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....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Thu November 02, 2023
MDOT Holds Annual Snow Show in Keyser's Ridge, Md.
The annual "Snow Show" for the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration District 6 was held on Oct. 18, 2023, at the Keyser's Ridge Maintenance Shop. The event was an opportunity for the SHA to share snow removal plans and demonstrate the equipment available to tackle the upcoming winter season....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Thu October 19, 2023
Wagman - Allan Myers Joint Venture Leads $196M Project
The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) is working on a full interchange reconstruction at I-95 and MD 152 in Harford County, Md. The Bid Build Contract is for a $196 million project that is currently on schedule and financed by tolls revenue....
CEG - Thu October 19, 2023
GT Mid Atlantic Holds First-Ever Charity Clay Shoot Event
GT Mid Atlantic hosted its first-ever Clay Shoot event Oct. 5, 2023, to support Construction Angels. This event took place at Pintail Point Sporting Clays in Queenstown, Md. Construction Angels Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, is dedicated to offering immediate financial aid and grief counseling to children (19 years and younger) and spouses who are left behind when a construction worker experiences a fatality on a job site....
CEG - Thu October 05, 2023
JESCO Holds Methods of Excavation Days Event in Maryland
JESCO held a Methods of Excavation Days event Sept. 13 and 14, 2023, at the Operators and Engineers Local 37 Training Center in Sparrows Point, Md. The event showcased several models of John Deere and Ditch Witch equipment for Local 37 members and contractors, including the Deere 60G mini-excavator, 650K dozer and 245P excavator, and the Ditch Witch W12 hydro vacuum excavator, HX50 vacuum excavator, HX30G vacuum excavator and SK3000 skid steer....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu October 05, 2023
Crews Easing Congestion On Maryland's I-270
Maryland's I-270 travels through the busy communities of Frederick, Germantown, Gaithersburg and Rockville to the D.C. metropolitan area. This corridor occupies two lanes in each direction before expanding to seven lanes as it nears I-495, the beltway that circles Washington, D.C....
Amtrak - Mon September 11, 2023
Amtrak Awards Contracts for Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program
Amtrak has achieved a significant milestone in the Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program with the selection of the Clark Construction/Stacy and Witbeck Joint Venture as the first of three major construction contractors for this phase of construction to deliver the program....
Maryland Matters & CEG - Wed August 30, 2023
Maryland to Seek Federal Grants to Expand Capital Beltway, Rebuild Major Bridge
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced plans Aug. 21 to expand the Capital Beltway/Interstate 495, add toll lanes and rebuild the American Legion Bridge across the Potomac River from Virginia to his state without a public-private partnership, or P3, as the previous administration had planned....
Hoar Construction - Tue August 29, 2023
Hoar Celebrates Groundbreaking of Warehouse Near BWI Marshall Airport
Hoar Construction announced the groundbreaking of an 80,000-sq.-ft. tilt-wall warehouse in Glen Burnie, Md., located just 11 mi. from the Baltimore/Washington Thurgood Marshall International Airport (BWI Marshall)....
Baltimore County Government - Thu August 17, 2023
Old Bethlehem Steel Site Near Baltimore to Become New Sparrows Point Park
A portion of the now-defunct Bethlehem Steel Mill property in southeast Baltimore County, Md.'s Edgemere-Sparrows Point area will soon be transformed into a sustainably designed and accessible 21st-century recreational park....
