Georgia Department of Transportation - Thu April 03, 2025
GDOT to Begin $104M Road Widening Project Near Atlanta; Updates Status of Other Work
The largest section of a widening project along Georgia Highway 20 north of the Atlanta metro area will soon be getting under way, the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) announced. The state agency awarded Marietta, Ga.'s C.W....
JCB - Thu April 03, 2025
JCB'S New U.S. Plant to Double in Size in Wake of Tariffs
JCB is set to double the size of a new factory currently under construction in Texas as the company confirmed that newly announced tariffs will impact its business in the short-term. JCB has been manufacturing in the United States for 50 years and in 2024 bought 400 acres of land in San Antonio, Texas, after recognizing the need to produce even more machines in North America, where the company's existing manufacturing plant in Savannah, Ga., has operated for 25 years and employs approximately 1,000 people....
Florida Today - Thu April 03, 2025
French Jet Aircraft Maker Finishing Up Work On New Service Hub in Melbourne, Fla.
Dassault Falcon Jet officials expect their new service complex at Melbourne Orlando International Airport to welcome its first aircraft summer 2025 — launching plans to eventually employ approximately 350 well-paid workers and attract "ultra-high-net-worth customers" to Florida's Space Coast for weeks at a time....
Flagpole - Wed April 02, 2025
Demolition Begins On Portions of Athens, Ga., Mall Ahead of a Major Redevelopment
In 2023, the Athens-Clarke County Commission (ACC) approved a plan to redevelop the city's Georgia Square Mall, but demolition work on portions of the shopping center just started at the end of March 2025....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed April 02, 2025
Retaining Walls, Earthwork Enable DOT to Raise Section of I-95 in Conn.
Interstate 95 runs through the southern section of Connecticut, often within sight of Long Island Sound. This important freeway connects New York City and its vital commerce with Boston in the north and the rest of New England....
Larry Bernstein – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed April 02, 2025
VIDEO: The World's Longest Immersed Tunnel
Travel between countries in Europe is like traveling between American states. Yet, some connections are not so simple. Hence, the Fehmarnbelt tunnel, which will connect Germany to Denmark. Upon completion, the 18-km (11.2 mi.) long tunnel will be the world's longest immersed tunnel connecting the northern German island of Fehmarn and the south Danish island of Lolland....
Skanska - Tue April 01, 2025
Skanska Awarded $444M Contract to Replace Raritan River Bridge in N.J.
Skanska announced it has been awarded a $444 million contract by the New Jersey Transit Corporation (N.J. Transit) to carry out the replacement of the Raritan River Bridge in Middlesex County, N.J. Serving as a direct link between Perth Amboy and South Amboy, the project will replace the bridge that formerly suffered damage by Superstorm Sandy....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue April 01, 2025
I-215 Pavement Work Continues in So. California
On Oct. 14, 2024, Coffman Specialties Inc. started work on the California Department of Transportation's (Caltrans) $27.5 million Interstate 215 pavement repairs project covering 6.2 mi. between the San Jacinto River Bridge and the Ramona Expressway in Perris....
Keri White - CEG Correspondent - Mon March 31, 2025
Massive CedarView Center Mixed-Use Project Moves Ahead
The development and construction of CedarView Center, a 118-acre multi-use complex in Cedar Park, Texas, is moving forward with great enthusiasm from the city and the business community. Nebraska Furniture Mart (NFM), the Omaha, Neb.-based home furnishing company, is building CedarView, and will have a major retail presence there when the work is completed....
Office of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott - Mon March 31, 2025
Abbott, HHSC Announce $239M in Construction Grants
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced on March 20, 2025, that the Texas Health and Human Services Commission is awarding $239 million in construction grants to expand and improve access to inpatient mental health care in rural Texas....
