CEG Staff - Thu April 18, 2024
Cranes Begin Unloading Dali After Key Bridge Collapse
Workers have begun using cranes to offload containers from the Dali, the 100,000-ton vessel that crashed into Baltimore's Key Bridge on March 26, 2024, and sent major sections of the bridge plunging into the waters of the Patapsco River....
American Society of Civil Engineers - Mon April 15, 2024
Thomas Viaduct Railroad Bridge Recognized as National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) dedicated a marker recognizing the Thomas Viaduct in Elkridge, Md., as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark. The Thomas Viaduct is the first multiple-arch stone railroad viaduct built on a curving span in the United States....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu April 04, 2024
Key Bridge Collapse Highlights Strains to Shipping, Construction
When the container ship Dali rammed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, the 100,000-ton vessel sent the bridge and support structure crashing into the Patapsco River. The accident snarled a key part of Interstate 695, which carries traffic around Baltimore....
Maryland Matters & CEG - Tue March 26, 2024
UPDATE: Recovery Efforts Ongoing in Baltimore Harbor Following Key Bridge Collapse
Recovery efforts resumed Wednesday morning, March 27, at the site of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore for six people who were unaccounted for and presumed dead after an out-of-control cargo ship slammed into a bridge support in the early morning hours of March 26....
Brittney Christopher – CEG Correspondent - Thu March 07, 2024
Historic Paper Mill Demolition Nears Completion
One of the largest demolition jobs on the East Coast is taking place in one of the smaller towns in the Northeast — Luke, Md., a town founded in the 18th Century with fewer than 100 residents. The Piedmont Pulp and Paper Co., an expansive paper mill founded in 1888 by the Luke family, encompassed more than 1.3 million sq....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Thu February 08, 2024
Six-M Surges Through Maryland Interchange Work
The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) has substantially completed a construction project in Baltimore County to improve the MD 151 (Sparrows Point Boulevard) and MD 151 B (Wharf Road) Interchange (BA8605280)....
Amtrak - Tue February 06, 2024
Amtrak Awards Contract to Build New Frederick Douglass Tunnel in Baltimore
Amtrak has achieved a major milestone for the Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program with the selection of a Kiewit/J.F. Shea Joint Venture to build the brand new passenger rail tunnel that will serve electrified Amtrak and MARC commuter trains....
Easton Star Democrat - Tue January 23, 2024
University of Maryland Shore Regional Health Planning $539.5M Hospital in Easton
The Maryland Health Care Commission (MHCC) unanimously approved the University of Maryland (UM) Shore Regional Health's certificate of need application on Jan. 18, marking a significant step forward in bringing a new regional medical center in Easton to reality....
Baltimore Ravens - Wed December 20, 2023
NFL's Baltimore Ravens Plan to Begin Three-Year Effort in 2024 to Upgrade Stadium
The National Football League's Baltimore Ravens announced Dec. 12 that the club will begin work on a series of significant projects that, beginning in 2024, will enhance the gameday and year-round fan experience at M&T Bank Stadium in the city's downtown....
The Baynet - Tue November 07, 2023
Six NE Corridor Rail Projects in Maryland to Be Built With Nearly $7B in Federal Funds
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore applauded the Nov. 6 announcement of nearly $7 billion in awards from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for building and upgrading six projects in the state designed to make Amtrak and the Maryland Area Rail Commuter (MARC) service safer, faster, more dependable and more convenient for passengers....
