Staten Island Advance/SILive.com - Thu May 08, 2025
As Part of Reviving Staten Island's Waterfront, Work Starts On New Tompkinsville Esplanade
New York City is in the process of revitalizing State Island's North Shore, with construction now under way on a new waterfront esplanade located near the borough's busiest transit hub. Recently, a reporter from the Staten Island Advance/SILive.com was given an exclusive tour of the new Tompkinsville Esplanade construction site, a previously under-used half-mile stretch of land that will be transformed into 2 acres of public waterfront open space connecting the Stapleton waterfront to Lighthouse Point and the St....
New York Daily News - Thu May 08, 2025
If Allowed, Amtrak Plans to Delay the Start of Renovations to NYC's East River Tunnel
Amtrak officials announced May 7, 2025, that they would be pushing back the start of work on the New York City's East River Tunnel by two weeks. Just the day before, Mayor Eric Adams joined a growing chorus of elected leaders calling on the federal railroad to halt its plans to close a quarter of the tunnel's rail tubes for repair....
Eco Material Technologies - Tue April 29, 2025
Eco Material Opening Queens Terminal to Bring 50,000 Tons of Low Carbon Cement Replacement Products Into New York City Metro Annually
Eco Material Technologies announced the opening of the Blissville Rail Terminal in Queens, N.Y. This new terminal will enable Eco Material to supply sustainable cement alternatives to the New York metro area, supporting the region's growing construction needs....
Skanska USA Building - Wed April 16, 2025
Skanska USA Building Announces Leadership Changes to Preconstruction Services Team
Skanska announced key leadership changes within its U.S.A. building operations' preconstruction services team. Robert Luckey will transition out of his role of senior vice president and regional director of preconstruction as he prepares for retirement....
Skanska - Mon March 31, 2025
Skanska Announces Substantial Completion of $74.2M Circulation Improvement Project
Skanska has announced the substantial completion of the $74.2 million circulation improvement project at the Grand Central 42nd Street Station in New York, N.Y. The newly unveiled passageway creates a direct connection between the Flushing, Queens, 7 train and the 4, 5 and 6 subway lines....
NJ.com - Mon February 24, 2025
New CEO of Massive Gateway Rail Tunnel Project Faces Big Challenges
Tom Prendergast made a bold statement when he was appointed CEO of the commission building the $16 billion Gateway project that will create two new rail tunnels under the Hudson River and rehabilitate the existing ones....
NYC Department of Design and Construction - Thu February 20, 2025
Design-Build Saving Over 50 Years, $1.4 Billion on Just 42 City Projects
Deputy Mayor of Operations, Meera Joshi and Commissioner Thomas Foley of the NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC) announced that the city is saving 50 years of project time and $1.4 billion on just 42 current capital projects that are using the design-build method of contracting....
Scranton Times-Tribune, PennDOT - Wed February 12, 2025
PennDOT Making Fast Progress On New Scranton to NYC-Penn Station Rail Corridor Project
A proposed restoration of passenger rail service between Scranton, Pa. and New York City cleared another hurdle in January, advancing to the next stage of a federal program designed to identify new and viable passenger train routes....
NYC Department of Design and Construction - Wed January 22, 2025
NYC Completes Upgrade to 19th Century, Two-Story Sidewalk Vault
Commissioner Thomas Foley of the NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC) announced that a $5.7 million project to reconstruct and stabilize a two-story high underground sidewalk vault located at 22 Reade Street has been completed nearly three months ahead of schedule and $4 million under budget....
NYC Department of Design and Construction - Thu December 26, 2024
NYC Department of Design and Construction 'Got Stuff Done' in 2024
Commissioner Thomas Foley of the NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC) celebrated the end of 2024 and the successful projects and changes to the city's capital construction process that the agency was able to accomplish during the year....
