CEG - Mon December 20, 2021
Construction on New York's $9.5B JFK Terminal 4 Slated to Begin in 2022
A groundbreaking event on Dec. 15 was held at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport in Queens to start a $1.5 billion makeover of the international stopover's Terminal 4 (T4). Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York was joined by a group of local officials for the ceremony that will lead to contractors expanding the terminal by adding 10 domestic gates to JFK Airport....
Monroe Tractor - Wed November 24, 2021
Monroe Tractor Names Greg Downing Operations Director of NY, New England Locations
Monroe Tractor has named Greg Downing as operations director. He will be responsible for managing and communicating expectations in all areas of Monroe Tractor's construction and agriculture locations in New York and New England....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu November 18, 2021
Tioga Takes On Span Over the Salmon River
Crews from Tioga Construction began a $17.5 million New York State Department of Transportation's (NYSDOT) project to demolish and replace the Route 34B bridge over the Salmon River, which carries traffic in and out of the city of Ithaca, home to the famed Cornell University....
Gothamist - Tue November 16, 2021
NYC's $107M Living Breakwaters Project Building Barriers to Fight Rising Seas
On the southern tip of Staten Island, New York City's latest project to address climate change is now slowly rising from the sea. In September, the Governor's Office of Storm Recovery announced that crews had started work on the Living Breakwaters, a series of eight enormous rock piles that are being installed off the coast of Staten Island's Tottenville neighborhood....
amNewYorkMetro - Mon November 15, 2021
Key NYC Construction Leader Urges Expressway's Rebuild With New Fed Money
Government leaders must use new federal infrastructure dollars to demolish the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in New York City and rebuild it to meet 21st century needs, according to an influential construction industry leader....
CEG - Thu November 04, 2021
H.O. Penn Machinery Holds Unique 'Can You Dig It' Events
We have all attended the traditional dealer open houses. They all pretty much have the same cookie-cutter feel — barbecue, refreshments, equipment demonstrations, factory reps, small equipment displays, maybe 50 to 150 people in attendance....
CEG - Mon November 01, 2021
VIDEO: NYSDOT to Employ Double-Lane Snowplows in Western Areas This Winter
The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) announced in late October that new tow plows are coming to I-290 and I-990 in the towns of Amherst and Tonawanda this winter. To the untrained eye, the large vehicles that will be traversing the snow-clogged lanes of the two interstates this coming winter might look like a regular snowplow dragging a large, jack-knifed trailer....
CEG - Thu September 30, 2021
N.Y.'s Newburgh-Beacon Bridge Set for 2023 Finish, Not Soon Enough for Drivers
Construction started on upstate New York's Newburgh-Beacon Bridge last fall, causing an increase in traffic that shows no end for many motorists a full year laterThe New York State Bridge Authority (NYSBA) began a full deck replacement project on the north span of the cantilever toll bridge, a heavily used expanse that carries more than 26 million vehicles a year....
CEG - Mon September 27, 2021
NY Looking for Proposals to Rehab 91-Year-Old Conklingville Dam
The Upstate New York dam built to create the Great Sacandaga Lake in 1930 is likely to get a major rehabilitation project within the next few years. The state announced Sept. 21 that it will seek proposals for engineering and oversight for work that would start in late 2023 at the earliest....
Alexis Sherwin – SPECIAL TO CEG - Thu September 23, 2021
Area Contractors Help Restore Lake Placid to Its Glory Days
In an effort to attract more visitors to the Adirondack region and accommodate the 2023 Winter World University Games, major renovation projects are happening at Lake Placid's main attractions. Multiple construction firms are involved in the revitalization of iconic Lake Placid sites, including the speed skating oval, ski jumping complex and Main Street....
