Mon January 22, 2018
USDOT Releases $100M in Grants for MBTA Green Line Extension
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced that it will issue $100 million in grant funding to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) for its Green Line Extension (GLX) light rail project....
Thu January 18, 2018
State Grants to Encourage Transit-Oriented Development
Gov. Dannel Malloy announced that eleven projects in towns and cities across Connecticut will receive $15 million in funding under a competitive grant program that supports transit-oriented development and responsible growth in the state and is targeted at boosting economic activity and creating jobs....
Thu January 18, 2018
OSHA, Local Agencies Team Up to Promote Workplace Safety
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Connecticut Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Division (CONN-OSHA), New Haven Building Trades and Dimeo Construction Company, have established a strategic partnership to promote workplace safety and health, and educate employees on construction hazards during construction of a new science building in New Haven....
Thu January 18, 2018
Connecticut Brothers Use Construction Waste to Supply Aggregate Products
Burns Construction was established in 1957 by Ed Burns Sr. with one truck, a small crew and a focus on residential paving. Over the course of the past 53 years, Burns has experienced steady growth and today is not only still involved in residential paving, but has expanded to tackling paving projects that include airport runways and everything in between....
Mon January 08, 2018
Report Identifies Bridges in Need of Repair, Replacement
Fourteen percent of bridges statewide and nine percent of bridges in Southern Maine are structurally deficient according to a new report released Nov. 1 by TRIP, a Washington, DC-based national transportation organization....
Jennifer McDermott – Associated Press - Mon January 08, 2018
State Awards Contract to Fix Dilapidated Interchange
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) Rhode Island plans to rebuild a dilapidated highway interchange, making it safer for the 90,000 vehicles that traverse it daily and eliminating the millions of dollars the state spends on minor fixes....
Mon January 08, 2018
FHWA Grants FONSI for RIDOT's First Two Toll Locations
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) received notification from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) that the Environmental Assessment process has been concluded for the first two locations for all-electronic truck-only tolling to be built along I-95 in southern Rhode Island....
Mon January 08, 2018
Vermont's First Wind Farm Begins Commercial Operation
Avangrid Renewables, a subsidiary of AVANGRID, Inc. began commercial operation at its newest wind farm, and first in Vermont, the Deerfield Wind Farm, in the towns of Readsboro and Searsburg on Dec. 29....
Mon January 08, 2018
Gilbane Appoints Aeppel, Allen, McKelvy as Board Members
Gilbane's board of directors announced the appointment of three new Board members — Glyn F. Aeppel, Richard K. Allen and Michael E. McKelvy. “The diverse background and expertise of our new board members will benefit the company as we seek continued profitable growth and expansion....
Mon January 08, 2018
Semiconductor Company to Expand in Manchester
Allegro MicroSystems LLC, a company that develops high-performance power and sensor semiconductors, held a groundbreaking ceremony on Dec. 19 on a 15,000-sq. ft. expansion at its Manchester, N.H., facility....
