CEG - Mon October 29, 2018
Tracey Road Equipment Holds Open House in East Syracuse
Tracey Road Equipment held its annual customer appreciation open house Oct. 11 at its headquarters in East Syracuse, N.Y. More than 1,000 visitors from municipalities, construction firms, trucking companies, aggregate producers and landscaping firms from across the state were in attendance....
New York State Department of Transportation - Fri October 26, 2018
Snow and Ice Staff Needed in Advance of Winter Weather Season
New York State Department of Transportation Acting Commissioner Paul A. Karas has announced that applications are available for approximately 470 positions as permanent and seasonal maintenance staff all across Upstate New York and Long Island....
Emily Buenzle - Fri October 26, 2018
Contractor Builds House Fit for Frodo: A Look Inside the Hobbit House
It's a house fit for a hobbit—a dwelling of which Bilbo Baggins would certainly approve. And that's no surprise, as Jim Costigan, mastermind behind the Hobbit House was inspired by the 2001 movie, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, to build this whimsical structure in his home shire of Pawling, N.Y....
CEG - Thu October 25, 2018
Superintendent's Profile Hosts 24th Annual Highway Expo in Syracuse
The 24th Annual NYS Highway and Public Works Expo was held Oct. 17 at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse. In addition to more than 110 exhibitors, guests checked out antique equipment that was brought to the show as part of the inaugural Antique Equipment Drive-In and enjoyed a barbecue lunch, which was sponsored by Stadium International Trucks, Tracey Road Equipment, Trux Outfitter and Vantage Equipment....
Associated Press - Mon October 22, 2018
Cuomo Tours Hudson River Tunnel in Push for Federal Funding
Gov. Andrew Cuomo toured the tunnel underneath the Hudson River the night of Oct. 17, in a push to get federal funding for the Gateway Project. The governor brought a camera crew along for the tour and said he plans to send the footage to President Donald Trump....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Mon October 15, 2018
Replace or Repair: NYSDOT Chooses New Spans
In an effort to enhance the safety and longevity of Hudson Valley infrastructure, the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) is removing and replacing the eastbound and westbound bridges carrying Interstate 84 over Metro-North Railroad lines in the town of Fishkill, Dutchess County....
New York City Department of Environmental - Mon October 15, 2018
CWC, DEP Break Ground for Building in Delaware County
The Catskill Watershed Corporation (CWC) and New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) hosted a ceremonial groundbreaking for a 35,000-sq.-ft. building near Arkville that will house a total of more than 70 employees from both agencies....
Empire Crane Company - Thu October 11, 2018
Terex Number Nine for Elmer W. Davis
On Oct. 5, Elmer W. Davis Inc. picked up its new 2018 Terex BT28106 boom truck from Empire Crane Company LLC in Syracuse, N.Y. The BT28106 will be the ninth Terex (fourth BT28106) in its continually growing crane fleet....
Office of the Governor of New York - Fri October 05, 2018
Gov. Cuomo Announces $13B Plan to Transform JFK Into a World-Class 21st Century Airport
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced an historic $13 billion plan to transform John F. Kennedy International Airport into a modern 21st century airport anchored by two new world-class international terminal complexes on the airport's north and south sides....
Associated Press - Tue October 02, 2018
New York Finally Corrects Misspelling of Verrazzano Bridge
NEW YORK (AP) — A mistake that caused the name of New York City's Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge to be misspelled for more than 50 years has finally been corrected. On Oct. 1, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill adding a second letter 'Z' to the name of the country's longest suspension bridge, which links Brooklyn with Staten Island....
