New Jersey

Wed February 22, 2017

LG Electronics Breaks Ground in New Jersey for North American HQ

LG Electronics broke ground for its much-anticipated LG North American Headquarters campus in New Jersey. The start of construction for the 350,000-sq.-ft. (32,516 sq m) sustainably-designed building in Englewood Cliffs marks a major milestone for the $300 million project, which has been in the works since 2009....

Wed February 22, 2017

Jacobs Will Design $577M First New Jersey Power 'Microgrid'

Jacobs is to carry out the design of a $577 million backup power system that will be the first of its kind in the USA for public transport. It will provide design and general engineering services for NJ Transit's microgrid project, NJ Transitgrid....

Mon February 20, 2017

Bayonne Bridge Opens After Four Years of Construction

The Bayonne Bridge officially reopened Feb. 20, after years of construction to raise its deck. The bridge connects New Jersey to Staten Island. A $1.3 billion construction project beginning in 2013 raised the deck by 64 feet to allow bigger cargo ships to reach ports in the New York City area....

David Porter - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thu February 09, 2017

Replacement of Sandy-Damaged Rail Bridge Moving Ahead

The lasting effects of Superstorm Sandy continue to wash across New Jersey, evident on a century-old railroad bridge that nearly became a casualty of the ferocious October 2012 onslaught. The storm surge from the Atlantic Ocean up into the Raritan Bay pushed a barge into the bridge, dislodging the deck and moving several steel girders that weigh several tons apiece....

Lori Tobias - Wed January 25, 2017

Traffic Continues During 'Raise the Roadway' Project

Construction crews in New York and New Jersey are at work on a project that is a first for bridge construction. Crews in the joint "Raise the Roadway" venture of Skanska Koch/Kiewit Infrastructure are raising the roadway of the Bayonne Bridge from 151 ft....

Joe Hernandez - Mon January 23, 2017

New Jersey Could Spend Millions to Reimburse Contractors Hurt by TTF Shutdown

Contractors who had to stop work during a fight over how to replenish the Transportation Trust Fund last year are asking to be compensated for losses — and New Jersey taxpayers may be on the hook for the money....

Wed January 11, 2017

Construction to Begin on The Camden Waterfront in N.J.

Liberty Property Trust has completed the assemblage of land and development rights for The Camden Waterfront and is beginning development of the transformational mixed-use urban neighborhood immediately with construction of One Water Street — a five story, 222,376 sq....