Tue September 20, 2016
VIDEO: Amazing Time Lapse Shows Full Construction of D.C.'s African American History Museum
After nearly three decades of planning and approval, Washington D.C.'s Museum of African American History and Culture is now scheduled to open on September 24th, 2016. A video has surfaced online showing the four-year timelapse of the National Museum of African American History and Culture which shows the building construction from groundbreaking to completion....
Tue September 20, 2016
Events DC Announces Smoot|Gilbane JV for $65M ESA Project in Washington
Events DC, the official convention and sports authority for the District of Columbia, announced the selection of a Washington, DC-based construction management joint venture, Smoot Construction Company and Gilbane Building Company, to construct the Entertainment and Sports Arena (ESA) in the Congress Heights neighborhood of Washington, DC....
Tue September 20, 2016
Tishman, TRINITY Team Up for Phase I of D.C.'s 'Smart City'
AECOM, a premier, fully-integrated global infrastructure firm, announced its Tishman Construction unit has been named joint general contractor of Phase 1A of Gramercy District, 2.5 million sq. ft. (232,257.6 sq m), technology-focused, mixed-use development in Loudoun County, Va....
Tue September 20, 2016
Balfour Beatty Lands $196M Capitol Crossing Contract
Property Group Partners has selected Balfour Beatty to build the North Block phase of its Capitol Crossing development that will span a three-block elevated deck over I-395 in the heart of Washington, D.C....
Brenda Ruggiero - Mon September 19, 2016
Great Egg Harbor Bridge Project's First Phase Nears Completion
The New Jersey Turnpike Authority (NJTA) is nearing the end of a $142 million project to replace the bridges over the tidal waters of Drag Channel (DC) and Great Egg Harbor (GEH). The Great Egg Harbor Bay is located in Cape May and Atlantic counties....
Mon September 19, 2016
One of America's Largest Public Works Projects Continues
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) in New York is working on one of the largest public works projects currently under way in the United States. The project's purpose is to bring the Long Island Rail Road into a new terminal and concourse on the East Side, which is being constructed below and connected to Grand Central Terminal....
Mon September 19, 2016
Las Vegas NFL Stadium Plan Clears First Major Vote
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A plan to build an NFL stadium in Las Vegas and lure the Raiders from Oakland crossed a major hurdle Thursday when a Nevada oversight committee voted unanimously to recommend $750 million in public funding for the project....
Andrew Demillo - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon September 19, 2016
Ten Commandments, Satan Battle Over Monument Construction Approval Process
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - The fight over proposals to honor the Ten Commandments and Satan near Arkansas' Capitol is putting the focus on a monument-approval process that has drawn little attention or controversy in recent years....
Fri September 16, 2016
CDOT Awards $21.5M Crossroads Bridge Project to Sterling Construction
Sterling Construction Company Inc. announced that its subsidiary, Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction Company LLC (RLW) was selected by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) to reconstruct the Crossroads Bridge on I-25 in Larimer County, Colo....
Jackie Valley - LAS VEGAS SUN - Fri September 16, 2016
A Look Back in Time at Old Vegas Neighborhoods
LAS VEGAS (AP) There's a place in Las Vegas where postal workers still deliver mail door to door, where towering trees cast shadows across large yards hugging houses in spring shades of pink, blue and green — a tapestry that, despite its oddities, feels harmonious....
