Cynthia W. Wright - Mon December 22, 2003
FL Breaks Ground on $8B Everglades Restoration
The first groundbreaking celebrating Everglades restoration was held Oct. 16. Gov. Jeb Bush joined John Outland, Environmental Administrator of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP); David Struhs, secretary of the DEP; and environmental advocates from across the state as Florida began the first construction project of the 30-year, $8 billion state-federal partnership to restore the Everglades. Seven years ahead of schedule, this is one of 68 projects....
G.W. Hall - Mon December 15, 2003
Contractors Tie Up Eight Interchanges Along I-20
By the end of the year, eight heavily-traveled interchanges on Interstate 20 east of Atlanta will be much safer. Contractors are expected to complete the majority of two major interchange reconstruction contracts for the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) later this month....
Mon December 01, 2003
Arcon Transforms NC Farm Into Modern Community
When 500 acres of North Carolina’s Piedmont Triad was first settled in 1903, the land was home to a hunting lodge, a place for one New York man to enjoy a respite from the hurried streets of the Northeast....
Cynthia W. Wright - Fri October 31, 2003
Gopher Tortoises Don’t Slow Morganti’s Stuart School Job
With golden shovels in hand, “designer” hardhats and the Stuart Middle School band playing “Taking Care of Business,” the Martin County School Board broke ground on its new Jensen Beach High School May 5.
A tent shielded the invited audience. Those in attendance included Parent Teacher Association members, kids’ sports teams, members of the Jensen Beach Chamber of Commerce, schools superintendent Sara Wilcox, other dignitaries from the School Board and county commissioners representing the City of Stuart.
A construction management firm, The Morganti Group, presented the Martin County Education Foundation with a $5,000 check and the board with a plaque that will be placed inside the new building....
Julie Nogalski - Thu October 16, 2003
Hill Brothers Makes Tracks With Komatsu DW65WX in MS
Legendary football coach Vince Lombardi once said, “The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual.” And while his philosophy was most widely heard in the sports arena, Lombardi’s words demonstrate the importance of teamwork in all areas of society....
G.W. Hall - Fri October 03, 2003
Maybank Drawbridge Days Numbered as Crews Raise New Bridge Over Stono
The days when drawbridge openings meant traffic delays for motorists on Maybank Highway between James Island and Johns Island will soon become chapters in history books alongside others in Charleston’s rich and colorful history....
James Van Horn - Mon August 25, 2003
Skanska Doesn’t Break for NJ’s Route 18
For students at Rutgers University, in New Brunswick, NJ, the summer 2003 break is vacation time, a respite from the hectic activities during the academic year.
For Slattery Skanska Inc. it’s just the opposite — a 10-week window in which to jam the critical items of a $75.9-million, 26-month highway interchange job, specifically closing main roads to put bridge steel in place and do excavation.
Slattery Skanska, headquartered in Whitestone, Queens, New York City, is the prime contractor for the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) on the Route 18 Extension 2A, a 1.7-mi....
Fri August 22, 2003
MAC’s WA380-5 Keeps Asphalt Flowing in Shallotte, NC
Carrying aggregate from stockpiles to a bin for asphalt processing, Komatsu’s WA380-5 wheel loader is an integral part of MAC Construction Company’s operations.
Based in Shallotte, NC, MAC’s plant churns out the asphalt for its grading and paving projects for the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) and other commercial and residential customers....
Tue August 19, 2003
Wilson Breaks Ground on Atlanta’s Glenwood Park
Preparation for the “footprint” of Glenwood Park, a project that has been deemed a “city within a city,” is currently under development by Green Street Properties LLC in east Atlanta....
Gwenyth Laird Pernie - Tue August 05, 2003
Blythe Construction Speeds Up NC I-85 Widening Project
Design-build, a method of construction used by the ancient Greeks on buildings such as the Parthenon, is relatively new in American construction practices. Abandoned by modern architects and builders, the process is resurfacing in projects throughout the county.
The design-build process is playing an important role in the widening of I-85 in North Carolina....
