University of Alabama News Center - Wed April 20, 2022
VIDEO: Building Begins on New Randall Welcome Center at University of Alabama
Following a groundbreaking on April 1, construction has gotten under way on the University of Alabama's new welcome center at the school's historic Bryce Main building. The facility also will house the UA Undergraduate Admissions department, the school announced....
WHNT News 19 & Yellowhammer News - Wed April 20, 2022
Alabama Gov. Ivey Unveils $112M in Major Road Expansions for Huntsville Area
During a visit to Huntsville April 14, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced that three major infrastructure projects are in store for north Alabama, totaling $112 million. Each one involves roadway expansion in Madison County....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu March 31, 2022
Crews Proceed On $32M Project to Replace Six Functionally Obsolete Bridges
In southeast Alabama, crews are working on a $32 million project that will replace six functionally obsolete bridges along Interstate 85 at exit 60. The structures are being replaced due to their narrow width and age, with the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) overseeing the work....
CEG - Thu March 31, 2022
J.M. Wood Holds Four-Day Auction in Montgomery, Alabama
J.M. Wood Auction held its 49th annual Spring Auction March 15 to 18 at its Montgomery, Ala., headquarters facility. The record-setting auction featured more than 4,100 lots of equipment and hauled in more than $95 million with more than $40 million of online sales contributing to the overall gross dollar amount....
Cullman Regional Medical Center - Wed March 23, 2022
Cullman Regional Medical Center in Alabama Begins $30M Expansion
A four-story, $30 million vertical tower expansion at the Cullman Regional Medical Center in the north-central Alabama city began construction in early March following a groundbreaking. The new towers are part of an overall expansion project being built by Birmingham, Ala.-based Doster Construction Company that will significantly increase the hospital's bed capacity from 145 to 175 and double the size of the hospital's critical care unit....
Opelika-Auburn News & ALDOT - Wed March 23, 2022
Safety at the Heart of Road, Bridge Construction on I-85 Near Opelika, Ala.
The construction of the $32 million bridge replacement project on Interstate 85 at Exit 60 near Opelika, Ala., is expected to last for two more years. Crews with McInnis Construction LLC of Summerdale, Ala., have worked to replace the six "functionally obsolete" bridges at the I-85 exit since last April....
American Shipper - Tue March 22, 2022
Feds Award Alabama's Port of Mobile $300M for Infrastructure Upgrades
Due to more than $300 million in federal funding, the Alabama State Port Authority is set to improve infrastructure and intermodal access at the state's only deep-water shipping facility. The Port of Mobile will receive $265 million from the 2022 FY $1.5 trillion federal spending bill, which the U.S....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu March 03, 2022
Brasfield & Gorrie Leads Major HudsonAlpha Institute Expansion Project
In Huntsville, Ala., a major expansion is under way at the nonprofit HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology's biotech campus. A global headquarters for Discovery Life Sciences (DLS) is being built, along with a modern laboratory and greenhouse space for HudsonAlpha's Center for Plant Science and Sustainable Agriculture....
WSFA 12 News & CEG - Mon February 28, 2022
VIDEO: Montgomery, Ala.'s Whitewater Park Still on Schedule, Despite Rising Building Costs
Montgomery, Ala.'s new under-construction whitewater rafting park has a hefty $65 million estimated price tag due to skyrocketing building costs, inflation and labor shortages brought on by the pandemic, WSFA-TV reported Feb....
WHNT News 19 - Wed February 23, 2022
Demolition Work Kicks Off Effort to Build a New City Hall in Huntsville, Ala.
The first step in building a new Huntsville, Ala., City Hall project started earlier in February with the demolition of the old parking garage on Fountain Circle, a process expected to last 60 to 90 days....
