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....
Mon October 02, 2017
Boon & Sons Chooses SDLG for Upstate N.Y. Snow Removal
Boon & Sons has been offering snow removal services to residents in upstate New York for more than 20 years. Located mere mi. from the city of Rochester, where average snowfalls approach 100 in. per year on a regular basis, the company is more than familiar with tough winters and the equipment needed to deal with their effects....
Thu September 21, 2017
SkillsUSA WorldTeam Meets Top Education Officials Prior to International Competition
The SkillsUSA WorldTeam traveled to our nation's capital Sept. 12 to meet top officials at the U.S. Department of Education. The team will represent the United States at the upcoming WorldSkills Competition Oct....
Mon September 18, 2017
Tracey Road Equipment Helps Foothills Sustainable Forestry
Foothills Sustainable Forestry, located in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains in Oneonta, N.Y., is involved with many aspects of logging, including timber management, select cutting, clear cuts and the construction of access roads....
Mon September 18, 2017
Meet 'Nora': DEP Begins $1B Aqueduct Repair Project
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) was joined by federal, state and local representatives, honored guests and dozens of construction workers to mark the start of tunneling for the Delaware Aqueduct Bypass Tunnel — the largest repair project in the 175-year history of New York City's drinking water supply....
Thu September 14, 2017
FAA Announces Another Round of Airport Infrastructure Grants
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced Sept. 13 the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $264 million in airport infrastructure grants to 95 airports in 31 states across the United States as part of the FAA's Airport Improvement Program (AIP)....
Emily Buenzle - Wed September 13, 2017
With $28M in Federal Funding, Maglev Train Challenges Musk's Hyperloop Plans
Elon Musk's Hyperloop is facing some competition from a private company that has already secured $28 million in federal grant money for a feasibility study. The Northeast Maglev (TNEM), a U.S.-owned company founded in 2011, wants to build a high-speed train line between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, a trip the company said would take 15 minutes....
