Tue October 18, 2016
ENR Contracting Turns to N.J. Dealer for Demo Job Help
When ENR Contracting was hired to take on the monumental task of demolishing Congoleum's former 65-acre manufacturing plant in Trenton, N.J., there was no question they were up to the challenge. For more than 50 years, ENR has been providing environmental management services for onsite demolition and cleanup at some of the most demanding job sites in the Northeast....
Jennifer Rupp - Tue October 18, 2016
Tenaska Powerhouse Construction Continues in Pa.
Tenaska, an energy developer headquartered in Omaha, Neb., is constructing a state-of-the-art electric generating facility in South Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County, Pa. It will be fueled by natural gas and is expected to bring hundreds of jobs and power to meet the growing demand for electricity in the region....
Senior Airman Aaron J. Jenne - 436th Airlift Wing Public Affairs - Mon October 17, 2016
New Dover Air Force Base Runway Officially Opens After Renovation
More than 200 members of Team Dover and the local community attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony Sept. 23, 2016, on the flightline behind the 436th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department on Dover AFB. Those in attendance included several U.S....
Irwin Rapoport - Mon October 17, 2016
PennDOT Invests $266M to Upgrade Section of Route 202
The project to expand and rebuild Section 300 of U.S. Route 202 in Chester County, Pa., is complete. The final contract ($63.4 million) for the work — Section 330, awarded to Allan A. Myers LP began in April 2013....
Mon October 17, 2016
Dakota Pipeline Work Resumes Amid More Arrests
ST. ANTHONY, N.D. (AP) - Authorities have arrested more than a dozen protesters during demonstrations against the Dakota Access oil pipeline this weekend. Police arrested 14 protesters at three protest sites on Saturday....
Fri October 14, 2016
Southern Power Buys Grant Plains Wind Facility
Southern Company subsidiary Southern Power announced the acquisition of the 147-megawatt (mW) Grant Plains wind facility in Oklahoma from Apex Clean Energy. “The acquisition of the Grant Plains wind facility is an important step in strategically growing our renewable energy portfolio,” said Buzz Miller, Southern Power president and CEO....
Fri October 14, 2016
New ODOT Eight-Year Plan Approved; Reflects Progress, More Work to Be Done
Major improvements have been made to Oklahoma's highways and bridges through the Oklahoma Department of Transportation's Eight-year Construction Work Plan. However, much work remains to address the backlog of transportation needs and the demands of a growing population and traffic....
Fri October 14, 2016
Granite Awarded $875 Million Joint Venture Design-Build Transit Project in Hawaii
Granite Construction Incorporated announced the joint venture (JV) team comprised of Granite Construction Company, Shimmick Construction Co. Inc. and Traylor Bros. Inc. has been awarded the Airport Guideway and Stations Design-Build Contract by the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation....
Chuck Harvey - Fri October 14, 2016
Phase II of I-70 Underpass in Vail Shapes Up
Phase 2 is under way on a $30 million project to add an I-70 underpass that connects north and south frontage roads in the town of Vail, Colo. Colorado Department of Transportation and the town of Vail are partners in the connector project located between the main Vail and West Vail interchanges on I-70....
Thu October 13, 2016
Falvez Completes Financing for 163-mW Texas Wind Farm
Falvez Energy has closed the financing of the Falvez Astra Wind Project in Texas, its first utility scale wind project. GE unit, GE Energy Financial Services, provided the construction financing, which will enable the construction of the 163-megawatt wind farm....
