Cindy Riley - Thu October 12, 2017
Hartford's $30M Route 44 Streetscape Improvements Under Way
After a decade of discussions and planning, work is finally under way on the $30 million Route 44 reconstruction project in Hartford, Conn. The project consists of operational, safety, roadway and streetscape improvements along Albany Avenue between Homestead Avenue and Bedford Street....
Thu September 28, 2017
As ARS Grows, Fleet Expands With Help From W.I. Clark
Raised in Connecticut, Dale Hardisty and Rob Bedard gained their first experience in the construction industry as teenagers. At the age of 19, Hardisty got his foot in the door as a laborer with Garrity Asphalt Reclaiming and quickly progressed to become a reclaimer and milling operator....
Thu September 28, 2017
CTDOT Selects Contractor for $237M Norwalk Projects
The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) has awarded the contract for the CP243 Interlocking and Danbury Branch Dockyard projects in Norwalk to Cianbro-Middlesex Joint Venture (JV) on Aug. 2, 2017....
Emily Buenzle - Tue September 19, 2017
Connecticut Sees Plans for $600M Casino
MGM announced Sept. 18 its plans for a new $600 million casino in Bridgeport, Conn. The project will create 7,000 jobs and will be open for business 30 months after groundbreaking, Mass-Live reported....
Thu September 14, 2017
UConn Students Return to Find Major Construction on Campus
STORRS, CONN. (AP) Thousands of University of Connecticut students returned to campus to find some major road construction and traffic problems. About 19,300 undergraduate and graduate students started classes on Aug....
Wed September 13, 2017
Topcon Announces Addition to Topcon Solutions Store Network
Topcon Positioning Group announced a new addition to the Topcon Solutions Store distribution network Sept. 13. PPI Group, now known as PPI Group, a Topcon Solutions Store, is the latest positioning distributor to join the network with two locations in Portland, Ore....
Fri August 11, 2017
Sandy Hook Elementary School Construction Project Closes Out $1.5 Million Under Budget
From its earliest days as conceptual drawings, until early August, when Newtown's Public Building and Site Commission (PBSC) officially closed out the Sandy Hook Elementary School building project, the state-of-the-art educational facility has represented something eminently important for virtually every person who played a role in its construction — including taxpayers across Connecticut whose $50 million contributed to its completion....
Wed August 09, 2017
Connecticut State Rep. Announces $1T National Infrastructure Proposal
On Aug. 8, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced the America Wins Act, a $1 trillion proposal to rebuild the nation's crumbling infrastructure and to create millions of jobs for the middle class over the next decade....
Thu August 03, 2017
Gov. Malloy Announces Service Providers for Hartford Line
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced that a joint venture of TransitAmerica Services and Alternate Concepts has been selected as the service provider that will operate and manage service on the CTrailHartford Line — the passenger rail service currently under construction that will provide more frequent train service between New Haven, Hartford, and Springfield....
Wed August 02, 2017
After Fire, Massachusetts City Votes for Safer Building Codes
Waltham, Mass., city councilors voted unanimously July 31, to call on the state of Massachusetts to implement tighter restrictions on the size of wood-frame residential buildings after a massive ten-alarm fire destroyed a wooden apartment complex under construction in late July....
