CEG - Mon June 12, 2023
UPDATE: I-95 in Philly Reopens
UPDATE: Interstate 95 reopened Friday, June 23, fewer than two weeks after a deadly collapse in Philadelphia, a quicker-than-expected rebuild to get traffic flowing again on a heavily traveled stretch of the East Coast's main north-south highway....
CEG - Thu June 01, 2023
Medico Officially Unveils New Facility in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
(L-R): Philip Medico, general manager; Cataldo Medico, vice president and treasurer; and Larry Medico, secretary, all of Medico Construction; Charles Philip Medico, president of Louis Cohen & Son; and Tom Medico, president, and Santino Medico, service technician apprentice, both of Medico Construction, cut the ceremonial ribbon to officially open the company's new Wilkes-Barre facility....
CEG - Thu June 01, 2023
NPK Names Keystone Construction & Mining New Dealer
NPK Construction Equipment Inc. has named Keystone Construction & Mining Equipment, a newly formed division of Harrisburg, Pa.-based Highway Equipment & Supply Company, as its new dealer serving western Pennsylvania....
Pennsylvania Turnpike - Thu May 25, 2023
Construction On Another Section of Pennsylvania's Mon/Fayette Expressway Began May 22
Members of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) and state and local elected officials broke ground May 22 signifying that construction is under way on the latest phase of the Mon/Fayette Expressway stretching from Pa....
The Associated Press - Wed May 24, 2023
NTSB Calls for Corrosion Checks to U.S. Bridges Similar to Collapsed Pittsburgh Bridge
Investigators looking into the 2022 collapse of a Pittsburgh bridge want transportation officials nationwide to examine more than 10,000 other spans in the United States with similar construction to ensure they do not have the same kind of corrosion that was found on that city's Fern Hollow Bridge....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Thu May 18, 2023
Expanding to Southeast Increases Success of Pa. Contractor
Despite outside forces, such as a much-forecasted economic slowdown, the Southeastern U.S. infrastructure building market has continued to grow at a steady pace during the post-COVID period. Multiple structure and road/bridge projects are announced daily in states like the two Carolinas, Georgia, Florida and Tennessee, to name a few....
The Penetron Group - Tue May 16, 2023
Pennsylvania Dam Upgrade Specifies Penetron Technology to Permanently Protect New Concrete Structures
The rehabilitation and upgrade of the Sheppard-Myers Dam in Hanover, Pa., was completed in May 2023. PENETRON ADMIX SB, a crystalline concrete waterproofing admixture, was specified to maximize the durability of the dam's new concrete structures....
WFMZ-TV - Mon May 15, 2023
Final Beam Hoisted Into Place Atop Downtown Allentown, Pa.'s Da Vinci Science Center
Construction crews topped off another major milestone in the construction of the new Da Vinci Science Center at PPL Pavilion on May 9 in downtown Allentown, Pa. Museum trustees, staff, elected officials, donors, partners and community members came together to watch the placement of the final steel beam on the structure, WFMZ-TV in Allentown reported....
Penn State Office of Physical Plant & University Libraries - Wed May 10, 2023
Summertime at Penn State Means It's Time to Make Campus Upgrades
With spring commencement ceremonies now complete, Penn State's Office of Physical Plant (OPP) will initiate a variety of construction and renovation efforts at the University Park campus during the summer months, the school announced May 8....
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Thu April 27, 2023
Pittsburgh Officials Begin Needed Repair Work On Pair of Old Bridges
Pittsburgh officials announced April 21 that construction projects at the Swindell Bridge and 30th Street Bridge in the western Pennsylvania city were slated to begin. The repair and renovation projects are being led by the Pittsburgh Department of Mobility and Infrastructure (DOMI)....
