Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Mon November 25, 2019
Preventing Floods in an NYC Neighborhood
Work has begun on the $39 million Phase II of the New Creek Bluebelt on Staten Island, N.Y. The project is for the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and is being done by the New York City Department of Design and Construction (DDC)....
Mary Esch - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thu November 21, 2019
Investigation: Dozens of N.Y. Dams Need Work; Most Have No Funding
AMSTERDAM, N.Y. (AP) The Harrower Pond Dam, cracked and crumbling, with saplings sprouting from its walls, has been repeatedly cited by state and federal inspectors for safety violations over the past four decades....
David Porter - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thu November 07, 2019
Port Authority Authorizes More Than $4B for New York, New Jersey Rail Projects
NEW YORK (AP) The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey authorized more than $4 billion in rail projects, including a new rail link to LaGuardia Airport that had been a source of contentious debate in recent years....
CEG - Mon October 28, 2019
H.O. Penn Hosts Annual Open House in Holtsville, N.Y.; Guests Compete in Cat Global Operator Challenge
H.O. Penn hosted an open house Sept. 26, 2019, in Holtsville, N.Y. Guests were invited to compete in the Cat Global Operator Challenge, enjoy dinner and run various machines in the demo area — even a sandbox filled with mini equipment kept the children busy and having fun....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Mon October 28, 2019
Restoring an American Landmark
The New York City Department of Transportation has given contractors the nod to begin work on a project to restore the Brooklyn Bridge. Navillus Contracting and the MLJ Contracting Corp. are partnering on the $238 million restoration work....
CEG - Thu October 24, 2019
Tracey Road Equipment Holds Open House, Expo in Syracuse
Tracey Road Equipment — is the long-time dealer an earthmoving and excavating dealership? Municipal equipment dealership? Road building and asphalt maintenance equipment dealership? Over the road medium-duty/ heavy-duty truck dealership? Off road truck dealership? Compact excavating equipment dealership? Truck equipper and fabrication shop? The answer is YES to all of the above and much more....
NYSDOT - Wed October 23, 2019
Gateway Development Commission Appointments Announced
Govs. Andrew M. Cuomo and Phil Murphy announced their appointed members who will represent New York and New Jersey on the Gateway Development Commission, which will oversee construction of the new Hudson Tunnel Project....
TRIP - Mon October 14, 2019
TRIP Grades the State of New York's Infrastructure
Ten percent of bridges in New York State are rated in poor/structurally deficient condition, according to a new report released by TRIP, a Washington, D.C.-based national transportation research nonprofit....
NYSDOT - Mon October 14, 2019
Extension of Ocean Parkway Coastal Greenway Begins
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced the start of construction on a $16.2 million project to build the last section of the Ocean Parkway Coastal Greenway Shared Use Path in the town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, and the towns of Babylon and Islip in Suffolk County....
CEG - Mon October 14, 2019
Highway & Public Works to Be Held Oct. 30 in Syracuse
The 2019 N.Y.S. Highway & Public Works Expo is fast approaching and will for the first time be held at the new $63 million Expo Center in the Fairgrounds in Syracuse on Oct. 20, 2019. The new building is the largest expo facility north of New York City between Boston and Cleveland....
