Brenda Ruggiero - Mon August 21, 2017
NJDOT Replaces Bridge Over Barnegat Bay
A mile-long bridge in Ocean County, N.J., is currently undergoing a $74 million replacement project. The eastbound Mathis Bridge and westbound Tunney Bridges are a pair of bridges carrying Route 37 over Barnegat Bay between Toms River and Seaside Heights....
Fri August 18, 2017
NJDOT Invests Record $1.2B in Transportation Projects
Editor's Note: The following is a transcript of Gov. Christie's remarks on July 27, 2017:Governor Christie: "We're in the midst of the first full year of the eight-year Transportation Trust Fund program that's been increased now to $2 billion a year in state funds, $4 billion overall with federal funds, and residents are starting to see for themselves the work that is occurring throughout the state to enhance and improve our roads, our bridges and our mass transit operations....
Tue August 08, 2017
Video Update: NJ-Bound 8M-Pound Structure Transported Down Hudson River
The Port of Coeymans moved an 8-million-pound heating structure from the port onto a barge Aug. 2, for transport south on the Hudson River on its way to New Jersey. It is the largest project of its kind ever in the U.S....
Mon August 07, 2017
CASE Construction Names Groff Tractor & Equipment Diamond Dealer
Groff Tractor & Equipment LLC has been named a Diamond Dealer by CASE Construction for the fifth consecutive year, the company announced. The award recognizes dealerships across North America for excellence in five categories, including sales performance, marketing and communications, product support, parts support and training....
Wed August 02, 2017
After Fire, Massachusetts City Votes for Safer Building Codes
Waltham, Mass., city councilors voted unanimously July 31, to call on the state of Massachusetts to implement tighter restrictions on the size of wood-frame residential buildings after a massive ten-alarm fire destroyed a wooden apartment complex under construction in late July....
Melanie Lekocevic - Wed August 02, 2017
NJ-Bound 8M-Pound Structure Scheduled for Transport Down Hudson River
The Port of Coeymans is scheduled to move an 8-million-pound heating structure from the port onto a barge Aug. 2, as it readies for transport south on the Hudson River on its way to New Jersey. It is the largest project of its kind ever in the United States....
Mon July 31, 2017
City of Kissimmee Adds Allu Bucket to Maintenance Fleet
The city of Kissimmee, Fla., recently took delivery of an Allu Transformer Screener Crusher bucket attachment with Top Screen, by Teterboro, N.J.-based ALLU Group. Kissimmee's Public Works department will use the attachment with its hybrid loader to screen rocks and trash out of dirt – saving the city and taxpayers money by reclassifying the dirt into suitable material for use in maintaining the city's infrastructure....
Cindy Riley - Mon July 24, 2017
Bridge Deck Cruises Through Panama Canal
In dramatic fashion, an orthotropic deck shipped from Washington State via the Panama Canal has reached its final destination in New Jersey. The mid-July arrival marks a milestone for crews working on the Route 7 Wittpenn Bridge project, located within Jersey City and Kearny in Hudson County....
Fri July 21, 2017
AGC Releases Latest Construction Employment Numbers by Sate
Forty-one states added construction jobs between June 2016 and June 2017 amid continuing widespread demand for construction services, while 25 states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between May and June, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data released July 21....
Kylee Tsuru - Wed July 12, 2017
Demolition of Prohibition-Era Wall Reveals Centuries-Old Wine Collection
Museum workers in New Jersey broke through a Prohibition-era wall and a locked wooden cage to discover over 50 bottles and 42 demijohns of rare Madeira wine dating back as early as 1769. Liberty Hall Museum at Kean University in Union, New Jersey, says the discovery yields the oldest known collection of Madeira in the United States....
