Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Mon December 02, 2019
Morganza to the Gulf Protection Project Yields Billions in Work Contracts in La.
The Terrebonne Levee & Conservation District (TLCD) and the Louisiana Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority (CPRA) are taking the lead on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' $10.3 billion Morganza to the Gulf Hurricane Protection Project in Louisiana, which so far has received an investment of more than $450 million in construction work for levees and floodgates....
GUCA - Thu November 14, 2019
GUCA Members Donate $20K to Hurricane Relief in Bahamas
Georgia Utility Contractors Association Inc. (GUCA) Community Service Committee took on the initiative to help the Bahamian residents impacted by Hurricane Dorian as one of this year's community service projects....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Mon September 23, 2019
NCDOT Working to Remedy Hurricane Dorian's Destruction
When Hurricane Dorian struck North Carolina's Cape Hatteras region (Dare and Hyde counties) on the evening of Sept. 6 as a Category 1 storm, it caused considerable damage to coastal towns, homes and businesses, along with vital highway and road infrastructure....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu August 22, 2019
Crews Executing Army Corps Contract to Renourish S.C. Beaches
In addition to causing serious damage to many communities in the Carolinas, Hurricanes Matthew (2016), Irma (2017) and Florence (2018) were responsible for considerable destruction to the beaches in several communities throughout South Carolina that rely on local, regional and national tourism....
HAWAII Department of Transportation - Wed April 10, 2019
HDOT Finishes Emergency Repairs on Roads After Hurricane, Volcano
The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Highways Division reports that the emergency repairs on Hawaii Island of damages caused by the Kilauea East Rift Zone Eruption (May to September 2018) and Hurricane Lane (August 2018) have been completed....
Eric Olson –CEG Correspondent - Mon April 08, 2019
Crews Restore South Carolina Beaches After Storms
Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, a mix of tools and machinery is hard at work in a part of South Carolina known as a place for fun and relaxation: the coastline in and around Myrtle Beach. The area beaches are part of South Carolina's 60-mi.-long Grand Strand, a series of seaside communities stretching from the North Carolina border to Georgetown....
Tutor Perini Corporation - Wed December 05, 2018
WDF Announces $71M Jacob Riis Houses Restoration Project
Tutor Perini Corporation, a civil, building and specialty construction company, has announced that its subsidiary, WDF Inc. , has been approved for award by the New York City Housing Authority for the Sandy Recovery Program Restoration at Jacob Riis Houses....
John Deere - Wed November 21, 2018
John Deere Dealer Provides Backhoes to Aid Hurricane Recovery
Following the devastation of Hurricane Michael, Beard Equipment and John Deere donated the use of a John Deere backhoe to four local counties and municipalities in the Florida Panhandle. The cities of Lynn Haven, Callaway and Mexico Beach and Jackson County experienced serious damage as a result of the hurricane, which made landfall in the area as a Category 4 storm and caused the destruction of buildings and limited access to power, water and roadways....
Craig Mongeau and Joe Barron - Fri October 19, 2018
Hurricane Michael Recovery: Equipment Suppliers Do Their Part to Help
When Hurricane Michael slammed the Gulf Coast earlier this month, it left an unprecedented trail of destruction that will cost millions of dollars and months, if not years, of effort to repair. In the aftermath of the first Category 4 hurricane to strike the Florida Panhandle since record keeping began in 1851, equipment dealers faced the twin challenge of supplying dozers and excavators for government cleanup efforts while at the same time recovering from the damage to their own businesses....
Gary Fineout - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tue October 16, 2018
Michael Lays Bare Panhandle's Weaker Building Codes
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Unlike in South Florida, homes in the state's Panhandle did not have tighter building codes until just 11 years ago; it was once argued that acres of forests would provide the region with a natural barrier against the savage winds of a hurricane....
