Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu February 13, 2020
New England Infrastructure Leads Crossing Over the Noroton River
In Connecticut, crews are performing a full replacement of the bridge that carries U.S. Route 1 over the Noroton River at the city/town line of Stamford and Darien. The $10.6 million project calls for a new single-span superstructure composed of prestressed beams, with a concrete deck on new pile supported footings and abutments....
Manitowoc - Mon January 20, 2020
BKL's Grove GMK6400 With MegaWingLift Assists in Construction of a Heat Storage System on the Ingelheimer Aue in Mainz, Germany
A Grove GMK6400 crane from BKL's crane fleet played a key role in the construction of the new heat storage system on Ingelheimer Aue between Wiesbaden and Mainz in Germany. The specialists at the Frankfurt location of BKL Baukran Logistik GmbH planned the operation and completed the last lifting job with the powerful Grove AT crane....
Manitowoc - Mon January 13, 2020
Manitowoc to Debut Six New Cranes at ConExpo 2020
Manitowoc Cranes will return to ConExpo in 2020 to unveil six new cranes to the lifting market. In addition to these, four other crane models that were introduced in 2018 and 2019 also will be on display at the company's booth, with several making their North American debuts....
Dick Rohland – CEG Correspondent - Wed January 08, 2020
Bridge Crews Endure Brutal Winter, High Water
In just a matter of one year when cranes began to loom over the original 35W bridge crossing over the Minnesota River, regular commuters are now seeing real progress on its replacement. Connecting the cities of Bloomington and Burnsville just south of Minneapolis, traffic crews recently switched all six lanes from the old bridge to the new, northbound bridge....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Mon January 06, 2020
Brayman Battles Tight Project Turnaround
A major project to replace bridge decks began in early October in Charleston, W. Va. The West Virginia Department of Transportation's (VDOT) Division of Highways is replacing the decks on the I-64 Danner Road overpass bridge, which is between the Oakwood Road (exit 58A) and Montrose Drive (exit 56) exits....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Mon December 23, 2019
Work Enters the 'Last Mile' on New England Thruway
Construction crews are in the midst of a $135 million infrastructure project that will complete reconstruction of the final mile of a section of the New England Thruway (I-95) that carries traffic from New York City to the Connecticut border....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Tue December 17, 2019
SLC $4 Billion Airport Construction Enters Final Stage
At a cost of approximately $4 billion, construction crews in Utah are working on the first new hub airport to be built in the nation in the 21st Century. The Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) Redevelopment Project calls for replacing three aging terminals with one large, central terminal and two linear concourses connected by a passenger tunnel....
Manitowoc - Mon February 03, 2020
Contractor Enlists Grove's GHC75 to Improve Efficiency on Projects
Companies across North America are seeing the benefits of using a Grove telescoping crawler crane. For a variety of job sites, the combination of crawler maneuverability, telescoping boom versatility and 100 percent pick-and-carry function that they offer can increase efficiency and ROI....
Craig Mongeau - CEG Editor in Chief - Mon January 27, 2020
Spanning the Towpath Trail
Responsible growth — that's Schaedler Enterprises Inc.'s (SEI) philosophy. The Toledo, Ohio-based contractor's services are in high demand throughout the Northern Ohio, Southeastern Michigan, and Eastern Indiana market area served by the company....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu November 21, 2019
Leaking Expansion Joints Spur Two Bridge Rehabilitation Efforts in N.H.
The rehabilitation of two bridges in Bedford and Manchester, N.H., is under way, with much of the work completed on one section of them. R.S. Audley of Bow, N.H., is the contractor on the $4.7 million project that is being directed by NH Department of Transportation....
