, announced the recipients of the 2002 PTSB Safety Awards....
Fri August 02, 2002
NAPA Bestows 2001 Awards for Excellence in Hot Mix
The National Asphalt Paving Association (NAPA) has announced the winners of its 2001 Quality in Construction Award for excellence in construction of an asphalt pavement. The presentations were made at a special ceremony at the association’s 47th annual convention in San Francisco, CA....
Sat May 18, 2002
NAPA Bestows Awards for Excellence in Hot Mix Paving
The National Asphalt Paving Association (NAPA) has announced the winners of its 2001 Quality in Construction Award for excellence in construction of an asphalt pavement. The presentations were made at a special ceremony at the association’s 47th annual convention in San Francisco, CA....
Wed June 06, 2001
Asphalt Association Bestows Award to PA’s Pennsy Supply
The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) announced that Pennsy Supply Inc. of Harrisburg, PA, is the winner of a 2000 Community Involvement Award.
NAPA presents its Community Involvement Award to Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) companies that serve their communities through outstanding programs and projects....
Wed April 26, 2000
ABC Delaware Bestows Awards Upon Outstanding Supporters
Leonard Iacono of Daisy Construction Company was presented with ABC Delaware’s most prestigious award, the 2000 Charter Cup, during the association’s annual Charter Night dinner at the DuPont Country Club in March....
