Fri October 20, 2017
New York's Scaffold Law Could Needlessly Add $300M to the Cost of the Gateway Rail Tunnel Project
Common Good, the nonpartisan reform coalition, released Oct. 17 an analysis of New York's obsolete, 19th-century Scaffold Law, which finds that it could add $300 million needlessly to the cost of the Gateway Rail Tunnel Project....
Wed October 18, 2017
ARTBA Online Learning Center Courses Approved in Multiple States for Engineers' Professional Development Hours
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) announced Oct. 17 that its Online Learning Center (OLC) courses meet New York, North Carolina and Florida professional development hour (PDH) requirements for engineers seeking relicensing. Other states do not require similar pre-approval....
Lori Tobias - Mon October 16, 2017
NY's Historic TWA Flight Center Adds $260M Hotel
Construction workers have the opportunity to take part in all kinds of different projects, many unique in their own right. But a $260 million project under way at the JFK Airport in New York is bound to top career memories for many workers on site....
The Associated Press - Thu October 12, 2017
Last Car Crosses Now-Closed Tappan Zee Bridge North of NYC
With a 1929 Model A Ford Phaeton making the final 3.1-mile journey across the Hudson River, the Tappan Zee Bridge in New York City's northern suburbs has officially closed. Much of the fanfare that accompanied the opening of an adjacent $3.9 billion twin-span named in honor of former New York Gov....
Fri October 13, 2017
HFF Announces $83M for Development Site in NYC
Holliday Fenoglio Fowler L.P. (HFF) announced the $83 million sale and acquisition financing of 12-18 West 55th Street, an 8,000-sq.-ft. development site located adjacent to the University Club and Peninsula Hotel in Manhattan's Plaza District....
Thu October 12, 2017
Conn.'s Ace Equipment Solves Space Issue for Demolition, Recycling Firm
Hunters Point Recycling is a demolition and construction materials recycling facility located at 29-55 Hunters Point, Long Island City, N.Y. Servicing four boroughs of New York City — Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens — Hunters Point Recycling is currently accepting dirt, rock and concrete, from which it is producing screened fill and item 4 aggregate....
Thu October 05, 2017
Amtrak “Ready to Build” Campaign Highlights Critical Need for Infrastructure Investment
Amtrak unveiled the “Ready to Build” campaign Oct. 2, which includes a series of short films showcasing five critical investments that are vital to the realization of a renewed, modern passenger rail system....
The Associated Press - Wed October 04, 2017
Delayed 9/11 Memorial in Long Island Receives Construction Contract
Town officials say a Sept. 11 memorial in Long Island that has been delayed for two years is now scheduled to open by next spring. The Oyster Bay Town Board approved a contract earlier this month to build the Syosset memorial park, which will include two beams from the former World Trade Center....
Mon October 02, 2017
New Millennium Rentals Expands Its Excavator Fleet
New Millennium Rentals, located in Florida (Middletown), N.Y., has been providing unique equipment rental solutions for the demolition, recycling, environmental and reconstruction industries since its founding in 1999....
Emily Buenzle - Mon October 02, 2017
Officials Watch as Crews Use Explosion to Demolish WWII-era Bridge
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and other New York City and state officials watched early Oct. 1, as the Kosciuszko Bridge, which has connected Brooklyn and Queens since 1939, was demolished via an implosion, Curbed reported....
