The Associated Press - Tue May 14, 2024
Demolition Crews Bring Down Largest Span of Baltimore's Collapsed Key Bridge
Crews set off a chain of carefully placed explosives May 13 to break down the largest remaining span of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, and with a boom and a splash, the mangled steel trusses came crashing down into the Patapsco River below....
WeBuild Group - Mon May 06, 2024
Webuild Ready to Rebuild Collapsed Baltimore Bridge
A new, safe and innovative cable-stayed bridge to redefine the entrance to the historic port of Baltimore City, a key hub for American logistics. This is the project presented pro bono by Webuild, with its U.S....
Akima & CEG - Wed April 24, 2024
Jade Creek Construction Secures $499M From USACE to Help Modernize Baltimore's Infrastructure
Akima LLC, a premier provider of products and services to federal agencies based in Herndon, Va., announced April 18 that its subsidiary, Jade Creek Construction, has been awarded a $499 million design-build construction contract by the U.S....
CEG Staff - Thu April 18, 2024
Cranes Begin Unloading Dali After Key Bridge Collapse
Workers have begun using cranes to offload containers from the Dali, the 100,000-ton vessel that crashed into Baltimore's Key Bridge on March 26, 2024, and sent major sections of the bridge plunging into the waters of the Patapsco River....
American Society of Civil Engineers - Mon April 15, 2024
Thomas Viaduct Railroad Bridge Recognized as National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) dedicated a marker recognizing the Thomas Viaduct in Elkridge, Md., as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark. The Thomas Viaduct is the first multiple-arch stone railroad viaduct built on a curving span in the United States....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu April 04, 2024
Key Bridge Collapse Highlights Strains to Shipping, Construction
When the container ship Dali rammed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, the 100,000-ton vessel sent the bridge and support structure crashing into the Patapsco River. The accident snarled a key part of Interstate 695, which carries traffic around Baltimore....
Maryland Matters & CEG - Tue March 26, 2024
UPDATE: Recovery Efforts Ongoing in Baltimore Harbor Following Key Bridge Collapse
Recovery efforts resumed Wednesday morning, March 27, at the site of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore for six people who were unaccounted for and presumed dead after an out-of-control cargo ship slammed into a bridge support in the early morning hours of March 26....
Brittney Christopher – CEG Correspondent - Thu March 07, 2024
Historic Paper Mill Demolition Nears Completion
One of the largest demolition jobs on the East Coast is taking place in one of the smaller towns in the Northeast — Luke, Md., a town founded in the 18th Century with fewer than 100 residents. The Piedmont Pulp and Paper Co., an expansive paper mill founded in 1888 by the Luke family, encompassed more than 1.3 million sq....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Thu February 08, 2024
Six-M Surges Through Maryland Interchange Work
The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) has substantially completed a construction project in Baltimore County to improve the MD 151 (Sparrows Point Boulevard) and MD 151 B (Wharf Road) Interchange (BA8605280)....
Amtrak - Tue February 06, 2024
Amtrak Awards Contract to Build New Frederick Douglass Tunnel in Baltimore
Amtrak has achieved a major milestone for the Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program with the selection of a Kiewit/J.F. Shea Joint Venture to build the brand new passenger rail tunnel that will serve electrified Amtrak and MARC commuter trains....
